Browsing JSSISI: 2001 to 2002, Vol. XXXI, 155th Session by Title

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    • A promising timing strategy in equity markets 

      LUCEY, BRIAN MICHAEL; Whelan, Shane F. (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2002)
      In a working paper, Jacobsen and Bouman (2001) claim that that the old stock market saying of ?sell in May and go away but buy back by St. Leger Day? produces statistically significant profit when tested on a large ...

    • Schooling returns, schooling decisions and educational finance 

      Harmon, Colm (Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland, 2002)
      Given the presence of significant returns to education, it would seem logical to query why individuals choose to leave school early. This paper examines the evidence on this issue, dealing with both methodological and ...