Essays about: "ECONOMICS RECESSION"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 38 essays containing the words ECONOMICS RECESSION.

  1. 1. Private Equity and Venture Capital Investment Attractiveness

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Samuel Dahlman; Kimiya Esphabodi; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper is a cross-country study on how national culture affects institutional private equity and venture capital investments in Europe and is based on the previous works of Groh, Liechtenstein and Lieser (2010) and Hofstede, Hofstede and Minkov (2011). We argue that national culture affects capital allocation and that this parameter is often missing in the contemporary discourse on the drivers of investments. READ MORE

  3. 2. An Evaluation of Leading Indicators in the Context of a Swedish Recession

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Rami Soliman; [2023]
    Keywords : Probit; Financial Crisis; Recession; Sweden; Leading Indicators; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The aim of this paper is to evaluate potential leading indicators of a recession in Sweden. To answer the question potential leading indicators are first identified with previous findings in literature and with the current state of the Swedish financial system as background. READ MORE

  4. 3. Drivers of Transformation and Recovery from Shrinking

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Christine Olsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Proximity analysis; Sectoral variety; Shrinking recovery; Sectoral transformation; Regional disparity; The Great Recession; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : To understand the mechanisms of economic resilience, we have studied how sectoral proximity relates to the regional capability to transform and recover from a shrinking crisis. Through a comparative study of Irish regions, a proximity analysis provided evidence that the majority of new sectors in the recovering region developed in proximity to the region’s leading sector. READ MORE

  5. 4. What if Sweden had Imposed a Lockdown? A Synthetic Control Study on the Effects of the Swedish Covid-19 Response on Gender-Specific Labor Market Outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Elvira Wiktorsson; Cajsa Hjortsäter; [2021]
    Keywords : Covid-19; Gender equality; Labor market; Sweden; Synthetic control method; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The Covid-19 pandemic triggered a global recession that has had large negative effects on both men and women in the Swedish labor market. We examine how the Swedish strategy of not imposing a lockdown has affected gender-specific labor market outcomes: relative female employment rate and weekly hours worked. READ MORE

  6. 5. By Vice or Virtue: Does it Pay Off to Sin During Market Downturns?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : William Sandell; Albin Lindgren; [2021]
    Keywords : Sin stocks; Socially responsible investing; Recession resistance; Alpha; Beta; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates sin stock characteristics through relative return performance compared to the global market index MSCI World, defining stock defensiveness towards market movements (i.e. recession resistance) and abnormal amounts of excess returns. READ MORE