Essays about: "Fiscal capacity"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the words Fiscal capacity.

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. Energy efficiency and fiscal incentives : A stochastic frontier analysis of Swedish manufacturing sectors 2008-2020

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : William Blombäck; [2024]
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   Abstract : This thesis is a case study of the Swedish manufacturing industry in which I measure how efficiently each sector uses energy (fuel and electricity) as input goods in their production processes, and how significant the impact of Sweden’s energy tax is in regard to energy efficiency. The purpose of this is to analyze energy security and preparedness for short-term demand shocks for electricity, as many ‘mega-investments’ of industrial nature are being planned in Sweden – which are predicted to require the installed capacity of Sweden’s electricity production to almost double by 2045. READ MORE

4. 3. The Municipal Equalization System and its Implications for Economic Growth and Efficiency

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Evelina Sundin; Evy Dufvenberg Ivarsson; [2023]
   Keywords : The Municipal Equalization System; Income Equalization; Cost Equalization; Sweden; Fiscal Federalism; Economic Efficiency; Marginal Effects; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper investigates the correlation between Sweden's municipal equalization system and economic growth and efficiency for the years 2005 to 2022. This paper uses panel data for all 290 municipalities and a fixed effects model to study the two main parts of Sweden's municipal equalization system: the income equalization system and the cost equalization system. READ MORE

5. 4. The Effects of Aid on Fiscal Capacity: An econometric analysis on African countries (1960-2015)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Noora Kovalainen; [2023]
   Keywords : State Capacity; Fiscal capacity; Aid; Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Low tax revenues in many African countries are hindering sustained economic development and aid could have an inhibiting effect on the development of fiscal capacity. This paper will use newly published high-quality data on tax revenues to dive deeper into the effects of aid on hard-to-collect taxes in Africa between 1960-2015. READ MORE

6. 5. DECENTRALIZATION AND COVID-19 OUTCOMES. Investigating the relationship between levels of decentralization and COVID-19 excess mortality rates.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Ruslan Nasirov; [2022-11-07]
   Keywords : decentralization; types of decentralization; COVID-19; excess mortality rate;

   Abstract : The COVID-19 pandemic created far reaching societal disruptions around the globe, forcing governments to respond to protect the wellbeing of their citizens. Because of a large variation in conditions – between geography, capacity, density etc. – countries resorted to different methods which led to differing results. READ MORE