Essays about: "Nordic model economics"

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1. 1. Zombie firms and a low-interest environment - an empirical analysis of ultra-low interest rates in relation to the surviving of inefficient firms in the nordic region

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nelly Åkesson; Sandra Rosdahl; [2023]
   Keywords : Interest rates; zombie firms; central banks; unconventional monetary policy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between ultra-low interest rates and the amount of zombie firms using panel data for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland over the period 2007-2020 in a multivariable regression model. Specifically, the questions addressed are: is there a relationship between the interest rate and the amount of zombie firms? Could it be concluded that the amount of zombie firms increases during periods of low interest rates? This study documents a statistically significant relationship between ultra low interest rates, i. READ MORE

3. 2. ALMPs in the North

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav André; [2023]
   Keywords : Unemployment; ALMP; Econometrics; Nordic countries; Labour market; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The subject of this paper is to determine the importance of different Active labour market policies (ALMP) on the unemployment rate in the Nordic countries of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland between the years 2000 and 2020. The ALMPs examined are Public employment services (PES) and administration, Training, Employment incentives, Integration of the disabled, Direct job creation and Start-up incentives. READ MORE

4. 3. Battery-Storage Investment for a Power System with High Variable Renewable Energy Output

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Elva Yunyan Wallimann; [2023]
   Keywords : decision and risk analysis; energy economics; capacity expansion; operations research; utility-scale battery;

   Abstract : Climate change is posing significant threats to human beings. Deploying renewable energy sources in electricity generation is widely accepted as an indispensable part of the solution to climate change. The vast potential lies in variable renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind. READ MORE

5. 4. Deal or No Deal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alexander Serrano; Lucas Fevre; [2023]
   Keywords : “M A deal completion”; “Manager learning”; “Unregulated stock exchanges”; “Serial acquirers”; “M A advisors”; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of the thesis is to investigate if deal completion probability is associated with the stock market’s initial reaction to the M&A announcement. Furthermore, the study aims to explore if other characteristics have a relationship with deal completion, and if they have a moderating effect on the relationship with deal completion and the stock market’s reaction. READ MORE

6. 5. Market Performance in the Nordic Electricity Market: An Analysis of Market Power during Energy Market Turbulence

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Simon Persson; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper analyzes the existence of market power on the Nordic electricity market between 2018-2022, and if the energy market turbulence caused by covid-19, and later deepened following the war in Ukraine affected producers' bidding behavior. Market power was tested using Cournot assumptions to see if producers withheld output strategically when demand was more inelastic. READ MORE