Essays about: "Decreasing Exposure"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 35 essays containing the words Decreasing Exposure.
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1. The Potential to Target Smaller Sized Baltic Herring to Decrease the Dietary Exposure - an Assessment Based on Dioxin Samples from the Southern Baltic
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Teknisk vattenresursläraAbstract : PCDD/Fs and dl-PCBs, or more commonly referred to as dioxin and dioxin like substances are compounds present in our surrounding environment. As some congeners of these have been shown to be toxic, they are regulated under the Stockholm Convention. READ MORE
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2. Comply or Die: A Study of ESG Factor Returns and Volatility in the Nordic Countries from 2016 to 2022
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Using corporate environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting data from 611 publicly traded firms in the Swedish House of Finance's Nordic Compass database, we estimate stock return and volatility exposures to an ESG factor during the period 2016-2022 in the Nordics. Using a Fama-Macbeth methodology, we find that during this time in the Nordic Countries exposure to an ESG factor is compensated with a risk premium and a volatility reduction in a Fama French 4 Factor model. READ MORE
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3. Fund Managers' Awareness of Announcement Premiums: A Study on Fund Managers' Investment Decisions
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : In this paper, we interview fund managers of actively managed Swedish mutual funds to understand how they trade around earnings announcements. Based on an academic paper that we use as the basis for our paper, the authors of the paper find that fund managers on average tend to decrease their exposure to stocks ahead of earnings announcements, even though there is a significantly increased risk-reward and earnings announcement premium to earn ahead of the announcements. READ MORE
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4. The Effect on Mechanical Properties in Biochar Replaced Cement & Aggregate in Concrete Before and After Fire Exposure
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Concrete is good as a construction material regarding fire and its properties regarding strength. However, the concrete expands and cracks due to fire resulting in structural damage. According to the literature the concrete usually loses its strength during and after fire exposure due to themechanical and physical changes. READ MORE
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5. Granbarkborrens inverkan på skogsfastigheters värdering
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest EconomicsAbstract : Under de senaste åren har förekomsten av granbarkborren stigit. Detta beror på en ökad mängd substrat som finns tillgängliga för granbarkborren, det huvudsakliga substratet för arten är gran. Angreppen sker i de flesta fall på granar vars vitalitet är nedsatt på grund av exempelvis värme och solexponering. READ MORE