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We conducted the portfolio optimization on the selected benchmarks for nine asset classes with a time range starting from January 2007 to December 2016 in Canadian Currency, to prove whether the mean…

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the determinants of US bank profitability between 2002 and 2015. Specifically, we divide banks into three size groups, and focus on the impact of public…

The objective of this paper is to analyse the relation between a company’sleverage and its performance during the financial crisis of 2007-­2009. A hypothesisis proposed that leverage would…

Corporate capital structure is examined in this paper with a panel of 960 observations from 60 Canadian companies in a period from 2001 to 2016. The OLS regression analysis was applied to show the…

In this research paper, a pricing method on derivatives, here taking European options on Dow Jones index as an example, is put forth with higher level of precision. This method is able to price…

I use a comprehensive data set of hedge funds to investigate alpha, performance persistence andcapital formation in the hedge fund industry from 1989 to 2014. First part of this paper…

Essay one: This extended essay draws on theories mainly from John Dewey and Paulo Friere to show how their philosophies are valuable to education, and in particular media education. The prominence…

This project focuses on developing a tool which can perform registration between subcortical surfaces. Current MATLAB-based ‘Spherical Demons’ algorithm, although very useful for most cases, fails to…

Diebold and Yimlaz, in their paper, published in 2009 and titled Measuring Financial Asset Return and Volatility Spillovers, with Application to Global Equity Markets, provided a simple and intuitive…

Collaborative archaeology is a growing field within the discipline, albeit one that is rarely analyzed. Although collaborative approaches are varied and diverse, we argue that they can all share a…

Geographic isolation hinders many First Nation communities’ ability to provide their students with access to K-12 educational services. Online distance education is a delivery model used in various…

This research paper focuses on two different interest rate risk measures used by credit unions in Canada, described by regulatory standards as complementary and indispensable. These two measures…

Public support of archaeology is required to have effective heritage legislation and the prevention of site vandalism and looting. One of the best ways for the public to understand the importance of…

The objective of this research was to evaluate the decision-making process employed to review major pipeline projects. An evaluative framework for evaluating the decision-making process was developed…

This research focuses on how economic and transportation infrastructure changes impact industrial land uses from 1945 to 2014 in the Brunette Creek industrial area of New Westminster, British…

In 2015, McGill University Library undertook a project to investigate, propose, and pilot test a method for evaluating the quality and outcomes of reference consultations. The goal of the project was…

In this article, we investigate the association between analysts’ earnings forecast errors and analyst characteristics. These characteristics include working experience, company experience, brokerage…

This paper attempts to address the question whether the signaling properties of credit spreads in Canada are useful for predicting future economic activity. This It extents Gilchrist, et al. (2009)…

Nuisance parameters increase in number with additional data collected. In dynamic models, this typically results in more parameters than observations making direct estimation intractable. The Laplace…

“Reveries of a Solitary Biker” is a two-part response to Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s Reveries of the Solitary Walker, in the form of poems printed on a deck of cards and set to music, with an…