Essays about: "Financial Stress"

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  1. 11. Forecasting gold returns using principal component analysis from a large number of predictors

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

    Author : Fredrik Allgén; [2023]
    Keywords : Forecasting; PCA; Gold; ARMA; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Gold is known in the financial world to be an important asset in unstable periods, especially as a hedge against inflation. If the gold price can be forecasted, it will be possible to strategically invest in gold rather than acquire it as a last-minute hedge against economic downturns. READ MORE

  3. 12. Trends in the Capital Structure and Risk Assessment of Swedish Real Estate Companies : A Study on the Impact of the 2022-2023 Shift in Interest Rates

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Karolina Landgärds; Hanna Lövgren; [2023]
    Keywords : Real estate; Capital structure; Financial risk; Interest rate risk; Fastigheter; Kapitalstruktur; Finansiell risk; Ränterisk;

    Abstract : This study aims to analyse the changes in the capital structure of Swedish real estate companies over the past five years, with a particular focus on the period 2022-2023, characterised by the policy interest rate increasing from zero to 3.5 percent. READ MORE

  4. 13. Scenario Generation for Stress Testing Using Generative Adversarial Networks : Deep Learning Approach to Generate Extreme but Plausible Scenarios

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för matematik och matematisk statistik

    Author : Jonas Gustafsson; Conrad Jonsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Machine Learning; Generative Adversarial Network GAN ; Wasserstein Generative Adversarial Network WGAN ; Scenario Generation; Stress Testing; Central Counterparty Clearing;

    Abstract : Central Clearing Counterparties play a crucial role in financial markets, requiring robust risk management practices to ensure operational stability. A growing emphasis on risk analysis and stress testing from regulators has led to the need for sophisticated tools that can model extreme but plausible market scenarios. READ MORE

  5. 14. Generating Extreme Value Distributions in Finance using Generative Adversarial Networks

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : William Nord-Nilsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Extreme Value Theory; Generative Adversarial Networks; Stress Testing; Machine Learning; Convolutional Neural Networks; evtGAN; Extreme Events; Extremvärdesteori; Generativa nätverk; Stresstestning; Maskininlärning; Djupt neuralt nätverk; evtGAN; Extrema händelser;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to develop a new model for stress-testing financial portfolios using Extreme Value Theory (EVT) and General Adversarial Networks (GANs). The current practice of risk management relies on mathematical or historical models, such as Value-at-Risk and expected shortfall. READ MORE

  6. 15. Coping with Covid-19 in rural India: Did financial strategies help to maintain wellbeing?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Simona Koria; Jennifer Träff; [2022-06-30]
    Keywords : Psychological Wellbeing; Financial Coping; Unconditional Cash Transfer; Covid-19; Panel Data; Propensity Score Matching; Low-and Middle Income Countries;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the direct impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on psychological wellbeing and explores the mediating role of financial coping strategies for this association. Using four waves of representative panel data, collected in 2018, 2020 and 2021 from 2 997 households living across 294 villages in the state of Odisha, India, we find that stress increased whilst depression decreased, resulting in psychological wellbeing being unchanged during the pandemic. READ MORE