a r t i c l e i n f o JEL classification: C22 E44 G11 Keywords: Causality Rank test Threshold error-correction model (TECM) Wealth effect Credit price effect Using the non-parametric rank tests proposed by Breitung (2001), we set out in this study to determine whether any non-linear long-run equilibrium relationship exists between the stock and real estate markets of Western European countries....

the process of economic globalization and integration has had a tremendous growth in recent years and the convergence of various economic sectors, including the financial markets is increasingly in the spotlight. this increasing trend has strengthened investors' interests in the subject of convergence among the world's stock markets and investors experimentally show a passion for unde...

This paper describes applications of non-parametric and parametricmethods for estimating forest growing stock volumeusingLandsat images on the basis of data measured in the field, integrated with ancillary information. Several k-Nearest Neighbors (k-NN) algorithm configurations were tested in two study areas in Italy belonging toMediterranean andAlpine ecosystems. Field datawere acquired by the...

BACKGROUND The number of patients undergoing hip arthroplasty revision is constantly growing. Especially, complex problem is extensive loss of bone stock and pelvic discontinuity that requires reconstruction. CASE REPORT The paper presented a 50-year old patient, who ten years ago underwent a total cement artrhroplasty of the left hip. A year after the primary operation the patient had diffic...

The goal of this paper is to study different techniques to predict stock price movement using the sentiment analysis from social media, data mining. In this paper we will find efficient method which can predict stock movement more accurately. Social media offers a powerful outlet for people’s thoughts and feelings it is an enormous ever-growing source of texts ranging from everyday observations...

On December 13 2004, Deutsche Boerse AG (DB), which owned the German stock exchange in Frankfurt, announced a 530p per share bid for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) – both exchanges are amongst the largest in the world. This valued the LSE at £1.3bn and represented a 23% premium on the LSE share price two days earlier. DB shareholders were concerned about the announcement, believing the deal wo...

Aflatoxin contamination of peanuts results from invasion and growth of the fungi, Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus. Peanut pods develop in the soil where they are in contact with propagules of these ubiquitous fungi. When peanuts are subjected to drought conditions as pods are maturing, they become susceptible to contamination. A method of biological control of aflatoxin contamination was ...

Artificial stock market is a growing field in the past few years. The essence of this issue is the interaction between many heterogeneous agents. In order to model this complex adaptive system, the techniques of evolutionary computation have been employed. Chen and Yeh (2000) proposed a new architecture to construct the artificial stock market. This framework is composed of a single-population ...

Despite growing interest in various facets of the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) position, there is very little research on CMO compensation. Accordingly, we set out to investigate the determinants of CMO compensation and its effect on firm performance. Employing the lens of agency theory, we hypothesize that the CMO’s marginal productivity will positively impact the amount of total compensation...