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Daily Temperature Modelling for Weather Derivative Pricing - A Comparative Index Forecast Analysis of Adapted Popular Temperature Models
(2013-07-05)This study aims to construct improved daily air temperature models to obtain more precise index values for New York LaGuardia and, thus, more accurate weather derivative prices for contracts written on that location. The ... -
DARFUR - En spelteoretisk analys av Darfurkonflikten 2003-2006
(2014-06-27)Mer än 300 000 människor har dött i vad som betecknas folkmord och 2,7 miljoner människor har drivits på flykt. I mer än tio år har Darfurkonflikten pågått och fortfarande har inga ansvariga ställts inför rätta. 2003 anföll ... -
Debt and Health - A Study of Incapacity Rate and Private Debt in Swedish Municipalties
(2017-03-24)Household debt is rising throughout Sweden, and its health effects are poorly understood. This thesis attempts to establish a link between the average private indebtedness and the incapacity rate—a measure of average paid ... -
Decentralized renewable energy - an enabler for development in the agriculture sector in rural areas of Sub-Saharan Africa?
(2022-07-07)The majority of the globally poor population, characterized by agricultural dependency as well as energy poverty, is located in Sub-Saharan Africa. Previous research states that energy benefits agriculture sectors. One ... -
Deep Learning and the Heston Model:Calibration & Hedging
(2020-07-03)The computational speedup of computers has been one of the de ning characteristics of the 21st century. This has enabled very complex numerical methods for solving existing problems. As a result, one area that has seen ... -
Demand for voluntary health insurance - How people’s satisfaction with public healthcare affects demand for voluntary health insurance in the Beveridge countries Sweden, Denmark, and Spain
(2022-03-25)With a growing market for voluntary health insurance (VHI), knowing why individuals demand voluntary health insurance will be of interest for both policymakers and insurance companies. Shedding light on how people's ... -
Democratic Effects on Public Spending - A Study of the Post-Soviet Context
(2013-07-10)The degree of democracy is an important factor determining a country’s welfare through the formation of policies and the government’s priorities. This study explores in a quantitative framework the effect of democracy on ... -
Demokratibistånd - En studie av EU:s biståndspolitik för att främja demokrati i Mellanöstern och Nordafrika
(2013-08-14)Denna studie har till uppgift att undersöka EU:s biståndspolitik samt biståndsflöden till länderna i Mellanöstern och Nordafrika (MENA). Med utgångspunkt i demokrati ochbiståndsforskning ska uppsatsen utreda hur EU som ... -
Determinants of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment in Africa - A panel data analysis
(2021-07-07)This thesis examines how different recipient country determinants influence Chinese investors' decisions where to invest in Africa and whether the financial crisis in 2008 has induced a shift in the type of FDI investors ... -
DETERMINANTS OF PROFITABILITY IN MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
(2016-12-19)The aim of this study was to investigate and present the most prominent determinants of pro tability of micro nance institutions (MFI) in Sub-Saharan Africa. Creating an empirical framework including variables concluded ... -
Determinants of under-5 mortality in Uganda: an econometric analysis
(2016-08-25)Infant and child mortality rates are among the most important indicators of child health, nutrition, implementation of key survival interventions, and the overall social and economic development of a population. Economics ... -
Detoxing by Taxing - A National Tax on Clothes Containing Chemicals?
(2013-07-05)Growing wealth and globalization have lead to increasing consumption of clothes and shoes in Sweden. Environmental organizations have shown that some clothes and shoes contain chemicals that are hazardous for both the ... -
Digitala vårdalternativ på primärvårdsmarknaden - Högre måluppfyllnad för vårdgarantin eller enbart ökade samhällskostnader
(2020-02-18)This paper examines the effect of digital healthcare alternatives on the healthcare goal set in the primary care. Meaning, if the increasing usage of digital healthcare through smartphone applications has helped unload the ... -
Digitala vårdgivare i primärvården - Upplever patienter större tillgänglighet?)
(2021-07-05)Since 2016 digital healthcare has been a part of the Swedish primary healthcare market. Therefore the purpose of this study is to examine how digital healthcare has affected the patients experience of access to primary ... -
Direktinvesteringar i Vietnam
(2016-07-05)The work to transform the Vietnamese economy from a planned economy to an unplanned economy began in 1986 with Doi moi. This allowed foreigners to invest in the country through foreign direct investment (FDI). Since then, ... -
Discipline and Flexibility - The Stability and Growth Pact
(2016-06-29)In “The economics of the government budget constraint” Stanley Fischer discusses the negative implications of government deficits and debts and concludes that to achieve stability and growth a state should implement fiscal ... -
Diversification possibilities in the Swedish financial markets - A correlation analysis of the returns of stock, bonds and real estate
(2018-07-09)The purpose of this study is to analyse the risk-adjusted returns of Swedish stocks, Swedish fixed income gov.- bonds and real estate return over the last 8 years in combination with the time-varying aspects of the correlation ... -
Do Acquisition Announcements Have an Effect on the Acquiring Firm’s Credit Default Swap Spread?
(2012-04-26)Credit Default Swaps are a recent financial innovation that allow bond owners to minimize their credit risk exposure by purchasing an insurance on the bonds in their portfolio. By paying a quarterly fee to the protection ... -
Do Increased Capital Requirements Lead to Higher Interest Margins? -A Study in the Swedish Banking Sector
(2014-07-02)This paper examines the impacts of the capital ratios stipulated in Basel III on banks’ interest margins. The Basel III rules were established as a response to the financial crisis in 2007-2009 when it became obvious that ... -
Do international remittances contribute to achieving the first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG1) in development economies? Empirical evidence from Pooled Mean Group (PMG) estimator.
(2019-07-11)Eradicating extreme poverty is a fundamental objective and concern for every economy in today’s modernization epoch. Developed countries channel significant amount of financial support annually to poor economies with the ...