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Microscopic theory of hardness and optimized hardness model of MX1B and M2X2B2 (M=W, Mo; X1=Fe, Co, X2=Fe, Co, Ni) transition-metal ternary borides by the first-principles calculations and experimental verification by Shi, Zhengtao, Yin, Haiqing, Xu, Zhifeng, Zhang, Tong, Yang, Guoqiang, Zheng, Qingjun, Rao, Ramesh S., Yang, Jun, Gao, Faming, Wu, Mao, Qu, Xuanhui

“…Hardness is very complex to describe although it was extensively investigated due to its application in industry. A reliable method is necessary to predict the…”
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The public corporation as an intermediary between "Main Street" and "Wall Street" by Rao, Ramesh K.S.

“…In the perfect markets corporate finance theory (Modigliani–Miller), public corporations (firms) have no economic function. Their existence therefore cannot be…”
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CEO DUALITY AND FIRM PERFORMANCE: WHAT'S THE FUSS? by BALIGA, B. RAM, MOYER, R. CHARLES, RAO, RAMESH S.

“…Rising shareholder activism following poor corporate performance and a subsequent drop in shareholder value at many major U.S. corporations had rekindled…”
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Asset Pricing in a Generalized Mean-Lower Partial Moment Framework: Theory and Evidence by Harlow, W. V., Rao, Ramesh K. S.

“…A new asset pricing model that generalizes earlier results in the downside risk literature is developed and empirically tested using a multivariate approach…”
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Mean Lower Partial Moment Valuation and Lognormally Distributed Returns by Lee, Wayne Y, Rao, Ramesh K. S

“…In this paper we develop a capital asset pricing model in a mean lower partial moment framework. Specifically, we show that when partial moments are computed…”
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Shareholders' Wealth-Maximizing Operating Decisions and Risk Management Practices in a Mixed Contracts Economy by Rao, Ramesh K. S., Gutierrez, Genaro J.

“…This paper establishes a critically important positive role for operations management practices and financial hedging. We show that operations management…”
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Do Corporate Cash Holdings Predict Stock Returns? by Rao, Ramesh K S, Tang, Hongfei, Chandrashekar, Satyajit

“…Stockholders' returns, in finance theory, are independent of a firm's cash holdings. However, there is widespread belief among Wall Street practitioners that…”
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Shareholder Wealth Effects of Directors' Liability Limitation Provisions by Brook, Yaron, Rao, Ramesh K. S.

“…The adoption of liability limitation provisions (LLPs) is associated with insignificant stock price reactions for all firms, but with positive stock price…”
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Marketing Initiatives, Expected Cash Flows, and Shareholders' Wealth by Rao, Ramesh K. S., Bharadwaj, Neeraj

“…It is widely accepted that marketing initiatives help firms acquire and retain customers. However, the link between the cash flows generated by customers'…”
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Bid-ask spreads, informed investors, and the firm’s financial condition by Agrawal, Vipin, Kothare, Meeta, Rao, Ramesh K.S., Wadhwa, Pavan

“…As the firm’s financial condition worsens, informed trading increases in the firm’s stock and uninformed traders exit the market. Market-makers widen spreads…”
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Corporate brand value and cash holdings by Bharadwaj, Neeraj, Hanssens, Dominique M., Rao, Ramesh K. S.

“…This research devotes theoretical and empirical attention to the understudied relationship between corporate brand value and cash holdings. We draw on existing…”
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Financial management: concepts and applications / Ramesh K.S. Rao by Rao, Ramesh K. S

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The Mean-Generalized Coefficient of Variation Selection Rule and Expected Utility Maximization by Boyle, Glenn W., Ramesh K. S. Rao

“…The objective of this paper is to clarify the conditions which justify mean-generalized coefficient of variation (MGCV) analysis on a utility-theoretic basis…”
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The Impact of Yield Changes on the Systematic Risk of Bonds by Rao, Ramesh K. S.

“…While the literature in finance is replete with studies on stock betas, bond betas have, to this day, not attracted much attention. This is quite…”
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Imputing Rationality to Some Common Rules-of-Thumb by Rao, Ramesh K. S.

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Subsidization of S&Ls under the flat-rate deposit insurance system: Some empirical estimates by Burnett, Amy, Rao, Ramesh K. S., Tini, Seha M.

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Vehicle and Nonvehicle Currencies in International Trade by Magee, Stephen P., Ramesh K. S. Rao

“…There are 2 types of currencies in the pricing of internationally traded goods: 1. vehicle currencies, and 2. nonvehicle currencies. Nonvehicle currency…”
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Case Study: Sulfur Dioxide Allowances: The Price of Pollution by White, Susan, Rao, Ramesh K. S.

“…This case discusses a method for enforcing the Clean Air Act's acid rain provisions. Utilities may purchase sulfur dioxide allowances, which give them…”
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Multinational Financial Management by Ramesh K. S. Rao, Smith, Stephen D.

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Mean Lower Partial Moment Valuation and Lognormally Distrib by Lee, Wayne Y, Rao, Ramesh K S

“…Decision making under conditions of uncertainty is basically a problem involving choice between alternative probability distributions of returns. An example of…”
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