Essays about: "Competitiveness hypothesis"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words Competitiveness hypothesis.

1. 1. The Sustainable Era - The Excess Return on Swedish Sustainable Global Equity Funds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Kristoffer Holmgren; Måns Hurtigh; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : Fama-French; ESG; Morningstar; Morningstar Globe Rating; funds; global equity funds; sustainability; excess return;

   Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between the performance of Swedish global equity funds and the level of sustainability, as measured by the Morningstar Globe Rating, using a Fama-French six-factor model, globe rating categories, and time effects. Treating the Morningstar Globe Rating as a time-invariant variable, a sample of 80 Swedish global equity funds are divided into two sustainability groups, ‘Low’ and ‘High’, grouping funds with 1-3 globes into a reference group. READ MORE

3. 2. Environmental Regulation Stringency and Green Technological Innovation in the Maritime Industry (2006-2020)

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Layla Erietta Chamilothoris; [2023]
   Keywords : Maritime industry; competitiveness; green technology innovation; green process innovation; green product innovation; Institutional Theory; Porter Hypothesis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The following research paper examines the impact of varying environmental regulation stringency on the landscape of green technological innovation in the maritime industry from 2006-2020. Additionally, the paper explores the potential indirect effect of these innovations, induced by stringency levels, on industry competitiveness. READ MORE

4. 3. The Relationship Between Environmental Policy Stringency and Trade Flows

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Philip Lindersten; Zeshan Shiekh; [2023]
   Keywords : Environmental policy stringency; Trade flows; Competitiveness hypothesis; Porter hypothesis;

   Abstract : Ceteris paribus, it is unclear whether a more stringent environmental policy increases or decreases a country's competitiveness. Two hypotheses have been formulated in this decade-long debate: the competitiveness hypothesis - stating that a more stringent environmental policy decreases competitiveness, and the Porter Hypothesis, claiming the opposite. READ MORE

5. 4. The influence of macroenvironmental factors on online shopping and the use of BNPL

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Maria Hardin; Moira Twengström; [2022]
   Keywords : ‘Buy now; pay later’; consumer credit; online shopping; e-commerce; culture; ‘Buy now; pay later’; konsumentkredit; näthandel; e-handel; kultur;

   Abstract : In the early days of e-commerce, countries took to the phenomenon at very different speeds. Researchers proved the most important factors for this to be propensity for trust and the perceived risk of online purchases. READ MORE

6. 5. Observability of Cloud Native Systems: : An industrial case study of system comprehension with Prometheus & knowledge transfer

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomi

   Author : Anton Widerberg; Erik Johansson; [2021]
   Keywords : Kubernetes; Microservice Architecture; System Comprehension; Observability; Knowledge Management; Knowledge Transfer.; Kubernetes; Microservice Arkitektur; Systemförståelse; Observerbarhet; Kunskapshantering; Kunskapsdelnin;

   Abstract : Background:                                                                                                            Acquiring comprehension and observability of software systems is a vital and necessary activity for testing and maintenance; however, these tasks are time-consuming for engineers. Concurrently cloud computing requires microservices to enhance the utilization of cloudnative deployment, which simultaneously introduces a high degree of complexity. READ MORE