Essays about: "Observable Characteristics"

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1. 16. Diversifying the Swedish Market Portfolio

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Elias Johansson; Karin Olofsson; [2019]
   Keywords : CAPM; Market Portfolio; Cost of Equity; Risk; Swedish Financial Market; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : According to the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), the cost of equity estimates are a function of the systematic risk relative to the market portfolio. The market portfolio is a non-observable portfolio containing all investible assets in the world. CAPM is a well-established model in practice. READ MORE

3. 17. Forecasting High Yield Corporate Bond Industry Excess Return

   University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Carlos Junior Lopez Vydrin; [2018]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : In this thesis, we apply unsupervised and supervised statistical learning methods on the high-yield corporate bond market with the goal of predicting its future excess return. We analyse the excess return of industry based indices of high-yield corporate bonds belonging to the Chemical, Metals, Paper, Building Materials, Packaging, Telecom, and Electric Utility industry. READ MORE

4. 18. Hyperloop in Sweden : Evaluating Hyperloops Viability in the Swedish Context

   University essay from KTH/Industriell ekonomi och organisation (Inst.)

   Author : Fredrik Magnusson; Fredrik Widegren; [2018]
   Keywords : Hyperloop; Hyperloop in Sweden; Transportation; Infrastructure; Transport Market Dynamics; The Swedish Transport Market; New Mode of Transportation; Emerging Technologies; Disruptive Innovation; Diffusion of Innovation; Characteristics of Diffusion; Technical Transition; Socio-technical Transition; Transformational Pressure; Window of Opportunity; Multi-Level Perspective MLP ; Technology Readiness Level TRL ; Hyperloop; Hyperloop i Sverige; Transport; Infrastruktur; Transportmarknadens Dynamik; Den Svenska Transportmarknaden; Nya Transportsätt; Framväxande Teknik; Disruptiv Innovation; Diffusion av Innovation; Egenskaper för Spridning av Innovation; Teknisk övergångsteori; Socio-teknisk övergångsteori; Transformationstryck; Möjlighetsfönster; Perspektiv i Multipla Nivåer MLP ; Teknisk Mogenhetsnivå TRL ;

   Abstract : Transportations role in society is increasingly important and today it has a prominent role in business, citizens lives as well as in the world economy. The increasing globalization and urbanization puts significant pressure on the existing transport system, with increasing demand for high-speed travel. READ MORE

5. 19. CEO? Or More Like RiskEO? : A Cross-Sectional Study of CEO Characteristics and Firm Risk-Taking

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Peter Gustafsson; Eda Uysal; [2018]
   Keywords : CEO characteristics; Upper Echelon Theory; Risk-taking; Agency Theory; Prospect Theory; Swedish market;

   Abstract : Risk is something intrinsic to business, and something firms are exposed to on a daily basis. This means that there exists a great deal of pressure on the Top Management of a firm to successfully navigate the different risks to which they are exposed. READ MORE

6. 20. Migrant Selection and Socioeconomic Outcomes: Evidence from 19th-Century Sweden

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Aron Strandberg; [2018]
   Keywords : Emigration; Socioeconomic status; Self-selection; Sweden; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : During the Age of Mass Migration, 30 million Europeans left their home countries and emigrated to the United States. Sweden had one of the highest out-migration rates of the era. Between 1860 to 1920, around 1.3 million people–a quarter of the population–left Sweden to seek opportunity in the United States. READ MORE