Essays about: "Economic shocks"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 128 essays containing the words Economic shocks.

  1. 1. Beyond the Crisis: A Safe Haven Analysis : Empirical Insights into the Divergence of Gold and Bonds for Portfolio Hedging

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Anthony Baugi; Eugene Zhang; [2024]
    Keywords : Gold; Bonds; Safe Haven; Hedging; US Treasury; Volatility; Covid; Portfolio Theory; Asset Dynamics; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy; Financial Crisis; Asset Management; Risk Management; Portfolio Risk;

    Abstract : Purpose: This thesis investigates the relationship concerning traditional safe haven assets, gold and US 10-year treasury bonds during periods of market instability, specifically during the economic concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It assesses the hedging and safe haven properties of these assets and their dynamic nature throughout two periods of unconventional monetary and fiscal policy measures by the Federal Reserve & US Congress respectively. READ MORE

  3. 2. Social Gradients in Subjective Well-being during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Ida Johansson; [2024]
    Keywords : Subjective Well-being; SWB; COVID-19; pandemic; Sweden; social gradients; foreign-born; health inequalities; resources;

    Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic prompted governments around the globe to employ various measures, such as social distancing and quarantine, to prevent its spread. The pandemic contributed to drastic changes in everyday life, through economic shocks, fear of the virus, morbidity, and mortality. READ MORE

  4. 3. Navigating the Happiness Economics Landscape: Mapping the Influences on Life Satisfaction and Possible Interventions

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Klendeta Bivolaku; Linn Hellqvist; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : Happiness Economics; Personality traits; Life satisfaction; World Bank’s STEP survey; WVS; Double-lasso; Forward selection;

    Abstract : This study explores factors that influence subjective well-being in low- and middle-income countries by analysing unique individual- and country-level data. The study focuses on several unexplored determinants including personality traits, economic shocks and cultural differences. READ MORE

  5. 4. Ready to Respond to Freddy? Shock-Responsive Social Protection for Nutrition in Malawi

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Cecilia Pampararo; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the increasing pace and intensity of climate-related shocks have driven the emergence of international interest around the role of national social protection systems for shock-responsiveness. An increasing number of already vulnerable people is in need of humanitarian assistance, risking to fall into poverty and malnutrition. READ MORE

  6. 5. Economic Distress and the Demand for Gender Equality Policies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rebecca Cardebring; [2023]
    Keywords : gender equality; economic distress; demand for gender equality policies;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the causal relationship between economic distress and the demand for gender equality policies using survey data from Sweden and the EU. By employing Bartik instru- ments to address endogeneity concerns, the study estimates the effect of economic distress on the demand for gender equality policies. READ MORE