Essays about: "Tobin Tax"

Found 3 essays containing the words Tobin Tax.

  1. 1. Security Transaction Taxes and Long-Term Volatility

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

    Author : Guillem Ventura I Gabarró; [2021]
    Keywords : Securities tax; financial transaction tax; volatility; financial market; Tobin tax;

    Abstract : The impact of Security Transaction Taxes (STTs) on the financial market has been studied by authors for decades, showing mixed results between positive, negative, or insignificant relations between STTs and financial volatility. This thesis adds a new approach to previous studies by taking an innovative long-term approach to the topic, analysing the effect of both the New York State STT (1905 – 1981) and the United States STT (1914 – 1966) on volatility in the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ as measured by the S&P500 Index. READ MORE

  3. 2. Currency Transaction Tax and the European Union : An analysis on the conformity between the EU treaties and the concept of a Currency Transaction Tax

    University essay from IHH, Rättsvetenskap

    Author : Gustaf Haag; [2010]
    Keywords : Currency Transaction Tax; Financial Transaction Tax; Tobin Tax; European Union; Free movement of Capital; Economic and Monetary Union; European Central Bank; EU; EMU; ECB; CTT; FTT;

    Abstract : Never before in history has the amount of international trade been higher or more efficient than it is today. The fastest growing type of trade is the speculative currency trading, searching for instant profit based only on the anticipation of the variations in currency exchange rates. READ MORE

  4. 3. Can Hedgin Affect Firm's Market Value : A study with help of Tobin's Q

    University essay from IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Jakob Persson; [2006]
    Keywords : Hedging; firm-value; Tobin’s Q; currency; derivatives; ;

    Abstract : Previous studies have identified that the use of currency derivatives in order to minimize the risk involved with foreign trade can also increase a firm’s value. Evidence of this can be found in a paper such as Allayannis and Weston (2001) “Use of Foreign Derivatives and Firm Market Value”, which showed that companies in the U.S. READ MORE