Essays about: "Central banks"

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1. 6. Zombie firms and a low-interest environment - an empirical analysis of ultra-low interest rates in relation to the surviving of inefficient firms in the nordic region

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Nelly Åkesson; Sandra Rosdahl; [2023]
   Keywords : Interest rates; zombie firms; central banks; unconventional monetary policy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between ultra-low interest rates and the amount of zombie firms using panel data for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland over the period 2007-2020 in a multivariable regression model. Specifically, the questions addressed are: is there a relationship between the interest rate and the amount of zombie firms? Could it be concluded that the amount of zombie firms increases during periods of low interest rates? This study documents a statistically significant relationship between ultra low interest rates, i. READ MORE

3. 7. Abandoning Monolithic Architecture: Leaving an old paradigm for the possibilities of containerized microservices using an automated orchestration tool

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för data- och systemvetenskap

   Author : Sabina Cardell; Oscar Widén; [2023]
   Keywords : Digital Transformation; Change Management Microservices architecture; Monolithic Architecture; Three layer architecture; Containerization; Modernization Refactoring;

   Abstract : Många stora organisationer som myndigheter och banker arbetar med en monolitisk applikationsarkitektur som är ett gammalt sätt att strukturera applikationer. Flera faktorer som att attrahera och behålla talang, vara skalbar och flexibel, samt en bra tjänsteleverans driver dessa organisationer att byta till en mikrotjänstorienterad arkitektur. READ MORE

4. 8. The Power of The Press: An Experimental Investigation into News-driven Inflation Expectations

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : John Bahadir Sirin; [2023]
   Keywords : inflation; media; experiment; expectations; policy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study investigates the extent to which news affects individuals' inflation expectations through an innovative experimental design. The results show that news treatment significantly affects inflation expectations, with varying degrees of impact observed across different inflation regimes. READ MORE

5. 9. Hitting the Target: An Analysis of Inflation Targeting Policies

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Elin Roslund; Victoria Benckert; [2023]
   Keywords : Inflation Target; Inflation; Generalized Synthetic Control Method; Discretion; Taylor Rule;

   Abstract : Acknowledging that world inflation reached its highest levels in decades in 2022, this paper investigates how the adoption of an inflation targeting regime has affected the inflation level and the inflation variability for a sample of five advanced economies from 1980 until the end of 2020. This paper discusses the implications of inflation targets in relation to the relative output growth across inflation targeting and non-inflation targeting economies to further contribute to the debate about its efficacy. READ MORE

6. 10. Capturing time variation within systemic risk estimation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Christian Hovstadius; Baltsar Lindgren; [2023]
   Keywords : Systemic risk; CoVaR; State variables; Lasso; PCA; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Systemic risk can be defined as the risk to the whole financial system. Financial institutions may contribute more or less to this risk, and measuring the systemic risk contributions of institutions is of central importance for regulators. READ MORE