Essays about: "Financial instability"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 essays containing the words Financial instability.
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1. Beyond the Crisis: A Safe Haven Analysis : Empirical Insights into the Divergence of Gold and Bonds for Portfolio Hedging
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Purpose: This thesis investigates the relationship concerning traditional safe haven assets, gold and US 10-year treasury bonds during periods of market instability, specifically during the economic concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It assesses the hedging and safe haven properties of these assets and their dynamic nature throughout two periods of unconventional monetary and fiscal policy measures by the Federal Reserve & US Congress respectively. READ MORE
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2. Do Swedish fund managers create value? A study on the skill of fund managers of actively managed Swedish funds
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansieringAbstract : This thesis investigates the performance and skill of fund managers in the Swedish mutual fund industry, challenging the traditional view that actively managed funds underperform the market. Utilizing a novel approach, the study defines skill as 'realized value added', which incorporates gross alpha and assets under management. READ MORE
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3. Correlation and causality between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin: A comparative study before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistikAbstract : This undergraduate dissertation examines the correlation and causality between the S&P 500 and Bitcoin, both prior to and amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. The objective of this research is to offer novel perspectives on the interaction between these two financial instruments during the unprecedented economic instability triggered by the pandemic and to assess how their association has evolved throughout this time. READ MORE
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4. Private Equity: The Secret Sauce for Pandemic-Proof Performance or Just Another Quarantine Regret? How PE-backed companies performed during COVID-19 pandemic compared to non-PE-backed companies
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This study utilizes a dataset comprising 99 private equity-backed firms and 317 non-private equity-backed firms in Sweden to investigate whether private equity-backed firms were more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to similar firms using difference-in-differences method. Our findings indicate that private equity-backed firms experienced a significant increase in investment, credit, and equity inflows, and exhibited better operational performance when compared to similar firms in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. READ MORE
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5. Terminshandel i en volatil marknad : lantbrukares beteende vid finansiell riskhantering
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : Riskhantering är inom företagsekonomin ett återkommande tema, framför allt hur man hanterar risker samt vad det är som avgör vilka instrument som nyttjas. Som lantbrukare stöter man på många olika typer av risker i vardagen, däribland en risk som är kopplat till en oväntad förändring av prisnivåer. READ MORE
