to review the following journal article:
Koutmos, D., Bozos, K., Dionysiou, D. and Lambertides, N., 2018. The timing of new corporate debt issues and the risk-return tradeoff. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 50(4), pp.943-978.
The assignment is a critical review of the above research paper and should include the following:
− Focus of paper
− Data issues
− Empirical approach
− Main findings
More specifically, the critical review should cover the key issues in the paper: It should place the paper in its context and state clearly what it is about, and discuss the motivations, objectives and hypotheses set out by the authors, in addition to discussing the data and methodology employed to test these hypotheses. The review should also assess the efficacy of the methods employed, and indicate whether the paper succeeds in its objectives and whether it was able to come to satisfactory conclusions. In your review you must also place the findings of the paper in the context of existing literature and assess whether it has added to our knowledge/understanding in the research area, and if so, was it a useful addition. Overall, you should state whether you feel the paper constituted good research by pointing out any strengths and weaknesses.
No more than 15 pages, including charts, figures, etc. should be submitted. Include all such tables and charts in the main body of your review. All submissions MUST be typed in MS Word using Calibri 11 point font and double line spacing. Page margins should be set to ‘normal’ on MS Word (2.54cm for A4 paper). All pages should be numbered consecutively. Should you require a word limit: the restrictions will impart a max word count of circa 3000 words.
A full reference list should be submitted at the end of the report following the Harvard Referencing System This reference list is not included in the page limit for the assignment. Penalties will be applied at the discretion of the class lecturer to anyone that fails to follow these guidelines.
