Studies in Economics and Finance: Volume 29 Issue 4

Managerial incentives, net debt and investment activity in all‐equity firms

Michael J. Alderson, Brian L. Betker

The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of managerial risk exposure on capital structure selection (net debt, or debt minus cash) as well as return on assets, capital…

Neurofinance and investment behaviour

Shalini Kalra Sahi

The purpose of this paper is to present a review as well as a synthesis of the extant literature in the field of Neurofinance. The paper has been divided into eight parts. The…

Monetary policy effects on investment spending: a firm‐level study of Malaysia

Zulkefly Abdul Karim

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of monetary policy transmission mechanism channel on firms' investment spending. The focal point is to investigate the…

An empirical analysis of Iran's banking performance

Amir Arjomandi, Charles Harvie, Abbas Valadkhani

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the efficiency and productivity growth of the Iranian banking industry between 2003 and 2008, encompassing pre‐ and post‐2005‐reform…

Ownership structure, corporate governance and firm performance: Evidence from an African emerging market

Sabur Mollah, Omar Al Farooque, Wares Karim

In spite of an abundance of corporate governance literature across the world, the Botswana corporate sector is lacking. The purpose of this study is to investigate the…