Department of Economics / Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik: Recent submissions
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Argentina´s Net Trade Development under an Exchange Rate Switch
(2014-06-17)Argentina had a fixed exchange rate until January 2002 when the Argentinean banks allowed the peso to trade freely due to all the economic problems that the country underwent. This prompts us to find the impact of different ... -
A Comparison between the Performance of Ehtical and Conventional US Funds - Do different ethical characteristics matter?
(2014-06-17)This thesis investigates if there are differences in performance and investment styles between ethical and conventional US funds in the time period January 2004 – January 2014. We study both a pooled ethical portfolio and ... -
Funds Management Fees - Do you get what you pay for?
(2014-06-17)In this thesis, we study the relationship of 194 mutual funds’ management fees with respect to the funds’ risk-adjusted return, the alpha, derived from the four-factor model as defined by Carhart in 1997. This relationship ... -
Kostnader för välfärdstjänster i Västra Götalands kommuner
(2014-06-16)This bachelor’s thesis examines costs of welfare services in municipalities of the region of Västra Götaland in Sweden. Previous research provided reasons to expect a link between costs of welfare services and demographic ... -
RIX-systemet Och dess påverkan på finansinstitutens marknadsmakt
(2014-06-12)Titel: RIX-systemet och dess påverkan på finansinstitutens marknadsmakt Författare: Tom Douglas och Eric Narfström Handledare: Evert Köstner Kurs: NEG300, kandidatuppsats Nationalekonomi fördjupningskurs, 15 hp, ... -
A study in the effectiveness of predicting default using the Merton model during financial distress
(2014-06-09)Bachelor thesis in financial economics Applied financial pricing theory Department of finance School of Business, Economics and Law Gothenburg University 9 June 2014. Title: A study in the effectiveness of ... -
Exchange-Traded Funds Emerging vs. Developed Markets
(2014-05-15)We compare tracking abilities between exchange traded funds focused on emerging and developed markets. Because the ETF is a relatively new financial instrument (first inception 1993), there is limited literature on the ... -
What about those zeroes - A Monte Carlo study of estimators for corner solution outcomes
(2014-05-12)Partially continuous and limited dependent variables are commonly observed in empirical research. This thesis focuses on evaluating Tobit-type models, which are designed for these situations, with specific regard to small ... -
EN ÖKANDE BOLÅNEMARGINAL - En redogörelse för penningpolitikens inverkan på bostadsmarknaden - Nationalekonomi
(2014-03-31)The general consensus is that the gap between the Swedish variable mortgage rate and the repo rate has increased over the last years. Although the Riksbank in recent times has cut its base rate, many banks have chosen ... -
To peg or to join - Estimating the effects on bilateral trade of an EMU membership and a direct fixed exchange rate regime.
(2014-03-28)This thesis report examines the impact on trade, within the European Union, of an EMU membership and a direct fixed exchange rate regime during the period 2003-2012. This has been done using the gravity model of trade and ... -
Segmentation and Seasonlity within the Chinese Stock Market
(2014-03-21)The purposes of this thesis are to investigate the integration of the Chinese stock markets with the world market as well as test for seasonality within the market. We have used the A-share indices on the Shanghai and ... -
The Debate on Whether the Repo Rate Should Be Affected by the Household Debt
(2014-03-20)According to the Sveriges Riksbank Act, the Riksbank should aim for an inflation target of 2 per cent, but at the same time foster a stable payment system. The low inflation in Sweden in the last few years has led to a ... -
The effects of financial markets in Tanzania - An evaluation of the insurance and credit markets´influence on risk behaviour
(2014-03-19)The purpose of this essay is to examine if, and in what way, access to financial markets affects the risk behaviour among micro and small sized enterprises (MSEs) in Tanzania. To be able to do so, we have been collecting ... -
Price and Volatility Prediction in the EU ETS Market
(2014-03-10)In this thesis we examine return and volatility predictability of continuous futures contracts within the European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The market has been active for nine years and we examine whether ... -
Trängselskatt - Medfinansiering av Västsvenska paketet
(2014-02-18)Göteborg är en stad som växer. Det behövs åtgärder för att göra stadens transportsystem mer effektivt när invånarantalet ökar, en bakgrund till att infrastrukturprojektet Västsvenska paketet har utvecklats. Vid årsskiftet ... -
Konsekvenser av en senarelagd medelpensionsålder
(2014-02-11)Sverige är ett land som tidigt startade ett offentligt pensionssystem med målet att alla skulle ha en inkomst och inte bara bidrag vid pensionering. I omgångar har staten reformerat det svenska pensionssystemet, då de ... -
Food price inflation in Ethiopia - A case study of price transmission and unofficial trade from Djibouti, Kenya and Sudan to Ethiopia.
(2014-02-10)During the recent global food price crises, in 2008 and 2011, Ethiopia had experienced an extreme inflation. The effect on long-term has been shown to determine the domestic prices which is a surprising result for a country ... -
Anchoring Bias in Strategic Business Decisions
(2014-02-05)Cognitive biases are tendencies that cause distortions in perception, interpretation and judgment, thereby leading to a systematic deviation from rational decision-making. There are various types of cognitive biases, where ... -
Dollarization in Ecuador and El Salvador
(2014-01-28)This thesis examines the impact of dollarization in Ecuador and El Salvador. The variables studied are inflation, interest rate and GDP growth. We compare mean values and volatility before and after the implementation of ... -
Avoiding Yen Carry Trade Unwind Through Diversification
(2014-01-27)This study compares Markowitz’s mean-variance carry trade portfolios with traditional foreign exchange carry trade investments. The strategy generates on average positive yields over the total time frame, including the ...