Which electorates receive targeted funding, and does targeted funding swing votes? To answer these questions, I focus on four discretionary programs introduced by the Australian federal government during the 2001-04 election cycle: Roads to Recovery, Stronger Families and Communities, Sustainable Regions, and Regional Partnerships. Together, these programs totalled well over $1 billion dollars....

I use a machine learning technique to classify the universe of active US equity mutual funds as quantitative , who mostly rely of computer-driven models and xed rules, or discretionary , who mostly rely on human judgement. I rst document several new facts about quantitative investing. I then propose an equilibrium model in which quantitative funds have a greater information processing capacity ...

Cotton is a strategic crop with a critical role in the economy and agriculture. The increasing price of crop inputs is the main challenge for the developing countries, including Iran, so that it is crucial for the economy of the states to recognize the underpinning factors. Accordingly, the present study aimed to identify the relationship between price shocks of cotton production inputs and cot...

The article deals with the principle of discretionary prosecution and its significance for activities prosecutor in criminal proceedings.The purpose is to define discretion as a determine influence on proceedings.It justified that prosecutorial based internal conviction prosecutor, which serves an impulse him carry out indictment or abandon it. Therefore, prosecutor’s prosecution, including vio...

This thesis comprises of three essays. The first essay is titled ‘Do Acquiring Firms Manage Earnings?’ and is co-authored with Professor Anand M. Vijh. The second essay is titled ‘Do Firms Have a Target Leverage? Evidence from Credit Markets’ and is joint work with Professors Anand M. Vijh and Redouane Elkamhi. The third is essay is single authored and titled ‘Bondholder Wealth Effects of Fraud...