Barry R. Oliver

University of Queensland - Business School

Brisbane, Queensland 4072

Australia

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St Lucia, 4071 Brisbane

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1.

Theory and Evidence on the Relationship between Ownership Structure and Capital Structure

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 30 Oct 1999
Tim Brailsford, Barry R. Oliver and Lay Hwa Sandra Pua
Bond University, University of Queensland - Business School and DHL International
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The Impact of Management Confidence on Capital Structure

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 31 Aug 2005
Barry R. Oliver
University of Queensland - Business School
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Capital structure, leverage, market sentiment, confidence

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Decision Making Under Risk in the 21st Century

FIRN Research Paper
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 02 Jul 2013
Barry R. Oliver
University of Queensland - Business School
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decision making under risk, behavioral finance, genetic mapping

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Does Product Market Competition Influence Annual Report Readability?

Accounting and Business Research (Forthcoming)
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Jan 2023
Dewan Rahman, Muhammad Kabir, Muhammad Jahangir Ali and Barry R. Oliver
University of Queensland - Business School, Asper School of Business, University of Manitoba, La Trobe University, Department of Accounting, Data Analytics, Economics and Finance and University of Queensland - Business School
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Product market competition, Annual report readability, 10-K annual reports, Tariff rates

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The Valuation Discount of Diversified Firms in Australia

ANU School of Finance and Applied Statistics, Working Paper No. 01-04
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Aug 2001
Grant Fleming, Barry R. Oliver and Steven Skourakis
Continuity Capital Partners, University of Queensland - Business School and Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu
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Ownership structure; Diversification

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Decomposing the Effect of Consumer Sentiment News - Evidence from US Stock and Stock Index Futures Markets

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 07 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 10 Feb 2011
Shumi M. Akhtar, Robert W. Faff, Barry R. Oliver and Avanidhar Subrahmanyam
The University of Sydney, Corvinus University Budapest, University of Queensland - Business School and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Finance Area
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Consumer sentiment, behavioural finance, stock market

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The Power of Bad: The Negativity Bias in Consumer Sentiment Announcements on Stock Returns

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 15 Jun 2010
Shumi M. Akhtar, Robert W. Faff, Barry R. Oliver and Avanidhar Subrahmanyam
The University of Sydney, Corvinus University Budapest, University of Queensland - Business School and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - Finance Area
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Investor Sentiment, Stock Market Returns, Market Efficiency

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On the Persistence of Law Firm Performance in Securities Class Action Lawsuits

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On the Persistence of Law Firm Performance in Securities Class Action Lawsuits

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 23 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 07 Nov 2022
Barry R. Oliver, Chuyi Yang and Lei Zhang
University of Queensland - Business School, Nanyang Business School, Nanyang Technological University and City University of Hong Kong (CityU)
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Securities class action lawsuits, Agency problem, Law firm expertise

On the Persistence of Law Firm Performance in Securities Class Action Lawsuits

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 29 Jan 2023
Barry R. Oliver, Chuyi Yang and Lei Zhang
University of Queensland - Business School, Xiamen University and City University of Hong Kong (CityU)
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Securities class action lawsuits, Agency problem, Law firm skill, Corporate governance

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Bank Financing and Credit Rationing of Australian SMEs

Asian Finance Association (AsianFA) 2014 Conference Paper
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 14 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 26 Feb 2014
Scott McCarthy, Barry R. Oliver and Martie‐Louise Verreynne
University of Queensland - Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, University of Queensland - Business School and University of Queensland
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SME, bank finance, credit rationing

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The Effect of Stock Liquidity on Corporate Cash Holdings: The Real Investment Motive

International Review of Finance, Vol. 22, Issue 3, pp. 580-596, 2022
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 14 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2023
Hyun Joong Im, Barry R. Oliver and Heungju Park
The University of Seoul, University of Queensland - Business School and Sungkyunkwan University - SKK Business School
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stock liquidity, cash holdings, investment opportunities, external financing costs

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Nowhere to Hide: Corporate Restructuring Activities Response to Mandatory Segment Disclosure

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 12 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 18 Jul 2022
Trinh Hue Le, Barry R. Oliver and Kelvin Jui Keng Tan
Monash University - Monash Centre for Financial Studies, University of Queensland - Business School and University of Queensland - Business School
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Mergers and acquisitions, mandatory segment disclosure, SFAS 131, corporate restructuring, spinoff

12.

Knowledge of Campaign Finance Regulation and Attitudes towards Politics

27th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2014 Paper
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 31 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2015
Necmi K. Avkiran, Direnç Kanol and Barry R. Oliver
University of Queensland - Business School, Near East University and University of Queensland - Business School
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Campaign finance, Regulation, Perceptions of corruption, Political trust, Trust in politicians

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Firm-Initiated Clawback Provisions and Insider Trading

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 03 Feb 2020 Last Revised: 16 Sep 2022
Trinh Hue Le, Barry R. Oliver and Kelvin Jui Keng Tan
Monash University - Monash Centre for Financial Studies, University of Queensland - Business School and University of Queensland - Business School
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Clawback provisions, Insider trades, Insider trading profitability, Information asymmetry

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Retail Traders and Co-Movement Evidence from Robinhood Trading Activity

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 08 Jun 2023
Robert W. Faff, Afshin Haghighi and Barry R. Oliver
Corvinus University Budapest, affiliation not provided to SSRN and University of Queensland - Business School
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Retail traders, Individual investors, Comovement, liquidity, Commonality in return

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Retail Traders and Market Informational Efficiency: Evidence From Distractive TV Events

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 22 Sep 2022
Afshin Haghighi, Barry R. Oliver and Robert W. Faff
University of Queensland, University of Queensland - Business School and Corvinus University Budapest
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Market informational efficiency, Retail traders, distraction, Non-synchronicity

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The Asymmetric Impact of Consumer Sentiment Announcements on Australian Foreign Exchange Rates

Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 36, No. 3, 2011
Posted: 21 Dec 2011
Shumi M. Akhtar, Robert W. Faff and Barry R. Oliver
The University of Sydney, Corvinus University Budapest and University of Queensland - Business School

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asymmetry, foreign exchange markets, investor sentiment