Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
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Fall 2009
There are two opposing views on the role of regulation of financial markets examined in the academic literature. There is a large body of evidence that suggests that the efficiency of capital markets in North America is in large part due to investors’ confidence in the regulatory system. However,...
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Spring 2013
This thesis presents three essays on earnings management of firms with a string of consecutive earnings increases for at least five years (labelled an earnings string). In Chapter II, I examine the accrual management practice of firms with an earning string (labelled ES firms) along the string,...
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Fall 2010
This thesis presents three essays on credit ratings of regulated utilities, dividend signaling, and asymmetric information and security issuances and repurchases. Chapter 2 investigates the practices of credit rating agencies by using the regulated utility industry as a natural testing ground. ...
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Fall 2014
This thesis contains three separate essays on headquarters relocations, insider trading informativeness and CEO education. We (1) study the headquarters relocation event and understand who benefits from the relocation decisions; (2) investigate the role of firm opacity in determining insider...
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Fall 2015
Motor vehicle emissions constitute a major source of local air pollution in the United States. The U.S. government stipulated motor fuel content regulations and required that cleaner fuels be adopted, instead of conventional gasoline, in certain pollution non-attainment areas. To determine the...
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Three Essays in Financial Economics: the Interactions of Stocks and Fixed Income Securities
DownloadFall 2017
This dissertation consists of three essays in the field of financial economics, which examine the interactions of stocks and fixed income securities, at the individual bond level and aggregate market level. The first chapter provides a general introduction for the whole thesis. The second...
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Fall 2016
This thesis contains three chapters on financial intermediation. Chapter 1 considers whether the rating gap between “all-in” and “stand-alone” ratings for a bank can serve as a good measure of systemic risk, which is defined as the risk that a distressed bank may bring to the banking system. The...
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Fall 2022
This dissertation consists of three essays in the field of monetary and financial economics. Specifically, we use high-frequency financial data to study monetary policies with a focus on the information effect, namely, that some of the interest rate movements around central bank announcements are...