September 2014

The market impact of mergers and acquisitions on acquiring firms in the U.S.

Previous studies have examined acquiring firms undergoing mergers and acquisitions along with the impact that these events have on firm security prices.  These studies have had mixed results. Some indicate negative impact on stock prices while others conclude that there is a positive effect. This study extends these previous studies by increasing both the number of firms sampled and the years evaluated. The first...

Author(s): Ronald Stunda

September 2014

Do the changes in tax incentives encourage direct investment in China by Taiwanese enterprises?

This study examined the association between tax incentives of China’s 2008 Enterprise Income Tax Law (the 2008 tax law) and inflows of foreign direct investments from Taiwanese enterprises (TDI) to China. In addition, this study also investigated the effects of industry and location on TDI. This study showed that reduced tax rate concessions for foreign enterprises and increased tax rate considerably reduced TDI...

Author(s): Wan-Ying Lin and Jui-Chih Wang