Studies in Economics and Finance: Volume 30 Issue 3

Does venture capital portfolio size matter?

James R. Bartkus, M. Kabir Hassan, Geoffrey Ngene

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of increased fund commitments on portfolio size and subsequent effects on portfolio success rates. This paper empirically…

Are PIIGS stock markets efficient?

Dilip Kumar

This paper aims to test the finite sample properties of the automatic variance ratio (AVR) test and suggest suitable measure to improve its small sample properties under…

Monetary policy effectiveness and the housing market

Roger W. Spencer, John H. Huston

This paper aims to examine the controversial issue of the extent to which Federal Reserve monetary policy may have contributed to the recent housing crisis and subsequent adverse…

Investment deposits, risk‐taking and capital decisions in Islamic banks

Hichem Hamza, Zied Saadaoui

This paper aims to examine the relationship between the volume of investment deposits and capitalization of Islamic commercial banks.

Macroeconomic surprises and stock returns in South Africa

Rangan Gupta, Monique Reid

The objective of this paper is to explore the sensitivity of industry‐specific stock returns to monetary policy and macroeconomic news. The paper looks at a range of…