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  1. 1. Interest rates and their impact on the stock market : Evidence from Sweden

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för management (MAN)

    Author : Felicia Andersson; Robin Fogelberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Interest rate; Stock market; OMX30; Vector autoregressive VAR model; Granger causality test; Short-term interest rate; Long-term interest rate; Sweden;

    Abstract : This study will be investigating the relationship between short-term and long-term interest rates with the OMX30 stock return expressed in percentage, as well as the effect that the interest rates have on the stock return. The data used in this study has been collected from the dataprogram Datastream with monthly observations from January 2003 until December 2022 resulting in 240 different variables within all three factors over a period of 20 years. READ MORE

  3. 2. Effects on the economy of Brazil of a withdrawal of foreign direct investment

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Enrique Höner; Sophie Dick; [2022]
    Keywords : FDI; Brazil; Ricardo; VAR; Toda and Yamamoto; Granger Causality; Quantitative;

    Abstract : Foreign direct investment flows are an important theme in the analysis of global capital flows. The study aims to analyse the effect a withdrawal of FDI has on the economy of Brazil. This is based on the sharp decrease FDI inflows have seen during 2020. READ MORE

  4. 3. Beyond the Turning Point: The Environmental Kuznets Curve for CO2 Emissions in Romania

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Mara Balasa; [2022]
    Keywords : environmental Kuznets curve; autoregressive distributed lag; Granger causality; Romania;

    Abstract : This thesis studies the long-run relationship between environmental degradation measured by carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per capita and economic growth measured by gross domestic product per capita in Romania, between 1968 and 2018. The study is conducted using the environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) framework and the autoregressive distributed lag bounds test for cointegration. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Impact of Swedish Public Finance Factors on the Local Real Estate Market : Based on the GMM PVAR Approach

    University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

    Author : Jiayu Zhang; [2022]
    Keywords : Public Investments ; Real Estate Market ; GMM PVAR Model ; Offentliga investeringar ; Fastighetsmarknaden ; GMM PVAR-modell ;

    Abstract : Real estate market prices have proven to be influenced by many driving factors. As suggested by Tiebout's (1956) model, the level of public services was believed to influence people's decision to move geographically, which was called "voting with their feet". READ MORE

  6. 5. Macroeconomic variables and their impact on the Swedish stock market

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Timur Cengiz; David Holmer; [2021]
    Keywords : Macroeconomics; Stocks; Macroeconomic variables; Stock market;

    Abstract : The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of a few selected macroeconomic variables on the Swedish stock market index OMXS30. The study uses time series monthly data during the period 2000-2019. To investigate these relationships, the time series are transformed into stationary processes. READ MORE