There are numerous empirical studies on the impact of speculation on commodity futures
markets. The papers strongly differ in terms of the focus variable (eg price, volatility, spill-over …

Many people have a strong preference to own the house or apartment they are living in.
Among other factors, homeownership is expected to affect the subjective well-being of …

This paper takes an innovative look at the relationship between commodity futures prices
and speculation. Contrary to other studies, we analyze the effect of speculation on temporary …

Management jobs are typically associated with a higher level of responsibility, more
interesting work, a higher pay check and more social prestige, but also to a larger commitment, …

Organisational creativity has become increasingly important for organisations operating in a
world where change is the only apparent constant. Critical factors relevant for fostering …

Granger causality (GC) tests are widely used to empirically address the dynamic relationship
between speculative activities and pricing on commodity markets. However, the sheer …

This paper takes an innovative look at the relationship between the pricing of commodity
futures contracts and its relation to storage and speculation. Fifteen commodities are analyzed …

The availability of uncommitted funds is used as a measure of the financial quality of pension
funds. Panel logit models with data from the Swiss Pension Fund Statistics are estimated to …

We analyze the change in income on retirement on a person-by-person basis using Swiss
household panel data, and the financial satisfaction associated with that change. Our results …

Granger causality (GC) tests are widely used when it comes to empirically address the dynamic
relationship between speculative activities and pricing on commodity markets. However, …