Essays about: "2008 recession"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 60 essays containing the words 2008 recession.

  1. 1. Financial Strategies of Real Estate Companies in Sweden : Navigating Economic Cycles

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Olivia Nygren; Malin Lagerholm; [2023]
    Keywords : Real Estate; Economic Downturn; Financial Strategy; Fastigheter; Konjunkturnedgång; Finansiell strategi;

    Abstract : The real estate sector has been heavily impacted by rising inflation and subsequent interest rate increases. This is placing pressure on all real estate companies with higher levels of debt. The rising interest rates are leading to increased costs and making it more challenging for these companies to refinance their loans. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Great Recession’s Impact on Gender Wage in the Top Quantiles in the US

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Noah Hjelm; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender wage gap; Discrimination; Great recession; Exogenous shock; Quantile regression; Women; Labour market; Wage differentials;

    Abstract : The gender wage gap in the labour market has long been a topic of study, highlighting the disadvantages faced by women in terms of earningscompared to men. This study aims to investigate if the Great Recession had additional impacts on women's earnings differentials. READ MORE

  4. 3. Predicting the Future with Stock Market Liquidity: A Study of the Swedish Stock Market Liquidity as a Leading Indicator of the Future Business Cycle

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Sofia Derninger; Anna Hagman; [2022]
    Keywords : Stock Market Liquidity; Business Cycle; Forecasting; Recession; Sweden;

    Abstract : Using daily stock data from the Stockholm Stock Exchange, this paper investigates the relationship between stock market liquidity and the real economy. We find restricted support for stock market liquidity containing leading information about real economic growth. READ MORE

  5. 4. Credit Supply and its Impact on Small Businesses during the Great Recession: An Empirical Study of Low and High Income Counties in the US

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Robin Nordström; Cornelia Glowacki; [2022]
    Keywords : Small business loans; Credit supply; Great Recession; Inequality;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to investigate the economic effects that the reduction of credit that followed the Great Recession had on small businesses. We find that the supply of bank credit to small businesses in times of crisis does not discriminate against businesses in low income regions, but rather that the economic effects are the same through a nation-wide perspective. READ MORE

  6. 5. Comparison of impact on stock market volatility by COVID-19 and the 2008 financial crisis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Anand Enkhtur; [2022]
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    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse the volatility of 11 sectorial stock return data of S&P 500 Index during the 2008 global financial crisis and the recent COVID-19 global pandemic. S&P 500 is a large stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 companies that are some of the largest in the world. READ MORE