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  1. 1. Civil war and third-party non-combatants : Understanding the logic of violence against humanitarian aid workers in the setting of intrastate conflict

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för freds- och konfliktforskning

    Author : Malika Rakhmankulova; [2022]
    Keywords : conflict; aid workers;

    Abstract : Attacks against humanitarian aid workers are a concerning global trend that has been noted since the end of the Cold War. Despite this, limited research is available that combines overt theoretical testing with empirical procedures. READ MORE

  3. 2. Optimal financial resources for Central Counterparties: Introducing default dependence of clearing members: a mixed binomial approach

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Leonardo Di Geronimo; [2019-07-02]
    Keywords : Central Counterparties; Risk Management; Merton Model; Mixed Binomial Model; Merton Mixed Binomial Model; Initial Margin; Default Fund;

    Abstract : Central counterparties (CCPs) are ˝nancial intermediaries consisting of clearing members trading ˝nancial derivatives between each other. In a ˝nancial network, CCPs become the buyer to every seller and the seller to every buyer. READ MORE

  4. 3. Main Determinants of Patent Transfers in Sweden : An Empirical Study of the Market for Ideas

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : JOHANNA GUSTAFSSON; SARA LODÉN; [2018]
    Keywords : Patents; Market for Ideas; Patent transfers;

    Abstract : What patents are traded and who trades them? This research aims to determine the main factors affecting a patent's propensity to be traded on the Swedish Market for Ideas, and to what extent. Theories of the Economics of Intellectual Property Transfers constitute the foundation of the research focus, in combination with earlier research. READ MORE

  5. 4. Central Counterparties. A Numerical Implementation of the Default Waterfall

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Karl Ejvegård; Christian Romaniello; [2016-09-21]
    Keywords : Risk Management; Central Counterparty; Risk; Stochastic Models; Monte Carlo Simulation; Mixed Binomial Models; Interest Rate Swap;

    Abstract : This thesis studies so called Central Counterparties (CCP), nancial institutions which consist of clearing members, such as large banks. CCPs have the role of centralizing, mutualizing and reducing counterparty risk, by acting as an intermediate in nancial transactions. READ MORE

  6. 5. Models for Credit risk in Static Portfolios

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Joel Johansson; Anton Engblom; [2015-07-02]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this thesis we investigate models for credit risk in static portfolios. We study Vasicek's closed form approximation for large portfolios with the mixed binomial model using the beta distribution and a two-factor model inspired by Merton as mixing distributions. READ MORE