Essays about: "composite index"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 52 essays containing the words composite index.

  1. 16. Inclusive development in landlocked states

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Philip Latif; [2020]
    Keywords : landlocked; inclusive development; inclusive development index; composite sustainability indices; institutions; growth; trade; GDP; inlandsstat; inkluderande utveckling; inclusive development index; hållbarhetskompositindex; institutioner; tillväxt; handel; BNP;

    Abstract : We estimate the effects of the landlocked dummy on inclusive improvements in living standards using the recently developed Inclusive Development Index (IDI). Utilizing cross-country regression models from recent literature, contributions of income, institutional quality, trade and relevant controls are used to examine the effects of the landlocked trap on inclusive development. READ MORE

  3. 17. Can Sentiment Predict Stock Returns? Evidence from the Swedish stock market

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Kristin Kjellberg; [2020]
    Keywords : Investor sentiment; cross-section of stock returns; Swedish stock market; conditional performance;

    Abstract : Motivated by existing evidence of the importance of psychology and its impact on investors' decision-making behavior, I investigate the Swedish stock market and the implications that investors' sentiment has on the cross-section of returns. Following the methodology applied by Baker and Wurgler (2006), I construct a composite index and employ this in a bivariate portfolio- level analysis. READ MORE

  4. 18. Measuring Patient Experience in Hospital Maternity Care

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

    Author : Heidi Wahl Grendi; [2020]
    Keywords : Patient Experience PX ; Performance in healthcare; Service Quality SQ ; Information; Communication; PX composite measure; PX Index; Hospital maternity care; Service Design; Innovation; Patientupplevelse PU ; Prestation i hälsovården; Servicekvalitet; Information; Kommunication; PU kompositmätvärde; PU Index; Förlossningsvård; Service Design; Innovation;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns Patient Experience (PX), in hospital maternity care in Sweden. The focus lies in the development of a measure to describe the current state of PX. READ MORE

  5. 19. The value of personality - Using algorithms and econometrics to analyze CEO conscientiousness and its impact on M&A performance

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Axel Gillmert; Henrik Persson; [2019-08-12]
    Keywords : M A performance; CEO acquisitiveness; Big Five personality traits; Conscientiousness;

    Abstract : Even after years of extensive and rigorous research, there is still a puzzling question relating to why managers keep engaging in M&A activities in spite of their tendency to destroy value for the shareholders of the acquiring firm. By seeking explanations in personality psychology, we examine the relationship between CEO conscientiousness, short-term stock market reactions and CEO acquisitiveness. READ MORE

  6. 20. Investigating the performance of fundamentally-weighted portfolios

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Katja Rasic; [2019]
    Keywords : Fundamental indexation; equally weighted portfolio; performance measures; Atkinson index; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Market indices based on market capitalization have been argued to be the most mean-variance efficient for a long time. In recent years, this argument has been questioned and other methods of weighting portfolios have been suggested. One of these is the weighting by fundamental indexation. READ MORE