Essays about: "Government Debt"

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1. 1. Boosting Growth in Crisis: Evaluating the Role of Fiscal Stimulus in Sweden’s Pandemic Recovery

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Lovisa Sundqvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Covid-19; fiscal policy; fiscal multipliers; government debt sustainability; debt dynamics; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The Covid-19 crisis presents an opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of fiscal policy by investigating how fiscal stimuli aided recovery from the pandemic in Sweden. As Covid-19 have led to increased concerns of unsustainable debt levels, questions of how government spending has affected the economic rebound and fiscal sustainability arises. READ MORE

3. 2. THE NATURE OF FOREIGN AID AND ITS IMPACT ON NIGERIA’S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Sociologi

   Author : Paschal Okuji; [2023]
   Keywords : Foreign Aid; Economic Development; Nigeria; Dependency Theory; Debt Overhang Theory.; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study is an investigative inquiry into the nature of foreign aid and its impact on Nigeria’s economic development. The role of foreign aid in the growth process of developing countries has been an issue of intense debate. Foreign aid is an important issue given its implications for poverty reduction in developing countries. READ MORE

4. 3. Does Populism Influence Economic Policy Making? The cases of Greece and Portugal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Moa Jonsson Lundqvist; Hanna Lindahl; [2023]
   Keywords : Portugal; Greece; Populism; Economic Policies; Austerity; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The Euro Crisis occurred in several European countries due to high government debt and institutional failures in 2008, leaving many unable to pay their public debts or maintain their budget deficits. During the crisis, a group of three institutions known as the Troika, played a crucial role when offering financial assistance to countries in need of a bailout. READ MORE

5. 4. To ESG or Not to ESG? That is The Question for Cost of Debt

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Kasper Janols; Zakarias Grönkvist; [2023]
   Keywords : Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose and research question: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an improved ESG performance leads to a lower cost of debt, proxied by the yield spread of newly issued corporate bonds and if this effect is more pronounced for firms operating in a stronger institutional environment. We therefore ask the following two research questions: Does a higher ESG score lead to a lower cost of debt, and is this effect moderated by the institutional environment? Methodology: For our panel data we apply POLS-regression models, random effects models, introduce an interaction term to test for the partial effect of the institutional environment, and an ordered probit model to exchange our dependent variable. READ MORE

6. 5. Impact of ESG performance and carbon emissions on cost of debt : A study of the Nordic markets

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Filip Larsson; Henrik Larsson; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG performance; carbon intensity; cost of debt; spreads; Refinitiv; ESG scores; CSR; sustainability; Nordics;

   Abstract : The study examines the link between the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance of a company and its cost of debt, measured as credit spreads between corresponding corporate and risk-free government bonds, in Nordic countries between 2020 and 2022. No previous studies look at ESG effects on bond spreads in the Nordic markets, although their stakeholder-oriented nature could make them attentive to ESG issues. READ MORE