Essays about: "Causality relationships"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 43 essays containing the words Causality relationships.

  1. 26. Pollution, Electricity Consumption, and Income in the Context of Trade Openness in Zambia

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mudenda Lackson Daniel; [2016]
    Keywords : Dynamic OLS; Vector Error Correction Model; real GDP; CO2 Emissions; Electricity consumption and Foreign Trade;

    Abstract : This paper examines the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) hypothesis and tests for causality using Dynamic Ordinary Least Squares (DOLS) and the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). There is evidence of long-run relationships in the three models under consideration. READ MORE

  3. 27. The Relation between Efficiency, Non-Performing Loans and Capitalization in the Nordic Banking Sector

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Vivien Quadt; Tuyen Nguyen; [2016]
    Keywords : Banking; Efficiency; Non-Performing Loans; Capitalization; Management Behavior; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper analyzes relationships between efficiency, non-performing loans and capitalization in the Nordic banking sector (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden and Iceland) based on a panel dataset of 40 banks from the period of 2006 to 2015. Efficiency is measured by the ratio of non-interest expense to net operating income, the ratio of loan loss provision to total loans serves as a proxy for non-performing loans and capitalization is the ratio of equity to total assets. READ MORE

  4. 28. The influence of social capital on SME's international market commitment : Looking at the perspective of three Swedish firms commitment to the U.S. market

    University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för ekonomi, teknik och naturvetenskap

    Author : Bilyana Koleva; Madeleine Ziegert; [2015]
    Keywords : internationalization; SMEs; commitment; social capital;

    Abstract : The question of the influence of social capital on internationalization has been an important researched topic, as one of the factors for entering and post-entry operation on a foreign market. However there is a lack of knowledge, deepening on the importance social networks and relationships have for committing to a big foreign market such as the United States. READ MORE

  5. 29. Staff scheduling in elderly care - A simulation study of trade-offs

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Optimeringslära; Linköpings universitet/Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Rebecka Håkansson; [2015]
    Keywords : Nurse scheduling; Nurse rostering; Causality relationships; Split shifts; Long shifts; Workforce composition; Integer linear programming.;

    Abstract : Numerous studies have been done in the area of nurse scheduling, since this is a complex area with a lot of aspects that has to be taken into account. An interesting but little studied subject is how the requirements for the scheduling affect the possibility to construct a feasible schedule, or how the requirements affect the quality of the schedule. READ MORE

  6. 30. The Influence of Cross-country Stock Markets on Consumer Confidence - the EU Evidence

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Milen Stoyanov; Julius Sukarevicius; [2013]
    Keywords : Stock markets; Cointegration; Granger causality; VECM; Consumer confidence indicator;

    Abstract : This paper studies the relationship between stock markets and consumer confidence in 12 European countries. Stock markets are believed to have an impact on consumer confidence for two main reasons: one is the direct effect that stock markets have on consumers' wealth, the other is the leading indicator effect which suggests that consumers perceive the stock markets as an indicator for future economic development. READ MORE