Capital Structure and CEO’s Personal Characteristics: Evidence from Jordan

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the CEO’s personal characteristics (overconfidence, age and gender) on the capital structure choices among non-financial Jordanian companies over the period 2008-2013. We...

Twelve Years on from the Adoption of the Emu: An Ex-Post Assessment on the Process of Convergence of Southern and Central-Northern Italy

During the 1990’s a number of essays have explored the possible effects of an European Monetary Union (EMU) in the weakest areas and the South of Italy. In particular, these studies have started a debate on the hypothesi...

Indonesia’s Participation in ASEAN Audit Regulators Group (AARG): Efficiency-driven or Institutional Pressure?

This paper takes institutional theory perspective to discuss the efforts being undertaken by regulators and accounting profession in Indonesia to strengthen its audit quality (AQ). The question being asked is whether Ind...

Portfolio Optimization by Using Birds Flight Algorithm 

Effect of Capital Structure on Corporate Profit. Evidence from Cement Manufacturing Firms in Nigeria