Essays about: "Alice Nyman"

Found 2 essays containing the words Alice Nyman.

1. 1. Sustainable Mutual Fund Performance and Investment Style: Evidence from Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Alice Nyman; Marta Khomyn; [2016]
   Keywords : Mutual Funds; Performance Evaluation; Style Analysis; Performance Attribution Models; Sustainable Investing;

   Abstract : This paper analyzes differences in performance and investment style between the most and least sustainable open-end mutual funds. We investigate Swedish funds using four different factor models, and find no significant difference in risk-adjusted returns (alphas) between funds with high sustainability ratings and those with low ratings for the 2011-2016 period. READ MORE

3. 2. Hard Times on Main Street, High Times on Church Street: Religious Activity and the State of the Economy

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Alice Nyman; Jakob Nyström; [2013]
   Keywords : Religiosity; Church attendance; Church membership growth; The business cycle; Recession;

   Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between the business cycle and religious activity. Using Swedish and Norwegian data on Protestant denomination membership, and data on religious service attendance in the Church of Sweden, we test if religious activity is positively affected by an economic crisis or recession. READ MORE