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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 ...
Sysselsättningsgapet i Västra Götalandsregionen
(2019-02-15)
Sveriges höga välfärd baseras på att en stor andel av befolkningen förvärvsarbetar. För att bibehålla den höga välfärden även i framtiden behöver sysselsättningen ligga på samma nivå som idag. Eftersom en större del av ...
Why put that Seedling in the Ground - A Case Study of the TIST Tree Planting Program in Tamil Nadu India
(2015-02-20)
This study examines a reforestation program, TIST (The International Small Group and Tree Planting Program), and its effects on farmer's tree planting behavior. TIST is funded by selling carbon credits on the Voluntary ...
Environmental Kuznets Curve in Sweden - A regression analysis of the relationship between CO2 emissions and economic growth in Sweden during the years of 1960-2018
(2020-07-06)
The Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) is a theory suggesting the existence of an inverted U-shaped relationship
between emissions and economic growth. In today’s world of environmental awareness, it is an interesting ...
I FLYKTINGKRISENS SPÅR - En paneldata-analys över andel utrikes födda, flyktingar och dess effekt på löner.
(2018-04-11)
In this essay, we examine if the share of foreign born citizens’ effects average income of
different occupations in a region. Further we examine if those effects are due to the number of
refugees that the region has ...
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 ...
The effect of environmental policies on CO2 emissions - using the environmental policy stringency index
(2020-09-15)
The carbon concentration in the air has increased by 50 percent since pre-industrial times and continues to increase every year. Climate change is, therefore, a significant challenge today. The purpose of this paper is to ...
En ekonometrisk undersökning av svensk verkstadsindustri
(2012-02-23)
I följande arbete har en ekonometrisk undersökning av svensk verkstadsindustri genomförts. Åtta bolag, registrerade på Stockholmsbörsen, och tillhörande verkstadsindustrin har valts ut. Dessa är Volvo AB, Sandvik, ABB, ...