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Price Premium of Organic Food in Sweden
(2017-03-14)Individuals are increasingly demanding pesticide-free and environmentally friendlier options in their grocery shopping. They are, however, well aware that when arriving at the cashier- they are going to have to pay for it. ... -
Pricing Contingent Convertibles - in an intensity based model
(2013-07-10)As a result of the recent years financial instability, governments have developed new regulatory frameworks for bank capital adequacy. Authorities have become more aware of keeping capital as a buffer to absorb potential ... -
Prisbubblor på Sveriges bostadsmarknad: Om det existerar ett långsiktigt samband mellan svenska bostadsrättspriser och fundamentala utbuds- och efterfrågefaktorer.
(2023-07-06)Denna studie ämnar undersöka om det finns tecken på en prisbubbla genom att studera om det existerar ett långsiktigt samband mellan bostadsrättspriser och fundamentala utbuds- och efterfrågefaktorer i Stockholms, Göteborgs ... -
Privata sjukvårdsförsäkringar i Sverige - Hjälpande eller stjälpande för den offentliga specialistvårdkön?
(2021-02-11)Private health insurance has rapidly increased during the 21st century and has become a target for political debate in recent years. Some argue that private health insurance can be a relief for the public health care system, ... -
Private equity owned companies' performance in Sweden after the financial crises in 2007-2008
(2015-04-10)The private equity industry has grown tremendously in the past 20-30 years, and several studies have been made to examine the potential superior returns by private equity owned companies. However, there has been limited ... -
Prosperity with a purpose
(2023-08-22)In the current landscape, policymakers are confronted with a formidable task: striking the delicate equilibrium between ongoing economic growth and a sustainable transition. This dilemma forces a difficult trade-off in ... -
Punktskatt på sockerhaltiga drycker och dess inverkan på konsumtionsbeteende
(2021-03-23)This thesis studies the relationship between consumption and the price level of sugary drinks, to examine whether an imposed excise tax on soft drinks will affect consumption behavior. By studying this relationship, an ... -
Punktskatters påverkan på tobakskonsumtion - En kvantitativ studie om priselasticitet och socioekonomisk status
(2020-09-04)The chief purpose of this study is to determine the price elasticity of demand and thus ascertain the extent to which the excise tax on tobacco products impacts cigarette consumption. Employing data from the National Health ... -
Put your money where your mouth is: How do eco-labels and the perception of sustainability affect the value of a tomato?
(2022-07-08)This study attempts to estimate willingness to pay for organic tomatoes according to university students in Gothenburg, Sweden. Previous research on the willingness to pay for ECO-labeled grocery products has been conducted. ... -
Real växelkurs och arbetslöshet i Sverige
(2017-07-03)Den här studien bygger på att tillämpa grundläggande makroekonomiska teorier på historisk data med hjälp av ekonometriska modeller. Syftet med undersökningen är att utreda huruvida ett samband mellan den reala växelkursen ... -
Reducing Portfolio Risk Using Volatility - A risk-return examination of the addition of VIX and VIX futures contracts to an equity portfolio
(2013-07-05)This thesis examines the effects of adding volatility, as represented by the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) and VIX futures contracts, to a stock portfolio in terms of portfolio risk and portfolio return. The study is based ... -
Reforestation & Marine Permaculture: Does the Method Affect the Willingness To Pay for Carbon Offsetting? A Randomised Contingent Valuation Study
(2020-07-24)Failing to limit global mean surface temperature rise to 1.5°C risks leading to irreversible environmental degradation. One measure to mitigate global warming is carbon offsetting through increasing biotic carbon sequestration. ... -
Regiformens Inverkan - En studie om sambandet mellan dödlighet i covid-19 och regiform på Sveriges äldreboenden
(2022-02-28)Privatiseringen av välfärdstjänster i Sverige har under decennier varit föremål för diskussion. Kritiker till privata aktörers utbredning inom äldreomsorg har menat att säkerheten på äldreboenden äventyras, medans förespråkare ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Religion and Youth´s Political Engagement: A Quantitative Approach
(2013-03-06)This study examines how religious belonging might be an underlying factor for youth students’ political interest and participation. We use data from a survey conducted in 2010 on Swedish junior and senior high school ... -
Renewable Energy Generation and its Effect on Electricity Prices - A case study of Germany
(2022-07-08)The implementation of renewable energy sources should, according to economic theory, reduce electricity prices. The main reason behind this is the merit order effect, which describes the sequence of contributions from ... -
Reporäntans inverkan på bostadsmarknaden - Hur lägre räntor påverkar priset för en bostadsrätt
(2016-09-16)Ur ett historiskt perspektiv har bankernas bolåneräntor följt reporäntan. Enligt Riksbanken har ändrade regler angående hur bankerna finansierar sina lån gjort det dyrare för bankerna att låna ut pengar. De nya reglerna ... -
Riksbanken och Taylorregeln - En undersökning av svensk penningpolitik 1995-2016
(2017-02-10)Taylorregeln är förmodligen det mest kända exemplet på en instrumentregel för hur penningpolitiken bör utformas. Samtidigt finns det ingen centralbank i världen som officiellt följer den. I den här uppsatsen undersöks ... -
Riksbankens Penningpolitik - En undersökning om sambandet mellan Inflation och Reporänta
(2018-09-25)Since the financial crisis 2008 Riksbanken have tried to stimulate the economy by using expansive monetary policy and QE programs with the purpose to increase CPI back to 2 percent a year. As a result, the repo rate has ...