Essays about: "exchange rate policy"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 84 essays containing the words exchange rate policy.

  1. 11. Determinants of Mergers & Acquisitions Activity : A quantitative study on public Swedish firms

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Hjalmar Johnson; Carl Scherstén; [2022]
    Keywords : mergers acquisitions; activity; monetary policy; repo rate; quantitative easing; solvency; liquidity; industry; pecking-order theory; trade-off theory; agency theory;

    Abstract : This study investigates the effect of monetary policy, focusing on repo rate and the expansion of QE programs, on Mergers and Acquisitions activity in publicly listed companies on the Swedish Stock Exchange. The study also investigates whether there are significant relationships between companies’ acquisition activity, their solvency or liquidity ratios. READ MORE

  3. 12. Forecasting gold returns using principal component analysis from a large number of predictors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Allgén; [2022]
    Keywords : Forecasting; Gold; Principal Component Analysis; ARMA; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Gold is known in the financial world to be an important asset in unstable periods, especially as a hedge against inflation. If the gold price can be forecasted, it will be possible to strategically invest in gold rather than acquire it as a last-minute hedge against economic downturns. READ MORE

  4. 13. Explaining the dynamics of exchange rate volatility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jacob Tjerneld; Hampus Lööw; [2022]
    Keywords : Exchange Rates; Volatility; GARCH; Heteroskedasticity; Time Series Analysis.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research examines the volatility of the Swedish krona in regards to the Euro and US-dollar exchange rate, using both daily and monthly data ranging from the beginning of 2000 until 2022. Using this time span allows us to update previous literature on exchange rate volatility, and also incorporates recent economic events such as the great financial crisis of 2008, the 2020 covid-pandemic and the geopolitical uncertainty in Europe following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE

  5. 14. Do Foreign Exchange Interventions Pay Off? An Empirical Assessment of the Prevented Damage for the Swiss Export Sector

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Celine Heini; [2022]
    Keywords : Foreign Exchange Interventions; Monetary Policy; Swiss Exports;

    Abstract : This thesis conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the Swiss National Bank's foreign exchange interventions from 2009 to 2019, focusing on the Swiss export sector. To that end, the benefit of foreign exchange interventions in terms of the damage that would have occurred to the Swiss export sector in the absence of any foreign exchange interventions is calculated. READ MORE

  6. 15. A study on the Determinants of FDI Inflows to China

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Xin Jiang; [2022]
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    Abstract : Since the Chinese government proposed the "reform and opening-up policy" in 1979, China has achieved remarkable economic development. Foreign direct investment (FDI) has played an important role in stimulating economic development and alleviating capital shortages. This thesis explores FDI by choosing China as its destination country. READ MORE