Studies in Economics and Finance: Volume 30 Issue 2

Monetary policy and the trade weighted dollar

Christopher E.S. Warburton

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the performance of the trade‐weighted US dollar from 1973 to 2011 as a result of monetary policy.

The effect of leverage mimicking portfolios in explaining stock returns variations

Yaz Gulnur Muradoglu, Sheeja Sivaprasad

The purpose of this paper is to explore the effect of leverage mimicking factor portfolios in explaining stock return variations. This paper broadens the focus of the current…

Investigation of optimal capital structure in Malaysia: a panel threshold estimation

Abd Halim Ahmad, Nur Adiana Hiau Abdullah

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of leverage on Malaysian listed firms' value and the optimal level of debt at which a firm could maximize its value.

Corporate governance, economic turbulence and financial performance of UAE listed firms

Mostafa Kamal Hassan, Sawsan Saadi Halbouni

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of corporate governance mechanisms on the financial performance of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) listed firms.

Some stylized facts of return in the foreign exchange and stock markets in Peru

Alberto Humala, Gabriel Rodriguez

The purpose of this paper is to find and describe some stylized facts for foreign exchange and stock market returns, which are explored using statistical methods.

Lessons from financial crisis contagion simulation in Europe

Lukasz Prorokowski

The current paper contributes to the vigorous debate about policies and regulations that would shield financial markets' participants from future events of the financial turmoil…