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1. Beyond the Terrorist Label : How Five Palestinian CSOs Experience and Resist Terrorist Allegations
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : This thesis investigates the terrorist designation issued by Israel against six Palestinian civil society organizations in 2021. The organizations are based in the West Bank and remain designated as terrorist organizations according to Israeli law, despite rejections and condemnations by the European Union (EU), the United Nations (UN), and the United States (US). READ MORE
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2. INTEREST RATES AND VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS: Early evidence of the heterogeneous effects of rising interest rates across funding stages
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This thesis examines the impact of rising central bank interest rates on European venture capital investment activity between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023. Using a comprehensive dataset of 32,832 funding rounds across different funding stages, we run a set of regressions to study the relationship between interest rates and VC investments measured by total invested amounts, number of rounds, and average round size. READ MORE
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3. Spillover Effect on Swedish Inflation : How ECBs interest rate changes effect Swedish inflation
University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälleAbstract : There is a limited amount of literature regarding spillover effects on inflation. The previous literature is focused on a small number of countries, and on shocks coming from demand and supply. READ MORE
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4. Forecasting, Monetary Policy, Nominal Gross Domestic Product Stability, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in a suboptimal currency area. : An examination of the Eurozone
University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella HandelshögskolanAbstract : The purpose of this paper is the examination of whether a strategy of using forecasts to stabilise the Nominal Gross Domestic Product (NGDP) growth rate as a nominal anchor, through a rules-based approach to monetary policy is viable in the Eurozone. The paper uses a modified Taylor rule, that uses NGDP forecasts as a variable to generate a prescribed interest rate from which the interest rate set by the European Central Bank (ECB) is subtracted to create a variable we call the Rate Gap. READ MORE
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5. Unraveling the Impact: An Event Study of the Swedish Stock Market Reactions to the Riksbank's Monetary Policy Announcements
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This study investigates the impact of the Riksbank's monetary policy announcements on Swedish equity returns. Using a methodology developed by Kuttner (2001) and Fransson and Tysklind (2016) we distinguish between expected and unexpected changes to the Riksbank rate and study how the components affect equity prices. READ MORE