Browsing Kandidatuppsatser i finansiell ekonomi by Title
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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 ...