Frans Buelens
Biographic Data
| ID | 1060665 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Frans Buelens |
| GIVEN NAMES | Frans |
| FAMILY NAME | Buelens |
| SIGNATURE | BUELENS F |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Antwerp |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Stock exchange regulation and the official price lists of the stock exchanges of Brussels and Antwerp, 1801–1935
To fully understand and exploit the contents of stock exchange official price lists, an in-depth knowledge of local stock exchange regulations and practices is required. This article offers a comparative perspective on price discovery and quotation on the two most important Belgian stock exchanges, Brussels and Antwerp, from their establishment in 1801 up to the reform of 1935
Colonial adventures in tropical agriculture
How profitable were foreign investments in plantation agriculture in the Netherlands Indies during the late colonial era? We use a new dataset of monthly quoted stock prices and dividends of international companies at the Brussels stock exchange to estimate the returns to investment in tropical agriculture (1919–1938). We adopt the Dimson–March–Staunton method to compute real geometric annual average rates of return and assess our estimates in an…
Long-run stock returns
Colonial Exploitation and Economic Development
Preface Introduction 1. Extractive Institutions in the Congo: Checks and Balances in the Longue Duree 2. Colonial Extraction in the Indonesian Archipelago: A Long Historical View 3. Varieties of Exploitation in Colonial Settings: Dutch and Belgian Policies in Indonesia and the Congo 4. The land tenure system in the Congo, 1885-1960: actors, motivations and consequences 5. In the shadow of opium: Tax farming and the political economy of colonial e…
New Belgian Stock Market Returns
Le tournant de 1908
Returns on investments during the colonial era
Before the First World War, Belgium participated in a global wave of foreign direct investment. After the war, a shift towards the Belgian colony of the Congo was observed. With regard to these investments, it is commonly argued that higher (expected) profit rates were a strong incentive, although others propose that the colonial powers lost money on their colonial possessions. We measure ex post performance in terms of the time-weighted rate of …
Stock market development and economic growth in Belgium
Stock market development and economic growth in Belgium
New Belgian Stock Market Returns
Returns on investments during the colonial era
Before the First World War, Belgium participated in a global wave of foreign direct investment. After the war, a shift towards the Belgian colony of the Congo was observed. With regard to these investments, it is commonly argued that higher (expected) profit rates were a strong incentive, although others propose that the colonial powers lost money on their colonial possessions. We measure ex post performance in terms of the time-weighted rate of …
Stock market development and economic growth in Belgium
Returns on investments during the colonial era
Before the First World War, Belgium participated in a global wave of foreign direct investment. After the war, a shift towards the Belgian colony of the Congo was observed. With regard to these investments, it is commonly argued that higher (expected) profit rates were a strong incentive, although others propose that the colonial powers lost money on their colonial possessions. We measure ex post performance in terms of the time-weighted rate of …
New Belgian Stock Market Returns
Le tournant de 1908
Colonial Exploitation and Economic Development
Preface Introduction 1. Extractive Institutions in the Congo: Checks and Balances in the Longue Duree 2. Colonial Extraction in the Indonesian Archipelago: A Long Historical View 3. Varieties of Exploitation in Colonial Settings: Dutch and Belgian Policies in Indonesia and the Congo 4. The land tenure system in the Congo, 1885-1960: actors, motivations and consequences 5. In the shadow of opium: Tax farming and the political economy of colonial e…
Long-run stock returns
Colonial adventures in tropical agriculture
How profitable were foreign investments in plantation agriculture in the Netherlands Indies during the late colonial era? We use a new dataset of monthly quoted stock prices and dividends of international companies at the Brussels stock exchange to estimate the returns to investment in tropical agriculture (1919–1938). We adopt the Dimson–March–Staunton method to compute real geometric annual average rates of return and assess our estimates in an…
Stock exchange regulation and the official price lists of the stock exchanges of Brussels and Antwerp, 1801–1935
To fully understand and exploit the contents of stock exchange official price lists, an in-depth knowledge of local stock exchange regulations and practices is required. This article offers a comparative perspective on price discovery and quotation on the two most important Belgian stock exchanges, Brussels and Antwerp, from their establishment in 1801 up to the reform of 1935
Economics (6 works) · Finance (5 works) · Geography (4 works) · Stock market (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Colonialism (3 works) · Finance (3 works) · Financial economics (3 works) · Financial Markets and Investment Strategies (3 works) · Political science (3 works)