International Research Journal of Finance and Economics
 Issue 27
 May, 2009
 
New Evidences about Convergence Across States
7-18
Lau Chi-Keung, Marco
Does the Insiders' Share Collateralization Affect a Firm's Opportunistic Behaviour?
19-28
Xiang-Xi Tang, Yi-Pei Liu and Yu-Shu Cheng
 
 
Assessment of the Euro Zone According to the Criteria of the Theory of Optimum Currency Areas
29-39
Erdoğan Kotil, Fatih Konur and Kemal Çakıcı
 
 
Wealth Effects of U.S. Bidders, Takeovers and Method of Payment: Evidence from Israel
40-55
Wenjia Zhang
 
Alignment or Entrenchment: Which Inside Directors Matter? Evidence from Taiwan
56-71
Hsiu-I Ting and Yu-Lan Huang
 
 
Measuring Brazilian Central Bank Credibility Under Inflation Targeting
72-81
Bruno Freitas Nahon and Roberto Meurer
 
Interactions among NASDAQ and Main Asian Stock Indices Based on Factor Stochastic Volatility Models
82-90
Shian-Chang Huang
 
 
Trade Scheduling and Bid-Ask Spread Forecasting: Evidence from China
91-105
Nuttawat Visaltanachoti and Robin H. Luo
 
 
 
Threshold and Leverage Effects of Major Asian Stock Markets Based on Stochastic Volatility Models
106-116
Shian-Chang Huang
 
 
 
Inflation and Financial Development: Cointegration and Causality Analysis for the UEMOA Countries
117-123
Yaya Keho
 
 
Evaluation of Internal Control Systems: A Case Study from Uganda
124-144
Angella Amudo and Eno L. Inanga
 
 
 
An Empirical Analysis of Analyst Reaction to the Extent and Direction of Earnings Management
145-167
Ilanit Gavious
 
 
 
The Impact of Online Gaming Legislation Developments on Corporate Financial Performance: A Further Investigation
168-179
Feng-Shun Bin, Mark Puclik and Fang He
 
 
 
The Expectations Hypothesis of Term Structure of Interest Rates in Taiwan's Money Market
180-191
Yung-Shi Liau and Jack J. W. Yang
 
 
 
Forecasting Efficiency of Implied Volatility and the Intraday High-Low Price Range in Taiwan Stock Market
192-202
Chih-Hsing Hung, Shyh-Weir Tzang and David So-De Hsyu
 
 
 
Can Unemployment be Cured by Economic Growth and Foreign Direct Investment in TURKEY?
203-211
Ismail Aktar and Latif Ozturk