Essays about: "balanced panel"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words balanced panel.

  1. 11. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN CHINA

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sandra Postaroff; [2019]
    Keywords : Rail infrastructure; Regional development; Panel data; Multivariate approach; China; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The regional disparities in China are increasing, at the same time as the growth moderates. In order to keep successful development in the future, China is rapidly developing the rail infrastructure, as one of the main channels to obtain a balanced regional development. READ MORE

  3. 12. The Impact of Trade Liberalization on R&D Investments in the U.S. Manufacturing Sector

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : NIKLAS ARNÖR; [2018]
    Keywords : R D; trade; innovation; competition; tariffs; FoU; handel; importkonkurrens; innovation; tariffer;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to contribute to the relatively small pool of literature on the relationship between import competition and research and development (R&D). Understanding the effects of increasing competition from abroad may help policymakers pursue regulatory actions to protect industries who have lost their competitiveness. READ MORE

  4. 13. On fees and performance in the premium pension system : A study of the determinants of mutual fund fee and risk-adjusted return within the Swedish premium pension system

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Hanna Larsson; Daniel Gustafsson; [2017]
    Keywords : pension; fee; size; performance; active management;

    Abstract : Pension is a subject that soon or later affects all individuals in society. Within the premium pension system mutual fund fees are an important factor to consider since it can erode savings. This study investigates fees and performance of all mutual funds that existed in the premium pension system (PPS) between 2004 and 2016. READ MORE

  5. 14. Sensitivity to Target Leverage Deviation and its Effect on Speed of Adjustment - A Study of Capital Structure Adjustments in a Nordic Context

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Björn Hedman; Hannes Lüning; [2016]
    Keywords : Target leverage deviation; speed of adjustment; cost of equity; sensitivity; bank-based economy;

    Abstract : In this paper, we study whether cost of equity is sensitive to deviations from target leverage and if this sensitivity is an explanatory factor for firms' speed of adjustment (SOA) towards an optimal capital structure. Further, we explore if access to bond markets could influence SOA. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Impact of Income Smoothing on Firm Value after the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Bence Sandor Kerekes; Bojana Cvetanovska; [2015]
    Keywords : earnings management; accrual-based income smoothing; agency cost; information asymmetry; discretionary accruals; Sarbanes-Oxley Act; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose: To empirically investigate whether income smoothing creates or destroys value after the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which has tremendously changed the legal environment of income smoothing. We compare our results with pre-SOX research to conclude whether and how legislation change has affected the perception of income smoothing. READ MORE