Essays about: "Idiosyncratic risk"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the words Idiosyncratic risk.

  1. 1. Exploring the Idiosyncratic Volatility Anomaly in the Swedish Stock Market: An Empirical Analysis of its Impact on Returns

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Anton Ahlqvist; Walter Uong; [2023-06-29]
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    Abstract : We examine the cross-sectional relationship between idiosyncratic volatility relative to the Fama-French three factor model and expected stock returns. We find that portfolios containing the firms with the lowest idiosyncratic risk offers excess returns in relation to the prediction of the Fama-French three factor model, while those with the highest idiosyncratic risk do not. READ MORE

  3. 2. Introduction of the Swedish Investment Saving Account and Individual Stock Investment Behavior

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Yao Fu; [2023]
    Keywords : capital income taxation; ISK; stock investment; idiosyncratic risk; systematic risk;

    Abstract : The Swedish government introduced a new saving platform named as the Swedish Investment Saving Account (ISK) in January 2012 in order to simplify the taxation on the capital income of security investment. Compared to the conventional accounts (CA), ISK is taxed at a flat-rate based on the balance in the account, and there is no other taxation related to security sales and dividend distribution. READ MORE

  4. 3. Managing supply risks post pandemic : Understanding gaps in organizational decision-making and proposing a tool to manage differences

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Aron Joshi; [2023]
    Keywords : manufacturing; supply chain risk management; performance; decision-making; trade-offs; Tillverkning; riskhantering av försörjningskedjor; förmåga; beslutsfattande; avvägning;

    Abstract : Effective supply chain risk management has become crucial for companies as supply chains have become more complex and integrated due to decades of globalization. The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the fragility of global supply chains and the necessity of manufacturing companies to have a robust supply chain in order to be resilient towards supply chain disruptions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Revisiting the Idiosyncratic Volatility Puzzle and MAX Effect in European Equity Markets

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : David Böckling; Jurgis Druktenis; [2023]
    Keywords : Idiosyncratic volatility; Fama-French three-factor model; MAX effect; European equity markets; Asset pricing anomalies;

    Abstract : In light of traditional financial theory's argument that firm-specific risk should not impact future returns, the findings of the Idiosyncratic Volatility (IVOL) puzzle, as well as the Maximum Daily Returns (MAX) effect, have sparked a vibrant academic debate. Using data from January, 1993, to December, 2022, this paper presents European aggregate and country-level evidence at the intersection between the two asset pricing anomalies. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Drivers of Wealth Inequality: The Case of Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Erik Lindé; Ludvig Ljungberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Wealth inequality; Return heterogeneity; Type-dependency;

    Abstract : Wealth inequality is a defining feature of the global economy which gives rise to several societal issues. To investigate the driving factors behind wealth inequality in Sweden, a wealth model from Gabaix et al. (2016) is extended to include type dependency, differences in returns amongst individuals in the population. READ MORE