The Journal of Financial Economics or JFE, is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering theoretical and empirical topics in financial economics. Together with the Journal of Finance and the Review of Financial Studies, it is considered to be among the top three finance journals. The editor is Bill Schwert. The JFE had the highest impact factor of the three top journals in 2009.
Startup companies have traditionally looked for the most experienced venture capitalists (VC) they could find to get their businesses off the ground and support their growth. That's not always the case anymore, according ...
Economics & Business
Oct 11, 2022
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Although the U.S. Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits discrimination in mortgage lending, biases still impact many borrowers. One 2021 Journal of Financial Economics study found that borrowers from minority groups were ...
Social Sciences
Mar 30, 2022
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A group of Russian and Ukrainian cyber-hackers were clearly risk-takers. But their actions after stealing embargoed news releases for publicly-traded companies shows trades based on the lifted information were far from reckless, ...
Economics & Business
Mar 17, 2022
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Access to the gig economy may help facilitate the creation of new businesses, according to a new study.
Economics & Business
Jan 31, 2022
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As ongoing revelations about Facebook's algorithm are showing, social media's ability to shape our attitudes by steering users into echo chambers is raising questions about our national discourse and drawing increasing attention ...
Economics & Business
Nov 18, 2021
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A "short squeeze" happens in the market when investors bet against a stock that aggressively increases in price, causing these sellers to cut losses and exit their positions.
Economics & Business
Nov 4, 2021
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Insider trading can be a key signal in determining the potential success of a merger, according to new research from the University at Buffalo School of Management.
Economics & Business
Aug 5, 2021
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A deep analysis of supply chains by researchers in the Lundquist College of Business finds that a firm's role in the chain can have a large influence on borrowing and lending strategies.
Economics & Business
Jun 1, 2021
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Limiting internet searches for investors increases stock market crash risk by 19%, a new study has found.
Economics & Business
Apr 28, 2021
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Three University of Canterbury (UC) financial economists have shed light on a puzzling relationship between economic policy uncertainty and the Volatility Index (VIX) - fear gauge of the stock market, and how the quality ...
Social Sciences
Apr 20, 2021
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