Portfolio Construction Under Group Risk Parity Strategy In The Stock Exchange Of Thailand,
2021
Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy
Portfolio Construction Under Group Risk Parity Strategy In The Stock Exchange Of Thailand, Warintorn Sornpradit
Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)
Risk parity strategy has been commonly applied to construct a portfolio with multiple asset classes. For single asset class, group risk parity is introduced such that risks from each group are equally contributed. This study investigates and compares performances of group risk parity strategy in Thai market under two different grouping methods which are sector and size with non-group risk parity, minimum-variance, and equal-weight strategies. The study mainly focus on two periods which are during 2016-2020 and in years with highly volatile down market. The analysis indicates that there is no clear evidence that group risk parity strategy outperforms others …
Stock Market Volatility And Business Cycle: Exploring Cross-Country Spillovers,
2021
Department of Humanities,Social Sciences and Management, NIT Srinagar
Stock Market Volatility And Business Cycle: Exploring Cross-Country Spillovers, Nufazil Altaf
DLSU Business & Economics Review
This study explores the impact of the financial crisis on the relationship between stock market volatility and the business cycle. In addition, the possible spillover effects within a cross-country framework are also examined. The study is based on secondary macroeconomic data of monthly frequency for the time period of 1991:01 to 2012:12. Bivariate and multivariate causality techniques are used to arrive at results. Results of the study provide fresh evidence for the existence of strong bidirectional causality between stock market volatility and the business cycle for all sample countries. In fact, this bidirectional causality was found to be strong when …
The Prospect Of Indonesian Government Retail Sukuk: From The Perspective Of Sharia Financial Knowledge, Education, And Behavior,
2021
Department of Management, Faculty of Economics, Universitas Andalas, Indonesia
The Prospect Of Indonesian Government Retail Sukuk: From The Perspective Of Sharia Financial Knowledge, Education, And Behavior, Fajri Adrianto
DLSU Business & Economics Review
As a source of government financing, the Indonesian government’s retail Sukuk is still not as popular as conventional government bonds. The Indonesian government has issued serial retail Sukuks with the code SR to get funds from retail investors, especially those concerned with Sharia values. Sharia financial literacy is expected to determine the success of this Sukuk. This study fills the gap of previous research on financial literacy by investigating the Sharia financial literacy in the investment decision. This study investigates the descriptive analysis of Sharia financial literacy in Indonesia and its relationship with the prospect of retail Sukuk issued by …
Reinforcing The Role Of Intellectual Property In The Battle Against The Pandemic: The Vowel Framework,
2021
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Reinforcing The Role Of Intellectual Property In The Battle Against The Pandemic: The Vowel Framework, Daniel S. Hofilena
DLSU Business & Economics Review
The intellectual property (IP) system plays a vital role in public health crises as everyone should have access to medicines and equipment to protect themselves. Thus, the State can utilize the system for the greater good. An IP-centric approach can be summarized using the simple letters of the vowels: Awareness – for the populace to respect IP rights, they must first be educated as to its value; Enforcement – for infringers to be discouraged, IP holders should have an avenue for the easy enforcement of their rights; Incentivize – for businesses to be encouraged to invest in certain forms of …
Smart Contracts: Will Fintech Be The Catalyst For The Next Global Financial Crisis?,
2021
Catena Technologies
Smart Contracts: Will Fintech Be The Catalyst For The Next Global Financial Crisis?, Randall Duran, Paul Griffin
Research Collection School Of Computing and Information Systems
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the risks associated with smart contracts, a disruptive financial technology (FinTech) innovation, and assesses how in the future they could threaten the integrity of the global financial system. Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative approach is used to identify risk factors related to the use of new financial innovations, by examining how over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives contributed to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) which occurred during 2007 and 2008. Based on this analysis, the potential for similar concerns with smart contracts are evaluated, drawing on the failure of The DAO on the Ethereum blockchain, which involved the loss …
Models Behaving Badly: The Limits Of Data-Driven Lending,
2021
The Ohio State University
Models Behaving Badly: The Limits Of Data-Driven Lending, Itzhak Ben-David, Mark J. Johnson, René M. Stulz
Faculty Publications
Data-driven lending relies on the calibration of models using training periods. We find that this type of lending is not resilient in the presence of economic conditions that are materially different from those experienced during the training period. Using data from a small business fintech lending platform, we document that the small business credit supply collapsed during the COVID-19 crisis of March 2020 even though the demand for loans doubled relative to pre-pandemic levels. As the month progressed, most lenders significantly reduced or halted their lending activities, likely due to the heightened risk of model miscalibration under the new economic …
Marketplace Lending: Matching Small Businesses With Specialized Fintech Lenders,
2021
Brigham Young University - Provo
Marketplace Lending: Matching Small Businesses With Specialized Fintech Lenders, Mark J. Johnson
Faculty Publications
Fintech promises improvements in access to credit for small businesses through more efficient search and better pricing. Using novel data from a marketplace platform of 115,000 loan offers from 46 online lenders I show that the primary contribution of fintech is not in precisely measuring and pricing risk, but rather in facilitating search between small firms and preferred-habitat lenders. Loan rate offers are largely unexplained by firm characteristics and differ substantially even for the same applicant. The dispersion in offers is largely explained by the fact that lenders have preferred habitats -- lending to borrowers of certain risk types and …
Active Choice, Implicit Defaults, And The Incentive To Choose,
2021
Harvard University
Active Choice, Implicit Defaults, And The Incentive To Choose, John Beshears, James J. Choi, David Laibson, Brigitte C. Madrian
Faculty Publications
Home-delivered prescriptions have no delivery charge and lower copayments than prescriptions picked up at a pharmacy. Nevertheless, when home delivery is offered on an opt-in basis, the take-up rate is only 6%. We study a program that makes active choice of either home delivery or pharmacy pick-up a requirement for insurance eligibility. The program introduces an implicit default for those who don’t make an active choice: pharmacy pickup without insurance subsidies. Under this program, 42% of eligible employees actively choose home delivery, 39% actively choose pharmacy pick-up, and 19% make no active choice and are assigned the implicit default. Individuals …
Redefining Sustainable Tourism In Covid-19: A Political-Economy Approach,
2021
Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines
Redefining Sustainable Tourism In Covid-19: A Political-Economy Approach, Eylla Laire M. Gutierrez
DLSU Business & Economics Review
Tourism has emerged as a critical sector generating economic growth and development across countries in the world. However, in the face of the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is also considered as one of the most heavily hit sectors. Given the backdrop of all the measures implemented to prevent the spread of the outbreak and the changing mindset of actors towards travel, sustainable tourism is expected to play a more critical role in the face of the new normal. This article aims to provide a better understanding of sustainable tourism by utilizing a political economy approach. Specifically, this article …
Does The Organizer’S Reputation Affect Exhibitors’ Satisfaction?,
2021
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines
Does The Organizer’S Reputation Affect Exhibitors’ Satisfaction?, Luz Suplico, Reynaldo Bautista Jr., Carlo Saavedra
DLSU Business & Economics Review
This research surveyed 229 exhibitors of the Manila FAME Trade Fair held last October 19–21, 2018, in the Philippines to find out if the trade fair organizer’s reputation was significant to exhibitors’ satisfaction. The other variable that was studied to determine if they affected exhibitors’ satisfaction was the quality of service dimensions of booth design and layout, exhibition logistics, venue services, and show management. The quality of these service dimensions was tested using structural equation modeling to determine if there is a relationship between the quality of the service dimensions and the trade fair organizer’s reputation, exhibitors’ satisfaction, and behavioral …
Risk Perception In Respect Of Equity Shares: A Literature Review And Future Research Agenda,
2021
Indian Institute of Information Technology Allahabad, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India
Risk Perception In Respect Of Equity Shares: A Literature Review And Future Research Agenda, Ranjit Singh, K. Kajol, Jayashree Bhattacharjee
DLSU Business & Economics Review
The purpose of this paper is to systematically review the literature published on various aspects of risk perception about equity investment. It also aims to raise specific questions for future research. A comprehensive and systematic literature review is done to get the insights of the available literature with an objective to identify the determinants of equity-share-related risk perception and identify its impact that influences equity investment behavior. The study found that risk perception can be measured mainly by using the axiomatic approach, socio cultural group approach, emotional reactions, marketing mix approach, and psychometric approach. It is also found that the …
Capm-Based Company (Mis)Valuations,
2021
University of Toronto
Capm-Based Company (Mis)Valuations, Olivier Dessaint, Jacques Olivier, Clemens A. Otto, David Thesmar
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
There is a discrepancy between CAPM-implied and realized returns. Using the CAPM in capital budgeting -- as recommended in textbooks -- should thus have real effects. For instance, low beta projects should be valued more by CAPM-users than by the market. We test this hypothesis using M&A data and show that bids for low-beta private targets entail lower bidder returns. We provide further support by testing several ancillary predictions. Our analyses suggest that using the CAPM when valuing targets leads to valuation errors (relative to the market's view) corresponding on average to 12% to 33% of the deal values.
The Effects Of Conventional And Unconventional Monetary Policy On Exchange Rate Volatility,
2021
Arkansas Tech University
The Effects Of Conventional And Unconventional Monetary Policy On Exchange Rate Volatility, Wan Wei, Susan Pozo
Faculty Publications - The LeMoyne Smith School of Business
This paper examines the impacts of U.S. conventional and unconventional monetary policy announcements on the volatility of six exchange rates, namely Australian dollar, British pound, Canadian dollar, Euro, Japanese yen, and Swiss franc against the U.S. dollar. Narrow windows around policy announcements and high frequency second-by-second intraday data are used in the analysis. Results show that the exchange rate volatility increases significantly in the narrow window before and after the announcements under conventional monetary policy regime. The increase in the volatility is even greater during the contemporaneous period under the unconventional regime. Dividing monetary policy announcements into expansionary and non-expansionary …
Financial Illiteracy And Minority Small Business Failure,
2021
Walden University
Financial Illiteracy And Minority Small Business Failure, Julia Lee Jackson
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Minority small businesses are important contributors to the U.S. economy. As such, financial illiteracy resulting in the failure of minority small businesses is a significant problem. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a quantitative correlation exists between financial illiteracy and minority small business failure in the United States. The theoretical foundation consisted of administrative, systems, human capital theories and system thinking, financial, and management concepts. The research questions exhaustively reviewed secondary financial literacy and various business management research data that relate to the ability of the U.S. minority population to create wealth through sustained entrepreneurial success using …
Foreign Direct Investment And The Roles Of Multinational Entreprise,
2021
Walden University
Foreign Direct Investment And The Roles Of Multinational Entreprise, Belay Mekuria Tessema
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
AbstractSub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries experienced successive declines in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows in the textile and apparel manufacturing sector because of a range of macro and micro factors. Leaders of textile and garment organizations who fail to increase FDI are at risk of failure. Grounded in eclectic theory (OLI paradigm), the purpose of this qualitative single case study was to explore strategies leaders of textile and garment organizations use to increase FDI for enabling business profitability and growth. The participants comprised four senior leaders from one textile and garment organization in Hawassa, Ethiopia, who effectively implemented strategies to increase …
Strategies For Sourcing Funding For Startup Businesses In Nigeria,
2021
Walden University
Strategies For Sourcing Funding For Startup Businesses In Nigeria, Nelly Nwabuisi Adiawari Oburo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Some small and medium enterprise (SME) owners are challenged with sourcing adequate funds to start and continue in business. Financing SMEs is critical to their owners to ensure they can remain financially viable and continue contributing to Nigeria’s gross domestic product and economic growth. Grounded in the pecking order theory and the financial growth cycle theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore strategies owners of startup SMEs in Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nigeria, can adopt to source funds required to start and sustain a business beyond 5 years. Data were collected through semistructured interviews from …
The Effects Of Personality On Obtaining Microloans For Small Business Owners In The United States,
2021
Walden University
The Effects Of Personality On Obtaining Microloans For Small Business Owners In The United States, Luis Moncayo
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
This study addressed the perceived negative individual characteristics that may precipitate failure of small business owners in securing microloans. The purpose of this quantitative, nonexperimental, correlational study was to examine how the personality traits of small business owners related to their ability to secure microloans for their business needs. Goldberg’s big five theory provided a framework for the study and aided in forming the research questions focused on the relationship between personality traits of the big five theory and the ability of small business owners to secure microloans for their business needs. A sample of 196 small business owners in …
Financial Strategies To Sustain Small Businesses Beyond 5 Years,
2021
Walden University
Financial Strategies To Sustain Small Businesses Beyond 5 Years, Sandra Elizabeth Siddons
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Inadequate financial knowledge and planning have frequently led to small business failures. Small business owners (SBOs) who lack financial strategies to sustain their organizations may contribute to the estimated closure of 50% of new small businesses, found frequently occurring within the first 5 years of formation. Grounded in the human capital theory, the purpose of this qualitative multiple case study was to explore financial knowledge and skills SBOs successfully used in support of long-term sustainability. The participants were five SBOs who used financial decision-making strategies to sustain their small business beyond 5 years in Northern Illinois. Upon completion of data …
Microfinance For Smallholder Farmers: The Lived Experience Of Borrowers In Akaki, Ethiopia,
2021
Walden University
Microfinance For Smallholder Farmers: The Lived Experience Of Borrowers In Akaki, Ethiopia, Amsalu Alemayehu Gutema
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Microfinance was intended to help smallholder farmers (SHFs), but the results have been disastrous for some individuals who have been unable to repay loans, often displacing them from their land. A lack of understanding of the lived experiences of borrowers complicates a full analysis of microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of SHF borrowers in Akaki District, Ethiopia, related to microfinance loan repayment decisions. Habermas's critical social theory, which divides the social world into lifeworld and system, was the conceptual framework for the study. The …
How The Rise In Student Loan Debt Affects Residential Real Estate,
2021
Walden University
How The Rise In Student Loan Debt Affects Residential Real Estate, Heather Nicole Dufour
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
Student loan debt has increased significantly over the past several years. At the same time, there has been a historic drop in first-time home buyers. What remains uncertain is if these two trends are related. The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine the relationship between student loan debt and home ownership for young adults in the United States. The theoretical foundation focused on consumer behavior through Maslow’s motivation-need theory. Individual-level longitudinal data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 was used to examine more than 3,000 participants’ responses regarding their student loan debt and home ownership status, …
