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Evidence of Information Spillovers in the Production of Investment Banking Services
Published: 3/21/2003, Volume: 58, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/1540-6261.00538 | Cited by: 293
Lawrence M. Benveniste, Alexander Ljungqvist, William J. Wilhelm, Xiaoyun Yu
We provide evidence that firms attempting IPOs condition offer terms and the decision whether to carry through with an offering on the experience of their primary market contemporaries. Moreover, while initial returns and IPO volume are positively correlated in the aggregate, the correlation is negative among contemporaneous offerings subject to a common valuation factor. Our findings are consistent with investment banks implicitly bundling offerings subject to a common valuation factor to achieve more equitable internalization of information production costs and thereby preventing coordination failures in primary equity markets.
DISCUSSION
Published: 7/1984, Volume: 39, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1984.tb03650.x | Cited by: 1
LAWRENCE FISHER
S&P 500 Cash Stock Price Volatilities
Published: 12/1989, Volume: 44, Issue: 5 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1989.tb02648.x | Cited by: 154
LAWRENCE HARRIS
S&P 500 stock return volatilities are compared to the volatilities of a matched set of stocks, after controlling for cross‐sectional differences in firm attributes known to affect volatility. No significant difference in volatility is observed between 1975 and 1983—before the start of trade in index futures and index options. Since then, S&P 500 stocks have been relatively more volatile. The difference is statistically, but not economically, significant. The relative increase occurs primarily in daily returns and only to a lesser extent in longer interval returns. Other factors besides the start of derivative trade could be responsible for the small increase in volatility.
The October 1987 S&P 500 Stock‐Futures Basis
Published: 3/1989, Volume: 44, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1989.tb02405.x | Cited by: 97
LAWRENCE HARRIS
Five‐minute changes in the S&P 500 index and futures contract are examined over a ten‐day period surrounding the October 1987 stock market crash. Since nonsynchronous trading problems are severe in these data, new index estimators are derived and used. The estimators use the complete transaction history of all 500 stocks. Nonsynchronous trading explains part of the large absolute futures‐cash basis observed during the crash. The remainder may be due to disintegration of the two markets. Even after adjustment for nonsynchronous trading, the index displays more autocorrelation than does the futures and the futures leads the index.
Statistical Properties of the Roll Serial Covariance Bid/Ask Spread Estimator
Published: 6/1990, Volume: 45, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1990.tb03704.x | Cited by: 119
LAWRENCE HARRIS
Exact small sample population moments of the standard serial covariance and variance estimators are derived under the assumptions of the Roll bid/ask spread model. Noise explains why serial covariance estimates are often positive in annual samples of daily and weekly returns. Small sample estimator bias partially explains why weekly estimates are more negative than daily estimates. Noise causes the Roll spread estimator to be severely biased by Jensen's inequality. The French‐Roll adjusted variance estimator is unbiased but noisy. Empirical tests confirm the major implications.
The Efficacy of Trading Suspensions: A Regulatory Action Designed to Prevent the Exploitation of Monopoly Information
Published: 12/1979, Volume: 34, Issue: 5 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1979.tb00064.x | Cited by: 31
LAWRENCE KRYZANOWSKI
DISCUSSION
Published: 7/1988, Volume: 43, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1988.tb04600.x | Cited by: 4
LAWRENCE HARRIS
Session Topic: International Trade and Finance: Balance of Payments And International Investment
Published: 5/1974, Volume: 29, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1974.tb03075.x | Cited by: 0
LAWRENCE B. KRAUSE, KEITH JOHNSON, LAWRENCE R. KLEIN
Taxes, Inflation and Corporate Financial Policy
Published: 3/1984, Volume: 39, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1984.tb03863.x | Cited by: 13
LAWRENCE D. SCHALL
This paper examines inflation‐induced distortions in personal and corporate income taxes and discusses the implications for corporate dividend and financial structure policies and for shareholder unanimity. The tax effects relating to capital gains and debt interest cause changes in aggregate corporate borrowing and lead to equilibrium tax relationships which differ from the zero‐inflation tax relationships.
PRICE/EARNINGS DIFFERENTIAL AS A PURE CONGLOMERATE MERGER MOTIVE, 1954–1969*
Published: 12/1974, Volume: 29, Issue: 5 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1974.tb03144.x | Cited by: 0
Robert Lawrence Conn
Components of the Bid‐Ask Spread and the Statistical Properties of Transaction Prices
Published: 12/1987, Volume: 42, Issue: 5 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1987.tb04367.x | Cited by: 170
LAWRENCE R. GLOSTEN
The bid‐ask spread can be decomposed into two parts: one part due to asymmetric information and the other part due to other factors such as monopoly power. The part due to asymmetric information attenuates statistical biases in mean return, variance, and serial covariance. Thus, using spread data to adjust for biases in return moments requires knowing not only the spread but the composition of the spread. Furthermore, any spread‐estimation procedure using transaction prices must estimate two spread components. On the other hand, the appropriateness of some previously suggested statistical corrections is independent of the spread composition.
THE POSTWAR CANADIAN MORTGAGE MARKET AND THE ROLE OF GOVERNMENT*
Published: 9/1966, Volume: 21, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1966.tb00266.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence B. Smith
On Economics and Finance
Published: 7/1985, Volume: 40, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1985.tb04985.x | Cited by: 45
LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS
THE CONTROL OF INFLATION: DIRECT VERSUS MONETARY‐FISCAL MEASURES*
Published: 3/1953, Volume: 8, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1953.tb01136.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence S. Ritter
REPORT OF THE MANAGING EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE COVERING THE YEAR 1965
Published: 5/1966, Volume: 21, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1966.tb00245.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence S. Ritter
AN ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECTS OF THE REMOVAL OF THE YIELD CEILING ON FEDERALLY INSURED MORTGAGES IN CANADA
Published: 3/1977, Volume: 32, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1977.tb03254.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence B. Smith
A TEST OF HAMMER'S DEMAND FOR PHYSICAL CAPITAL MODEL USING FIRM DATA
Published: 3/1968, Volume: 23, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1968.tb03000.x | Cited by: 0
J. Lawrence Hexter
REPORT OF THE MANAGING EDITOR OF THE JOURNAL OF FINANCE COVERING THE YEAR 1966
Published: 5/1967, Volume: 22, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1967.tb00020.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence S. Ritter
Is the Electronic Open Limit Order Book Inevitable?
Published: 9/1994, Volume: 49, Issue: 4 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1994.tb02450.x | Cited by: 734
LAWRENCE R. GLOSTEN
Under fairly general conditions, the article derives the equilibrium price schedule determined by the bids and offers in an open limit order book. The analysis shows: (1) the order book has a small‐trade positive bid‐ask spread, and limit orders profit from small trades; (2) the electronic exchange provides as much liquidity as possible in extreme situations; (3) the limit order book does not invite competition from third market dealers, while other trading institutions do; (4) If an entering exchange earns nonnegative trading profits, the consolidated price schedule matches the limit order book price schedule.
Mean‐Variance Versus Direct Utility Maximization: A Comment
Published: 6/1985, Volume: 40, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1985.tb04978.x | Cited by: 3
LAWRENCE B. PULLEY
FEDERAL REGULATION OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES*
Published: 9/1962, Volume: 17, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1962.tb04318.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence Lee Crum
THE USE OF SINKING FUNDS IN PREFERRED STOCK ISSUES
Published: 10/1947, Volume: 2, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1947.tb00795.x | Cited by: 2
H. Lawrence Wilsey
THE LEASE‐OR‐BUY AND ASSET ACQUISITION DECISIONS
Published: 9/1974, Volume: 29, Issue: 4 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1974.tb03097.x | Cited by: 27
Lawrence D. Schall
DISCUSSION
Published: 5/1971, Volume: 26, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1971.tb00286.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence B. Krause
Does the Stock Market Rationally Reflect Fundamental Values?
Published: 7/1986, Volume: 41, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1986.tb04519.x | Cited by: 761
LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS
This paper examines the power of statistical tests commonly used to evaluate the efficiency of speculative markets. It shows that these tests have very low power. Market valuations can differ substantially and persistently from the rational expectation of the present value of cash flows without leaving statistically discernible traces in the pattern of ex‐post returns. This observation implies that speculation is unlikely to ensure rational valuations, since similar problems of identification plague both financial economists and would be speculators.
A NOTE ON THE RETIREMENT OF PUBLIC DEBT DURING INFLATION*
Published: 3/1951, Volume: 6, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1951.tb04443.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence S. Ritter
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS IN THEORY AND PRACTICE THE EFFECT OF STATUS ON WAGE DIFFERENTIALS*
Published: 3/1962, Volume: 17, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1962.tb04258.x | Cited by: 0
Harry Lawrence Hall
THE EFFECTS OF INSTALMENT CREDIT TERM VARIATION*
Published: 9/1959, Volume: 14, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1959.tb00124.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence L. Werboff
THE INVESTMENT COMPANY—USEFUL MEDIUM FOR AMERICAN PRIVATE INVESTMENT ABROAD
Published: 12/1959, Volume: 14, Issue: 4 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1959.tb00139.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence M. Greene
THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940
Published: 12/1949, Volume: 4, Issue: 4 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1949.tb02357.x | Cited by: 3
H. Lawrence Wilsey
AN EXPOSITION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE FLOW‐OF‐FUNDS ACCOUNTS*
Published: 5/1963, Volume: 18, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1963.tb00718.x | Cited by: 3
Lawrence S. Ritter
DISCUSSION
Published: 5/1971, Volume: 26, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1971.tb00898.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence B. Krause
THE TAXATION OF PROPERTY IN KANSAS 1855–1955*
Published: 3/1958, Volume: 13, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1958.tb04178.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence Albert Leonard
Price and Volume Effects Associated with Changes in the S&P 500 List: New Evidence for the Existence of Price Pressures
Published: 9/1986, Volume: 41, Issue: 4 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1986.tb04550.x | Cited by: 573
LAWRENCE HARRIS, EITAN GUREL
Attempts to identify price pressures caused by large transactions may be inconclusive if the transactions convey new information to the market. This problem is addressed in an examination of prices and volume surrounding changes in the composition of the S&P 500. Since these changes cause some investors to adjust their holdings of the affected securities and since it is unlikely that the changes convey information about the future prospects of these securities, they provide an excellent opportunity to study price pressures. The results are consistent with the price‐pressure hypothesis: immediately after an addition is announced, prices increase by more than 3 percent. This increase is nearly fully reversed after 2 weeks.
DISCUSSION
Published: 5/1974, Volume: 29, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1974.tb03060.x | Cited by: 6
John B. Long, Lawrence Fisher
THE SUPERIORITY OF ANALYST FORECASTS AS MEASURES OF EXPECTATIONS: EVIDENCE FROM EARNINGS
Published: 3/1978, Volume: 33, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1978.tb03385.x | Cited by: 333
Lawrence D. Brown, Michael S. Rozeff
THE EFFECT ON NONMEMBER BANKS OF THE IMPOSITION OF MEMBER BANK RESERVE REQUIREMENTS—WITH AND WITHOUT FEDERAL RESERVE SERVICES
Published: 12/1976, Volume: 31, Issue: 5 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1976.tb03224.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence G. Goldberg, John T. Rose
A NOTE ON INVESTMENT POLICY WITH IMPERFECT CAPITAL MARKETS
Published: 3/1972, Volume: 27, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1972.tb00623.x | Cited by: 1
Charles W. Haley, Lawrence D. Schall
EFFECTS OF TAXATION ON THE INVESTMENT POLICIES AND CAPACITIES OF INDIVIDUALS
Published: 5/1953, Volume: 8, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1953.tb01151.x | Cited by: 0
Lawrence E. Thompson, J. Keith Butters
The Impact of Federal Interest Rate Regulations on the Small Saver: Further Evidence
Published: 6/1981, Volume: 36, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1981.tb00652.x | Cited by: 1
EDWARD C. LAWRENCE, GREGORY E. ELLIEHAUSEN
This paper provides further evidence on the distributional impact of interest rate ceilings on the small saver. Cross‐section data from the 1977 Consumer Credit Survey was used to estimate the implicit losses imposed on different income classes by government regulations. Our findings generally support earlier studies which found the implicit burden to be regressive among income classes. However, the degree of regressivity showed a marked decrease since 1970. These results may be explained by portfolio adjustments of households and financial innovations in response to deposit rate ceilings and accelerating inflation during the 1970s.
New Evidence That Taxes Affect the Valuation of Dividends
Published: 12/1984, Volume: 39, Issue: 5 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1984.tb04914.x | Cited by: 162
JAMES M. POTERBA, LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS
This paper uses British data to examine the effects of dividend taxes on investors' relative valuation of dividends and capital gains. British data offer great potential to illuminate the dividends and taxes question, since there have been two radical changes and several minor reforms in British dividend tax policy during the last 30 years. Studying the relationship between dividends and stock price movements during different tax regimes offers an ideal controlled experiment for assessing the effects of taxes on investors' valuation of dividends. Using daily data on a small sample of firms, and monthly data on a much broader sample, we find clear evidence that taxes affect the equilibrium relationship between dividend yields and market returns. These findings suggest that taxes are important determinants of security market equilibrium and deepen the puzzle of why firms pay dividends.
CORPORATE BANKRUPTCY AND CONGLOMERATE MERGER
Published: 3/1975, Volume: 30, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1975.tb03162.x | Cited by: 149
Robert C. Higgins, Lawrence D. Schall
SOME CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR STUDY
Published: 5/1972, Volume: 27, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1972.tb00961.x | Cited by: 0
Kenneth M. Wright, Lawrence D. Jones
ASSET MANAGEMENT AND INVESTOR PORTFOLIO BEHAVIOR: THEORY AND PRACTICE
Published: 5/1969, Volume: 24, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1969.tb01674.x | Cited by: 1
Lawrence S. Ritter, Fred B. Renwick
A REEXAMINATION OF STOCK SPLITS USING MOVING BETAS
Published: 9/1977, Volume: 32, Issue: 4 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1977.tb03310.x | Cited by: 45
Sasson Bar‐Yosef, Lawrence D. Brown
Market Statistics and Technical Analysis: The Role of Volume
Published: 3/1994, Volume: 49, Issue: 1 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1994.tb04424.x | Cited by: 740
LAWRENCE BLUME, DAVID EASLEY, MAUREEN O'HARA
We investigate the informational role of volume and its applicability for technical analysis. We develop a new equilibrium model in which aggregate supply is fixed and traders receive signals with differing quality. We show that volume provides information on information quality that cannot be deduced from the price statistic. We show how volume, information precision, and price movements relate, and demonstrate how sequences of volume and prices can be informative. We also show that traders who use information contained in market statistics do better than traders who do not. Technical analysis thus arises as a natural component of the agents' learning process.
Secondary Trading Costs in the Municipal Bond Market
Published: 5/16/2006, Volume: 61, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2006.00875.x | Cited by: 292
LAWRENCE E. HARRIS, MICHAEL S. PIWOWAR
Using new econometric methods, we separately estimate average transaction costs for over 167,000 bonds from a 1‐year sample of all U.S. municipal bond trades. Municipal bond transaction costs decrease with trade size and do not depend significantly on trade frequency. Also, municipal bond trades are substantially more expensive than similar‐sized equity trades. We attribute these results to the lack of bond market price transparency. Additional cross‐sectional analyses show that bond trading costs increase with credit risk, instrument complexity, time to maturity, and time since issuance. Investors, and perhaps ultimately issuers, might benefit if issuers issued simpler bonds.
BUSINESS PROCEEDINGS, AMERICAN FINANCE ASSOCIATION; REPORTS OF THE SECRETARY‐REASURER AND EDITOR
Published: 5/1965, Volume: 20, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1965.tb00218.x | Cited by: 0
Robert A. Kavesh, Lawrence S. Ritter
DISCUSSION
Published: 5/1975, Volume: 30, Issue: 2 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1975.tb01839.x | Cited by: 1
Robert R. Glauber, Lawrence S. Ritter
PRICE AND INTEREST RATE EXPECTATIONS AND THE DEMAND FOR MONEY IN CANADA
Published: 6/1971, Volume: 26, Issue: 3 | DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1971.tb01720.x | Cited by: 3
Lawrence B. Smith, John W. L. Winder