Essays about: "Expected Stock Returns"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 104 essays containing the words Expected Stock Returns.

1. 1. The impact of firm-level greenness on the transmission of monetary policy shocks to stock market prices in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Marcus Boman; Ira Kansara; [2024]
   Keywords : Monetary Policy; Heterogeneity; Sustainable Investing; ESG; Green Transition;

   Abstract : A growing literature has indicated that monetary policy shocks impact the stock prices of brown firms more strongly than the stock prices of green firms. Monetary policy tightening is associated with lower stock prices since it leads to a higher cost of capital and in turn a higher discount rate for the expected stream of cash flows. READ MORE

3. 2. Exploring the Idiosyncratic Volatility Anomaly in the Swedish Stock Market: An Empirical Analysis of its Impact on Returns

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Anton Ahlqvist; Walter Uong; [2023-06-29]
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   Abstract : We examine the cross-sectional relationship between idiosyncratic volatility relative to the Fama-French three factor model and expected stock returns. We find that portfolios containing the firms with the lowest idiosyncratic risk offers excess returns in relation to the prediction of the Fama-French three factor model, while those with the highest idiosyncratic risk do not. READ MORE

4. 3. Introduction of the Swedish Investment Saving Account and Individual Stock Investment Behavior

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Yao Fu; [2023]
   Keywords : capital income taxation; ISK; stock investment; idiosyncratic risk; systematic risk;

   Abstract : The Swedish government introduced a new saving platform named as the Swedish Investment Saving Account (ISK) in January 2012 in order to simplify the taxation on the capital income of security investment. Compared to the conventional accounts (CA), ISK is taxed at a flat-rate based on the balance in the account, and there is no other taxation related to security sales and dividend distribution. READ MORE

5. 4. 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 ekonomi

   Author : Jakob Linder; Jakob Strömholm Sontagh; [2023]
   Keywords : The Riksbank; Monetary Policy; Spillover Effects; Monetary Policy Announcements; Efficient Market Hypothesis;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. Analysis of simulated functional diversity in tropical forests: Differences between cultivated and naturally grown secondary forests in Cambodia

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

   Author : Clarissa Graf; [2023]
   Keywords : physical geography; ecosystem analysis; functional diversity; plant functional traits; ecosystem modelling; secondary forest ecosystems; sustainable forest management; LPJ-GUESS; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : Accelerated deforestation represents a major global environmental concern. Over the last decades Cambodia has experienced a drastic decrease in forest cover and measures to halt deforestation have not been as effective as planned. READ MORE