Essays about: "Han Shi"

Found 4 essays containing the words Han Shi.

  1. 1. Using social media for air pollution detection-the case of Eastern China Smog

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Yu Shi; Han Gao; [2017]
    Keywords : air pollution surveillance; social media analytics; text analysis; time series analysis; co-word network analysis; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Air pollution has become an urgent issue that affecting public health and people’s daily life in China. Social media as potential air quality sensors to surveil air pollution is emphasized recently. READ MORE

  3. 2. To Have or Not to Have? The Impact of Financial Targets on the Cost of Capital

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Erika Madebrink; Linda Shi; [2016]
    Keywords : Equity cost of capital; Estimation risk; Financial targets; Liquidity risk; Voluntary information disclosure;

    Abstract : We study the effect of communicating long-term financial targets, but not the attainment of them, on the equity cost of capital. We examine the effect targets have on risk factors in an augmented Fama and French model, where illiquidity is added as a risk factor, and find that dividend, profitability and leverage targets decrease the cost of capital through the market risk premium and SMB risk factors. READ MORE

  4. 3. Abnormal Returns in the Luxury Goods Industry

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Magdalena Bator; Linda Shi; [2014]
    Keywords : luxury industry; luxury consumer goods; abnormal returns; stock returns;

    Abstract : The study aims to analyse a portfolio comprising of 19 stocks of companies in the luxury goods industry, the biggest market players classified as part of luxury industry by Bloomberg. The thesis analyses the portfolio from two vantage points, i.e. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effect of Rail Deregulation on the Financial Performance of European Incumbent Operators: A study of EU Railway Liberalization Process Impact

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Juan Liu; Tingle Shi; [2008]
    Keywords : Rail Deregulation; Incumbents; Production Frontier; Efficiency; ROA;

    Abstract : EU carries out three deregulation reforms, namely, separating accounting systems for infrastructure and operations, creating independent regulatory institutions and opening access to third parties, to increase the efficiency of European rail industry. We hereby explore its effect on financial performance of European incumbent operators, with the focus on the incumbents’ efficiency as a result of different deregulation scenarios. READ MORE