Essays about: "Financial Distress"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 118 essays containing the words Financial Distress.
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6. ESG Ratings and Stock Market Performance: Evidence of a Shift in Investor Preferences during a Period of Economic Distress in Scandinavia
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : During the Covid-19 crisis, firms with high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings traded within the Scandinavian markets had more significant pandemic-induced drops in stock returns than firms with low profiles in ESG. The difference was close to ten percentage points more severe for high-ESG compared to low-ESG firms. READ MORE
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7. Effect of Financial Literacy on Household Wealth Accumulation among Swedish Households
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : The objective of this study is to examine the effect of financial literacy on household wealth accumulation among Swedish households. Prior research have suggested that financial literacy plays a significant role in financial decision making. READ MORE
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8. The Role of Trade Credit During the Covid Crisis - A study on Swedish SMEs' use of trade credit as a financial aid and its role as a substitution to bank financing
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : The Covid crisis has introduced substantial uncertainties for SMEs, making them more vulnerable. Our study investigates Swedish SMEs' use of trade credit, both received and extended, as a medium for the mitigation of financial distress during the crisis. READ MORE
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9. Pre-restructuring Capital Structures, Financial Restructurings and Recovery Prospects: Assessment of Their Interdependence
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this thesis is to analyse whether financial restructurings produce improvements in the performances of distressed businesses, and whether pre-restructuring capital structures have any influence on the recovery prospects of the restructured businesses. This work is split into two main sections. READ MORE
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10. Staying alive - On the composition of corporate boards and financial distress risk
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This study investigates the relationship between corporate governance and financial distress, considering a sample of 237 publicly listed Swedish firms between 2011 and 2021. The two phenomena have been frequently discussed in academia, and in line with prior literature, an agency theory perspective permeates the analysis. READ MORE