Search Results - "Olson, Gerard T."

Applying the empirical average cost of capital: Estimating the cost of funds at the firm and industry levels by Olson, Gerard T., Pagano, Michael S.

“…This article develops a new measure of the cost of capital, the empirical average cost of capital (EACC), which is consistent with existing methods of…”
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An Analysis of Cyber Breaches and Effects on Shareholder Wealth by Hogan, Karen M., Olson, Gerard T., Mills, Jackson D., Zaleski, Peter A.

“…Cyber data breaches are an evolving risk facing all firms and threatens their ability to conduct business activity. Due to a lack of available information,…”
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The Empirical Average Cost of Capital: A New Approach to Estimating the Cost of Corporate Funds by Olson, Gerard T., Pagano, Michael S.

“…The authors develop a new way to measure the cost of capital, called the empirical average cost of capital (or “EACC”), which is consistent with existing…”
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A Course Project Applying Students' Business Skills to Non-Profit Organizations by Olson, Gerard T.

“…With a growing emphasis being placed by firms on socially responsible activities in reaction to widely publicized corporate scandals, it becomes imperative for…”
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A New Application of Sustainable Growth: A Multi-Dimensional Framework for Evaluating the Long Run Performance of Bank Mergers by Olson, Gerard T., Pagano, Michael S.

“…:  We study the mergers of US publicly traded bank holding companies during 1987–2000 and find that the acquiring firm's sustainable growth rate is an…”
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THE PRICING OF EQUITY CARVE-OUTS DURING THE 1990s by Hogan, Karen M., Olson, Gerard T.

“…We examine the level of underpricing and characteristics of equity carveouts (ECOs) from 1990 to 1998 (the 1990s) and from 1999 to 2000 (the bubble period)…”
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Industry profitability matters: The value of sustainable growth rate and distance from bankruptcy as enablers of venture survival by Patel, Pankaj C., João Guedes, Maria, Pagano, Michael S., Olson, Gerard T.

“…Industries with a higher return on invested capital (ROIC), or profit for each unit of assets invested, could be particularly appealing to entrepreneurs. Yet,…”
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Information Asymmetry and the Cost of Going Public for Equity Carve-Outs by Dolvin, Steven D., Hogan, Karen M., Olson, Gerard T.

“…We examine the relationship between asymmetric information and the cost of going public for equity carve-outs (ECOs) as compared to ordinary initial public…”
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The Role of the Region and Country of Origin on the Initial and Aftermarket Performance of ADR IPOs by Demaskey, Andrea L., Olson, Gerard T.

“…The issuance of ADR IPOs has decision making implications for both foreign firms and U.S. investors. Foreign companies interested in financing internal growth…”
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The relationship between mutual fund fees and expenses and their effects on performance by Dellva, Wilfred L., Olson, Gerard T.

“…Fees charged by mutual funds include front‐end load charges, deferred sales charges that decrease over time, redemption fees that are imposed whenever shares…”
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Board ownership and IPO returns by Howton, Shawn D., Howton, Shelly W., Olson, Gerard T.

“…This study examines the role of the board of directors for IPO pricing irregularities. Theory suggests taht initital underpricing may be the result of…”
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A Comparison of Reverse Leveraged Buyouts and Original Initial Public Offers: Factors Impacting their Issuance in the IPO Market by Hogan, Karen M., Olson, Gerard T., Kish, Richard J.

“…The purpose of this paper is to assess the factors that affect the returns earned by investors in early trading of reverse LBOs and compare those results to…”
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RISK PREFERENCES AND INFORMATION FLOWS IN RACETRACK BETTING MARKETS by Rhoda, Kenneth L., Olson, Gerard T., Rappaport, Jack M.

“…Racetrack betting markets provide a unique environment to study risk preferences of investors. In this paper, we define the effects of different risk…”
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Do Productivity Gains Result in Increases in Earnings? by Casario, Michelle, Olson, Gerard T

“…This paper assesses whether productivity gains have resulted in increases in earnings greater than the inflation rate for workers earning average wages. For…”
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Does the market perceive a difference in rating agencies? by Kish, Richard J, Hogan, Karen M, Olson, Gerard

“…A frequent and recent topic in the financial press concerns the two major rating agencies, Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s. The reported perception is that…”
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