This paper investigates empirically the relationship between credit spreads and credit
default swap spreads, and how these spreads react to changes in credit ratings. Our findings …

Although scores of colleges and universities are being hit hard by the economic crisis,
historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are considerably more vulnerable to these …

We examine the role of underwriter reputation in the tax-exempt municipal bond market. Using
a large sample of 10,239 tax-exempt municipal bonds, we show that generally, reputation …

This study analyzes data from the 1992 Survey of Consumer Finances and finds significant
differences in asset and liability combinations between Black and White households. In …

Significantly more and more issuers of municipal bonds use the services of financial advisors
during the bond issuance process. We investigate the benefits to issuers and market …

… Daniels has worked extensively in the areas of teaching and learning. She holds a BA in …
Daniels is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: kishadaniels@icloud.com …

IN RECENT YEARS, there has been a substantial change in the arrangements by which
households can manage their transactions balances. The removal of Regulation Q and the …

We study the influence of the evolution in intrastate and interstate deregulations on the total
factor productivity growth of US commercial banking during 1971-95. We consider statewide …

This paper will share the research on the use of social media (specifically Facebook) in an
effort to promote critical thinking and reflection. It purports that although often overlooked as a …

The trend of distance learning education has increased year by year because of the rapid
advancement of information and communication technologies. Distance learning system can …