After the financial crisis in 2007-2008 the Federal Reserve lowered its target interest rate down to the zero lower bound (ZLB) forcing itself towards unconventional mone[...]

This dissertation consists of three essays on corporate finance and machine learning. The first essay investigates the relation between CEO conscientiousness and reserve [...]

Introduction: More than 40% of patients that are admitted to the hospital with HF exacerbations are discharged to LTC facilities. It is estimated that 50% of those patien[...]

Transfer to utility (TTU) or mapping methodology allows researchers to estimate a health utility from a disease-specific measure and calculate quality adjusted life years[...]

This dissertation contains two essays on empirical asset pricing. The first essay tests a two-beta currency pricing model that features betas with risk-premium news and r[...]

Background: One of the most frequently reported emotions in children in the setting of surgery or a medical procedure is anxiety. Currently, many interventions are used t[...]