the purpose of this study is to concentrate on the investigation of days-of-week effect on tehran stock exchange and its comparison with other emerging markets. using classical linear regression (clr) as well as autoregressive conditional heteroskedasticity (arch) models it in indicated has indicated that there is significantly positive total return on saturdays and significantly negative total...

The purpose of this study is to concentrate on the investigation of days-of-week effect on Tehran Stock Exchange and its comparison with other emerging markets. Using Classical Linear Regression (CLR) as well as Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (ARCH) models it in indicated has indicated that there is significantly positive total return on Saturdays and significantly negative total...

although capital inflows affect positively economies in long-run, it is possible to generate somehow destructive effects if there is no any control on financial markets. this study tries to explore main determinants of large capital inflows episodes to emerging markets. it is also investigated whether the large capital inflows episodes lead to financial crises in forms of sudden stop phenomenon...

We propose that prediction markets may be useful for predicting influenza activity by aggregating the expert opinion of healthcare professionals quickly, accurately, and inexpensively. Experimental markets have been successfully used by the Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) to predict other outcomes ranging from election results to movie box office receipts. Since 1988, the IEM has developed an imp...

Although capital inflows affect positively economies in long-run, it is possible to generate somehow destructive effects if there is no any control on financial markets. This study tries to explore main determinants of large capital inflows episodes to emerging markets. It is also investigated whether the large capital inflows episodes lead to financial crises in forms of sudden stop phenomenon...

Dividend policy has long been an issue of interest in the financial literature. To date, a number of studies published on agency costs and dividend policy but most of them are on developed markets, It is well known that the emerging markets are quite different from developed markets in all respects. So, the existing published evidence is of limited relevance in identifying the influence of agen...