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Race And Hedge Funds, Yan Lu, Narayan Y. Naik, Melvyn Teo
Race And Hedge Funds, Yan Lu, Narayan Y. Naik, Melvyn Teo
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
We find that minority operated funds deliver higher alphas, Sharpe ratios, and information ratios than do non-minority operated funds. Moreover, minority fund managers attended more selective schools, worked at higher status investment banks, and are more likely to hold post-graduate degrees. Yet, minority managers raise less start-up capital and attract lower investor flows. Racial homophily fuels investors' appetite for non-minority funds. To address endogeneity, we leverage on an event study of minority manager fund transitions and an instrumental variable analysis that exploits racial imprinting during childhood. The results suggest that minorities face significant barriers to entry in the hedge fund …
Enabling Models Of Inclusive Growth: Addressing The Need For Financial And Social Inclusion, Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Howard Thomas
Enabling Models Of Inclusive Growth: Addressing The Need For Financial And Social Inclusion, Yuwa Hedrick-Wong, Howard Thomas
Research Collection Lee Kong Chian School Of Business
While poverty is falling, the gap between the rich and poor is getting wider and more and more people are being excluded from the means to better themselves. Yuwa Hedrick-Wong and Howard Thomas look at ways to include them.
Smart Cities And Urban Management, Singapore Management University
Smart Cities And Urban Management, Singapore Management University
Research Collection Office of Research
In this booklet, read about SMU’s research and initiatives related to smart cities and urban management, and how we strive to make meaningful impact on business, government and society for Singapore and beyond.
Contents:
Liveability and quality of life
- Community participation through mobile crowdsourcing
- Smarter, healthier eating with Food AI
- Data-driven community eldercare platform for sustainable ageing-in-place
- A date with AI
- Smart mobility accessibility for barrier-free access
- Food security
Optimisation and resource management
- Collaborative urban delivery optimisation
- Seat occupancy detection through capacitance sensing
- Large-scale crowd simulation based on real-world data
- Gaining insights through Wi-Fi technology
- Taxi driver guidance system
- Efficiency …