Essays about: "Layoffs"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 essays containing the word Layoffs.
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1. Government Interventions During a Crisis: An Event Study of the Extraordinary Budget Announcements' Effect on the Swedish Stock Market
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : The impact of several stimulus packages implemented by the Swedish government during the COVID-19 pandemic on the Swedish stock market is studied in this paper. An event study methodology is used to investigate the abnormal returns of Swedish firms during four announcements related to the stimulus packages. READ MORE
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2. I stormens öga räcker status quo föga : hur en central aktör i krog- och restaurangbranschen ställer om under extrem kris
University essay from SLU/Dept. of EconomicsAbstract : A company’s external environment consists of external, ever-changning forces that force it to adapt (Mintzberg, 2005). The company’s value network is part of this external environment; the value network is the link between the company and its external environment (Allee, 2000). READ MORE
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3. Coal Mine Closures, Climate Change Scepticism and Elections: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of Mining Employment Shocks on U.S. Elections
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : Averting the worst effects of climate change requires large reductions in coal mining employment. The political impacts of coal mine closures have not been quantitatively studied. READ MORE
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4. Unemployment benefit generosity in a life-cycle model with endogenous job-serch effort
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : Unemployment in Austria has been considerably low in the past decades compared to other European countries. Nevertheless, recent increases in the past five years started a controversial discussion about the generous unemployment insurance system in place. READ MORE
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5. Mittelstand-off: Implications for target firms of Sino-German Mittelstand acquisitions
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledningAbstract : Sino-German Mittelstand acquisitions of recent years have received significant attention from the German public, politics, and media. In addition to a perceived imbalance between Germany and China regarding the treatment of foreign acquisitions, the key concern is that these acquisitions could diminish Germany's competitiveness by resulting in layoffs, relocation of production facilities to China, and knowledge transfer. READ MORE