Fear of Fracking? The Impact of the Shale Gas Exploration on House Prices in...
Shale gas has grown to become a major new source of energy in countries around the globe. While its importance for energy supply is well recognized, there has also been public concern over potential...
View ArticleDo Good Reports Mean Higher Prices? The Impact of Hospital Compare Ratings on...
Previous research found that the initiation of Hospital Compare (HC) quality reporting had little impact on patient outcomes. However little is known about its impact on hospital prices, which may be...
View ArticleIs the American Public Corporation in Trouble? -- by Kathleen Kahle, Rene M....
We examine the current state of the American public corporation and how it has evolved over the last forty years. There are fewer public corporations now than forty years ago, but they are much older...
View ArticleA Shadow Rate New Keynesian Model -- by Jing Cynthia Wu, Ji Zhang
We propose a New Keynesian model with the shadow rate, which is the federal funds rate during normal times. At the zero lower bound, we establish empirically the negative shadow rate summarizes...
View ArticleLaws, Educational Outcomes, and Returns to Schooling: Evidence from the Full...
This paper uses a new dataset on state compulsory attendance, continuation school, and child labor laws with the 1940 full count Census of Population to estimate the returns to schooling for...
View ArticleFrom "Made in China" to "Innovated in China": Necessity,...
After more than three decades of high growth that was based on an exploration of its low-wage advantage and a relatively favorable demographic pattern in combination with market-oriented reforms and...
View ArticleLeaving Big Money on the Table: Arbitrage Opportunities in Delaying Social...
Recent research has documented that delaying the commencement of Social Security benefits increases the expected present value of retirement income for most people. Despite this research, the vast...
View ArticleImmigrants and Firms' Outcomes: Evidence from France -- by Cristina...
In this paper we analyze the impact of an increase in the local supply of immigrants on firms' outcomes, allowing for heterogeneous effects across firms according to their initial productivity. Using...
View ArticleJoint Deutsche Bundesbank And Deutsche Börse Blockchain Prototype
Today the Deutsche Bundesbank and Deutsche Börse jointly presented a functional prototype for the blockchain technology-based settlement of securities. The innovative prototype is designed to provide...
View ArticleThinkLiquidity Introduces Patent Pending Transaction Scoring System
ThinkLiquidity Managing Director Jeff Wilkins announced the launch of a transaction scoring system featured in its new web application QuantView. The patent pending system delivers robust performance...
View ArticleDoes the tone of central bank announcements have an effect on asset prices?
Joint research from Cass Business School and the Copenhagen Business School has found that the toneof central bank communications has a significant effect on prices in equity, fixed income and option...
View ArticleCME Group Chief Financial Officer And Global Head Of Commodities &...
CME Group announced today that John Pietrowicz, Chief Financial Officer, and Derek Sammann, Global Head of Commodities & Options Products, will present at the J.P. Morgan Fintech & Specialty...
View ArticleSmart Contracts Symposium Draws Financial Services And Blockchain Leaders To...
The Smart Contracts Symposium, the industry’s first event fully dedicated to smart contract technologies, is being held on December 5, 2016 at the Microsoft Technology Center in Times Square, New York....
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World Federation Of Exchanges Notes European Commissionâs Initial CCP...
The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and central counterparties (“CCPs”), today notes the European Commission’s...
View ArticleEuronext: Successful Issue Of Portuguese Treasury Bonds Dedicated To Retail -...
Euronext today announced the results of the successful issue of Treasury Bonds dedicated to retail investors, to be listed in its regulated market on November 30. Initially set at €500 million, the...
View ArticleDIFC Embraces The Spirit Of The UAE For 45th National Day
Members of Dubai International Financial Centre’s community of 21,000 people and over 1,500 firms from across the globe came together to celebrate the 45th UAE National Day, embracing the country’s...
View ArticleBorsa Istanbul: Periodic Review For The BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices...
In accordance with the article 3.3. of BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, periodic review for the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices for the period December 2016 (December 1, 2016 – December 31, 2016) has...
View ArticleThomson Reuters Wealth Management Offers Portfolio Management Solutions...
Thomson Reuters has signed an agreement with Dorsey, Wright & Associates (DWA), a Nasdaq Company, to offer investment research and portfolio management solutions to Thomson ONE Wealth clients in...
View ArticleNYSE, NYSE Arca And NYSE MKT Short Interest Reports
NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of November 15, 2016. read more...
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