Researchers analyze deceptive ads for home loans
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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Journal of Finance
Do venture capitalists matter? Yes, finds a study
Okay, entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, here are two words that can help your investment in a startup business succeed: direct flights.
Economics & Business
Feb 4, 2016
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CEOs gamble with shareholders' money
CEOs of conglomerates are trusting heavily on their 'gut feeling' when it comes to investment decisions. A new study finds that by doing so, they are destroying shareholder value. At the cost of more rational options, CEOs ...
Economics & Business
Jul 21, 2015
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Study links credit default swaps, mortgage delinquencies
Researchers at The University of Texas at Dallas recently published the first empirical investigation connecting credit default swaps to mortgage defaults that helped lead to the 2007-2008 financial crisis.
Economics & Business
May 25, 2015
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How widespread is tax evasion?
Tax evasion is widely assumed to be an eternal problem for governments—but how widespread is it? For the first time, a new study, co-authored by an MIT professor, has put a cost on a particular kind of tax evasion, known ...
Economics & Business
Apr 10, 2014
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Dramatic drop in US IPO activity can't be blamed on tougher regulations
An extensive study of initial public offerings shows dramatic changes in the IPO landscape around the world over the past two decades, including a large decrease in the importance of IPOs in the United States while IPOs became ...
Economics & Business
Mar 4, 2014
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Not so 'evil': Finance study makes case for hedging
The overuse of financial contracts known as derivatives – which were designed to help companies hedge against risk – was widely blamed for triggering the economic crisis of 2008. None other than Warren Buffet has attacked ...
Economics & Business
Jan 31, 2014
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Corporate America's cash pile-up a reaction to refinancing risk
Why has corporate America been awash in record levels of cash? Numerous theories are offered as to why firms amass: Firms themselves are riskier, volatile, pessimistic and have record profits, to name a few.
Economics & Business
Aug 5, 2013
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Companies in states with weaker economies provide investing opportunity, study finds
Companies located in more economically-troubled states provide a greater opportunity for investors than companies in other states according to new research by the University of Miami School of Business Administration. The ...
Economics & Business
May 14, 2013
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Broker fees from mutual funds affect advice, predict worse performance, new study says
Brokers are supposed to recommend investments that are in the best interests of their clients. But a study published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of Finance has found that mutual funds offering higher broker ...
Economics & Business
Jan 30, 2013
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