The proper implementation of an appraisal system in an educational institution could enhance the growth and development of its faculty members, which will positively reflect on the whole institution. This study aims at ...

The distribution patterns of toxic sources in Louisiana reveal that some communities may be disproportionately exposed to potential environmental risks. This dissertation examines whether the location and environmental ...

This dissertation consists of three essays on the effect of excess compensation and corporate governance changes on the firm’s performance. The first paper utilizes a cost minimization stochastic frontier approach to ...

The term dray dates back to the 14th century when it was used commonly to describe a type of very sturdy sideless cart . In the 1700s the word drayage came into use meaning “to transport by a sideless cart”. Today, drayage ...

This paper examines the impact of director co-option on the relationship between board structures and monitoring efficiency. We show that co-opted independent directors deflate the turnover-performance sensitivity, amplify ...

This study is an analysis of the debt neutrality proposition. This hypothesis, also called Ricardian Equivalence, was first introduced by Barro (1974). Under the Ricardian Equivalence, given the path of government spending, ...

Why do managers in emerging markets conduct some activities in the informal economy and others in the formal economy when they have a choice? Using institutional economic theory, previous research shows that, at the country ...

The debate regarding the asymmetric effects associated with oil and monetary shocks on the economy has revived interest in analyzing the channels of transmission that generate asymmetries in the response of economic activity ...

Rapid industry expansion has elevated research on tourism demand to an important area of inquiry. This work examines the topic through four interconnected studies. It starts by reviewing statistical methods previously used ...