Essays about: "Difference-in-Differences estimation."

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1. 1. The Cost of Fence-Sitting: A counterfactual analysis of Ukraine’s non-integration with the EU

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Eric Hansen; [2023]
   Keywords : Exports; European integration; Ukraine; Synthetic Control Method; Difference-in-differences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper provides an estimate of the export flows that would have emerged from Ukraine to the European Union (EU) had Ukraine integrated with the EU. Using the 2004 enlargement of the EU as a quasi-natural experiment, this paper employs the Synthetic Control Method (SCM) to estimate the counterfactual Ukrainian export flows to the EU. READ MORE

3. 2. The Effects of Mergers and Acquisitions on Firms’ Performance

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

   Author : Norda Yenni; [2023]
   Keywords : Mergers and Acquisitions; Difference-in-differences estimation; Return on Assets; Return on Equity; Financial performance;

   Abstract : Mergers and acquisitions are one of the most researched topics in the financial literature and many research has been done. This thesis aims to analyse the impact of mergers and acquisitions on firms’ performance for the acquired firms and uses the difference-in-differences  (DID) estimation method with variation in treatment timing to achieve the objective. READ MORE

4. 3. The Diplomacy of Trade: An Empirical Investigation of State Visits as a Tool for Export Promotion and the Specific Role of the Head of State

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Ebba Lundqvist; Clara Wieslander; [2023]
   Keywords : State Visits; Export Promotion; Head of State; Monarchy; Republic; Difference-in-Differences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This paper evaluates the impact of state visits on export flows and the specific role of the head of state based on the five Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. We construct a complete and comprehensive dataset containing all outgoing state visits from the Nordic countries between 1973 and 2022. READ MORE

5. 4. Executive Options and Payout Policy in the 21st Century: A Study of Equity Incentives, Corporate Payout Policy, and the Effects of Disclosure Regulation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Erik Amér; Jack Beckman; [2022]
   Keywords : Executive Equity-Incentives; Stock Options; Payout Policy; Free Cash Flow Problem;

   Abstract : In this paper, we examine the relationships between executive equity-incentives and corporate payout policy. Using data on S&P 1500 firms from 2000 to 2019, we find that firms with higher executive options have lower total payouts, but that this relationship is weaker than found in earlier literature. READ MORE

6. 5. The Impact of a Supply Side Educational Program on Women’s Empowerment: Evidence from Indonesia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Karin Östling Svensson; [2021]
   Keywords : education; women’s empowerment; Indonesia; INPRES; intra-household decision making; difference-in-differences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Education is considered a key component in the empowerment of women, and policy interventions such as investments in education can be effective in reducing gender- based inequality. To investigate the relationship between such a policy intervention and empowerment, this study investigates the impact of a large school construction program in Indonesia, where over 61,000 primary schools were constructed between 1973 and 1979. READ MORE