Browsing by Author "Hou, Greg"
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Four essays on capital structure dynamics: special reference to level of leverage, state ownership, corporate governance and climate risk
(The University of Waikato, 2020)My thesis consists of four essays that investigate the issues regarding speed of adjustment of capital structure (SOA). Since any deviation in the observed leverage from the optimal level will reduce a firm’s value, the ... -
Three essays on corporate default prediction : special reference to corporate governance, default correlation and capital structure dynamics
(The University of Waikato, 2019)This thesis consists of three essays that investigate corporate defaults connected to corporate governance, default correlations and capital structure adjustment. Granting a loan requires mutual trust between lenders and ... -
Examination of IPO mispricing in four markets
(The University of Waikato, 2018)The apparent anomaly that initial public offerings (IPOs) are mispriced across time and markets has been a focus of academic research for over four decades. Previous studies on the subject have focused on the underpricing ...