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  1. 1. Is the EU ETS effective? Examining the impact of the EU ETS on methane emissions

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    Author : Carl Otto Lindsjö; William Karlander; [2023-07-03]
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    Abstract : The European Union Emission Trading System (EU ETS) is the world's largest trading system for emissions. It has a crucial role to play in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, there has been debate over its effectiveness. This thesis examines how the EU ETS impacts methane emissions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Forecasting Volatility of Electricity Intraday Log Returns with Generalized Autoregressive Score Models

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustav Veres; Philip Ahlfridh; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : We forecast volatility of electricity intraday log returns with Generalized Autoregressive Score (GAS) models. We extend our GAS models with variables representing the difference between the public’s expectation of weather and energy load and the actual outcome using a restricted ARMA(4,4) model. READ MORE

  4. 3. Modeling German Energy Market Hourly Profiles with a Focus on Variable Renewable Energy

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Vincent Ball; Thomas Pegoraro; [2023]
    Keywords : Energy Market; Energy Prices; Renewable Energy; Machine Learning; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the best methods for modeling hourly profiles in the German energy market for the period between 2018 and 2022. Modeling emphasized variable renewable energy (VRE) and included information on the level of energy production, oil price, COVID lockdowns, and historic hourly energy spot prices. READ MORE

  5. 4. “Are you in the mafia?” : Ethnic discrimination on the American labor market

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Anes Velic; [2023]
    Keywords : Employment gap; earnings gap; ethnic discrimination; exogenous shocks to ethnic discrimination on the labor market; employers’ prejudice;

    Abstract : How did the Italian mafia affect honest Italian descendants on the American labor market? This is a study about how an exogenous shock to ethnic discrimination on the labor market affected a whole ethnic group. The goal with this study is to analyze how a massacre by Al Capone’s crew in 1929 affected Italian workers on the American labor market. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Great Recession’s Impact on Gender Wage in the Top Quantiles in the US

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Noah Hjelm; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender wage gap; Discrimination; Great recession; Exogenous shock; Quantile regression; Women; Labour market; Wage differentials;

    Abstract : The gender wage gap in the labour market has long been a topic of study, highlighting the disadvantages faced by women in terms of earningscompared to men. This study aims to investigate if the Great Recession had additional impacts on women's earnings differentials. READ MORE