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Bonus och ägarskap i svenska storbanker
(2013-03-14)
In this master thesis we are trying to investigate whether the heads of the four major Swedish banks are receiving compensation because of their own performance. We have investigated a number of parameters in the reporting ...
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 ...
The Psychology behind fast loans - Is there a pattern to who succumbs to the temptation of fast loans?
(2013-07-10)
Since the first fast loan company entered the market in 2006, there has been an increasing amount of individuals who have become indebted and ended up at Kronofogden because they haven't been able to pay off their loans. ...
The Effect pf Economic Inequality on Demand for Redistribtion
(2013-10-28)
In this paper we have examined the relationship between economic inequality and demand for redistribution for 23 OECD countries and 17 European countries respectively. We depart from two different theories with contradictory ...
Towards Optimum: Can Europe become an optimum currency area
(2013-03-18)
The purpose of this thesis is to study the Eurozone and give an answer to the question: Can Europe become an optimum currency area? Our analysis is based on theory structured in the form of several criteria for an optimum ...
An Empirical Investigation of Factors Affecting the Standardization of Service Pricing - A Case Study of Flexlink
(2013-08-08)
Over the last decades, the service sector has increased as a percentage of the economies. This paper analyzes whether service prices can be internationally standardized based on the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory. ...
House Prices for Real – The Determinants of Swedish Nominal Real Estate Prices
(2013-01-11)
We examined what drives Swedish real estate price changes in general and whether or not Swedish real estate is currently overvalued. We examined if money supply is an important factor in particular. In accordance with ...
The Ex-dividend effect during a crisis - An analysis of the Swedish stock market
(2013-04-03)
The previous years have been turbulent for the financial sector. Major banks and financial institutions have filed for bankruptcy and some were taken over by governments. Europe has seen a deepening of the crisis and now ...
Basel III - What is Basel III, why do we need it and what will the consquences be?
(2013-09-09)
The magnitude of the financial crisis in 2008 can be compared to the financial downturn and the great depression in the 1930´s. Even though we are currently in a situation where we are recovering from this crisis it is ...
SECTORAL FDI IMPACT ON EMERGING MARKETS
(2013-04-08)
Although it may seem natural to argue that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) is positive for host economies and their economic growth, earlier research gives and ambiguous picture in this matter of interest. This paper uses ...