Essays about: "Consumer Debt"

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  1. 1. The Construction of an Investor Sentiment Index for Sweden and its Impact on the Stock Market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Xuming Zhang; Wenlu Zhang; [2023]
    Keywords : Investor sentiment; principal component analysis; Swedish stock market; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Investor sentiment is an important research object in behavioral finance, and its analysis has been one of the hot topics in stock market research recently. As an abstract concept, investor sentiment needs to be visualized by the construction of the investor sentiment index. READ MORE

  2. 2. Exploring the Swedish Credit Market Ecosystem : A study of loan intermediaries’ contribution to a more efficient consumer credit market

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Emil Danielsson; Sofia Nork; [2023]
    Keywords : Credit market; consumer credit; ecosystem; financial intermediaries; loan intermediaries; Kreditmarknad; konsumentkrediter; ekosystem; finansiella intermediärer; låneförmedlare;

    Abstract : A long period of low interest rates, economic growth and a booming housing market hasresulted in an increase in the debt level of Swedish households. New digital ways of providingfinancial services are changing the traditional banking world and are often praised for beingefficient and inclusive. READ MORE

  3. 3. The Impact of COVID-19 on Corporate Capital Structure : An empirical evaluation on the pandemic in a Swedish context

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

    Author : Christopher Edberg; Oliver Kjellander; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Capital Structure; Leverage; Debt-to-Total Asset; Sweden; Trade-Off Theory; Pecking Order Theory;

    Abstract : This study has strived to explore how capital structure in Swedish corporations has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study has employed both a panel regression with fixed and random effects estimation as well as a dynamic panel regression with Arellano-Bond estimators. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Predictive Relationship between Swedish House Prices and Consumer Price Inflation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Karl Bohlin; Martin Kellgren; [2021-08-17]
    Keywords : Consumer price; Inflation; House price; Credit channel; Wealth effect; Vector error; correction model; VEC; cointegration; predictive relationship;

    Abstract : Sweden has in the past three decades experienced low rates of inflation, rising house prices and a declining policy rate. This implicates that the households can increase debt due to expanding collateral, and thereby increase the sensitivity to higher interest rates. READ MORE

  5. 5. The Impact of Inflation on Capital Rotation in Inflationary Inflection Points : An Investigation on How Inflation Affects Capital Rotation Between Major Market Sectors as Economies Shift from Disinflation to Reflation

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi; Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi, Finansiering och Statistik

    Author : Lars Lucas Philip Hansson; Lukas Berzups; [2021]
    Keywords : Inflation; Inflation Cycles; Reflation; Rising Inflation; Decreasing Inflation; Disinflation; Capital Rotation; Capital Cycles; Inflection points; Interest Rates;

    Abstract : There has been a multi-decade disinflationary period that, with the conjunction of recent pandemic-related events, led to extremes in various economic metrics: record lowest interest rates and inflation, increasingly loose monetary and fiscal policies leading to severe debt levels and money supply - all resulting in a multi-front pressure on inflation to start increasing, and after 30 years, for economic environments to reach an inflection point from disinflation to reflation. How would various market sectors perform if suddenly inflation starts to surge? Previous research of similar events, such as in the 1970s, as well as theory, points towards certain market sectors and asset classes, such as commodities, to outperform their peers. READ MORE