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CHANGES IN VENTURE CAPITAL FUNDING AND THE PROCESS OF CREATING NASCENT FIRM VALUE
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Author
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Martin, Stephen
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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The financing of nascent firms, and how they evolve into public companies, has undergone tremendous transformation over the past decade. The methods in which financing is structured, the process of growing financial value, and the exit strategies ...
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Can the Value of Ether Be Explained and Predicted?
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Author
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Juhl, Morten Arrild
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Economics
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Description
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This paper analyzes the Ethereum blockchain and the applicability of models for network valuation in explaining the value of Ether. After examining the fundamentals of the Ethereum blockchain and its associated cryptocurrency, Ether, it is argued ...
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Capital Structure Issues in Real Estate Corporate Finance
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Author
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Blazevich, Brett
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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Capital structure issues are of great importance within the corporate finance literature. Exploration of these issues within the Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) industry provides the opportunity to examine these issues within a unique and homo...
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Durability, Indirect Bankruptcy Costs, and Capital Structure
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Author
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Shah, Dhara
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Date Created
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2021
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Economics
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Description
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I contribute to the literature by formally modeling the indirect bankruptcy costs for a firm that sells durable goods. Consumers concerned about warranties or future product services penalize the distressed firm by putting off purchases or leaving...
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Essays in investments and asset allocation
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Author
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Chen, Xianzhe
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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This dissertation consists of three topics in investments and asset allocation. The first chapter studies the dynamics of macro factors and their application in asset allocation. Five meaningful economic factors are extracted from hundreds of econ...
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Introducing Non-Linearities and Interaction Terms in a Conditional Asset Pricing Model
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Author
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Rask, Kristoffer
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Economics
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Description
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Throughout history of the conditional asset pricing literature the goal has been to find the best possible model to explain what determines a firm’s expected stock return. In Dickson (2015) the variables that prove to be best at explaining a firm’...
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Peer Effects In the Professional Golf Association
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Author
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Couch, Preston
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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In this analysis I will determine the execution of professional golfers in the final two rounds of a four round tournament. This paper investigates if a player’s performance influences another player’s performance using tee shots on par three hole...
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Price and Prejudice: An Empirical Look at the Value Formation of Bitcoin
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Author
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Doster, David
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Economics
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Description
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Bitcoin price formation has been the topic of many studies due to the recent rise in popularity of cryptocurrencies around the globe. The problem not only lies with attempting to find how the value of this currency is established, but finding a fr...
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Quantitative style investing, portfolio optimization, and factor models
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Author
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Dickson Jr., Robert
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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This dissertation consists of three related chapters in the field of empirical asset pricing. Broadly speaking the chapters investigate issues related to active portfolio management, stock-picking, portfolio optimization, and asset pricing model p...
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RATIONALE, MOTIVATION AND EFFECT OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN VIETNAMESE COMPANIES
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Author
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Le, Ben
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Date Created
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2014
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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Existing literatures have documented that foreign investors in developed markets hold disproportionately more shares of firms with high turnover rates. In Vietnam, I find evidence that foreign investor ownership percentage is higher in firms with ...
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Rebalance and Reallocation Behavior Patterns Within Retirement Plans
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Author
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Graham, Quentin
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Date Created
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2017
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Subjects--Topical
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Economics
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Description
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I evaluate the determinants that influence the likelihood that an individual rebalances the amounts held in their retirement plan or reallocate the investments they use for future contributions. I do this by analyzing quarterly administrative reco...
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Screening for stock-characteristics and continuation of the dual momentum approach
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Author
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Ekström, Konstantin
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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The momentum strategy suggests buying stocks that have appreciated the most and selling those that have depreciated the most. The strategy is well documented and has shown persistence over the years. A problem most trading strategies face is that ...
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THREE ESSAYS ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE, RISK AND CROSS LISTING
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Author
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Zhang, Xinde
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Date Created
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2010
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Business
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Description
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In Chapter 1, we set up an equilibrium model which emphasizes cost of corporate governance. The model indicates that better corporate governance increases the likelihood of dispersed corporate ownership structure. In Chapter 2, we use a sample of ...
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Three Essays in Empirical Asset Pricing and Return Predictability
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Author
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Lu, Yueliang
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Date Created
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2023
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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This dissertation contains three essays on empirical asset pricing. The first essay presents the first evidence on how macro trends affect equity risk premium, going beyond the literature that rely on only the most recent values. We show that macr...
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Three Essays on Bond Returns and the Cost of Debt
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Author
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Li, Sailu
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance, Accounting
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Description
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The three essays in this dissertation are focused on the same general research topic: returns to bondholders and the cost of debt. Each of the three essays should be treated as a stand-alone paper. The first essay is on the bond returns to debthol...
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Three Essays on Pricing Kernel in Asset Pricing
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Author
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Cai, Minhao
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Date Created
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2013
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Subjects--Topical
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Finance
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Description
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Pricing Kernel extends concepts from economics and finance to include adjustments for risk. When pricing kernel is given, by non-arbitrage theory, all securities can be priced. Searching for a proper pricing kernel is one of the most important tas...
