Essays about: "stringency"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 42 essays containing the word stringency.

  1. 11. MEASURING ECO-EFFICIENCY OF PRODUCTION IN OECD MEMBER COUNTRIES : A STOCHASTIC FRONTIER ANALYSIS

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mahmoud Seif Mohammed; [2022]
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    Abstract : This paper analyzed the eco-efficiency of 27 OECD member countries by using output-oriented Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA) model. In the set-up of the model, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) was used as a good output whereas Carbon dioxide (CO2), Sulphur dioxide (SO2) and Nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions were used as bad outputs. READ MORE

  3. 12. An Analysis of Lockdown and the Effect on Stock Returns : Does Lockdown during COVID-19 Serve as an Explanatory Variable in the Performance of the Danish Stock Market?

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Julia Björnemark; Kimsy Lilja; Emma Norenius; [2022]
    Keywords : COVID-19 Pandemic; Lockdown; Difference-in-Difference DiD ; Stringency Index; Large-Cap; Stock Return; Swedish Stock Market; Danish Stock Market;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates if the announcement of lockdown had a significant impact on stock market return in Denmark. The research approach used is quantitative and deductive and the sample consists of ​​daily adjusted close prices of stock from the 20 largest listed companies in Denmark, according to market capitalization rate. READ MORE

  4. 13. A cost-benefit analysis of Covid-19 response policies. A comparison of Sweden and Norway

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Cajsa Dalne; Yohannes Hailom; [2022]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Cost benefit analysis; Health economics; Public policy; Stringency index;

    Abstract : Abstract. As the end of the Covid-19 pandemic is approaching, it is timely to assess different response policies. Utilizing the sweeping similarities between Sweden and Norway, the relative efficiency of their respective policies during the pandemic period have been assessed. READ MORE

  5. 14. The Determinants of CDS Spreads During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anton Flygare; Fredrik Tingets; [2022]
    Keywords : Credit Default Swap; CDS spreads; Credit Risk; COVID-19; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the determinants of CDS spreads in the US, following the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020. The pandemic led to an increased volatility and credit risk, as supply and demand suffered. By introducing measures related to COVID-19 we try to explain changes in CDS spreads in the US during the pandemic. READ MORE

  6. 15. The impact of Lockdown Stringency during the Covid-19 crisis of 2020

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Ermine Khachatryan; Alexander Losjö Dahlström; [2021-09-10]
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    Abstract : This paper examines the impact of lockdown stringency on the cross-country variations in real GDP growth and unemployment in OECD countries following the recession caused by the covid-19 pandemic. The GDP is estimated with the Fixed Effects Model and unemployment is estimated with the Random Effects Model. READ MORE