Armen Hovakimian

Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business

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1.

Volatility Spreads and Expected Stock Returns

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Volatility Spreads and Expected Stock Returns

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 12 Nov 2007
Turan G. Bali and Armen Hovakimian
Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business and Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
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expected returns, implied volatility, realized volatility, volatility spread

Volatility Spreads and Expected Stock Returns

Management Science, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 04 Aug 2009
Turan G. Bali and Armen Hovakimian
Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business and Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
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realized volatility, implied volatility, volatility risk, jump risk, stock returns

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Determinants of Target Capital Structure: The Case of Dual Debt and Equity Issues

AFA 2003 Washington, DC Meetings
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Mar 2002
Armen Hovakimian, Gayané Hovakimian and Hassan Tehranian
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business and Boston College - Department of Finance
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Target leverage, target capital structure, debt issues, equity issues

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Cash Flow Sensitivity of Investment

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 22 Mar 2005
Armen Hovakimian and Gayané Hovakimian
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business
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Investment cash flow sensitivity, financial constraints, investment, managerial overconfidence

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Contrarian Investment, New Share Issues and Repurchases

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 15 Oct 2006 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2012
Turan G. Bali, K. Ozgur Demirtas and Armen Hovakimian
Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business, Sabanci University Graduate School of Management and Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
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Share issues, share repurchases, contrarian investment, expected stock returns, value-to-market ratios

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Credit Rating Targets

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 03 Mar 2008 Last Revised: 20 Jun 2009
Armen Hovakimian, Ayla Kayhan and Sheridan Titman
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance
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credit rating, leverage, capital structure, target capital structure, tradeoff theory

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Are Observed Capital Structures Determined by Equity Market Timing?

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 15 Jul 2003
Armen Hovakimian
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
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equity market timing, equity issues, capital structure, leverage

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The Role of Target Leverage in Security Issues and Repurchases

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 20 Mar 2001
Armen Hovakimian
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
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leverage, target leverage, capital structure, equity issues, equity repurchases, debt issues, debt reductions

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Corporate Financing Activities and Contrarian Investment

Review of Finance, Vol. 14, No. 3, pp. 543-584, 2010, Georgetown McDonough School of Business Research Paper
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 18 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2013
Turan G. Bali, K. Ozgur Demirtas and Armen Hovakimian
Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business, Sabanci University Graduate School of Management and Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business
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Do Firms Have Unique Target Debt Ratios to Which They Adjust?

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Do Firms Have Unique Target Debt Ratios to Which They Adjust?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 29 May 2008 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Guangzhong Li
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Sun Yat-Sen Business School, Sun Yat-Sen University
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target capital structure, target leverage, target adjustment, partial adjustment, speed of adjustment

Is the Partial Adjustment Model a Useful Tool for Capital Structure Research?

Review of Finance, Forthcoming
Posted: 21 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 27 Jul 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Guangzhong Li
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Sun Yat-Sen Business School, Sun Yat-Sen University

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target capital structure, target leverage, target adjustment, partial adjustment, speed of adjustment

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Conflicts of Interest and Analyst Behavior: Evidence from Recent Changes in Regulation

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Conflicts of Interest and Analyst Behavior: Evidence from Recent Changes in Regulation

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 May 2008 Last Revised: 22 Apr 2009
Armen Hovakimian, Ekkachai Saenyasiri and Ekkachai Saenyasiri
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Providence CollegeHong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Finance
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Analyst forecasts, Bias, Optimism, Regulations, Conflicts of interest, Regulation FD, Global Settlement

Conflicts of Interest and Analyst Behavior: Evidence from Recent Changes in Regulation

Financial Analysts Journal, Vol. 66, No. 4, pp. 96-107, 2010
Posted: 11 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2010
Armen Hovakimian, Ekkachai Saenyasiri and Ekkachai Saenyasiri
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Providence CollegeHong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Finance

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Standards, Ethics, and Regulation (SER,: Applicable Laws and Regulations, Governmental Institutions, Rules, and Regulations, Rules and Procedures Regarding Corporate Transactions and Insider Trading

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Tracking Variation in Systemic Risk at US Banks During 1974-2013

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Tracking Variation in Systemic Risk at US Banks During 1974-2013

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2015
Armen Hovakimian, Edward J. Kane and Luc Laeven
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Boston College - Department of Finance and European Central Bank (ECB)
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systemic risk, safety net, financial institutions, financial crises, bailout costs

Tracking Variation in Systemic Risk at US Banks During 1974-2013

Paolo Baffi Centre Research Paper No. 2012-116
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 23 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 12 Aug 2015
Armen Hovakimian, Edward J. Kane and Luc Laeven
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Boston College - Department of Finance and European Central Bank (ECB)
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taxpayer put, systemic risk, too big too fail, bailout costs

Tracking Variation in Systemic Risk at Us Banks During 1974-2013

NBER Working Paper No. w18043
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 04 May 2012 Last Revised: 21 Apr 2023
Armen Hovakimian, Edward J. Kane and Luc Laeven
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Boston College - Department of Finance and European Central Bank (ECB)
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In Search of Conclusive Evidence: How to Test for Adjustment to Target Capital Structure

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In Search of Conclusive Evidence: How to Test for Adjustment to Target Capital Structure

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 21 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Guangzhong Li
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Sun Yat-Sen Business School, Sun Yat-Sen University
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capital structure, target debt ratio, target leverage, target adjustment, partial adjustment

In Search of Conclusive Evidence: How to Test for Adjustment to Target Capital Structure

Journal of Corporate Finance, Forthcoming
Posted: 21 Jul 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Guangzhong Li
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Sun Yat-Sen Business School, Sun Yat-Sen University

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capital structure, target leverage, adjustment to target

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Peer Pressure: Industry Group Impacts on Stock Valuation Precision and Contrarian Strategy Performance

Journal of Portfolio Management, Vol. 32, No. 3, pp. 80-92, 2006
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 18 Jul 2009 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2012
Turan G. Bali, K. Ozgur Demirtas, Armen Hovakimian and John J. Merrick Jr.
Georgetown University - McDonough School of Business, Sabanci University Graduate School of Management, Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Raymond A. Mason School of Business - William & Mary
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How Country and Safety-Net Characteristics Affect Bank Risk-Shifting

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How Country and Safety-Net Characteristics Affect Bank Risk-Shifting

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Feb 2002
Armen Hovakimian, Edward J. Kane and Luc Laeven
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Boston College - Department of Finance and European Central Bank (ECB)
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deposit insurance, risk shifting

How Country and Safety-Net Characteristics Affect Bank Risk-Shifting

NBER Working Paper No. w9322
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 16 Nov 2002 Last Revised: 23 Dec 2022
Edward J. Kane, Armen Hovakimian and Luc Laeven
Boston College - Department of Finance, Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and European Central Bank (ECB)
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Corporate Financing of Maturing Long-Term Debt

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 27 May 2008 Last Revised: 30 Apr 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Milos Vulanovic
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and EDHEC Business School
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capital structure, pecking order theory, corporate financing, debt financing, maturing debt

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Are Corporate Default Probabilities Consistent with the Static Tradeoff Theory?

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Are Corporate Default Probabilities Consistent with the Static Tradeoff Theory?

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 22 Jul 2011
Armen Hovakimian, Ayla Kayhan and Sheridan Titman
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance
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capital structure, tradeoff theory, default probability

Are Corporate Default Probabilities Consistent with the Static Tradeoff Theory?

NBER Working Paper No. w17290
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 12 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 31 Mar 2023
Armen Hovakimian, Ayla Kayhan and Sheridan Titman
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance
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Are Corporate Default Probabilities Consistent with the Static Tradeoff Theory?

Review of Financial Studies, Forthcoming
Posted: 23 Jul 2011
Armen Hovakimian, Ayla Kayhan and Sheridan Titman
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance

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capital structure, tradeoff theory, default probability

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Merger-Motivated IPOs

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Merger-Motivated IPOs

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 15 Jun 2008 Last Revised: 19 Sep 2009
Armen Hovakimian and Irena Hutton
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Florida State University - College of Business
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IPO, merger, market timing, market feedback

Merger-Motivated IPOs

Financial Management, Forthcoming
Posted: 23 Jul 2010 Last Revised: 28 Jul 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Irena Hutton
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Florida State University - College of Business

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IPO, Merger, Acquisition, Market Feedback

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Anchoring on Historical High Prices and Seasoned Equity Offerings

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Anchoring on Historical High Prices and Seasoned Equity Offerings

Number of pages: 51 Posted: 27 Mar 2016 Last Revised: 20 Aug 2019
Armen Hovakimian and Huajing Hu
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Adelphi University
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SEO, equity issue, reference point

Anchoring on Historical High Prices and Seasoned Equity Offerings

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis, Forthcoming
Posted: 22 Aug 2019
Armen Hovakimian and Huajing Hu
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Adelphi University

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SEO, equity issue, equity market timing, anchoring, reference point

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Shareholder Investment Horizons and Payout Policy

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 19 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Guangzhong Li
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Sun Yat-Sen Business School, Sun Yat-Sen University
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Institutional investors, Investment horizons, Payout policy

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Risk Perceptions and Corporate Financing Behavior

Number of pages: 66 Posted: 22 Aug 2022 Last Revised: 12 Jul 2023
Youngmin Choi, Armen Hovakimian and Joonsung Won
City University of New York, Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business - Department of Economics and Finance, Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and City University of New York, Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business - Department of Economics and Finance
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Risk perception, Corporate financing, Capital structure, Leverage, Catering

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Market Feedback and Equity Issuance: Evidence from Repeat Equity Issues

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Market Feedback and Equity Issuance: Evidence from Repeat Equity Issues

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 08 Aug 2006 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Irena Hutton
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Florida State University - College of Business
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seasoned equity offering, equity issue, market timing, market feedback

Market Feedback and Equity Issuance: Evidence from Repeat Equity Issues

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (JFQA), Vol. 45, No. 3, 2010
Posted: 03 Aug 2010
Armen Hovakimian and Irena Hutton
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Florida State University - College of Business

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seasoned equity offering, equity issue, market timing, market feedback

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Corporate Leverage and the Dynamics of Its Components

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Corporate Leverage and the Dynamics of Its Components

Baruch College Zicklin School of Business Research Paper No. 2019-05-02
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 08 May 2019 Last Revised: 24 May 2019
Armen Hovakimian and Gayané Hovakimian
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business
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corporate financing, capital structure, leverage, target leverage, persistence

Corporate Leverage and the Dynamics of its Components

Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis (Forthcoming)
Posted: 06 Nov 2019
Armen Hovakimian and Gayané Hovakimian
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Fordham University, Gabelli School of Business

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corporate financing, capital structure, leverage, target leverage, persistence

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Role of Financial Reporting and Auditing in Disciplining CEOs: Evidence from Goodwill Impairments

Baruch College Zicklin School of Business Research Paper No. 2019-06-03
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 18 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2019
Al (Aloke) Ghosh, Armen Hovakimian and Huajing Hu
UNC Charlotte, Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Adelphi University
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ceo turnover, acquisitions, goodwill impairment

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Tracking Variation in Systemic Risk at Us Banks During 1974-2013

Institute for New Economic Thinking Working Paper Series No. 16
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 12 Aug 2015
Armen Hovakimian, Edward J. Kane and Luc Laeven
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Boston College - Department of Finance and European Central Bank (ECB)
Downloads 141 (392,414)
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systemic risk; macroprudential regulation; deposit insurance; financial crisis

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Institutional Shareholders and SEO Market Timing

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 15 Sep 2015
Armen Hovakimian and Huajing Hu
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Adelphi University
Downloads 138 (399,050)
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SEO, equity issue, market timing, institutional ownership

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Corporate Deleveraging: The Impact of Debt Maturity Structure and Callable Debt

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 18 Oct 2022
Armen Hovakimian and Xiaoyu (Ross) Zhu
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Sun Yat-sen University (SYSU) - Lingnan (University) College
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deleveraging, capital structure, debt maturity structure, callable bonds, leverage adjustment

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Risk-Shifting by Federally Insured Commercial Banks

NBER Working Paper No. w5711
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 24 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2022
Armen Hovakimian and Edward J. Kane
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Boston College - Department of Finance
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U.S. Analyst Regulation and the Earnings Forecast Bias Around the World

European Financial Management, Forthcoming
Posted: 19 May 2012
Armen Hovakimian, Ekkachai Saenyasiri and Ekkachai Saenyasiri
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business and Providence CollegeHong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST) - Department of Finance

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analyst regulation, investor protection, cross-country spillover, analyst forecast bias, analyst conflicts of interest

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How Do Managers Target Their Credit Ratings? A Study of Credit Ratings and Managerial Discretion

Posted: 30 Apr 2009
Armen Hovakimian, Ayla Kayhan and Sheridan Titman
Baruch College - Zicklin School of Business, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and University of Texas at Austin - Department of Finance

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credit rating, capital structure, target capital structure, tradeoff theory, managerial discretion, governance