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1. 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 ekonomi

   Author : Haris Badakhsh; Jean Pierre Saliba; [2022]
   Keywords : Fiscal policy; Stock market; COVID-19; Stimulus package; Event study;

   Abstract : 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

3. 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 Economics

   Author : Andreas Lennartsson; Elsa Reuterdahl Svedberg; [2021]
   Keywords : corporate branding; entreprenöriella möjligheter; krishantering; omställning; organisationsförändring;

   Abstract : 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

4. 3. Financial Metrics Effect on Companies Performance During COVID­19

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI)

   Author : Thoursie Hugo; Lucas Fageräng; [2021]
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   Abstract : Financial metrics are important tools for managers and investors to assess performance of companies. At the start of 2020, a global pandemic COVID-19 broke out, resulting in bearish markets when mandatory lockdowns were announced. On the 16th of March the Dow Jones Industrial average dropped 13% and the S&P500 north of 12%. READ MORE

5. 4. 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 nationalekonomi

   Author : Ross Murdoch; [2020]
   Keywords : Mining; Unemployment; Climate Change; Political Science; Elections;

   Abstract : 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

6. 5. Unemployment benefit generosity in a life-cycle model with endogenous job-serch effort

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : René Karadakic; [2018]
   Keywords : Life-cycle; unemployment insurance; job-search; effort; unemployment benefits; labour market reform;

   Abstract : 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