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1. 1. Navigating the Happiness Economics Landscape: Mapping the Influences on Life Satisfaction and Possible Interventions

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Klendeta Bivolaku; Linn Hellqvist; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : Happiness Economics; Personality traits; Life satisfaction; World Bank’s STEP survey; WVS; Double-lasso; Forward selection;

   Abstract : This study explores factors that influence subjective well-being in low- and middle-income countries by analysing unique individual- and country-level data. The study focuses on several unexplored determinants including personality traits, economic shocks and cultural differences. READ MORE

3. 2. How do SPACquisitions Perform?: Empirical Evidence on Post-Merger Performance in SPAC 3.0

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Rune Nicholas Christoffer Wikman; Jie Yang; [2021]
   Keywords : Special Purpose Acquisition Company; SPAC; Post-merger performance; Moral hazard; Initial Public Offering; Double Selection Lasso; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (“SPACs”) provide targets with an alternative route to the public markets and have grown significantly in popularity in recent years. The existing literature on SPAC performance, which predominantly examines the previous generation of SPACs (pre-2010), reveals that the market tends to react positively to acquisition announcement, while post-merger performance tends to be poor on average. READ MORE