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More Information, Less Publicity: New Research Shows that Startups are Less Myopic When They Can Provide Private Disclosure
The findings of accountancy professor Hal White and his co-authors' research on the impact of the JOBS Act on both firm behavior and market performance challenges one of the central tenets of economics.
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When companies fire their auditors, timing is clue to future trouble
The Wall Street Journal covered research by Accountancy professor Jeffrey Burks that found the later in the year a company splits with its auditor, the more worried investors should be.
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NDIGI lecture discusses investing, Chinese market conditions
The Notre Dame Institute for Global Investing (NDIGI), welcomed Vivian Lin Thurston, CFA, partner and portfolio manager at the investment firm William Blair, to speak as part of the “Empower Asia Speaker Series.” The Observer covered the event.
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Private equity funds, sensing profit in tumult, are propping up oil
Finance professor Sophie Shive was interviewed by the New York Times about the investment in the energy sector by secretive private equity groups.
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Active vs passive: 2 reasons why active wins
Live Wire covered ground-breaking research by finance professor and Dean of Mendoza College of Business Martijn Cremers which showed that only the most distinct and most patient funds go on to meaningfully outperform the stock market over very long periods.
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Why bond funds may be riskier than they seem
A Financial Times opinion piece examines research by finance professor Huaizhi Chen which found that almost a third of supposedly safe US bond funds are actually riskier than their classification would imply.
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Grounded cargo ship Ever Given floating, moving through Suez Canal: ‘We pulled it off!’
Finance professor Jeffrey Bergstrand was quoted by USA Today in a piece about the grounded ship's effect on global imports and pricing.
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Bergstrand delivers keynote, testifies before USITC to evaluate impact of US trade agreements
Finance professor Jeffrey Bergstrand delivered the Nov. 10 keynote address for the U.S. International Trade Commission’s (ITC) virtual conference "Recent Advances in Trade-Policy Modeling and Applications in Emerging Areas."
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Investors prone to extrapolation bias before earnings announcements, study finds
Behavioral finance researcher Peter Kelly's new research examined the mental shortcuts people take when trying to understand a situation or make a decision.
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‘All Else Equal’ podcast connects students with business, economics professors
Economist and Finance Professor Jason Reed and Forrest Spence, a colleague in the economics department, teamed up to create a weekly podcast “All Else Equal," with the goal to engage students in the era of COVID-19.
Melissa Jackson