Robert D. Brooks

Monash University

Professor

Wellington Road

Clayton, Victoria 3168

Australia

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C/- University of Queensland Business School

St Lucia, 4071 Brisbane

Queensland

Australia

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1.

The National Market Impact of Sovereign Rating Changes

University of Strathclyde, Department of Accounting & Finance Working Paper
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 05 Mar 2002
Robert W. Faff, Robert D. Brooks, Joe Hillier and David Hillier
University of Queensland, Monash University, Glasgow Caledonian University and University of Strathclyde - Department of Accounting and Finance
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Sovereign Rating Changes, Event Study, Country Beta Risk

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The Evolving and Relative Efficiencies of Stock Markets: Empirical Evidence from Rolling Bicorrelation Test Statistics

Number of pages: 59 Posted: 19 Sep 2006
Kian-Ping Lim and Robert D. Brooks
Universiti Malaya and Monash University
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Nonlinearity, Market Efficiency, Bicorrelations, Predictability, Stock Markets

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Cross-Country Determinants of Weak-Form Stock Market Efficiency: A Preliminary Exploratory Study

20th Australasian Finance & Banking Conference 2007 Paper
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 21 Aug 2007
Kian-Ping Lim and Robert D. Brooks
Universiti Malaya and Monash University
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Weak-form Efficiency, Nonlinear Predictability, Information Incorporation, Cross-country Determinants, Stock Markets

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R&D, Agency Costs and Capital Structure: International Evidence

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 09 Dec 2003
Robert D. Brooks and Sinclair Davidson
Monash University and RMIT University
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R&D, Agency Costs, Capital Structure

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Testing the Assertion that Emerging Asian Stock Markets are Becoming More Efficient

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Jun 2006
Kian-Ping Lim, Robert D. Brooks and Melvin Hinich
Universiti Malaya, Monash University and University of Texas at Austin - Applied Research Laboratories
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Predictability, Nonlinearity, Market Efficiency, Bicorrelations, Emerging stock markets

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Is Systematic Downside Beta Risk Really Priced? Evidence in Emerging Market Data

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 30 Aug 2005
Don U. A. Galagedera and Robert D. Brooks
Monash University - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics and Monash University
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Beta, downside risk, emerging markets

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Events that Shook the Market: An Insight from Nonlinear Serial Dependencies in Intraday Returns

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 07 Jul 2006
Kian-Ping Lim, Melvin Hinich and Robert D. Brooks
Universiti Malaya, University of Texas at Austin - Applied Research Laboratories and Monash University
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Nonlinearity, Bicorrelation, Event study, Stock Market, Malaysia

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Why Do Emerging Stock Markets Experience More Persistent Price Deviations from a Random Walk Over Time? A Country-Level Analysis

Number of pages: 64 Posted: 03 Aug 2008
Kian-Ping Lim and Robert D. Brooks
Universiti Malaya and Monash University
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random walk, weak-form market efficiency, degree of market efficiency, determinants of market efficiency, private property rights

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Relationship between Downside Risk and Return: New Evidence Through a Multiscaling Approach

Number of pages: 27 Posted: 19 Apr 2006
Don U. A. Galagedera, Elizabeth Ann Maharaj and Robert D. Brooks
Monash University - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, Monash University and Monash University
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wavelet multiscales, CAPM, downside beta, downside co-skewness

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A Selectivity Corrected Time Varying Beta Estimator

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 23 Feb 2006
Robert D. Brooks, Jonathan Dark, Robert W. Faff and Tim Fry
Monash University, Monash University, University of Queensland and RMIT University - School of Economics, Finance and Marketing
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Time varying betas, GARCH, Censoring, Thin trading, Sample selectivity model

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Are Stock Returns Time Reversible? International Evidence from Frequency Domain Tests

Number of pages: 14 Posted: 24 Dec 2008
Kian-Ping Lim, Robert D. Brooks and Melvin Hinich
Universiti Malaya, Monash University and University of Texas at Austin - Applied Research Laboratories
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Time reversibility, Bispectrum, Trispectrum, Stock returns

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The Market Timing Ability of Australian Superannuation Funds: Nonlinearities and Smooth Transition Models

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 28 Feb 2006
George Woodward and Robert D. Brooks
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and Monash University
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market timing, beta, market phase, smooth transition

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Trading Activity and Realized Volatility: Evidence with Decomposed Trading Volume and Order Imbalance

23rd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2010 Paper
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 25 Aug 2010 Last Revised: 24 Nov 2010
Sze Shih Ting, Don U. A. Galagedera, Sirimon Treepongkaruna and Robert D. Brooks
Monash University, Monash University - Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics, The University of Western Australia and Monash University
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Trading activity, realized volatility, order imbalance

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Stock and Currency Market Linkages: New Evidence from Realized Spillovers in Higher Moments

International Review of Economics & Finance, Vol. 42, 167-185, 2016
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 25 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 05 May 2016
Hung Xuan Do, Robert D. Brooks, Sirimon Treepongkaruna and Eliza Wu
Massey University, Albany campus, Monash University, The University of Western Australia and The University of Sydney - Business School
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fractionally integrated VAR, bootstrap, generalized impulse response, spillovers, higher moments, intraday data

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Identifying Banking Crises Dates

Systemic Risk, Basel III, Financial Stability and Regulation, 2011
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 01 Mar 2011 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2011
Pearpilai Jutasompakorn, Sirimon Treepongkaruna and Robert D. Brooks
Monash University, The University of Western Australia and Monash University
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Banking crisis, crisis dates, Markov switching, three regimes, Banking system stock return

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The Impact of Sovereign Ratings Changes: A Comparison of the Market Model, Quadratic Market Model and Downside Model

21st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2008 Paper
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 05 Aug 2008
Emawtee Bissoondoyal-Bheenick and Robert D. Brooks
Monash University and Monash University
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Sovereign rating changes, Quadratic Model, Downside Model, Higher Order Downside Model.

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Foreign Shareholding and Stock Price Efficiency: Firm-Level Evidence from Malaysia

Number of pages: 55 Posted: 01 Jan 2014
Kian-Ping Lim, Chee Wooi Hooy, Kwok-Boon Chang and Robert D. Brooks
Universiti Malaya, Universiti Sains Malaysia, President College and Monash University
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Foreign investors, informational efficiency, price delay, financial liberalisation, Malaysia

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Do Realised Betas Exhibit Up/Down Market Tendencies?

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 27 Feb 2006
George Woodward and Robert D. Brooks
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs and Monash University
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beta, market phase

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Do Sovereign Re-Ratings Destabilize Equity Markets During Financial Crises?: New Evidence From Higher Return Moments

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Do Sovereign Re-Ratings Destabilize Equity Markets During Financial Crises?: New Evidence From Higher Return Moments

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 07 Dec 2012 Last Revised: 21 May 2015
Robert D. Brooks, Robert W. Faff, Sirimon Treepongkaruna and Eliza Wu
Monash University, University of Queensland, The University of Western Australia and The University of Sydney - Business School
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sovereign ratings, realized volatility, realized skewness, realized kurtosis, stock market impact

Do Sovereign Re‐Ratings Destabilize Equity Markets During Financial Crises? New Evidence from Higher Return Moments

Journal of Business Finance & Accounting, Vol. 42, Issue 5-6, pp. 777-799, 2015
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Jul 2015
Robert D. Brooks, Robert W. Faff, Sirimon Treepongkaruna and Eliza Wu
Monash University, University of Queensland, The University of Western Australia and The University of Sydney - Business School
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sovereign ratings, realized volatility, realized skewness, realized kurtosis, stock market impact

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How does Trading Volume Affect Financial Return Distributions?

International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol. 35, 2014
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 12 Jun 2012 Last Revised: 21 May 2015
Hung Xuan Do, Robert D. Brooks, Sirimon Treepongkaruna and Eliza Wu
Massey University, Albany campus, Monash University, The University of Western Australia and The University of Sydney - Business School
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intraday data, higher moments, information theory, long memory, fractional integrated VAR, generalized impulse response

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Volatility Spillover between the Chinese and Australian Stock Markets

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Dec 2015
Wei Chi, Robert D. Brooks and Emawtee Bissoondoyal-Bheenick
Monash University - Department of Accounting, Monash University and Monash University
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volatility spillover; Granger causality test; realized volatility

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The Effects of Sovereign Rating Drifts on Financial Return Distributions: Evidence from the European Union

International Review of Financial Analysis, Vol. 34, 5-20, 2014, 25th Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2012
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 28 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 05 May 2016
Hung Xuan Do, Robert D. Brooks, Sirimon Treepongkaruna and Eliza Wu
Massey University, Albany campus, Monash University, The University of Western Australia and The University of Sydney - Business School
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Intraday data, higher moments, Markov regime switching, long memory, sovereign credit rating, credit rating agency

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Generalized Impulse Response Analysis in a Fractionally Integrated Vector Autoregressive Model

Economics Letters, Vol 118, Issue 3, March 2013, 462-465
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 23 Sep 2011 Last Revised: 04 May 2016
Hung Xuan Do, Robert D. Brooks and Sirimon Treepongkaruna
Massey University, Albany campus, Monash University and The University of Western Australia
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generalized impulse response, fractionally integrated VAR model, long memory

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Volatility Spillover between the US, Chinese and Australian Stock Markets

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Volatility Spillover between the US, Chinese and Australian Stock Markets

Australian Journal of Management, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 20 Jul 2017
Emawtee Bissoondoyal-Bheenick, Robert D. Brooks, Wei Chi and Hung Xuan Do
Monash University, Monash University, Monash University - Department of Accounting and Massey University, Albany campus
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Volatility Spillover; Granger Causality Test; Realized Volatility, Bi-Power Variation

Volatility Spillover between the US, Chinese and Australian Stock Markets

Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 43, No. 2, 2018
Posted: 27 Apr 2018
Emawtee Bissoondoyal-Bheenick, Robert D. Brooks, Wei Chi and Hung Xuan Do
Monash University, Monash University, Tsinghua University and Massey University, Albany campus

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employee strategic alignment, financial performance, organizational capabilities, strategic planning process

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Risk Analysis of Pension Fund Investment Choices

31st Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2018
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 23 May 2019
Emawtee Bissoondoyal-Bheenick, Robert D. Brooks and Hung Xuan Do
Monash University, Monash University and Massey University, Albany campus
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Risk, Fama French Five factor model, Australian Superfunds, Investment options, varying coefficient panel data

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Dynamic Spillover between Commodities and Commodity Currencies During United States Q.E.

Energy Economics, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 20 Jul 2017
Pick Schen Yip, Robert D. Brooks and Hung Xuan Do
Tunku Abdul Rahman University (UTAR), Monash University and Massey University, Albany campus
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Quantitative Easing, Commodity Markets, Commodity Currencies, Static and Dynamic Spillovers, FIVAR

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Asymmetric Relationship Between Order Imbalance and Realized Volatility: Evidence from the Australian Market

International Review of Economics & Finance, Vol. 62, 2019
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 02 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 25 May 2019
Emawtee Bissoondoyal-Bheenick, Robert D. Brooks and Hung Xuan Do
Monash University, Monash University and Massey University, Albany campus
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Order Imbalance, Realized Volatility, Realized Semivariances, Buyer- Versus Seller-Initiated Trades, ASX50

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Inflated Ordered Outcomes

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Inflated Ordered Outcomes

CRAE Research Paper No. 06062012
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 12 Jan 2014
Robert D. Brooks, Mark N. Harris and Christopher Spencer
Monash University, Curtin University and Loughborough University
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Panel Inflated Ordered Probit, random effects, inflated outcomes, voting, Monetary Policy Committee

Inflated Ordered Outcomes

Economics Letters, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 11 Posted: 01 Jun 2013
Robert D. Brooks, Mark N. Harris and Christopher Spencer
Monash University, Curtin University and University of Surrey
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Panel Inflated Ordered Probit, random effects, inflated outcomes, voting, Monetary Policy Committee

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The Evolution of Stock Market Efficiency Over Time: A Survey of the Empirical Literature

Journal of Economic Surveys, Vol. 25, Issue 1, pp. 69-108, 2011
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 24 Jan 2011
Kian-Ping Lim and Robert D. Brooks
Universiti Malaya and Monash University
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Adaptive markets hypothesis (AMH), Efficient markets hypothesis (EMH), Evolving return predictability, Stock markets, Weak-form EMH

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Deal or No Deal, that is the Question: The Impact of Increasing Stakes and Framing Effects on Decision-Making Under Risk

International Review of Finance, Vol. 9, Nos. 1-2, pp. 27-50, March/June 2009
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 08 Jun 2009
Robert D. Brooks, Robert W. Faff, Daniel Mulino and Richard Scheelings
Monash University, University of Queensland, Monash Business School and Victorian Bar
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The Impact of HR Political Skill in the HRM and Organizational Performance Relationship

Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2016
Posted: 29 Jan 2016
Cathy Sheehan, Helen De Cieri, Brian Cooper and Robert D. Brooks
Independent, Independent, Monash University - Department of Management and Monash University

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high involvement work practices, political skill, strategic HRM

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Concurrent Momentum and Contrarian Strategies in the Australian Stock Market

Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 41, No. 1, 2016
Posted: 29 Jan 2016
Minh Phuong Doan, Vitali Alexeev and Robert D. Brooks
Deakin University - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Tasmania and Monash University

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model-based bootstrap, momentum and contrarian strategies, technical analysis

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Do TV Viewers Value Uncertainty of Outcome? Evidence from the Australian Football League

Economic Record, Vol. 91, Issue 295, pp. 523-535, 2015
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 09 Dec 2015
Trung Minh Dang, Ross Booth, Robert D. Brooks and Adi Schnytzer
Monash University - Department of Economics, Monash University - Department of Economics, Monash University and Bar-Ilan University - Department of Economics
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Do Trading Hours Affect Volatility Links in the Foreign Exchange Market?

Australian Journal of Management, Vol. 37, No. 1, 2012
Posted: 05 May 2012
Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Robert D. Brooks and Stephen Gray
The University of Western Australia, Monash University and University of Queensland - Business School

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common information, foreign exchange market, stochastic volatility, trading hours, volatility spillover

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Asset Market Linkages: Evidence from Financial, Commodity and Real Estate Assets

Journal of Banking and Finance, Forthcoming
Posted: 06 Jan 2011
Kam Fong Chan, Sirimon Treepongkaruna, Robert D. Brooks and Stephen Gray
The University of Western Australia, The University of Western Australia, Monash University and University of Queensland - Business School

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Markov switching, Asset linkages, Flight to quality, Flight from quality, Contagion

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Variations in Sovereign Credit Quality Assessments across Rating Agencies

Posted: 02 Feb 2009
Paula Hill, Robert D. Brooks and Robert W. Faff
University of Bristol, Monash University and University of Queensland

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Credit rating, rating transition, prediction, information content, sovereign

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A Test of CAPM on the Karachi Stock Exchange

International Journal of Business, Vol. 12, No. 4, 2007
Posted: 07 Jun 2008
Javed Iqbal and Robert D. Brooks
Department of Statistics, Karachi University and Monash University

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CAPM, Thin trading, Emerging markets, Pakistan

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The Pricing of Property Trust Ipos in Australia

Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 32, No. 2, 2006
Posted: 09 Sep 2005
William Dimovski and Robert D. Brooks
Deakin University - School of Accounting, Economics and Finance and Monash University

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initial public offerings (IPOs), Property trusts, REITs, REIT pricing