We examine a range of investment decisions, and ensuing portfolio performance, and
established that they have statistically significant associations with personality traits captured by …

A firm's lifecycle consists of birth, growth, maturity and decline. We examine the strategies
that firms choose when facing financial distress and present evidence that these choices are …

We examine the value relevance and reliability of reported goodwill and identifiable intangible
assets under Australian GAAP from 1994 to 2003; a period characterised by relatively …

This study investigates the independent effects of environmental (E), social (S), corporate
governance (G), and the composite ESG ratings on stock returns and corporate financing …

Investors’ expectations of market volatility, captured by the VIX (the Chicago Board Options
Exchange's volatility index, also known as the “investor fear gauge”), affects the expected …

Social norms constrain investors from investing in “sin stocks”, affecting the returns and
corporate financial policies of such firms (Hong and Kacperczyk, 2009). This paper finds that “…

We use Australian data to test the Conditional Capital Asset Pricing Model (Jagannathan and
Wang, 1996). Our results are generally supportive: the model performs well compared with …

Hong and Kacperczyk (2009) argue that social norms against sin stocks influence investor
behavior and corporate financial policies. This paper examines “sin” stocks in seven Pacific-…

Personality captures a person's essence. Understanding one's personality helps explain and
predict the decisions an individual makes and what a person will do. This chapter focuses …

This paper examines the recency bias and overreaction in the NFL betting market from 2003
to 2017. Consistent with the recency bias, bettors are more likely to bet on teams who have …