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Browse by Specialisation "Corporate Finace & Control"
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(2018-08-27)Master EconomicsIn this thesis I follow up a recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A) study (Alexandridis et al., 2017) that documents findings which challenge mainstream M&A theory. The results of said study suggest that, in the last few ... -
(2017-08-31)Master Economics"Companies increasingly face pressure by their stakeholders to inform them about the firm’s sustainability practices, which has led to a rising supply of corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports and external assurance ...
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(2018-08-18)Master EconomicsThis paper examines the relation between bankruptcy probability and cost of debt using a sample of over 10,000 firms. This study assumes a positive relation between bankruptcy costs are significant and therefore influence ...
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(2018-07-21)Master EconomicsGlobal climate change has a significant impact on business operations and companies’ financial performance. This arouses the great interest of various market participants in the climate risks-related information. The present ... -
(2018-07-12)Master EconomicsThis study analyzes the differences in the debt-to-equity ratio between different country-categorizations over the period 1990-2016 using a dynamic panel approach with aggregate firm-level data. The main results suggest ...
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(2017-08-31)Master EconomicsThis study provides an analysis on the cross-firm social tie effect on acquirer cumulative abnormal returns (CAR) and the influence of acquirer board type on this effect. Using a sample of 90 European within border merger ...
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(2017-08-23)Master EconomicsThe European Union introduced legislation outlining mandatory audit rotation to improve auditor independence and by extent improve the quality of financial oversight. Opponents of this legislation claim that the benefits ...
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(2018-08-08)Master EconomicsWhere some researchers are convinced of the momentum effect, others are determent that it is the result of the January effect, data mining or driven by risk. This paper displays momentum returns in different countries and ...
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(2018-08-18)Master EconomicsThis research examines and compares two sub periods, 1995-2008 and 2014-2017, of the Dutch housing market in terms of house price determinants, under- or overvaluation (house price gap), and potential corresponding bubble ...
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(2017-08-17)Master EconomicsIn 2016 new regulation on mandatory auditor rotation is introduced to reform the European audit market after the financial crisis, accounting scandals and a loss of trust in the auditing profession. This thesis studies if ...
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(2018-08-22)Master EconomicsThis thesis examines the relationship between gender and bid premiums, with CEO network as a moderator. It fills a literature gap, as the joint effect of gender and networks and bid premiums has not been studied yet. Network ...
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(2017-08-23)Master EconomicsThis study uses a panel of 1490 microfinance institutions from 111 different countries over the period of 2003-2011 to address what effect competition, profit orientation, and regulation have on the social and financial ...
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(2017-08-23)Master EconomicsA formal enforcement action on banks for non-compliance with laws and regulations has an adverse effect on bank’s reputation. This thesis examines such case, enforcement action appears as a reputational burden to banks ...
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(2018-06-27)Master EconomicsThe role of women has changed significantly over the past decades. This led to a reduction of the household role and an increase in labour participation of women. However, the majority of management boards are still dominated ...
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(2018-06-27)Master EconomicsThe role of women has changed significantly over the past decades. This led to a reduction of the household role and an increase in labour participation of women. However, the majority of management boards are still dominated ...
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(2017-08-23)Master EconomicsPrior research has proven that many mergers and acquisitions are not value enhancing or sometimes even value destroying. Unsuccessful deals are often done by overconfident and sometimes greedy directors who tend to overpay ...
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(2017-08-17)Master EconomicsExtent literature has been developed describing how M&A premiums are influenced. Various factors have been identified to explain such premiums at the deal level, mostly from target and acquiring company characteristics. ...
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(2018-11-11)Master EconomicsThis study examines the effects of ownership concentration and investor protection on earnings management. Based on prior literature, I hypothesize that ownership concentration mitigates both, accrual-based earnings ...
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(2017-08-14)Master EconomicsAudit committee independence is necessary to ensure a higher quality in the audit process, and current legislation ensures independence to a certain degree. However, independent audit committee members can still be connected ...
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(2018-08-18)Master EconomicsThis study examines the effect of the last financial crisis on the capital structure of firms. A large sample of 1555 listed companies are analysed from 3 European countries: Germany, France and UK for the period 2008-2016. ...
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