Essays about: "exchange rate uk"

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1. 1. The Effect of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Swedish Exports during the 2008 Financial Crisis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Andrea Wigert; [2023]
   Keywords : Financial Crisis; Economic Policy Uncertainty; Sweden; Germany; the UK; the Netherlands; Exports; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to answer the research question: To what extent was the increased Economic Policy Uncertainty during the Financial Crisis associated with the decline in Swedish exports from January 2007 to January 2010? During the 2008 Financial Crisis, Swedish trade fell by ten percentage points, slightly more than the world average. The thesis aims to investigate whether the increased EPU at the time affected the decreased exports. READ MORE

3. 2. Brexit's effect on UK ADRs

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Amanda Hellström; Felicia Nordin; [2019]
   Keywords : American Depositary Receipts; Brexit; Abnormal returns; Event study; Difference-in-differences;

   Abstract : On June 23rd 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union, resulting in what is often referred to as Brexit. The day after the vote, the British pound (GBP) declined to the lowest level against the US dollar in 30 years and the FTSE 100 lost around GBP 85 billion. READ MORE

4. 3. The Cost and Benefits of a Swedish EMU Membership : An analysis of the consequences for Sweden to had opted out of the European Monetary Union

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Rafael Foscarini; [2018]
   Keywords : Sweden; Finland; EMU; Monetary Policy; OCA;

   Abstract : The 2008/2009 world financial crisis, as well as the 2010 onwards European sovereign debt crisis, retriggered the debate on costs and benefits of a European Monetary Union membership. This thesis examines whether Sweden experienced net costs or benefits in opting out the EMU, especially in comparison to Finland due to the close link between both economies, as well as cultural and geographical similarities. READ MORE

5. 4. Home-country determinants of outward FDI: Evidence from BRICS economies and five developed countries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Wang Haiyan; [2017]
   Keywords : market size; labor cost; exchange rate; inflation; interest rate; political risks; corruption; openness; technology; outward FDI; BRICS;

   Abstract : This paper studies the home-country determinants of outward FDI with a focus on nine empirically recognized host-country determinants of inward FDI, namely market size, labor cost, exchange rate, inflation, interest rate, political risks, corruption, openness, and technology. Based on a panel with 183 observations from BRICS and five developed countries (Australia, Germany, Japan, UK, US), evidence is found that market size, inflation, interest rate, political risks, and openness have significant influence on FDI outflows. READ MORE

6. 5. European Investor Currency Hedging: Forwards or Options in International Portfolios

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Yan Xu; [2014]
   Keywords : international portfolio currency hedging; hedging instruments; currency forward contracts; currency put options; optimal portfolio; CVaR; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The hedging effectiveness of currency forward contracts and currency put option for three different portfolios—Portfolio of Emerging Markets, Portfolio of Developed Countries, and the International Portfolio—are examined from the viewpoint of European investors. European Union (EU), United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland (SF), Sweden (SE), Denmark (DK), Norway (NK), and Japan (JAP) are considered in the developed countries. READ MORE