Essays about: "Effective market hypothesis"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words Effective market hypothesis.

  1. 21. Can net transfers buy support from anxious citizens? A micro-level test of the embedded liberalism thesis in the European Union

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Max Reppen; Christine Östlund; [2013]
    Keywords : risk; trade attitudes; EU; European Union;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the hypothesis of whether or not risk aversion, as apersonality trait, has a negative impact on evaluations of EU membership.Furthermore, building upon the 'embedded liberalism thesis' as introducedby Ruggie (1982), we hypothesise that net transfers from the EU budget mayattenuate the presumed negative impact of risk aversion on attitudes towardsthe EU. READ MORE

  2. 22. Success facotrs for the adoption of bio based packaging

    University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

    Author : Shahzad Tariq; [2013]
    Keywords : DIVA; publishing; Student;

    Abstract : This paper is written as a contribution towards a sustainable society in the context of bio-basedpackaging. A few decades back, the world was looking for processes that were efficient in termsof output and quality, but now the situation has changed. READ MORE

  3. 23. The Green Lantern in the Energy Sector?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Volt; [2013]
    Keywords : Green Investments; Green Jobs; Green Economy; Opportunity Cost; Externality; The Porter Hypothesis and Wind Power; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : During the last decade, several influential organizations have emphasized the importance of green investments. Furthermore, many advocators have claimed that green investments would be beneficial both for the labor market but also for the economy. These statements are both misleading and hazardous since they provide a biased picture of the reality. READ MORE

  4. 24. The Good, the Bad and the Insignificant: A study of the price and volume reactions related to the index revisions on the Euronext markets

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Ivika Jäger; Mirjam Malahhov; [2012]
    Keywords : Index revision; Price and volume effects; Euronext; Price Pressure Hypothesis;

    Abstract : While the Efficient Market Hypothesis infers that the mere inclusion of a company to an index or exclusion from it should have no effect on the company's market valuation, significant effects have been discovered on various markets. Yet, no unified explanation for the index effects prevails even for the studies conducted on the same markets and an increasing amount of competing hypotheses are proposed to explain the phenomenon. READ MORE

  5. 25. A Case Study Approach on Manufacturing Alternatives in an Emerging Market - Evaluation from a Cost, Flexibility and Risk Management Perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Robin Kärner Rendahl; Marianne Johansson; [2012]
    Keywords : Outsourcing; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Flexibility; Manufacturing Strategy and Emerging Market; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : Title: A Case Study Approach on Manufacturing Alternatives in an Emerging Market – Evaluation from a Cost, Flexibility and Risk Management Perspective Authors: Marianne Johansson and Robin K Rendahl Supervisors: Charlotta Johnsson, Department of Automatic Control, Faculty of Engineering, Lund University, Sweden Måns Kjellsson, Department of Business & Administration, School of Economics and Management, Lund University, Sweden Project Owners: Are Nakkim, Vice President Business Development, Orkla Brands International Sergey Gaydamaschko, Supply Chain & Technical Director, Orkla Brands Russia Research Issue: The need for flexibility as ways to risk manage plays a big part in both Supply Chain theories and Manufacturing Strategy. The literature reviewed states that increased flexibility equals higher costs and outsourcing to a low-cost country often means lower production costs. READ MORE