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1. The use of derivatives in corporate risk management - A value adding strategy?
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Part I:This study highlights the role of active risk management of currency risk exposure within large listed non-financial European firms. In the aftermath of the global pandemic and invasion of Ukraine, many firm across the global has experienced challenges in terms of sustaining stable cash flows. READ MORE
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2. The Swedish way: Turning down a common currency and its effects on economic development
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : This thesis aims at evaluating the Swedish decision not to adopt the euro even though this is thought to bear economic benefits. In particular, my research confronts the question: What would have been Sweden’s economic development if the country would have adopted the euro in 1999? By taking advantage of the synthetic control method, I scrutinize the potential developments of both, Sweden’s bilateral trade flows and unemployment rate, respectively. READ MORE
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3. A CURRENCY UNION’S EFFECT ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE - EMU membership effect on international trade for Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta and Slovakia
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This thesis investigates if there is an increase in international trade from joining a currency union. This is done by looking at the European Monetary Union with a focus on four countries that became members in 2007-2009: Slovenia, Cyprus, Malta and Slovakia. READ MORE
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4. Is the European Union growing closer or apart? : A quantitative study examining the EU and its growth characteristics
University essay from Umeå universitet/NationalekonomiAbstract : In the aftermath of the Brexit referendum, a public debate both whether membership in the European Union and the implementation of the euro, by joining the European Monetary Union provide economic benefits, is heating up and is a popular topic within the political scene. This has resulted in member states starting to doubt if it makes fiscal sense to stay in the union. READ MORE
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5. Euro Area Monetary Policy Effects on Member States' Business Cycles
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The paper attempts to explore the monetary policy strategy set by the European Central Bank, where one interest rate is set for all the countries in the Euro Area, denominated as the “one size fits all policy”, and the significance of its impact on the Economic Monetary Union countries business cycles between two periods that range from 1999 until 2017. The process englobes a discussion on how such policy is determined, the previous theory that regards the construction of a common currency area, a quick look of the structure of the ECB as an institution and the consequence of its monetary policy in Euro Area countries. READ MORE
