Essays about: "BOOM"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 216 essays containing the word BOOM.

  1. 21. Playing Poker without Looking at the Cards—Does it Even Matter?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Erik Hillestad Andréasson; Gustav Blomdahl; [2021-07-06]
    Keywords : Special Purpose Acquisition Company; SPAC; Stock Performance; Performance Determinant; Management characteristic; C-Suite; Gender Diversity; Scope;

    Abstract : In 2020, the recent boom of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) resulted in this financial vehicle overtaking traditional IPOs as the leading firm structure for taking companies public. The dormant structure of SPACs forces investors to primarily rely on the management team to find value-creating acqui-sitions. READ MORE

  3. 22. Performance of Small- and Large-cap stock portfolios- The importance of market anomalies across business cycles

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Erik Hulth; [2021-06-30]
    Keywords : Stock performance; Market anomalies; Asset pricing; Portfolio sorting techniques; Factor-portfolio sorting techniques; Value effect; Size effect; Momentum effect; Temporal influences; Business cycles; GDP-gap; Single-and Multi- Factor models; CAPM; Fama-French Three-Factor model; Carhart Four-Factor model; Risk-adjusted equity returns; Sharpe Ratio; Jensen´s alpha; NASDAQ OMX and NYSE;

    Abstract : This Master´s thesis investigated the importance of the market anomalies size (market capitalization), value (Book-to-Market ratio) and momentum (lagged short-term momentum) for equity returns of small- and large-cap composite stock portfolios. The study focused on two contrasting stock markets (NASDAQ OMX and NYSE) across domestic business cycles over the time-period 2006 to 2021. READ MORE

  4. 23. Boom, Bust and Betrayal- Business cycles and securities fraud in the US between 1996-2019

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Viktoria Carshaw; Rinske de Vries; [2021-06-29]
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    Abstract : We study the relationship between macroeconomic factors and the number of settled securities fraud cases through the proxy of SEC class action lawsuits. We perform an empirical study of all SEC class action convictions between 1996-2019 and their relationship with business cycles as proxied by a housing price index and GDP. READ MORE

  5. 24. The financial development of a double-edged sword?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Bonnie Tallberg; [2021]
    Keywords : FinTech; Financial Inclusion; M-Shwari; savings; credit; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Since the mid-2000s, the financial sector in Kenya has experienced an unprecedented surge in financial inclusion amongst the population. Often attributed to financial technologies, commonly known as FinTech, the financial sector in Kenya has seen a boom-like expansion of providers seeking to establish themselves on the market. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Great Gatsby Boom and Bust – the neverending nightmare that is the American Dream

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

    Author : Darren Gordon; [2021]
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