Essays about: "Owe Xie"

Found 2 essays containing the words Owe Xie.

  1. 1. Does profit-oriented ownership in the Swedish school sector affect its quality negatively - a quantitative panel study

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Emelie Jonsson; Owe Xie; [2015]
    Keywords : Privatization; Profit-driven welfare; School; Education quality; Spillover;

    Abstract : A heavily discussed topic in Sweden the last year has been whether profits within the welfare sector should be allowed. In this paper we investigate how privately owned schools affect the Swedish school quality, focusing on profit-driven actors' impact. The effect is isolated in a two-stage analysis using fixed effect regressions. READ MORE

  3. 2. Impact of Recessions on Equity Mutual Fund Allocations

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jonas Gustavsson; Owe Xie; [2012]
    Keywords : Fund Allocation in Recession; Market Portfolio; Small Minus Big; High Minus Low; Momentum;

    Abstract : We show that the exposure of US equity mutual funds to Carhart's four-factor model vary with the state of the economy. In bad times, equity mutual funds underinvest in small and value stocks. We find that these reactions can be explained by the change in riskiness of small and value firms. READ MORE