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1. 1. The Effect of Leveraged Buyouts on Employment Growth and Productivity - Evidence From European LBOs

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Hidar Shaba; Teo Siterius; [2023]
   Keywords : Employment growth; Labour Productivity; LBO; Private Equity; Buyouts; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the post-buyout effect on employment growth in LBOs relative to targets that were not subject to an LBO. Additionally, the study aims to provide an up-to-date insight into the impact of employment productivity post-buyout of the LBOs relative to non-LBOs, as the climate of buyouts have changed since its inception. READ MORE

3. 2. A Catering Theory of Investment Policies. Do U.S. firms cater to sentiment?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Philip Lindquist; Nicolas Nolén; [2023]
   Keywords : “Retail Investor Sentiment”; “FEARS Index”; “Corporate Investment Policies”; “Behavioral Corporate Finance”; “VIX”; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose is to investigate retail investors’ growing influence in shaping corporate investment policies. It further seeks to understand whether firms cater to retail investor sentiment. We employ a multiple linear regression model of a strongly-balanced panel data set, incorporating fixed effects and clustered standard errors. READ MORE

4. 3. Single- or Three-Phase Supply to Homes : Advantages and Disadvantages compared between Single-phase and Three-phase domestic electricity

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Alexander Grönblad; [2022]
   Keywords : Elecricity Tariff; Single-phase Supply; Three-phase Supply; Load Curve; Homes; Eltariff; Enfasmatning; Trefasmatning; Lastprofil; Bostäder;

   Abstract : A three-phase power supply is a de facto standard when selecting a power supply to homes in Sweden, regardless of whether it is flat with low energy consumption or a house with electric heating. This project aims to determine the advantages and disadvantages of using a three-phase supply compared to a single-phase supply to homes. READ MORE

5. 4. The Motherhood Penalty in China

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Zhuoyi Sun; [2022]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The aim of this paper is to analyze the current situation of motherhood penalty in China by examining the effects of the number of children on women's wages. Based on data from the China Family Panel Studies (CFPS) from 2014 to 2018, this paper mainly uses a fixed effects model to conduct the study on the effects of the number of children on women's wages and income for Chinese women aged 18 to 55. READ MORE

6. 5. Decomposition of wage gap between matched natives and refugees in Germany

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Qiuyu Yang; [2021]
   Keywords : wage gap; refugees; CEM; labour market integration;

   Abstract : Prolonged and new regional violent conflicts have resulted in the displacement of residents in several countries. The thesis focuses on the people who arrived and applied for asylum in Germany between 2013 and 2016. READ MORE