Essays about: "economics bank"

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1. 21. The Impact of Changes in Family Structure on Individuals’ Financial Risk Attitudes: A longitudinal analysis from the Netherlands

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Alida Persson; Caroline Hovstadius; [2022]
   Keywords : risk attitude; family structure; panel data; Netherlands; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Risk attitudes influence a wide range of financial decisions in the household, such as investments, consumption, and savings. It is, therefore, crucial to understand risk attitudes and how they change throughout the life cycle, in order to determine and predict economic behavior. READ MORE

3. 22. Is the Federal Reserve Causing Funds to Underperform? A causal machine learning analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Willian Trindade Leite; Oliver Serenhov; [2022]
   Keywords : Causal inference; actively managed funds; passively managed funds; gradient boosting; double machine learning; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Macroeconomic conditions heavily influence financial markets, and the leading corpus of theory in the field lays out some general principles observed by investors and asset managers alike. However, while the theory is sound, it is hard to measure how much effect these conditions have. READ MORE

4. 23. Economic Effects of Megaprojects on Income Levels - Empirical Evidence from a Case Study of the Channel Tunnel and the United Kingdom

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Julius Meyer; [2022]
   Keywords : Channel Tunnel; International Fixed Link; Megaproject; Synthetic Control Method; United Kingdom;

   Abstract : Although the number of megaprojects implemented worldwide is increasing, there are still only a few significant international infrastructure megaprojects such as bridges or tunnels between countries. Due to cost explosions and overly optimistic forecasts for the use of bridges or tunnels, cost-benefit analyses often turn out to be negative. READ MORE

5. 24. The Sensitivity of Banks' Stock Returns to the interest rate risk and exchange rate risk: A Case Study of Germany and South Africa

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Priscilla Yayra Kpoti-Mayor; Rutendo Yvonne Musimwa; [2022]
   Keywords : Bank s Stock Returns Interest rate Exchange Rate Germany South Africa; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to interrogate the single and joint effect interest and exchange rate movements have on banks’ stock returns. This study also aims to compare the volatility of the banks’ stock returns for countries in different markets using both the short and long-term interest rate and the respective exchange rates. READ MORE

6. 25. Towards a Sustainable (Investment) Climate : A Case Study of Economic Normative Fit and the Evolution of Normative Intentions of Climate Change Financing in the World Bank Group 2000-2021

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för ekonomisk historia och internationella relationer

   Author : Nora Förell; [2022]
   Keywords : norm fit; critical constructivism; climate change finance; the World Bank Group; development policy;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the evolution of normative intentions of climate change financing in the World Bank Group (WBG) between the years 2000–2021. The study contributes to critical constructivist International Relations theory by expanding on previous research on norm fit by examining the evolutionary process of economic normative fit. READ MORE