Essays about: "JEL Classification"

Found 4 essays containing the words JEL Classification.

  1. 1. A case for risk management in the Swedish housing market Studying the demand for market value insurance products in the Swedish metropolitan residential real estate market

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Kristofer Heinl; Hanna Lönnqvist; [2019-11-27]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Abstract This thesis builds on the discussions by Robert Shiller and Peter Englund, among others, proposing outlines for an insurance policy on the market value of homes. The aim of the thesis is to examine if risk is perceived in the current housing market, if there is a demand for managing part of this risk, and how one could go about when constructing a market value insurance policy. READ MORE

  3. 2. Controversial Industries: does it pay to ignore social norms?

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : M.R.T.M. van Nuenen; [2018]
    Keywords : Sin stocks; Controversial Industries; Social norms; Fama-French Five-Factor Model; Carhart Model; Bet against Beta factor;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the impact of social norms on the performance and valuation of “controversial stocks”- publicly traded companies involved in the production of Adult Entertainment, Alcohol, Gambling, Nuclear Energy, Tobacco, Uranium, and Weapons. Their performance and valuation is directly compared with compare non-controversial stocks. READ MORE

  4. 3. The Effect of a Major Catastrophe on Unrelated Charity Donations

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Tobias Lindé; [2017-07-28]
    Keywords : Charity donations; natural experiment; disaster relief; 9 11; Smithsonian JEL classification: D10; D64;

    Abstract : The 9/11 attacks claimed many lives and caused severe damages, but people responded with great support to the victims, among other things through financial contributions. This paper investigates whether donations to charities supporting the victims came at the expense of donations to other charities, a concern raised but not previously empirically studied. READ MORE

  5. 4. Assessing the EU Emission Trading system´s Impact on Economic Growth

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Erik Rudenstam; Robert Tabell; [2015-07-02]
    Keywords : EU ETS; emission trading system; economic growth; EU; CO2; JEL Classification;

    Abstract : This study uses a cross-country panel data set to investigate the effect of the EU ETS on economic growth and the total national level of CO2 emission. To estimate this we have conducted a growth regression using country fixed effects model for the period 2003-2012. READ MORE