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Gasoline Demand in the Different Regions of Sweden
(2019-07-12)In this thesis, we study the price and income elasticities of gasoline demand in the different regions of Sweden. By collecting data for each region in the period between 2002-2017 we try to derive these elasticities. The ... -
Gender and Cost-Effectiveness in Public Work Programmes
(2013-05-28)Public work programmes (PWP) are a popular part of development strategies and poverty reduction schemes and Bolivia were receivers of international aid for two workfare programmes during 2004 and 2006. To analyse how well ... -
GENDER DIVERSITY IN SWEDISH BOARDROOMS - A study regarding gender diversity, firm performance and monitoring
(2016-01-27)This thesis studies the relationship between gender diversity, corporate governance and firm performance. We study Swedish publically listed firms on the Stockholm stock exchange. After controlling for firm and board ... -
Generalized Trust and Taxation -A cross-country study
(2017-07-03)This paper investigates whether generalized trust can help solve the large N social dilemma that financing public goods by taxes entails. Using data for generalized trust from the World Values Survey we examine if the level ... -
Ger Eurovision Song Contest en ökad turism?
(2018-06-28)Countries, regions and cities, often in great competition, seek to arrange large and expensive events. The economic efficacy of arranging these events is a question being debated in the political and academic world alike. ... -
Gini-koefficienten och stödet för högerradikala Partier - En kvantitativ studie i hur sannolikheten för att rösta på högerradikala partier påverkas av förändringar i Gini koefficienten
(2019-08-26)This essay is a study on how changes in income inequality affects individuals’ probability of voting for radical right-wing parties in European countries. To do this, we use the Gini-coefficient as the sole indicator of ... -
Global and Ethiopian Cereal Prices: Does the Law of One Price hold in the long run?
(2024-02-12)Like many other countries in the world, Ethiopia is currently facing significant challenges with high food prices. The high food prices affect cereals such as teff, sorghum, and maize which are staple foods in the Ethiopian ... -
Gold – a hedge, safe haven or a diversifier - A comparison between the Swedish and the American financial market
(2020-02-21)The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of gold as a financial asset and comparing the result between the American and the Swedish financial market. Using time series data for monthly and daily returns of ... -
Gör individer med yngre syskon av det motsatta könet mer könsstereotypiska studieval? – Studie om syskonkonstellationens könssammansättning och studieval
(2023-06-26)Previous studies have shown that the gender of siblings’ affect individuals’ choices. There are different studies that have shown that younger siblings adopt behaviors by observing older siblings. There are however few ... -
Greenwashing och finansiell prestation - symboliska kontra betydande gröna aktiviteter
(2021-07-07)Studien syftar till att utforska till vilken utsträckning företags betydande aktiviteter inom hållbarhetsfrågor, till skillnad från symboliska aktiviteter, påverkar företags finansiella prestation. Detta för att undersöka ... -
Handelskriget mellan EU och USA - hur påverkas Sveriges handelsflöde?
(2022-02-28)The purpose of this essay is to examine how the trade war between EU and the US has affected Sweden. We exploit monthly trade data and a method inspired by Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) to estimate how Sweden’s ... -
ETT HANDSLAG MED PIOTROSKI - BETYDELSEN AV HANDELSVOLYM OCH OMSÄTTNINGSHASTIGHET
(2018-05-21)This paper examines and continues the findings of Piotroski (2000) when applied to U.S. data from 2004-2014. By sorting companies according to fundamental values, historical turnover rates and trading volume, three models ... -
Happiness and Income - Analysis of the relationship between happiness and income
(2022-02-28)The relationship between happiness and GDP per capita is relatively controversial due to the various findings. Therefore, this paper investigates the relationship between GDP per capita and happiness for 37 European countries ... -
Har fondförvaltarens kön en påverkan på avkastningen?
(2022-04-12)Fund managers are a male-dominated profession, however, a majority of previous research shows that women have a inferior risk-adjusted return than men, while at the same time they tend to be more risk-averse than male ... -
Har storlek på fondförmögenhet påverkan på prestation? En kvantitativ studie om fonder med hänsyn till risk och avkastning
(2019-07-12)Syftet med studien är att kvantitativt undersöka om det föreligger någon skillnad i prestation mellan fonder med liten respektive stor fondförmögenhet. Studien är baserad på ett urval av svenska aktiefonder och omfattar ... -
Has Sweden “Struck Oil”? Exchange Rate Implications of Large Natural Resource Discoveries
(2023-06-29)With the global shift towards renewable energy and sustainable development, what are considered important natural resources and the value thereof, is undergoing a change, particularly as new technologies develop. The effects ... -
Hållbara investeringar – Är det lönsamt att investera hållbart?
(2023-02-09)För att försöka svara på frågan om det är lönsamt att investera hållbarhet har svenska fonder med ett betyg från Morningstar Sustainability rating, vilket är ett hållbarhets betyg som publicerades på marknaden 2016, ... -
Hållbara och mindre hållbara fonder
(2023-02-13)Finansmarknaden är i ständig rörelse. På 1600-talet var tulpaner eftertraktat. Människor sålde sina markområden och hem för att köpa tulpaner. Vad som efterfrågas på finansmarknaden beror på trender och sociala normer. På ... -
Ett hållbart val för premiepensionen - En studie av miljö/etiskt märkta fonder i premiepensionssystemet
(2013-08-14)I uppsatsen undersöks hur 11 globala miljö och/eller etiskt märkta fonder har presterat i jämfö-relse med 17 konventionella fonder i det svenska premiepensionsutbudet genom tillämpning av utvalda finansiella prestationsmått. ... -
HEDGE FUND PERFORMANCE IN SWEDEN - A Comparative Study Between Swedish and European Hedge Funds.
(2016-01-22)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the performance of Swedish hedge funds in relation to European hedge funds. Different strategies and characteristics will be analysed in order to enable the comparison. Quantitative ...