The Book Publishing Industry focuses on consumer books (adult, juvenile, and mass market
paperbacks) and reviews all major book categories to present a comprehensive overview of …

In this paper we address the bankruptcy prediction problem and outline a procedure to
improve the performance of standard classifiers. Our proposal replaces traditional indicators …

This paper investigates the differences in the return generating process of venture capital
(VC)-backed firms and their peers that operate without VC financing. Using a unique hand …

When faced with multiple inputs and outputs, traditional quantile regression of Y conditional
on X= x for measuring economic efficiency in the output (input) direction is thwarted by the …

The accuracy of recent applications in small area statistics in many cases highly depends on
the assumed properties of the underlying models and the availability of micro information. In …

The paper develops a parametric variant of the Machado–Mata simulation methodology to
examine quantile wage differences between groups of workers, with an application to the …

This study investigates the effect of changes in monetary policy on US equity real estate
investment trust (EREIT) returns in lower and higher return ranges during bull, bear, and …

Since the introduction of the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act in 2002, companies have begun to
place more emphasis on information technology (IT) internal controls. IT internal controls are …

We present an estimating framework for quantile regression where the usual L 1-norm
objective function is replaced by its smooth parametric approximation. An exact path …

This paper presents a complementary technique for the empirical analysis of financial ratios
and bankruptcy risk using financial ratios. Within this new framework, we propose the use of …