Essays about: "cross-country investment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 essays containing the words cross-country investment.

  1. 1. Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Attractiveness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Samuel Dahlman; Kimiya Esphabodi; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper is a cross-country study on how national culture affects institutional private equity and venture capital investments in Europe and is based on the previous works of Groh, Liechtenstein and Lieser (2010) and Hofstede, Hofstede and Minkov (2011). We argue that national culture affects capital allocation and that this parameter is often missing in the contemporary discourse on the drivers of investments. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Journey of Discovering the European Landscape of Passive Index Investing: A Cross-Country Horse Race

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Filippa Hegardt; Gaurav Yashvardhan; [2023]
    Keywords : Passive Investing; Index Funds; Market Index; Sustainability; Europe;

    Abstract : The European financial markets have witnessed two erupting trends in the last decade: passive index investing and sustainable investing. This research builds a unique data set that maps out the capital flows toward passive index investments over the last decade for six European countries. READ MORE

  4. 3. Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth in Kenya

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Khadidiatou Gibba Badji; Anne Isabella Okello Amukule; [2023]
    Keywords : Economics; Foreign Direct Investment; Macroeconomics; Economic Growth;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment is a medium for technology transfers between countries, a stimulant to economic growth, trade promotion, and international economic integration between economies; thus, many studies have studied the relationship between growth and foreign direct investment. This study also aims to investigate the relationship between economic growth and foreign direct investment in the East African country of Kenya. READ MORE

  5. 4. Wealth and Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country Study of European Households

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gustaf Östblom; [2022]
    Keywords : Household finance; Risky share; Participation; Cross-country comparison; Eurozone;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between wealth and risk-taking among European households. Using data from 22 European countries, I show that households with more investable wealth are more likely to invest in risky assets and have a higher risky share conditional on participation. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Impact of Financial Access on the Cryptocurrency Adoption Rate

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Gustav Olsson; Denise Shen; [2021]
    Keywords : Financial Access; Cryptocurrency; Bitcoin; Money;

    Abstract : With a growing interest in cryptocurrencies, investigating the driving factors behind the adoption decision becomes more central. Our paper explores the potential importance of financial access by implementing an IV approach on a cross-country dataset, using smartphone penetration as an instrument. READ MORE