Studies on the determinants of municipal bond ratings contain two conspicuous patterns:
the use of financial accounting variables and the application of discriminant analysis to them. …

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i's final demand to total fir~al demand of the endogenous sectors. The index-~i should be …

This paper presents an empirical evaluation of Supplemental Instruction, a formal review/lab
session program developed at the University of Missouri, designed to improve student …

Recent research suggests that the individual investor can build stock portfolios that
outperform broad market indices. Based on this research and on evidence supporting the …

This study assesses the impact of major episodes of political unrest, such as assassinations,
bombings, and coup attempts, on the currency returns of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, …

Do variables that measure economic base diversification, market expansion, population
growth, and energy endowment affect municipal bond ratings? To examine this question, we …

This paper uses five financial accounting ratios with three alternative loan-portfolio diversification
measures to classify failures among small commercial banks that occurred during 1984…

… Although the theory of efficient markets suggests that the search for an effective strategy is
futile, the individual investor might easily infer otherwise from the wide variety of sources that …

This study demonstrates how problem-based learning, a method of cooperative learning
based on deductive inquiry, can be practically and realistically applied in undergraduate and …

Should preferred stock funds, despite their lack of attention from Wall Street, academia, and
the financial media, be preferred in mutual fund portfolios? To address this question, we …