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Fall 2010
Real time image guided radiotherapy has been proposed by integrating an in-line 6 MV linear accelerator (linac) to a magnetic resonance (MR) imager in either a parallel or transverse configuration. In either configuration, magnetic interference in the linac is caused by its immersion in the...
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Fall 2009
This thesis presents three separate essays on capital investment and corporate governance. They include: (a) the consequences of acquiring overinvested firms during the post-bubble period in the US economy, (b) the appropriateness of corporate leadership structure in the US, and (c) the...
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Fall 2014
This thesis consists of three archival studies in capital markets. The introductory chapter briefly summarizes the literature, motivation, research methodology, and main findings in each study. Chapter 2 examines the differential trading activities of small traders (i.e., traders initiating small...
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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...