H. Kim

This dissertation investigates the causes of the Asian crisis and improves implementation in predicting actual currency crises. Chapter I presents an overview of the inception and development of the Asian crisis with a focus on the movements of the macroeconomic variables and th…

This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay investigates financial characteristics of bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the U.S. banking industry, employing the most recent data available for U.S. banks. It is interesting, but not surprising, to find several…

This thesis investigated the role of culture in advertising messages among ethnic television commercials in the Los Angeles A.D.I. (Area of Dominant Influence). Furthermore, the thesis tried to develop a prediction model of television advertising informativeness. A total of 1,46…