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Catalysts And Impediments To Tax Increment Finance In Tulsa’S Historical African American Neighborhood, Bria A. Dixon Aug 2021

Catalysts And Impediments To Tax Increment Finance In Tulsa’S Historical African American Neighborhood, Bria A. Dixon

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This thesis assesses how Tulsa, Oklahoma grew to utilize tax increment financing (TIF) to produce economic activity in Tulsa’s historic downtown area. Specifically, how the creation, history, and maintenance of ONEOK Field, a $60 million, 6,000-seat sports venue in Tulsa’s historically African American neighborhood became the catalyst for Tulsa’s current TIF policy. In examining the fiscal outcomes of ONEOK Field, this thesis finds implications for inequitable investment in and around Tulsa’s Greenwood TIF district


Essays On Capital Structure Of Nations, Giovanni Perez Dec 2018

Essays On Capital Structure Of Nations, Giovanni Perez

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

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Metropolitan Report - December 2017, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Dec 2017

Metropolitan Report - December 2017, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - August 2017, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2017

Metropolitan Report - August 2017, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

No abstract provided.


A Dual-Role Analysis Of Game Form Misconception And Cognitive Bias In Financial And Economic Decision Making, Chinedum D. Nwadiora May 2017

A Dual-Role Analysis Of Game Form Misconception And Cognitive Bias In Financial And Economic Decision Making, Chinedum D. Nwadiora

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The endowment and the framing effect are widely examined cognitive biases. The experimental economics literature, using choice data gathered through an elicitation device, commonly finds evidence of these biases. Recent work by Cason & Plott (2014) shows that the interpretation of choice data as consistent with biases related non-standard preference theory could also be consistent with confusion or misconception of the game type used to elucidate preferences. I use the Cason and Plott card auction framework to analyze offers of buyers and sellers in an experimental setting with subjects from the University of New Orleans simulating 97 sellers and 90 …


Feats And Failures Of Corporate Credit Risk, Stock Returns, And The Interdependencies Of Sovereign Credit Risk, Uche C. Isiugo Aug 2016

Feats And Failures Of Corporate Credit Risk, Stock Returns, And The Interdependencies Of Sovereign Credit Risk, Uche C. Isiugo

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation comprises two essays; the first of which investigates sovereign credit risk interdependencies, while the second examines the reaction of corporate credit risk to sovereign credit risk events. The first essay titled, Characterizing Sovereign Credit Risk Interdependencies: Evidence from the Credit Default Swap Market, investigates the relationships that exist among disparate sovereign credit default swaps (CDS) and the implications on sovereign creditworthiness. We exploit emerging market sovereign CDS spreads to examine the reaction of sovereign credit risk to changes in country-specific and global financial factors. Utilizing aVAR model fitted with DCC GARCH, we find that comovements of spreads …


Two Essays In Finance And Economics: “Investment Opportunities In Commodity And Stock Markets For G7 Countries” And “Global And Local Factors Affecting Sovereign Yield Spreads”, Selma Izadi Dec 2015

Two Essays In Finance And Economics: “Investment Opportunities In Commodity And Stock Markets For G7 Countries” And “Global And Local Factors Affecting Sovereign Yield Spreads”, Selma Izadi

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

In chapter 1, I investigate the return links and dynamic conditional correlations between the equity and commodity returns for G7 countries from 2000:01 to 2014:10. The commodity futures include BCOM Index which contains the futures and spot price of 22 commodities, Brent and Crude oil futures, gold and silver futures, Wheat, Corn and Soybean futures and CRB index. The finding indicates that during the full sample period GOLD, WHEAT and CORN have the smallest dynamic conditional correlations with all the Equity indexes. In addition, the correlations between the GOLD/Equity pairs are negative during the financial crisis. This fact indicates the …


Metropolitan Report - April 2015, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Apr 2015

Metropolitan Report - April 2015, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

No abstract provided.


Metropolitan Report - September 2014, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Sep 2014

Metropolitan Report - September 2014, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Market Frictions And The Efficiency Of Capital Allocation, William J. Hippler Iii May 2014

Market Frictions And The Efficiency Of Capital Allocation, William J. Hippler Iii

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The following dissertation contains two unique empirical studies that contribute to the overall literature in the field of Financial Economics in the areas of mutual fund investing and financial intermediation and regulation. The first Chapter, entitled “The Impact of Macroeconomic Stress on the U.S. Financial Sector”, examines the relative impact of macroeconomic stress on financial and non-financial U.S. firms. Empirical results show that macroeconomic shocks appear to have a larger impact on financial firms. Additionally, the sensitivity of financial firms to macroeconomic events can be traced to the influence of non-depository institutions, or “shadow banks”, like finance and investment companies, …


Metropolitan Report - March 2014, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Mar 2014

Metropolitan Report - March 2014, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

No abstract provided.


Six Sigma, Firm Performance And Returns Predictability In Emerging Real Estate Market, Bora Ozkan Dec 2013

Six Sigma, Firm Performance And Returns Predictability In Emerging Real Estate Market, Bora Ozkan

University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

This dissertation consists of two essays. First essay investigates Fortune 500 companies that implemented Six Sigma. Since the 1980s, industrial organizations have adopted practices such as Six Sigma to maintain and enhance competitiveness. The purpose of this study is to look at the long run stock price and the operating performance of Fortune 500 companies that were identified to have implemented Six Sigma compared to the overall market performance as well as the performance of industry and size matched firms. Even though our sample firms improved several variables after implementing Six Sigma, their operating performances were not quite close to …


Metropolitan Report - December 2013, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Dec 2013

Metropolitan Report - December 2013, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - August 2013, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2013

Metropolitan Report - August 2013, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - May 2013, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans May 2013

Metropolitan Report - May 2013, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - December 2012, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Dec 2012

Metropolitan Report - December 2012, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - August 2012, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2012

Metropolitan Report - August 2012, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - May 2012, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans May 2012

Metropolitan Report - May 2012, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - August 2011, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2011

Metropolitan Report - August 2011, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - May 2011, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans May 2011

Metropolitan Report - May 2011, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - January 2011, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Jan 2011

Metropolitan Report - January 2011, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - August 2010, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2010

Metropolitan Report - August 2010, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - August 2009, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2009

Metropolitan Report - August 2009, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report – June 2009, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Jun 2009

Metropolitan Report – June 2009, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - March 2009, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Mar 2009

Metropolitan Report - March 2009, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - December 2008, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Dec 2008

Metropolitan Report - December 2008, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report – August 2008, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2008

Metropolitan Report – August 2008, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - April 2008, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Apr 2008

Metropolitan Report - April 2008, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - August 2007, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2007

Metropolitan Report - August 2007, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

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Metropolitan Report - August 2006, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans Aug 2006

Metropolitan Report - August 2006, Division Of Business And Economic Research, College Of Business Administration, University Of New Orleans

UNO Metropolitan Report

No abstract provided.