Essays about: "application of statistics in economics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words application of statistics in economics.

  1. 1. Effektivisering av bygglogistik : Utmaningar

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Kommunikations- och transportsystem; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska fakulteten

    Author : Haitham Al-Ameri; [2022]
    Keywords : Bygg; logistik; transport; miljö; politik; ekonomi; miljöpolitik; bränslepriser; byggbranschen; anläggning.;

    Abstract : Varierande styrmedel samt olika politiska mål har gett upphov till varierande i bygginvesteringar. Detta har i sig lett till olika utmaningar inom byggbranschen främst inom bygglogistik. Bygglogistik och dess delar ihop med byggmaterial representerar 61% av byggkostnaden. Under de senaste 10 åren har byggkostnaden bara ökat. READ MORE

  3. 2. Application of Polynomial Chaos Expansion for Climate Economy Assessment

    University essay from KTH/Optimeringslära och systemteori

    Author : Robin Nydestedt; [2018]
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    Abstract : In climate economics integrated assessment models (IAMs) are used to predict economic impacts resulting from climate change. These IAMs attempt to model complex interactions between human and geophysical systems to provide quantifications of economic impact, typically using the Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) which represents the economic cost of a one ton increase in carbon dioxide. READ MORE

  4. 3. Data to Insight, A Sense Making Perspective in Business Intelligence and Analytics

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för informatik

    Author : Arbab Shahbaz Khan Kasi; Sonny Urbanski; [2018]
    Keywords : Data; Insight; Business Intelligence; Analytics; Sense Making; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Motivation and Objective: This study investigates how analysts generate from data using business intelligence tools. The motivation for study at the premise that organizations are finding it very challenging to gener-ate insights from a vast amount of structured, semi-structured and unstructured data. READ MORE

  5. 4. Technology, distribution, and long-run profit rate dynamics in the U.S. manufacturing sector, 1948-2011: evidence from a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM)

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Themistoklis Kalogerakos; [2014]
    Keywords : U.S. manufacturing sector; technical change; capital accumulation; real wages; falling rate of profit; Marx; cointegration; VECM; Business and Economics; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The examination of the determining factors of long-run profitability in the manufacturing sector has been largely neglected in the literature. Existing studies either overlook the internal profit dynamics of the sector for the sake of international developments or do not go beyond the application of descriptive statistics. READ MORE

  6. 5. Performance of fat-tailed Value-at-risk : A comparison using backtesting on the OMXS30

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/IHH, Economics, Finance and Statistics

    Author : Cristoffer Vallenå; Henrik Askvik; [2014]
    Keywords : Risk management; Value-at-Risk; VaR; Fat-tails; Backtesting; GARCH;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to test if the application of fat tailed distributions in value-at-risk models is of better use for risk managers than the Normal distribution. Value-at-risk is a regulatory tool used in Basel regulations. Basel II and III regulate capital required by banks according to value-at-risk backtest results. READ MORE