Essays about: "capital policy"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 460 essays containing the words capital policy.

  1. 6. Measurement of Business Incubator Performance by Governments: Studying the Practices in the Nordic Region

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Firuza Alizada; [2023-07-19]
    Keywords : business incubators; incubator financing; return on investment; public business incubators; government-supported business incubators; evaluation of incubation policy;

    Abstract : This master thesis aims to investigate the measurement of business incubator performance by governments. Business incubators play a vital role in nurturing startups, promoting innovation, and fostering economic development. READ MORE

  3. 7. Banking sector performance amid crisis : A study on the impact of quantitative easing on bank stock returns in the US during COVID-19

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Företagsekonomi

    Author : Barbara Eyram Ephraim; [2023]
    Keywords : bank performance; bank stock returns; monetary policy; quantitative easing;

    Abstract : It is widely accepted that banks are one of the most significant financial intermediaries in any economy, facilitating the flow of capital between savers and borrowers. While this may be the case in many advanced economies, including the US, little research has been done on how the quantitative easing (QE) program of central banks affects bank performance. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Role of Language of Instruction: The Case of Morocco

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Emma Hamre; Yuki Kanayama; [2023]
    Keywords : Language of Instruction; Mother Tongue; Educational Attainment; Gender Gap; Intergenerational Transmission;

    Abstract : This paper explores the differential and intergenerational effects of Morocco's 1983 language policy that changed the language of instruction for most subjects in grades 6 to 12 from French to Classical Arabic. Although the policy has faced ongoing criticism over four decades, the plausible heterogeneous effects of the policy on marginalized groups and its intergenerational impact have yet to be investigated in the literature. READ MORE

  5. 9. Unconditional cash transfers to single mothers effective for child education? – Using a historical policy experiment

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Karlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Unconditional cash transfers; needs-based cash grants; welfare targeting; human capital development accumulation; skill formation technology; regression kink design;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I examine whether unconditional cash transfers to poor femaleheaded households have an effect on children’s educational attainment. Using a historical Swedish child allowance policy that targeted unconditional cash transfers to widow mothers with an income below a poverty threshold, I lay out a credible identification strategy, to test the hypothesis with a regression kink design. READ MORE

  6. 10. INTEREST RATES AND VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS: Early evidence of the heterogeneous effects of rising interest rates across funding stages

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Eric Persson; Johan Skantz; [2023]
    Keywords : Venture Capital Investments; VC; Monetary Policy; Interest Rates;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of rising central bank interest rates on European venture capital investment activity between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023. Using a comprehensive dataset of 32,832 funding rounds across different funding stages, we run a set of regressions to study the relationship between interest rates and VC investments measured by total invested amounts, number of rounds, and average round size. READ MORE