Financial markets are fast-moving, complex, and opaque. Even the U.S. stock market is fragmented into an array of competing exchanges and a set of proprietary "dark pools" run by financial firms. Meanwhile, high-frequency ...
Economics & Business
Nov 2, 2020
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After a wild couple of months of equity market volatility, many mutual fund investors are now cautiously exploring how best to rebalance their portfolios. As they do so, new research from the McCombs School of Business at ...
Economics & Business
Apr 17, 2020
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"Do CEOs matter?" has been a perennial question in management discourse. But "the CEO effect" has been notoriously difficult to isolate—a moving target caught in the slipstream of dynamic forces that shape firm performance.
Economics & Business
Apr 6, 2020
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For most Americans, their home is their most valuable asset, so it makes sense to borrow against the equity to obtain cash. In lean times, that money can be spent on consumption, which keeps the economy humming along. But ...
Economics & Business
Dec 24, 2019
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A novel new way of determining the value of employee stock options has yielded some surprising insights: Options granted to woman and senior managers are worth more because they hold them longer. And options that vest annually ...
Economics & Business
Jan 7, 2019
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Investors probably expect that following the suggestions of stock analysts would make them better off than doing the exact opposite. Nevertheless, recent research by Nicola Gennaioli and colleagues shows that the best way ...
Economics & Business
Jan 10, 2018
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A new study from The University of Texas at Dallas shows that firms are significantly more likely to trade with countries that have large resident populations living near the headquarters.
Economics & Business
Oct 27, 2016
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Firms need to invest in innovation in order to create new technologies and move the economy forward, according to new research from the University of Houston.
Economics & Business
Oct 3, 2016
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More than 3.5 million workplace injuries and illnesses occur each year in the United States, costing an estimated $250 billion annually.
Economics & Business
Sep 6, 2016
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Lenders used misleading tactics in advertising home loans during the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, according to a new study by a UT Dallas professor.
Economics & Business
Jul 7, 2016
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