Essays about: "International business United kingdom"

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1. 6. The impact of BREXIT vote on stock returns - an event study on European bank industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lachezar Bonchev; Mariya Pencheva; [2017]
   Keywords : Event study; Brexit; stock returns; bank industry; abnormal returns; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The study focuses on the impact of United Kingdom’s vote for leaving the European Union on the banks stocks in Europe. The tool used for measuring this impact is event study. Putting the center of attention on the banking industry, we investigate 63 major banks in Europe. Abnormal returns are defined by using the well-known market model. READ MORE

3. 7. European Investor Currency Hedging: Forwards or Options in International Portfolios

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Yan Xu; [2014]
   Keywords : international portfolio currency hedging; hedging instruments; currency forward contracts; currency put options; optimal portfolio; CVaR; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The hedging effectiveness of currency forward contracts and currency put option for three different portfolios—Portfolio of Emerging Markets, Portfolio of Developed Countries, and the International Portfolio—are examined from the viewpoint of European investors. European Union (EU), United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland (SF), Sweden (SE), Denmark (DK), Norway (NK), and Japan (JAP) are considered in the developed countries. READ MORE

4. 8. CO2 Emissions Embodied in International Trade of the UK, 1995-2009: A Multi-Region Input–Output Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Viktoras Kulionis; [2014]
   Keywords : Embodied Pollution; Multi-region input-output; Carbon leakage; CO2 Emissions; Carbon Footprint; UK; Trade; Social Sciences; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In a globalized world with increasing international trade, it is highly important to accurately determine environmental impacts resulting from pollution embodied in trade. This study examines carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions embodied in international trade of the United Kingdom from a consumption perspective, rather than the more conventional production side, during the period 1995-2009. READ MORE

5. 9. Sanctions against Iran and their effects on the global shipping industry

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Farshad Shamgholi; [2012]
   Keywords : Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : Economic sanctions are defined as the exercise of pressure by one state to bring about a change in political behaviour of another state. Traditional economic sanctions are directed at the entire population of the sanctioned country while targeted sanctions are directed at the State’s government and/or individuals. READ MORE

6. 10. Corporate social responsibility as an organizational innovation: a comparative analysis of its implementation in the institutional frameworks of Sweden and the United Kingdom

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Klara Simcikova; [2012]
   Keywords : Corporate social responsibility; institutions; innovation; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Corporate social responsibility is a management concept originating from the Anglo-Saxon background and associated with the tradition of arm’s length relations between business and institutions in society. However, different institutional systems handle organizational innovations in dissimilar ways, and in the age of globalization, national institutions often interact with global ones. READ MORE