Analyzing the determinants of the voting behavior using a genetic algorithm

Using data about votes emitted by funds in meetings held by United States banks from 2003 to 2013, we apply a genetic algorithm to a set of financial variables in order to detect the determinants of the vote direction. Our findings indicate that there are three main explanatory factors: the market v...

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Main Authors: Marcos Vizcaíno-González, Juan Pineiro-Chousa, M. Ángeles López-Cabarcos
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:European Research on Management and Business Economics
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1135252315000519