Browsing Kandidatuppsatser i finansiell ekonomi by Title
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Underpricing and actual return in IPOs
(2017-08-18)In IPOs, both the firm and its underwriter might have incentives to underprice the shares. This has caused a perception that investing in IPOs is an easy way to achieve abnormal returns. According to an article published ... -
Underpricing and short-term returns - An empirical study on Initial public offerings in the Nordics
(2023-07-03)The study examines the effect underpricing has on short-term returns for 291 Initial public offerings in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. To test for this, two different OLS-regressions have been developed with ... -
UNDERPRICING IN COLD AND HOT ISSUE MARKETS: Testing the Changing Risk Composition Hypothesis on the Swedish IPO Market.
(2017-06-30)This paper aims to investigate the difference in average first-day return on initial public offerings (IPOs) between the “cold issue” market of 2010-2013 and the “hot issue” market of 2014-2016 on the Swedish IPO market. ... -
Underpricing of Venture Capital-Backed IPOs
(2020-06-29)This thesis researched the effect of Venture Capital ownership on underpricing in IPOs. We conducted OLS-regressions on two data samples consisting of IPOs in the Nordics between 2009 and 2019. Two samples were collected, ... -
Unlocking Value from Within Exploring Ownership’s Impact on Discounts to Net Asset Values in the Swedish Real estate market
(2023-07-10)In recent times, the economy has undergone a rapid transformation, characterized by a notable increase in interest rates. As a consequence, real estate firms have been particularly impacted by these changes. This paper ... -
Using sentiment analysis on Reddit to predict stock returns
(2022-07-01)This thesis explores if sentiment analysis can be utilized to predict meme stock returns by analyzing social media activity on the Reddit forum WallStreetBets. We further look at how meme stocks differ from non-meme stocks ... -
The value of a good deed; ESG-scores and returns in the Nordic stock markets
(2023-11-07)This paper seeks to answer which effect ESG-scores have on risk-adjusted returns for stocks listed on Nordic stock markets. To answer this, we create five null hypotheses and use unequal variance t-tests to determine if ... -
Värderingsmetodernas relevans i omstruktureringen mot hållbarhet på den svenska fondmarknaden
(2022-07-11)The relevance of valuation methods in the restructuring towards sustainability in the Swedish equity fund market. What analysis methods do Swedish fund managers use and what influences their investment decisions when ... -
VC Investment Decisions: Hunches, Metrics, or Coin Flips?
(2023-06-30)Venture capitalists (VCs) face a complex decision-making process when selecting startups to invest in. This qualitative single case study aims to highlight the factors VCs take into account and how their decisions vary ... -
Venture Capital-backing pre-IPO and Long-run Stock Performance
(2021-06-22)This study aims to examine the effects that venture capital-backing has on companies that recently went public. The study examines three specific parts; a general stock return increasing signal of venture capital-backing, ... -
Volatility Forecasting - A comparative study of different forecasting models.
(2023-06-29)This study evaluates the out-of-sample forecasting performance of different volatility mod- els. When applied to XACT OMXS30, we use GARCH(1,1), EGARCH(1,1), and t- GAS(1,1) to forecast squared daily returns while Realized ... -
What drives the price development of cryptocurrencies? An empirical study of the cryptocurrency market.
(2018-06-27)The novelty, the rapid growth rate and the high volatility of cryptocurrencies have led to great uncertainty without any consensus on whether cryptocurrency is a medium of exchange or a speculative investment. This uncertainty ... -
What effect does financial inclusion have on economic development within Sweden, Botswana and India?
(2022-07-11)This study examines the relationship between financial inclusion and income level by identifying three different countries' income levels. It also investigates the differences as well as the similarities between these ... -
What is the optimal way of choosing projects within complex decision-making?
(2021-06-28)This essay has investigated Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and whether it has potential to be used as an algorithm within the project selection process. The aim of the study has been to highlight the most important ... -
When there are not enough Baskets to put your Eggs in- A Study of a Sample Bank Bond Portfolio on the Swedish Interbank-market
(2018-07-09)This thesis explores the Swedish interbank-market, with empirical material from a sample bank, by conducting a qualitative interview as well as modelling probabilities of defaults in the sample bank bond portfolio. From ... -
Which firm characteristics determine access to finance for SMEs within the East African Community?
(2020-06-29)Financial constraints among SMEs are generally more prevalent in the developing world than in the developed world, but SMEs in sub-Saharan Africa stand out as being particularly constrained. Previous studies also show ...