Essays about: "Julia Blomstergren"

Found 2 essays containing the words Julia Blomstergren.

1. 1. The Swedish Outdoor Smoking Ban of 2019: An Application of Synthetic Control and Matrix Completion Methods in Policy Evaluation

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Petter Berg; Julia Blomstergren; [2021]
   Keywords : Tobacco Control Policy; Smoking Bans; Counterfactual Prediction; Synthetic Control; Matrix Completion;

   Abstract : Smoking bans constitute an important part of the tobacco control policies used globally to improve public health. In July 2019, Sweden implemented new regulation which banned smoking in several outdoor areas nationwide, including outdoor serving areas of e.g. restaurants and bars, whose scope is unique in an international context. READ MORE

3. 2. R&D Induced IPO Underpricing - Money Gladly Left on the Table

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Julia Blomstergren; Ellen Daver; [2019]
   Keywords : Information asymmetry; IPO underpricing; R D; Quality signal; External financing;

   Abstract : Previous research has found that for firms investing in R&D, asymmetric information between firm insiders and outsiders raises the cost of external capital above the fair level. In this paper, we examine how the presence of R&D activities affects firms' cost of raising capital in a special case of external financing - namely, the IPO. READ MORE