Department of Economics / Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik: Recent submissions
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A Retake on Productivity Growht, Technical Progress and Efficiency Change using Malmquist Productivity Indexes.
(2014-09-05)This thesis follows methods employed by Färe et al. (1994) in their influential article ‘Productivity Growth, Technical Progress, and Efficiency Change in Industrialized Countries’, published in the American Economic Review. ... -
Vinstmaximering och certifieringssystemens roll inom svenska skogsbruk.
(2014-08-29)I denna uppsats undersöks om de certifieringssystem som berör svenska skogsbruk (FSC och PEFC) leder till att andelen produktiv skogsmark som frivilligt avsätts för naturvårdsändamål ökar genom att testa det bakomliggande ... -
Vietnam - Sweden bilateral trade relations and the driving forces behind them
(2014-08-15)Trade liberalization and the Vietnamese Government’s attempt to open up the market and integrate it with the global economy has had a great impact on the country’s trade sector. The trades flow between Vietnam and other ... -
Locals do it better? An empirical study of local advantage in fund management
(2014-08-11)This paper will address whether local Japanese fund managers outperform international -or more specifically Nordic- fund managers when investing in the Japanese market. If local fund managers do in fact have an advantage ... -
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 ... -
Do Increased Capital Requirements Lead to Higher Interest Margins? -A Study in the Swedish Banking Sector
(2014-07-02)This paper examines the impacts of the capital ratios stipulated in Basel III on banks’ interest margins. The Basel III rules were established as a response to the financial crisis in 2007-2009 when it became obvious that ... -
DARFUR - En spelteoretisk analys av Darfurkonflikten 2003-2006
(2014-06-27)Mer än 300 000 människor har dött i vad som betecknas folkmord och 2,7 miljoner människor har drivits på flykt. I mer än tio år har Darfurkonflikten pågått och fortfarande har inga ansvariga ställts inför rätta. 2003 anföll ... -
VD-innehav och portföljavkastning
(2014-06-27)Vi har undersökt relationen mellan VD-ägande och företags aktiekurser på Stockholmsbörsen mellan åren 2002-2007. Denna undersökning har visat på varierande resultat beroende på hur portföljerna är viktade. Genom att titta ... -
Baumols kostnadssjuka och effektivitet i den svenska scenkonsten - En analys av Göteborgs stadsteater och Göteborgsoperan
(2014-06-27)Sedan teorin om Baumols kostnadssjuka lades fram i ”Performing Arts. The Economic Dilemma” (Baumol & Bowen, 1966) har flertalet internationella undersökningar berört ämnet, dock saknas omfattande studier i Sverige. Denna ... -
Examining the effect of family control on firm value and performance - Evidence from the OMX60
(2014-06-27)The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of family control on firm performance on the OMX60 during the period 2008-2012. The study is inspired by Anderson and Reeb (2003) an Oreland (2007). The results show ... -
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 ... -
The price of sustainability on the Swedish market - A study of ESG restrictions on value weighted portfolios
(2014-06-26)In this paper, we evaluate value weighted portfolios with ESG constraints on the Swedish stock market from 2009 to 2013. Most studies within this area have not been able to show significant difference in performance ... -
Market efficiency and herding: A cross-country analysis
(2014-06-24)In this thesis we examine whether or not herd behavior, the act of market participants to ignore their own beliefs and instead follow the market consensus, is present in four different stock markets. To be able to establish ... -
Value-at-Risk and Expected Shortfall - Managing risk for an equity portfolio
(2014-06-24)This thesis intends to examine a risk measure used for estimating a potential future loss. The risk measure Value-at-Risk, is widely used throughout the world of financial risk management. We will examine different approaches ... -
Cost-benefit analysis of the congestion charge in Gothenburg
(2014-06-24)In 2013 a congestion charge was implemented in Gothenburg. The main goal of the charge is to co-finance the West Swedish package, a collection of infrastructural investments in the region. Implementing a congestion charge ... -
Competition in the Swedish mutual fund industry
(2014-06-24)The mutual fund industry plays an important role in the Swedish society where a part of the future income for all people is linked to the return of Swedish mutual fund industry and its assets. The purpose of this thesis ... -
Intentionen till generositet - Hur den påverkas av gener, hormoner och religiositet
(2014-06-24)Many studies have pointed out that generosity depends on different things like gender, age and nationality. We wanted to see if predetermined factors like genetics also had an effect on the intention of generosity. There ... -
The effects of Chinese exchange rate depreciations on the bilateral trade relationship between the US and China
(2014-06-24)This paper examines the impacts of real exchange depreciations on the bilateral trade between the US and China. Both the theoretical predictions and the empirical evidence suggest that Chinese real exchange rate depreciation ... -
The Wait for Primary Care - an analysis of underlying factors variety in waiting time for primary care within the region of Västra Götaland, Sweden
(2014-06-18)A frequently debated problem regarding Swedish healthcare is the ineffectiveness of the system and how people in need of care have to wait unjustifiably long time periods in order to get treatment. In 2009, Västra Götaland ...