Search Results - "Zaman, Ashraf Al"

Overselling corporate social responsibility by Attig, Najah, Hu, Wenyao, Rahaman, Mohammad M, Zaman, Ashraf Al

“…We show that firms hype up their corporate social responsibility (CSR) narratives during the turn‐of‐the‐year earnings conference calls to project an overly…”
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The effect of supply chain power on bank financing by Rahaman, Mohammad M., Rau, P. Raghavendra, Zaman, Ashraf Al

“…Using comprehensive bank-loan contract information, we show that the power of a firm relative to its suppliers eases its terms of bank financing, specifically…”
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Is the presidential premium spurious? by Sy, Oumar, Zaman, Ashraf Al

“…A hotly debated question in finance is whether the higher stock returns under Democratic presidencies relative to Republican presidencies represent abnormal…”
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Distributional Impacts of Canada's Tax-Free Savings Accounts by Zaman, Ashraf Al

“…Since 2009, Canadians have had the opportunity to contribute to tax-free savings accounts (TFSAs). This study provides insight into the attributes of TFSA…”
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Management quality and the cost of debt: Does management matter to lenders? by Rahaman, Mohammad M., Zaman, Ashraf Al

“…► Better quality management reduces the cost of bank loans. ► Superior loan price terms are not associated with restrictive non-price terms. ► Banks explicitly…”
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Resolving the Presidential Puzzle by Sy, Oumar, Al Zaman, Ashraf

“…Many financial economists are puzzled by the fact that stock returns are higher under Democratic than Republican presidencies. In this paper, we test whether…”
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Real Estate for the Long Term: The Effect of Return Predictability on Long-Horizon Allocations by MacKinnon, Gregory H., Al Zaman, Ashraf

“…We examine how the predictability of real estate returns affects the risk of, and optimal allocations to, real estate for investors of differing investment…”
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Tax-Adjusted Portfolio Optimization and Asset Location: Extensions and Synthesis by Horan, Stephen M., Zaman, Ashraf Al

“…Models developed in a pretax framework do not necessarily apply in an after-tax framework, and this notion certainly applies to portfolio optimization. This…”
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Corrigendum to ‘The effect of supply chain power on bank financing' [Journal of Banking and Finance 114 (2020) 105801] by Rahaman, Mohammad M., Rau, P. Raghavendra, Zaman, Ashraf Al

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Distributional Impacts of Canada’s Tax-Free Savings Accounts by ZAMAN, ASHRAF AL

“…Depuis 2009, les Canadiens peuvent profiter de comptes d’épargne libres d’impôt (CELI). Dans cet article, l’auteur offre un portrait des Canadiens qui…”
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Reconsidering IRA and Roth IRA: Keeping Bequests and Other Options in Mind by Al Zaman, Ashraf

“…The notion that the traditional IRA savings plan is superior to the Roth IRA is widely accepted, with some qualifications. Given the diversity of savers'…”
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Asset location and allocation with multiple risky assets by Zaman, Ashraf Al

“…Most working adults have access to a taxable brokerage account (TBA) and a tax deferred retirement account (TDRA). According to the existing literature,…”
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