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Stimulanspaket och konsumtion i kristider - En studie av CARES Act och dess effekter på privat konsumtion i USA
(2021-07-06)The aim with the thesis is to analyze how stimulus packages can help private consumption in an economic crisis. The analysis is based on the stimulus package CARES Act and its impact on private consumption in USA during ... -
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 ... -
Students' saving behavior: Does the field of study influence students' financial saving behavior?
(2017-07-03)In this thesis, we use an online survey, distributed on social media, to analyze the saving behavior of university students in Sweden. We test the importance of students’ fields of study, which is used as a proxy to future ... -
En studie av områdesfaktorer för gynnsam restaurangetablering
(2020-07-07)Location choice can be considered a key competition element in multiple industries. In the restaurant business, location can be crucial for restaurants to stay competitive and viable over time. This study aims to investigate ... -
Study of the Weak-form Efficent Market Hypothesis - Evidence from the Chinese stock market
(2016-04-19)This paper examines the Chinese stock market efficiency through validation of the weak-form efficient market hypothesis of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges. Also, the paper attempts to determine the presence of daily ... -
Styrmedel för uttjänta fritidsbåtar
(2021-07-02)Today there is approximately 940 000 leisure bots in Sweden and 85 000 of these are considered to have reached their end of life. The scrapping and recycling of end-of-life-leisure-boats is insufficient, and the risk of ... -
Subventionera elbilar?
(2016-06-29)The underlying behaviour for peoples’ decisions to use the car can be hard to regulate, therefore incentives for choosing a more environmental friendly car could be a way to reduce the environmental damage that emissions ... -
Suicide and Primary Health Care in Swedish Regions - Do Increasing Number of Healthcare Centres Prevent Suicides?
(2020-02-10)Suicide is a public health concern in Sweden and suicide preventive work is being made in many areas. This study aims to examine the relationship between suicide rates and primary health care. The study exploits a set of ... -
Superior Fund Performance by Exclusion. Does an Exclusion and Norms-Based Strategy Enhance Performance for Socially Responsible Retail Investors?
(2014-07-04)The study examines whether there is a significant relationship between risk-adjusted returns and the intensity of exclusion and norms-based screening. The approaches to socially responsible investing adopted by mutual funds ... -
The Sustainable Era - The Excess Return on Swedish Sustainable Global Equity Funds
(2023-07-03)This thesis explores the relationship between the performance of Swedish global equity funds and the level of sustainability, as measured by the Morningstar Globe Rating, using a Fama-French six-factor model, globe rating ... -
Sustainable Investment: A Win-Win Situation? An Evaluation of Mutual Ethical Equity Funds on the Global Market Using a Five Factor Model
(2017-03-24)This study investigates the performance and investment styles of mutual ethical equity funds on the global market. To examine this, the Fama French Five Factor model is applied by adding the new variables to Fama French ... -
En Svensk Flygskatt - Arbetar den mot målsättningarna?
(2017-07-03)Klimatförändringarna är en av vår tid största utmaningar. För att hantera flygtrafikens utsläpp av växthusgaser har regeringen ambitionen att från och med den 1 januari 2018 införa en skatt på kommersiella flygresor. När ... -
Den svenska bostadsmarknaden och dess koppling till skuldkvoten
(2016-06-10)Denna studie vill analysera hur olika faktorer har bidragit till den ökade skuldsättningen hos svenska hushåll. Den glödheta debatten gällande bostadsmarknaden och det faktum att styrräntan har legat på en historiskt låg ... -
Den svenska flygskatten - Huruvida införandet av skatten har minskat antalet flygresor
(2020-02-10)I april 2018 infördes en punktskatt för alla flygresor som avgår från Sverige i syfte att minska antalet flygresor och negativa klimateffekter. Denna rapport ämnar att studera huruvida antalet flygresor statistiskt sett ... -
Svenska fondförvaltares avkastning och deras risk att bli utbytta på grund av underprestation
(2015-02-12)Mycket forskning har genom de senaste 50 åren studerat huruvida det går att prestera bättre än en marknadsportfölj. Har fondförvaltare egentligen någon förmåga att generera extra avkastning till sina investerare? Om aktörer ... -
Svenskt pensionssystem i dynamisk utveckling - en longitudinell studie om den allmänna pensionens anpassning till dynamisk förändring
(2020-11-23)Sweden was one of the first countries in the world, year 1913, that established a pension system with intention to prevent poverty after a life in labour force participation. After a few pension reforms by integration to ... -
Sveriges biståndsallokering: En empirisk analys
(2016-02-16)The Nordic countries’ aid allocation is often viewed as a role model by foreign aid researchers. There is however a lack of empirical studies examining Sweden’s foreign aid allocation after the beginning of the 21st ... -
Sveriges bostadsmarknad - Befinner vi oss i en prisbubbla?
(2012-06-19)This bachelor thesis aims to analyse the Swedish mortgage market and investigate whether it is in a current price bubble or not. Comparisons have been made with Denmark, a country with a market similar to Sweden’s, and ... -
Sweden’s proposed excise tax on plastic bags -Using a stated preference method to evaluate outcomes
(2020-02-18)The 1st of May 2020, the Swedish government will implement an excise tax on plastic bags. Using a stated preference method, this paper explores the effects the excise tax will have on plastic bag consumption. The vast ... -
Swedish Household Debt and the Effect of the European Union -An Econometric Time Series Analysis on Debt Ratio in Sweden
(2022-07-07)This paper examines the development of the debt ratio of Swedish households from 1987-2020 as well as its driving forces. By using econometric time series analysis variables that are suspected to impact the debt ratio are ...