Essays about: "Madeleine Brandt"

Found 2 essays containing the words Madeleine Brandt.

1. 1. On the performance of microfinance investment funds - A quantitative study of the financial performance of 83 funds from 1998 to 2015

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Madeleine Brandt; Caroline Nacksten; [2015]
   Keywords : Microfinance investment vehicles; Microfinance investment funds; CAPM; Mutual fund performance; Socially responsible investments;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the financial performance of microfinance investment funds (MFIFs), which are social impact investments investing in microfinance institutions (MFIs). Given that microfinance customers live in developing regions and pursue entrepreneurial businesses, the returns of MFIFs are supposedly uncorrelated with developed markets, and therefore marketed as providing investors with a diversification benefit. READ MORE

3. 2. Including individuals with weak attachment to the Swedish labour market - Discussing individuals that return to the sickness insurance

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Madeleine Brandt; Fanny Andersson; [2014]
   Keywords : Sickness Insurance; Rehabilitation chain; Economic incentives;

   Abstract : In this paper, two cross sectional data sets are used to investigate whether significant differences exist between individuals that return to the Sickness Insurance (SI) after having reached the outer time limit, and other customers of the Swedish Social Insurance Agency (SIA) and the Public Employment Service (PES). The aim is to contribute to the discussion regarding the Sickness Insurance reform that was implemented in 2008 with a focus on the outer time limit of the sickness benefit and the programme Work life introduction (WLI), a programme introduced to provide support to individuals with weak attachment to the labour market. READ MORE