2019

Governance under the Gun: Spillover Effects of Hedge Fund Activism (Editor’s choice)

Nickolay Gantchev, Oleg R Gredil, Chotibhak Jotikasthira
Review of Finance, Volume 23, Issue 6, October 2019, Pages 1031–1068, https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfy035

The lead article in Volume 23, Issue 6 of the Review of Finance is Governance under the Gun: Spillover Effects of Hedge Fund Activism by Nickolay Gantchev, Oleg R Gredil, Chotibhak Jotikasthira.… Read more...

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The Rewiew of Finance is delighted to announce the appointment of Marcin Kacperczyk as Editor for a three-year term starting in January 2020. He replaces Jules van Binsbergen whose term ends in December 2019. Jules has made superb contributions to the RF, not only in handling papers but also providing insights into broader journal strategy, and will continue in a new role of Advisory Editor after he steps down.… Read more...

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Monetary Policy Spillovers and Currency Networks in Cross-Border Bank Lending: Lessons from the 2013 Fed Taper Tantrum

Stefan Avdjiev, El?d Takáts
Review of Finance, Volume 23, Issue 5, September 2019, Pages 993–1029, https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfy030

We demonstrate that currency networks in cross-border bank lending have a significant impact on the size, distribution and direction of international monetary policy spillovers.… Read more...

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Social Norms and Household Savings Rates in China

Yvonne Jie Chen, Zhiwu Chen, Shijun He
Review of Finance, Volume 23, Issue 5, September 2019, Pages 961–991, https://doi.org/10.1093/rof/rfy029

Can social norms affect households’ savings behaviors? Research findings in Social Norms and Household Savings Rates in China suggest that the filial piety social norms, which argue that children have unconditional obligations to their elderly parents, make households save less.… Read more...

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The Managing Editor’s Report for 2018/9 is available here. Some highlights include:

  • Our acceptance rate for regular submissions has fallen to 4.1% (from 5.3% in 2017-8 and 6.3% in 2018-9), consistent with our policy of applying top-three standards. Our fast-track acceptance rate is 2%
    • As a result, our backlog continues to fall substantially, reducing the time between acceptance and in-print publication.
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