Essays about: "positive effects of financial crisis"

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1. 1. Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Affect Financial Leverage?

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jesper Berg; Ann Huynh; [2023]
   Keywords : Financial leverage; capital structure; Covid-19; crisis; financial crisis; trade-off theory; pecking order theory; the leverage ratchet effect;

   Abstract : This thesis explores if Scandinavian publicly listed firms’ financial leverage was affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst theory suggests that financial leverage is positively affected by uncertainty and reduced profitability, previous empirical research finds weak evidence of listed firms reducing financial leverage during crises. READ MORE

3. 2. Managing operations resources and processes for competitive advantage : A study on the performance of Swedish pharmaceutical companies during the COVID-19 pandemic

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Mohsin Raza; Jesper Svensson; [2022]
   Keywords : Operations; strategy; pharmaceutical; pandemic; attributes; digitalization;

   Abstract : The outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused immense challenges to businesses and people’s lives. For the pharmaceutical industry, these challenges entail changes in demand, supply chain, consumption trends, as well as a shift towards telemedicine and changes in R&D priorities. READ MORE

4. 3. 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. 4. The Impact of Emission Trading System on Economic Growth and Gross Fixed Capital Formation

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Hanna Wall; [2022]
   Keywords : EU emission trading system; EU ETS; economic growth; gross fixed capital formation; fixed effects model; panel data; cross-country fixed effects;

   Abstract : Policymakers' action of mitigating and slowing down the continued increase of carbon emission is a significant global priority. One way to internalise the negative externality of pollution is to put a price on greenhouse gases and use the market-based approach of emission trading systems. READ MORE

6. 5. Economic crisis and social capital : The effects of the Great Recession on social capital in Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Hellberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Social capital; Great recession; Difference-in-Differences;

   Abstract : This paper studies the effects of the economic distress that occurred in Swedish municipalities during the financial crisis of 2008 and its effects on social capital. By comparing more exposed municipalities in terms of the decline in employment to less exposed municipalities with a difference-in-difference approach, the aim is to see if the Great Recession had heterogeneous effects on social capital in Sweden. READ MORE