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Effect of weather on stock market: A literature review and research agenda

Kathiravan, Chinnadurai; Selvam, Murugesan; Maniam, … - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-20

The paper presents a systematic review of the research work, published on the topic of weather effects and stock market behavior. The objectives of the study were to examine the current status of research, by collecting the literature, in the area of weather effects and stock market behavior. In...

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A nonparametric economic index to measure the collective effort of national-level economic activities directed towards greater efficiency

Elizondo-Noriega, Armando; Ponce-Jaramillo, Idalia Estefania - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 7 (2019) 1, pp. 1-27

presents an economic performance index called the Efficiency Effort Index (EE-Index) that measures such efforts of economic … computed for a chosen nation and compared with that nation's average relative efficiency (ARE) score, another performance index …

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Domains of reciprocity beyond monetary compensation: How do non-pecuniary factors affect effort and shirking?

Tomohara, Akinori; Ohno, Akihiko - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 4 (2016) 1, pp. 1-14

This empirical study examines how sources of reciprocity are related to work motivation by distinguishing positive and negative work attitudes in practical working environments. We move away from the unidimensional perspective of monetary compensation and investigate employees' reciprocal...

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Evaluating the performance of university course units using data envelopment analysis

El-Mahgary, Sami; Rönnholm, Petri; Hyyppä, Hannu; … - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 2 (2014) 1, pp. 2-19

higher education sector. However, measuring the performance of a set of course units or modules that are part of a university … curriculum has received little attention. In this article, DEA was used in a visual way to measure the performance of 12 course …. Based on the results, a single unit was considered to offer poor performance with respect to its teaching resources and was …

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Don't use quotients to calculate performance

Gómez-Bezares, Fernando; Gómez-Bezares, Fernando R. - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 3 (2015) 1, pp. 1-14

Quotients, ratios, are among the most applied tools for measuring performance of mutual funds and investment portfolios … the use of linear penalization, introducing a little known methodology for performance measurement. With this purpose …, this paper's approach is comprehensive: we conceptually analyze performance indexes' geometric and statistical meaning …

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The maximum diversification investment strategy: A portfolio performance comparison

Theron, Ludan; Van Vuuren, Gary - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-16

) portfolio. The aim is to assess portfolio performance using cumulative returns, the Sharpe ratio and the daily vola- tilities of …

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Effect of mutual funds characteristics on their performance and trading strategy: A dynamic panel approach

Kaur, Inderjit - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 6 (2018) 1, pp. 1-17

Investors search for criteria that are systematically related to performance of mutual funds so as to maximize their … personal return. The present study is on effect of selected fund characteristics on performance of the mutual funds. The data …'s performance, flow to funds, and cash ratio explained the fund performance measured with conditional Carhart alpha. Thus, earlier …

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Corporate growth strategies and financial performance of quoted manufacturing firms in Nigeria: the mediating role of global economic crises

Abolarinwa, Samson Ige; Asogwa, Cosmas Ikechukwu; … - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 8 (2020) 1, pp. 1-18

manufacturing firms' performance. The study used secondary data for the period between 2000 and 2017 in its analysis. Therefore, an …

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Ownership type, business model, market structure, and the performance of Takaful and conventional insurance companies in Malaysia

Shawtari, Fekri; Elsalem, Bilal Ahmad - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 9 (2021) 1, pp. 1-18

The paper evaluates the performance of the Takaful and insurance companies in Malaysia. It examines the impact of … ownership, business model, and market structure on conventional and Takaful companies' performance. The inter-firm comparisons … provide information about the performance and competitiveness of firms operating under different modes of business. The study …

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The determinants of participation in global value chains: The case of ECOWAS

Tinta, Abdoulganiour Almame - In: Cogent Economics & Finance 5 (2017) 1, pp. 1-14

structure and the structural factors related to countries affect the performance of GVCs. Intra-regional trade must further be …

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