IRJFE Issue 70

IRJFE Issue 70

International Research Journal of Finance and Economics

Issue 70
July, 2011

Market Concentration and other Determinants of Bank Profitability: Evidence from Panel Data	7-19
James Nguyen

Capital Structure and Firm Performance: Evidence from Iranian Companies	20-29
Ali Saeedi and Iman Mahmoodi

The Effects of Herding of Bidding on Performance of Auction between Sealed-bid and Open-outcry Bidding	30-51
Tai Ma and Bor-Hong Chen

Revisiting Hysteresis in Stock Price for Japan and Republic of Korea Based on Threshold Unit Root Test	52-58
Tsai Su ling

Behaviour of Inflation within V4 Countries	59-67
Marianna Siničáková, Veronika Šuliková, Julius Horváth, Vladimír Gazda and Marek Gróf

The Information Content of Dividend Change at the Annual Shareholders Meeting: Evidence in Taiwan's Stock Market	68-80
Chun-Tsen, Yeh, Yi-Han, Liou and Hsiu-Kan, Lin

Does Dollar Weakness Cause High Oil Prices?	81-89
Latife Ghalayini

Assessing the Efficiency of for Profit Colleges and Universities During the Period of 2005-2009	90-128
Ali Said

Purchasing Power Parity as the Determinant of Exchange Rates: Evidence from the UK and India	129-144
Zakaria Karim

How do Investors React to the Earnings Announcements?	145-152
Vahid Mahmoudi, Saeed Shirkavand and Mahmoud Salari

The Factors-versus-Characteristics Debate in an Individual Emerging Market: Evidence from Korea	153-165
Kyong Shik Eom and Jong-Ho Park

Monetary Policy in China and Egypt: Can Egypt Play the Chinese Game?	166-196
Heba E. Helmy

Effectiveness Implementing and Lunching the Target Costing System	197-204
Ali Khozein and Ramezan Ali Royaee

Short Selling and the Day of the Week Effect for Istanbul Stock Exchange	205-216
Mine Aksoy and Ikram Dastan

Veblen's Theory of Unemployment and Public Policies	217-226
Adil H. Mouhammed