Innovations in investments and corporate finance [electronic resource] / edited by Mark Hirschey, Kose John, Anil K. Makhija.

Valuation of Internet companies : a survey of the evidence / Pim Jansen, Enrico Perotti -- Capital market efficiency and its implications for the investor : a case of a superior product mismarketed / John F. Gaski -- How different is the long-run performance of mergers in the telecommunications industry? / Stephen P. Ferris, Kwangwoo Park -- Takeover studies : take note of the size and the age of firms in your sample / Vijay Gondhalekar -- Dividend smoothing and the cross-sectional determinants of corporate payout policy / Gurmeet S. Bhabra, Jinho Jeong, John G. Powell -- The usage of convertible and warrant bonds by Japanese firms : risk-shifting or the delayed issuance of equity? / Stephen P. Ferris, Hoje Jo, John M. Pinkerton, Atulya Sarin -- Decisions in financial economics : an experimental study of discount rates / Uri Benzion, Joseph Yagil -- Institutional ownership, information and liquidity / William W. Jennings, Karen Schnatterly, Paul J. Seguin -- Internal cash flows and corporate investment decisions / Raj Aggarwal, Sijing Zong -- Preferences on relative return : a potential explanation for some pricing anomalies / Beni Lauterbach, Haim Reisman.

This volume focuses on recent pricing puzzles in investments. The valuation of Internet companies, effects of firm size in takeover studies, and long-run performance of mergers in the telecommunications industry are all seen as riddles for the Efficient Markets Hypothesis. Explanations may be found in studies of the effects of differences in investor risk/return preferences, information and liquidity. Also featured are studies describing recent innovations in corporate finance, such as an experimental study of discount rates, an analysis of issues related to the estimation of internal cash flows, corporate payout policy, and the use of convertible and warrant bonds by Japanese firms.