Browsing Magisteruppsatser by Title
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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 ... -
An Empirical Investigation of Factors Affecting the Standardization of Service Pricing - A Case Study of Flexlink
(2013-08-08)Over the last decades, the service sector has increased as a percentage of the economies. This paper analyzes whether service prices can be internationally standardized based on the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) theory. ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Basel III - What is Basel III, why do we need it and what will the consquences be?
(2013-09-09)The magnitude of the financial crisis in 2008 can be compared to the financial downturn and the great depression in the 1930´s. Even though we are currently in a situation where we are recovering from this crisis it is ... -
Bonus och ägarskap i svenska storbanker
(2013-03-14)In this master thesis we are trying to investigate whether the heads of the four major Swedish banks are receiving compensation because of their own performance. We have investigated a number of parameters in the reporting ... -
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 ... -
CONSUMER PREFERENCES FOR ECO- AND FAIR TRADE CLOTHES IN GOTHENBURG
(2012-03-01)The aim of this thesis is to examine consumers’ attitudes and preferences towards eco and fair trade clothes in Gothenburg. As the market of these products is inadequate we conducted a contingent valuation (CV) study asking ... -
Daily Temperature Modelling for Weather Derivative Pricing - A Comparative Index Forecast Analysis of Adapted Popular Temperature Models
(2013-07-05)This study aims to construct improved daily air temperature models to obtain more precise index values for New York LaGuardia and, thus, more accurate weather derivative prices for contracts written on that location. The ... -
Democratic Effects on Public Spending - A Study of the Post-Soviet Context
(2013-07-10)The degree of democracy is an important factor determining a country’s welfare through the formation of policies and the government’s priorities. This study explores in a quantitative framework the effect of democracy on ... -
Determinants of under-5 mortality in Uganda: an econometric analysis
(2016-08-25)Infant and child mortality rates are among the most important indicators of child health, nutrition, implementation of key survival interventions, and the overall social and economic development of a population. Economics ... -
Detoxing by Taxing - A National Tax on Clothes Containing Chemicals?
(2013-07-05)Growing wealth and globalization have lead to increasing consumption of clothes and shoes in Sweden. Environmental organizations have shown that some clothes and shoes contain chemicals that are hazardous for both the ... -
En ekonometrisk undersökning av svensk verkstadsindustri
(2012-02-23)I följande arbete har en ekonometrisk undersökning av svensk verkstadsindustri genomförts. Åtta bolag, registrerade på Stockholmsbörsen, och tillhörande verkstadsindustrin har valts ut. Dessa är Volvo AB, Sandvik, ABB, ... -
Entry into the Coffee Shop Market – Starbucks establishes in Gothenburg. The demand and supply of the domestic coffee shop market
(2012-02-14)This thesis discusses the expansion of Starbucks to Gothenburg and their main preconditions and challenges when establishing. It also looks at the state of competition on the local coffee shop market, students’ preferences ... -
Etiska och traditionella fonder - En utvärdering av risk och avkastning
(2019-06-18)Inom den finansiella sektorn förekommer en kontinuerlig utveckling av nya produkter och tjänster för att anpassa sig till dels hur den finansiella marknaden förändrar sig samt hur samhället och deras kunders krav förändras. ... -
Examining exchange rate return factors before and after the Lehman bankruptcy
(2013-06-14)This thesis examines exchange rate return factors of holding USD before and after Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy on September 15th 2008, by analysing the relationship with multiple regressions and correlation to trace any ... -
Exchange rates and stock markets
(2013-07-04)The study employs a vector error correction model, cointegration analysis and Granger causality test to examine the short- and long-run dynamic relationship between the USD/SEK exchange rate and the OMXS30. In the short-run ... -
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 ... -
Gender and Cost-Effectiveness in Public Work Programmes
(2013-05-28)Public work programmes (PWP) are a popular part of development strategies and poverty reduction schemes and Bolivia were receivers of international aid for two workfare programmes during 2004 and 2006. To analyse how well ... -
House Prices for Real – The Determinants of Swedish Nominal Real Estate Prices
(2013-01-11)We examined what drives Swedish real estate price changes in general and whether or not Swedish real estate is currently overvalued. We examined if money supply is an important factor in particular. In accordance with ...