Human capital efficiency and equity funds’ performance during the COVID-19 pandemic
Human capital efficiency and equity funds’ performance during the COVID-19 pandemic
The paper investigates the impact of human capital efficiency (HCE) on equity funds’ performance during three stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected data for 799 open-ended equity funds across five EU countries and ranked them in five categories of HCE and compare their risk-adjusted performance across these categories. The results suggest that during the COVID-19 outbreak, the equity funds that were ranked higher in HCE outperformed their counterparts. We suggest that fund managers should invest in human capital to improve funds’ coping ability and resilience during periods of extreme stress.
COVID-19, Human Capital Efficiency, risk-adjusted performance
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Yarovaya, Larisa
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Mirza, Nawazish
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Abaidi, Jamila
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Hasnaoui, Amir
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January 2021
Yarovaya, Larisa
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Mirza, Nawazish
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Abaidi, Jamila
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Hasnaoui, Amir
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Yarovaya, Larisa, Mirza, Nawazish, Abaidi, Jamila and Hasnaoui, Amir
(2021)
Human capital efficiency and equity funds’ performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.
International Review of Economics and Finance, 71, .
Abstract
The paper investigates the impact of human capital efficiency (HCE) on equity funds’ performance during three stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. We collected data for 799 open-ended equity funds across five EU countries and ranked them in five categories of HCE and compare their risk-adjusted performance across these categories. The results suggest that during the COVID-19 outbreak, the equity funds that were ranked higher in HCE outperformed their counterparts. We suggest that fund managers should invest in human capital to improve funds’ coping ability and resilience during periods of extreme stress.
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HCE and Equity Funds Performance
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Accepted/In Press date: 18 September 2020
e-pub ahead of print date: 25 September 2020
Published date: January 2021
Keywords:
COVID-19, Human Capital Efficiency, risk-adjusted performance
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Local EPrints ID: 444848
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/444848
ISSN: 1059-0560
PURE UUID: e2a503d2-235a-4bd9-a890-d499aa673dd4
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Nawazish Mirza
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Jamila Abaidi
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Amir Hasnaoui
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