User profiles for Alex Petkevich
Alex PetkevichAssociate Professor of Finance, University of Denver Verified email at du.edu Cited by 325 |
Idiosyncratic volatility, institutional ownership, and investment horizon
DC Chichernea, A Petkevich… - European Financial …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper reevaluates the cross‐sectional effect of institutional ownership on idiosyncratic
volatility by conditioning on institutions' investment horizon. Prior literature establishes a …
volatility by conditioning on institutions' investment horizon. Prior literature establishes a …
Does return dispersion explain the accrual and investment anomalies?
Recent research shows that high return dispersion (RD) is associated with economic conditions
characterized by high discount rates, which are not conducive to growth and investment. …
characterized by high discount rates, which are not conducive to growth and investment. …
Political corruption and auditor behavior: Evidence from US firms
This paper investigates the impact of political corruption on auditor behavior in the United
States. We find that US firms headquartered in more corrupt regions pay higher audit fees, …
States. We find that US firms headquartered in more corrupt regions pay higher audit fees, …
Managerial ability, information quality, and the design and pricing of corporate debt
A Petkevich, A Prevost - Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2018 - Springer
We examine if managerial ability affects the efficiency of the contracting environment with
lenders. We find that higher ability alters the balance of information-sensitive covenants …
lenders. We find that higher ability alters the balance of information-sensitive covenants …
Corporate bond pricing and ownership heterogeneity
K Huang, A Petkevich - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2016 - Elsevier
We examine how heterogeneity in institutional equity ownership affects bondholders. Firms
with larger short-term (long-term) institutional ownership are associated with higher (lower) …
with larger short-term (long-term) institutional ownership are associated with higher (lower) …
[HTML][HTML] Stampidine prevents mortality in an experimental mouse model of viral hemorrhagic fever caused by lassa virus
FM Uckun, AS Petkevich, AO Vassilev… - BMC infectious …, 2004 - Springer
Background The potential use of microorganisms as agents of biological warfare (BW) is a
growing concern. Lassa virus, a member of the Arenavirus class of Hemorrhagic fever (HF) …
growing concern. Lassa virus, a member of the Arenavirus class of Hemorrhagic fever (HF) …
REIT debt pricing and ownership structure
We show that ownership by institutional investors with increased incentives to monitor
decreases the cost of both public and private debt in the REIT industry. Our study focuses on four …
decreases the cost of both public and private debt in the REIT industry. Our study focuses on four …
Options trading imbalance, cash-flow news, and discount-rate news
Using publicly available information on option volume totals, we develop new measures of
directional option-to-stock (O/S) trading volume imbalance. The novel measures are strongly …
directional option-to-stock (O/S) trading volume imbalance. The novel measures are strongly …
Investment horizons and information
K Huang, A Petkevich - Journal of Business Finance & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We examine the relation between institutions' investment horizons on firms' financing and
investment decisions. Firms with larger short‐term institutional ownership use less debt …
investment decisions. Firms with larger short‐term institutional ownership use less debt …
[HTML][HTML] CNS activity of pokeweed anti-viral protein (PAP) in mice infected with lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
…, AO Vassilev, HE Tibbles, AS Petkevich - BMC Infectious …, 2005 - Springer
Background Others and we have previously described the potent in vivo and in vitro activity
of the broad-spectrum antiviral agent PAP (Pokeweed antiviral protein) against a wide range …
of the broad-spectrum antiviral agent PAP (Pokeweed antiviral protein) against a wide range …