Essays about: "Becker."

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  1. 1. The Violent and Dangerous Suburb : A Qualitative Study of Suburban Youth View of Exclusion, Suburbs, and Suburban Problems

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Iman Brkic; [2023]
    Keywords : Suburb social problems;

    Abstract : This study examines the perspectives of five young individuals on marginalization, suburbs, and suburban issues. All participants are male and between the ages of 16 and 20 years old, residing and growing up in the suburb of Nydala in Malmö County. READ MORE

  3. 2. Forecasting Monthly Swedish Air Traveler Volumes

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Mark Becker; Peter Jarvis; [2023]
    Keywords : Forecasting; SARIMA; Neural network autoregression; Exponential smoothing; the Prophet model; Random Walk; MAE; MAPE; RMSE;

    Abstract : In this paper we conduct an out-of-sample forecasting exercise for monthly Swedish air traveler volumes. The models considered are multiplicative seasonal ARIMA, Neural network autoregression, Exponential smoothing, the Prophet model and a Random Walk as a benchmark model. READ MORE

  4. 3. Unlocking Shareholder Value : A Study of Mergers and Acquisitions in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Adam Becker; Ludvig Engström; [2023]
    Keywords : mergers and acquisitions; event study; signalling theory; agency theory; strategic fit; cumulative abnormal returns; buy-and-hold abnormal returns; short-term stock performance; long-term stock performance;

    Abstract : This thesis examines whether mergers and acquisitions (M&A), ranging from 2009 to 2020, are value-generating for acquiring shareholders in the short-term and long-term of companies listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. A cohesive and integrated theoretical framework is formed in which six firm-specific and deal-specific variables are hypothesized to have varying impacts on both short- and long-term stock performance for acquiring shareholders. READ MORE

  5. 4. Short-term forecasting Swedish annual real GDP growth using SARIMA models : A study in forecasting current year Swedish annual real GDP growth using SARIMA models with the Box-Jenkins methodology as a general framework

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mark Becker; [2023]
    Keywords : SARIMA; ARIMA; ARMA; Box-Jenkins; Real GDP; MAE;

    Abstract : Simulated current year annual real GDP growth forecasts for 2015-2021 are made using a chosen SARIMA model, with the Box-Jenkins methodology as a general modelling framework. The forecasts are compared to the actual outcomes and the Absolute Errors (AE) and the Mean Absolute Errors (MAE) are calculated for each year. READ MORE

  6. 5. Economic dependence, gender, and the division of invisible household labor: A comparison study between China and Sweden on mental load

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Lingzi Tang; [2023]
    Keywords : Mental Load; Invisible Household Labor; Gender Economics; Economic Dependence;

    Abstract : This study examines the association between economic dependence, gender, and invisible labor in households in China and Sweden. Survey data from 501 Chinese and 223 Swedish respondents were collected online to examine. READ MORE