Department of Economics / Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik: Recent submissions
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Taxing the skies - A study on the Swedish air passenger tax and its impact on the number of passengers
(2023-06-29)The purpose of the thesis is to analyze the impact of the Swedish air passenger tax on the number of air passengers in Sweden. The tax was implemented in April 2018 with the aim to reduce air travel demand and decrease the ... -
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 ... -
Correlation and causality between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin: A comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2023-06-29)This undergraduate dissertation examines the correlation and causality between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin, both prior to and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this research is to offer novel perspectives on the ... -
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 ... -
Minskad smittspridning av hepatit C - en effekt av sprututbytesverksamheter?
(2023-06-26)In recent years, the number of syringe exchange programs have dramatically increased in Sweden and by the end of 2023 the programs will be established in every region of the country. For the cases of hepatitis C where the ... -
Value at Risk Estimation using GARCH Family Models: A Comparison of Different Specifications and Distributions.
(2023-05-26)The objective of this study is to compare the performance of different GARCH models, under various conditional distribution assumptions, to predict one-day-ahead Value-at-Risk (VaR) for three stocks: Swedbank, Handelsbanken, ... -
The effect of inflation expectations and other factors on Bitcoin pricing
(2023-03-06)The purpose of this study is to further contribute to the understanding of Bitcoin pricing. We use inflation expectations as our variable of interest and control for what has shown significance in the past and discuss its ... -
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 ... -
A valuation of Swedish hedge fund performance
(2023-02-09)In this thesis we present annual returns of Swedish hedge funds sorted by investment strategies and investigate which strategy performs best and how the Fama-French factors: market premium, value premium and growth premium ... -
A test of the Environmental Kuznets Curve in the Nordic countries
(2023-02-09)Climate change arising from global warming is an important issue for the global community to resolve for the prospect of a sustainable future. It is therefore crucial to gain understanding in how nations can contain the ... -
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, ... -
Spatial Price Equilibrium in the World Natural Gas Market
(2023-02-09)Characteristic for the world natural gas market is that the markets in different continents are not completely integrated. In some cases, this leads to exceptionally large price differences. There are two reasons for this; ... -
Regional electricity price effect on industry location - Sweden’s 2011 electricity market split
(2023-02-09)In November 2011, a reform split the Swedish electricity market into four price zones and made it possible for different parts of the country to have different electricity prices. For industries where electricity constitutes ... -
Laddstolpar och bonus malus-systemets effekt på andelen elbilar och hybrider i Sverige 2013–2021
(2023-02-09)Global warming caused by greenhouse gas emissions is the greatest threat facing our planet today. The electrification of the transportation sector is an important step in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, as transports ... -
Relationen mellan inflation och ekonomisk tillväxt: Bevis från fyra länder i Sydasien
(2023-02-09)I denna avhandling har en autoregressiv distribuerad lagmodell (ARDL) använts för att analysera sambandet mellan ekonomisk tillväxt och inflation i fyra sydasiatiska länder med hjälp av årliga data. Huvudsyftet var att ... -
Är skatter effektiva för att minska konsumtion av plastpåsar? - En kvantitativ studie som visar förändring i konsumtionen av plastpåsar efter implementeringen av styrmedel runt om i världen under år 2018 och 2019
(2022-09-14)Plastic waste is one of the biggest challenges facing people around the world. It is a global problem that needs immediate solutions. In this study, we focus on the consumption of plastic bags. Plastic bags are cheap and ... -
Idrottens betydelse, nationella effekter av sportslig framgång.
(2022-09-05)The connection between sports and economy is widely discussed in many different fields and circumstances. However, the discussions usually regard the effect that money has on sports, rather than the other way around. Setting ... -
Nedstängda samhällen - försämrad skolgång?
(2022-09-05)This paper is researching the economic impact of Covid-19 restrictions on the performance of students in primary school in what are broadly categorized as low- and middle-income countries by the World Bank. This is done ... -
Closing the skills gap - A study of the ICT-sector and the higher education system in Mauritius
(2022-09-05)The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sector is expanding rapidly in many parts of the world. In Mauritius, the demand for skilled labour in ICT exceeds the supply. This mismatch between supply and demand has ... -
Hysteresis fakta eller fiktion - en studie om arbetslöshet i Sverige
(2022-07-14)Hysteresis is an often discussed phenomenon in the field of labor economics. Hysteresis is theoretically defined as a temporary decline in labor demand, which lingers and creates a permanent higher rate of unemployment. ...