Essays about: "ordered probit model"

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1. 1. To ESG or Not to ESG? That is The Question for Cost of Debt

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Kasper Janols; Zakarias Grönkvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose and research question: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an improved ESG performance leads to a lower cost of debt, proxied by the yield spread of newly issued corporate bonds and if this effect is more pronounced for firms operating in a stronger institutional environment. We therefore ask the following two research questions: Does a higher ESG score lead to a lower cost of debt, and is this effect moderated by the institutional environment? Methodology: For our panel data we apply POLS-regression models, random effects models, introduce an interaction term to test for the partial effect of the institutional environment, and an ordered probit model to exchange our dependent variable. READ MORE

3. 2. Income, education, and their effects on mental health : A study on individuals aged 50 and over in Europe and Israel

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Marios-Yordanis Popov; [2022]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The thesis focuses on studying the effect that income and education can have on the mental health of single household individuals aged 50 and over in Europe and Israel. The data used is sourced from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (easySHARE) and includes interviews and observations from 2004 to 2022, being updated frequently. READ MORE

4. 3. Religion and Happiness: Is There a Positive Relationship? : An econometric analysis based on Swedish data

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Alice Jedborn; [2021]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : The Swedish public health authority has a target called equal health where the public health policy will create societal conditions for a good public health. There are different determinants of health which one by one affects the physical- and mental health and consequently the level of happiness. READ MORE

5. 4. Risky Business - Modelling Distress on the Swedish Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Johanna Hallstedt; Kajsa Öström; [2018]
   Keywords : Distress risk; credit ratings; ordered probit model; distress risk premium; Nasdaq Stockholm; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Financial distress is costly for a company and affects many stakeholders. Although models of distress and default have been constructed and developed by researchers for a long time, a model adapted to the unique characteristics of the Swedish market is still missing. READ MORE

6. 5. Social capital as a determinant of farmlevel sustainable land management adoption : a case study of smallholder farmers in Northern Benin

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Olivia Riemer; [2018]
   Keywords : sustainable land management; social capital; agricultural technology adoption; principal component analysis; ordered probit model; benin;

   Abstract : In many developing countries high rates of farmland degradation contribute to the low performance of smallholder agriculture and pose serious policy challenges. Despite promotion efforts by government and non-governmental organizations adoption of improved agricultural production technologies remains low in Sub-Saharan Africa. READ MORE