Search Results - "Ravid, S."

Star Turnover and the Value of Human Capital—Evidence from Broadway Shows by Han, Shu, Ravid, S. Abraham

“…Theater shows routinely turn over actors in lead roles. Otherwise, the show stays the same, including the director, the script, other actors and, the physical…”
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Large investors’ portfolio composition and firms value by Ravid, S. Abraham, Sekerci, Naciye

“…We analyze new Swedish data on the portfolio holdings of large blockholders and find that firm value increases with the weight of a stock in a large…”
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How Critical Are Critical Reviews? The Box Office Effects of Film Critics, Star Power, and Budgets by Basuroy, Suman, Chatterjee, Subimal, Ravid, S. Abraham

“…The authors investigate how critics affect the box office performance of films and how the effects may be moderated by stars and budgets. The authors examine…”
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Is everybody an expert? An investigation into the impact of professional versus user reviews on movie revenues by Basuroy, Suman, Ravid, S. Abraham, Gretz, Richard T., Allen, B. J.

“…This study is the first attempt to examine the effect of electronic word of mouth (user reviews) relative to expert reviews on moviegoing decisions. For the…”
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The impact of advertising content on movie revenues by Rao, Vithala R., Ravid, S. Abraham (Avri), Gretz, Richard T., Chen, Jialie, Basuroy, Suman

“…We analyze the contents of print ads in the motion picture industry (e.g., number of reviews quoted in the ad, the presence of a top reviewer, size of the ad,…”
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Managerial ability and success: Evidence from the career paths of film directors by John, Kose, Ravid, S. Abraham, Sunder, Jayanthi

“…We use a unique hand-collected data set covering the entire career path of film directors, who are re-hired (or not) after each and every film project. Film…”
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The Economics of Filmed Entertainment in the Digital Era by Hennig-Thurau, Thorsten, Ravid, S. Abraham, Sorenson, Olav

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Conflicts in Bankruptcy and the Sequence of Debt Issues by Abraham (Avri) Ravid, S., Sverdlove, Ronald, Bris, Arturo, Coiculescu, Gabriela

“…This paper investigates the optimal sequencing of debt issues. Our theoretical model suggests that once firms issue debt with one level of seniority, they may…”
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Input Hedging, Output Hedging, and Market Power by De Angelis, David, Ravid, S. Abraham

“…We argue that commodity input hedging is different from commodity output hedging. Output hedging can be detrimental to “sector play.” Furthermore, firms with…”
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Choosing to Cofinance: Analysis of Project-Specific Alliances in the Movie Industry by Palia, Darius, Ravid, S. Abraham, Reisel, Natalia

“…We use a movie industry project-by-project dataset to analyze the choice of financing a project internally versus financing it through outside alliances. The…”
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Economics of motion pictures: the state of the art by Chisholm, Darlene C., Fernández-Blanco, Víctor, Abraham Ravid, S., David Walls, W.

“…Issue Title: Economics of motion pictures: the state of the art…”
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When Do Vertical Mergers Create Value? by Kedia, Simi, Ravid, S. Abraham, Pons, Vicente

“…This paper studies the market reaction to vertical mergers and explores the many rationales for vertical integration proposed in the industrial organization…”
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Information, Blockbusters, and Stars: A Study of the Film Industry by Ravid, S. Abraham

“…This article presents two alternative explanations for the role of stars in motion pictures. Either informed insiders signal project quality by hiring an…”
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PP15.12 – 2382: Chronic daily headache in children: Association with obesity, medication overuse and disability by Ravid, S, Shahar, E, Schiff, A, Gordon, S

“…Objective To examine the association between obesity, medication overuse and chronic daily headaches (CDH) in children, and the relation to headache type and…”
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The effects of acupuncture treatment on sleep quality and on emotional measures among individuals living with schizophrenia by Haimov, I, Bloch, B, Vadas, L, Ravid, S, Kremer, I, A. Reshef

“…Introduction Insomnia is a sleep disorder frequently observed among individuals living with schizophrenia. Its causes are varied, and it has serious…”
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The pricing of soft and hard information: economic lessons from screenplay sales by Goetzmann, William N., Ravid, S. Abraham, Sverdlove, Ronald

“…This paper uses a unique data set on screenplay sales to learn how the information content of a sales pitch affects sale prices. This is one of the few studies…”
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The Notching Rule for Subordinated Debt and the Information Content of Debt Rating by John, Kose, Ravid, S. Abraham, Reisel, Natalia

“…This paper provides new evidence regarding the information content of debt ratings. We show that noninvestment grade subordinated issues are consistently…”
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Managerial Objectives, the R‐Rating Puzzle, and the Production of Violent Films by Ravid, S. Abraham, Basuroy, Suman

“…We analyze project choice in the motion picture industry and find evidence consistent with revenue maximization and excessive hedging. We find that movies that…”
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Stock market response to changes in movies' opening dates by Einav, Liran, Ravid, S. Abraham

“…How does the market react to news regarding large uncertain projects? We analyze stock market reactions to information about changes in opening dates of…”
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Privatization as an agency problem: Auctions versus private negotiations by Fluck, Zsuzsanna, John, Kose, Ravid, S. Abraham

“…This paper investigates the design of privatization mechanisms in emerging market economies characterized by political constraints that limit the set of viable…”
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