Research Topics in Finance - Expected Returns

RESEARCH TOPICS IN FINANCE - EXPECTED RETURNS

_______________ expected returns:

• why higher variability in trading volume results in lower___

• business cycle and__

• consumer confidence or business cycle: what matters more for__

• Islamic risk factors and__

• term structure of implied dividend yields and__

• sentiment approach to__

• systematic liquidity and equity__

• the output gap and__

• idiosyncratic risk and _________ in emerging markets

• systematic risk and _________ in emerging markets

• contrarian flows and ________

• cash flow volatility and _______

• downside risk and ____

• expected inflation and ____

• macro economic risk and ____

• cash flows, earnings, and time varying ___

• book/market fluctuation and ___

• the cross section of ____

• value, growth, and ___

• integration of international markets and ___

• institutional ownership

• family ownership

• dispersed and concentrated ownership

• corporate group association

• corporate governance

• board independence

• directors' gender (men vs women)

• founders' political connections

• controlling shareholders

• board structure

• CEO decision horizon

• CEO compensation

• compensation structure

• mangers incentive schemes

• managerial participation in directors selection

• management succession

• voluntary disclosure

• financing choices (such as short-term loans, long-term loans, debt-vs-equity)

• IPO and seasoned equities

• working capital management

• dividend policy

• stock repurchase decision

• corporate honest

• corporate social responsibility

• firm investment  policies (cash holdings, A/R, inventory, each of these can be a separate topic)

• firm size

• growth opportunities

• innovation efficiency

• product market competition

• derivative use

• hedging decisions

• merger decisions

• firm life cycle

• earning management

• corporate disclosure policies

• ...