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1. 1. Navigating the Happiness Economics Landscape: Mapping the Influences on Life Satisfaction and Possible Interventions

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Klendeta Bivolaku; Linn Hellqvist; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Happiness Economics; Personality traits; Life satisfaction; World Bank’s STEP survey; WVS; Double-lasso; Forward selection;

   Abstract : This study explores factors that influence subjective well-being in low- and middle-income countries by analysing unique individual- and country-level data. The study focuses on several unexplored determinants including personality traits, economic shocks and cultural differences. READ MORE

3. 2. Boosting Growth in Crisis: Evaluating the Role of Fiscal Stimulus in Sweden’s Pandemic Recovery

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lovisa Sundqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Covid-19; fiscal policy; fiscal multipliers; government debt sustainability; debt dynamics; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of fiscal policy by investigating how fiscal stimuli aided recovery from the pandemic in Sweden. As Covid-19 have led to increased concerns of unsustainable debt levels, questions of how government spending has affected the economic rebound and fiscal sustainability arises. READ MORE

4. 3. The Time-Varying Correlation between Regional Home Prices and The Impact of Central Bank Balance Sheet Policies on Home Prices : A Graphical Descriptive Statistics Approach on The US Housing Market

   University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

   Author : Claudia Patricia Moros Martinez; [2023]
   Keywords : Quantitative easing; Quantitative tapering; Quantitative Research; Stock Prices; Real Estate; Central Banks; Federal Reserve; COVID-19; Kvantitativa lättnader; Kvantitativ nedtrappning; Kvantitativ forskning; Aktiekurser; Fastigheter; Centralbanker; Federal Reserve; COVID-19;

   Abstract : There has been a growing interest in economic policies and their impact within a country among the real estate economics research community in recent years. After the economic crisis of 2008, an unconventional monetary policy was created, and it has been called quantitative easing (QE), an instrument of economic policy applied through central banks to boost the economy in periods when conventional monetary policy is not satisfactory. READ MORE

5. 4. Mind the Gap - From Divide to Prosperity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Sonja Langert; [2023]
   Keywords : Economic Growth; Income Inequality; European Union; Eastern Europe; EU Membership; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between economic growth and income inequality in the European Union from 1991 to 2019, alongside examining the impact of EU membership on income inequality in Eastern European nations. The theoretical basis of the research is the Kuznets theory, and the study will utilise data from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators and employ a graphical method alongside a regression analysis. READ MORE

6. 5. Bankens ständiga resa mot en förbättrad miljö : en fallstudie om bankens ständiga förbättring inom de finansiella miljömålen

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Emil Ekberg; Marcus Orehag; [2023]
   Keywords : Ständig förbättring; hållbar investering; identifiera; drivkrafter; PDCA; hållbar finansiering; utveckling;

   Abstract : Inom bank är miljöpåverkan som störst inom den indirekta verksamheten, det vill säga bolagens investeringar och finansieringar. För att arbeta mot FN:s globala mål Agenda 2030 behöver banker fokusera och förbättra sitt miljöarbete inom investeringar och finansieringar för den kommande generationens framtid. READ MORE