Essays about: "Decreasing Returns to Scale"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Decreasing Returns to Scale.
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1. Unleashing Profitability: Unraveling the Labor-R&D Nexus in SaaS Tech Firms : An Analysis of the Profitability Dynamics in SaaS Tech Firms through Stochastic Frontier
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för industriell ekonomiAbstract : Background: High-tech's rapid growth and prioritization of expansion over profitability can lead to vulnerability in economic downturns. The SaaS market, a part of the high-tech industry, offers affordable and flexible software solutions but is also susceptible to market volatility. READ MORE
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2. Skill, Scale and Investor Return in Established and Emerging Markets - An empirical study of equity mutual fund performance between markets with contrasting characteristics
University essay fromAbstract : In this report we empirically analyze the effects of returns to scale for equity mutual funds in the Nordic and Asian regions. We also investigate whether or not funds generate alpha (i.e., have skill). READ MORE
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3. The returns of Hedge Funds- A comparative study of performance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : In this thesis we test the performance of hedge funds against several fund specific variables, mainly fund size. As a measure of the hedge funds performance we employ both excess and risk-adjusted returns. The first part the thesis employs unbalanced panel regressions where hedge funds excess returns are run on several fund specific variables. READ MORE
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4. DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYS – EFFICIENCY ANALYSIS ON 17 MIDDLE-SIZED HOSPITALS IN SWEDEN
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Rising costs of healthcare in most OECD-countries have contributed to a quest for research into the field of healthcare costs and efficiency, something that has not been free of controversies. As a result of that, healthcare financers as well as providers have become more inclined to measure performance and compare themselves to others with the same responsibilities. READ MORE
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5. Assessment of financial risk in renewable biodiesel firms
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Energy consumption in the transport sector is expected to increase substantially over the coming decades. The uncertainty in the forecasts are relatively high regarding the size of the increase but reports from the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) points to an increase of 56 percent between 2010 and 2040 (IEO2013, 2013, p. 9). READ MORE