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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"market valuation"”.
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Market Valuation of Convertible Securities of U.S. Airlines
… find very difficult to raise funds on equity markets since investors are not impressed with poorly performing airline stocks. To satisfy their needs for capital the airlines have turned towards convertible securities. The important feature of convertibles is the relative insensitivity of their …
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Non-market valuation of urban ecosystem services in Penang, Malaysia
This thesis explores the non-market values of ecosystem services in Penang's urban green spaces, addressing threats posed by urbanization. Utilizing non-market valuation techniques, this study aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the contributions of urban green spaces to the local …
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Market valuation of firm investments in training and human capital management
The relationship between a firm’s human capital management and its performance is a topic of growing interest in recent years. With the increasing role of technology and the rapid innovations in many industries, having highly skilled and knowledgeable employees is often necessary for success. Firms …
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Essays on Environmental Economics with a Focus on Non-market Valuation
… water usage efficiency. Chapter 3 focuses on non-market valuation of environmental (dis)amenities. Specifically, this chapter investigates the impact of urban tree cover on residential property location decision in the housing market of Milwaukee, WI. Residential sorting model embedded with …
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Market valuation of the translation process under SFAS No. 52: Further evidence
… is a positive relationship between security valuation and the translation information and whether the market assigns different weights to translation gains and losses in both the depreciating and appreciating exchange rate environments. The geographic concentration hypothesis tests whether …
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Homeowner Views on Housing Market Valuation of Energy Efficiency: An Empirical Investigation
… of home energy use on the owner’s perceived market value of the home. In order to limit the impact of fixed housing characteristics on the model, the fixed effect regression technique is used. Empirical estimation provides evidence that homeowners feel the housing market assigns very limited …
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Homeowner Views on Housing Market Valuation of Energy Efficiency: An Empirical Investigation
… of home energy use on the owner’s perceived market value of the home. In order to limit the impact of fixed housing characteristics on the model, the fixed effect regression technique is used. Empirical estimation provides evidence that homeowners feel the housing market assigns very limited …
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An empirical test of the Modigliani-Miller model of market valuation of growth firms
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Industrial Management, 1964
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Essays on the Non-market Valuation and Optimal Control of Bio-invasions in Urban Forest Resources
… house sales data from multiple property markets across the U.S. The study analyses how home owners' preference for tree cover vary across the landscape and across cities. Further, it identifies what factors affect these variations via the general inferences obtained from an internal …
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The relationship between ESG disclosure and corporate financial performance: a comparative study among developed and emerging markets companies
… this relationship among developed and emerging markets companies. The study was based on ESG scores from data obtained from Bloomberg. The sample data consisted of information from 2145 developed and 2023 emerging companies from 2015 to 2022. Using a Fixed-Effects panel regression model, the …
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The timing of initial public offerings and the role of investment banks
… studies have apparently ignored the role of market timing often ascribed to underwriters by practitioners. The analysis in this study elucidates the matter of the long-run post-issue performance of IPOs documented in the literature. Evidence is provided here about the timing of IPO firms …
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Voluntary corporate governance disclosure, firm valuation and dividend payout: evidence from Hong Kong listed firms
… found in prior studies to have an impact on the market value of firms. This thesis extends the research by studying the impact of voluntary CG disclosure by firms in Hong Kong, a market which provides a strong legal investor protection but characterized by a high insider ownership, on company …
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Valuing biodiversity: Decision support for biosecurity response
… DSS are a synthesis of three components of non-market valuation: choice modelling, a systematic database of values and benefit transfer, with risk simulation to account for uncertainty. The innovative framework is demonstrated in a manual developed for Biosecurity New Zealand analysts for use …
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How different home styles are valued in the Salt Lake City market
This thesis focuses on market valuation of attributes of single family housing in the Salt Lake City market. Using data from different sub-regions of Salt Lake County, this paper addresses the question of buyer demand with respect to home style. Using hedonic regression analysis, the thesis …
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Assessing demand for green electricity products amongst upper-middle income Western Cape households a contingent valuation study
… be expressed in monetary terms. Since existing markets trade in electricity as a homogenous good, market data is of little use in this regard, and non-market valuation approaches are required. This study seeks to answer three key questions: To what extent would upper-middle income households in …
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Technological and economic comparison of battery technologies for U.S.A electric grid stabilization applications
… types of batteries that have been brought to market in recent years, four commonly mentioned practical systems are sodium sulfur, flow batteries, long life lead acid, and lithium ion batteries. A new type of battery, the "liquid metal battery" boasts low cost and easy maintenance while also …
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Comparative Study of the Impact of Compliance with Corporate Governance Regulations & Internal Governance Mechanisms on Financial Performance of Listed Firms in Africa
… firms that do not. However, results based on market performance (Q-ratio) show that compliant firms with King III corporate governance guidelines in South Africa are associated with decreasing market valuation (Q-ratio), whereas firms compliant with Nigeria SEC 2011 corporate governance …
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Player valuation in thin markets: the case of European Association football
… participate in the set-up of this labour market. Thanks to the availability of market value, wage, and transfer fee data for the most valued production workers (players) and bolstered by the emergence of data analytics firms to crunch large amounts of performance data in real time, it is …
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