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    Har fondförvaltarens kön en påverkan på avkastningen?
    (2022-04-12) Eklund, Sebastian; Kalbratt Reif, William; University of Gothenburg/Department of Economics; Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik
    Fund managers are a male-dominated profession, however, a majority of previous research shows that women have a inferior risk-adjusted return than men, while at the same time they tend to be more risk-averse than male managers. Using this study, it was investigated whether gender has an impact or what other factors had an impact on the fund performance. By implementing a qualitative method through several regression analyzes between different performance measures, the factors that show a significant effect on the fund's risk-adjusted return will be studied. The study showed no significance between male and female fund managers for neither the fund's risk-adjusted return or level of risk. The study shows a significant positive effect for a higher level of education which gave a higher risk-adjusted return, together with a lower level of risk. Fund managers with their allocation in Sweden took more risk than foreign ones. The conclusion from the study shows that the gender of the fund manager's does not affect the fund's risk-adjusted return, but factors such as a higher level of education and choice of region have an influence on the fund.
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    Influence of Cognitive Fatigue, Personality and Mood on choices of fictitious charity organizations
    (2017-10-26) Eklund, Sebastian; University of Gothenburg/ Department of Psychology; Göteborgs universitet/Psykologiska institutionen
    The purpose of the current study was to examine how cognitive fatigue, personality factors and mood influence economical decision making in a fictitious single choice setting. Participants (N=57) were divided into two groups, one of which completed a personality inventory, whereas the other was instructed to watch a short video clip thought to be relaxing. Current mood was measured in both groups. Results imply a significant correlation between choice of charity organization and mood, level of cognitive fatigue and two personality facets. Subsequent discussion focuses on possible explanations of above mentioned relationships, as well as study limitations and future research.