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Thomas Smythe

Florida Gulf Coast University
Verified email at fgcu.edu
Cited by 736

The “CalPERS effect” revisited

PC English II, TI Smythe, CR McNeil - Journal of Corporate Finance, 2004 - Elsevier
Institutional investors have become more active in corporate governance with the relaxation
of Depression Era securities laws. The California Public Employees Retirement System (…

Effects of market segmentation and bank concentration on mutual fund expenses and returns: evidence from Finland

TP Korkeamaki, TI Smythe Jr - European Financial …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
A tremendous amount of research examines US mutual funds, but fund markets also thrive
in other countries. However, research about these fast growing markets is lacking. This study …

Gains to mutual fund sponsors offering multiple share class funds

VP Lesseig, DM Long, TI Smythe - Journal of Financial …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
Although the number of mutual funds grew during the 1990s, much of the growth is attributable
to the introduction of multiple share class (MS) funds. Proponents argue that the MS …

[DOC][DOC] Financial advisors and mutual fund selection

MA Jones, VP Lesseig, TI Smythe - Journal of Financial …, 2005 - simonemariotti.com
Previous research has found that individual investors rely heavily on mutual fund advertising
and on raw returns when making fund purchase decisions. To date, however, little empirical …

The information content of mutual fund print advertising

MA Jones, T Smythe - Journal of Consumer Affairs, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
The mutual fund industry has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. During this
time period mutual funds have become somewhat of a commodity with many funds using …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of harmful cyanobacteria in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Clear Lake, California by DNA barcoding

T Kurobe, DV Baxa, CE Mioni, RM Kudela, TR Smythe… - Springerplus, 2013 - Springer
Accurate identification of cyanobacteria using traditional morphological taxonomy is challenging
due to the magnitude of phenotypic plasticity among natural algal assemblages. In this …

The social bridging project: Intergenerational phone-based connections with older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

…, T Woodall, J Jones, T Smythe… - Gerontology and …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Millions of Americans aged 65 + are socially isolated and millions more report feeling lonely.
Social isolation and loneliness in older adults were compounded by stay-at-home orders …

Regulating information disclosure in mutual fund advertising in the United States: Will consumers utilize cost information?

BA Pontari, AJS Stanaland, T Smythe - Journal of Consumer Policy, 2009 - Springer
Consumer decision making with regard to mutual funds is less than rational. Consumers
tend to focus on past performance and virtually ignore a variable which has a more definite (and …

[BOOK][B] First-passage percolation on the square lattice

RT Smythe, JC Wierman - 2006 - books.google.com
The mathematical study of percolation processes has now been going on for some twenty
years. Most of this work has concentrated on the case in which the bonds (or sites) have only …

Division manager lobbying power and the allocation of capital

CR McNeil, TI Smythe - Financial Review, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We investigate whether division manager lobbying power affects the allocation of capital in
multi‐divisional firms. We find that firm‐level disparities in division manager lobbying power (…