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Market efficiency and herding: A cross-country analysis
(2014-06-24)
In this thesis we examine whether or not herd behavior, the act of market participants to ignore their own beliefs and instead follow the market consensus, is present in four different stock markets. To be able to establish ...
Estimating Okun's coefficient in the Swedish Economy
(2012-03-27)
This study takes a look at Okun's law och tries to determine whether or not it is applicable to the Swedish
economy. Okun's law is a veri ed statistical relationship between economic growth and unemployment,
rst described ...
What about those zeroes - A Monte Carlo study of estimators for corner solution outcomes
(2014-05-12)
Partially continuous and limited dependent variables are commonly observed in empirical research. This thesis focuses on evaluating Tobit-type models, which are designed for these situations, with specific regard to small ...
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 ...
Does place of residence impact labour market participation? - A quantitative study of foreign-born women in Sweden
(2018-06-29)
This paper examines the relationship between the employment rate of foreign-born women and their place of residence. Segregation in Sweden has been increasing along with differences in income and employment between the ...
Structural Transformation in the Agricultural Sector - Diversity in exports of Moquegua, Peru
(2014-06-27)
Economic development does not mean producing more of the same; instead, according to Rickardo Hausmann and his colleagues, it means to diversify and to produce more sophisticated goods. This thesis analyzes how this can ...
FPI in Sweden - An economic approach to Swedish housing prices in 1996-2014
(2016-06-28)
Swedish house prices have increased substantially in recent years and this paper investigates, using OLS, if the key drivers for housing prices are the same across the nation, or if there are any regional differences.
The ...
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. ...
Efficient Market Hypothesis: Testing for Price Predictability on the OMX Stockholm 30 Index
(2016-09-15)
The use of historical information to predict future pricing of equities has been a topic of debate among the financial community for some time. This study examines the issue by testing for statistical significance on lagged ...