Essays about: "Global Shocks"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 59 essays containing the words Global Shocks.
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1. VC Funding & Success of Clean Tech Startups: Impact of Exogenous Demand Shocks
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Using a dataset of 51,184 global early-stage venture capital (VC) financing rounds, we examine the impact of exogenous demand shocks on VC funding and success rates in the clean technology sector. Specifically, we investigate the repercussions of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster (2011) and the Paris Agreement (2015). READ MORE
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2. How does the Weakened Swedish Krona Impact the Inflation? A Bayesian VAR Analysis of Exchange Rate Pass-Through
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Exchange rate pass-through to prices differ depending on the underlying shock. Furthermore, the mechanisms causing inflation behave diversely, conditional on why the exchange rate fluctuates. This paper investigates how prices react relative to the exchange rate movements, i.e. READ MORE
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3. Navigating Uncertain Waters: A Bayesian Threshold VAR Approach to Understanding the Impact of Commodity Price Shocks on Inflation
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020 led to unprecedented uncertainty, reducing the predictability of macroeconomic variables. At the same time, commodity price movements as a contributor to national consumer price inflation continue to surface in debates. READ MORE
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4. Decentralizing electricity generation in Cuba : Implementation of a microgrid in the sugar mil lCarlos Baliño
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Cuba has a long history of different dependencies and is a country facing many energy challenges, and therefore seeks to diversify its energy sources and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The purpose of this degree project is therefore to conceptualize a microgrid based on renewable energy sources for local energy sustainability at the lowest cost possible. READ MORE
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5. How Global Shocks Affect Small-Scale Farmohlders: A Case Study of Access to and use of Fertiliser in Morogoro, Tanzania
University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : The thesis is a qualitative case study on how global shocks, specifically COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine, affect small-scale farmholders, and their use of and access to, fertiliser. The study aims to explore how the global affects the local, and what factors may ameliorate or exacerbate farmholders’ situation. READ MORE