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  1. 1. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Markus Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Charon’s fee; Obolus; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Elite Burial; Mercenary; Meme; Engbjerg; Himlingøje; Högom; Kälder; Hol; Gile; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. READ MORE

  3. 2. Run to the -sustainable- hills? An exploration of ESG fund flows in the US market in response to Flight-To-Safety periods

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Rolon Acevedo; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Finance; Fund Flows; Flight-To-Safety; Safe Haven Assets; ESG; VIX; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Funds flowing into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Non-ESG, and Precious Metal funds (as a proxy to a safe haven asset) are analyzed for 440 such funds in the United States during Flight-To-Safety (FTS) episodes to determine if investors perceive safe-haven-like properties in ESG funds by shifting funds into this group. FTS episodes represent brief rotations of funds into safer assets to preserve capital during burst of market volatility. READ MORE

  4. 3. Factor Models for Futures Contracts to Improve Estimation of the Correlation Matrix

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Ellen Ek; [2022]
    Keywords : Correlation matrix; Hierarchical Principal Component Analysis; Factor Model; Clusters; Portfolio Optimization; Futures Contracts; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : In this paper regularization of the correlation matrix between futures contracts is examined. With starting point in the recently established HPCA framework (Avellaneda, 2019), a couple of different extensions to the one-factor model is suggested. Extensions are made in terms of adjusting the model according to different cluster structures. READ MORE

  5. 4. Optimal Portfolio Allocation of Commodities for the Swedish Investor

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    Author : Sebastian Henfalk; Alexandra Wesley; [2021-08-17]
    Keywords : Optimal Portfolio Allocation into Commodities; OMXS30GI; Bloomberg Commodity Index BCOM ; Sub-Sectors; Sharpe Ratio; Swedish Investor; Financialization; Diversification; Hedge; Precious Metals; Inflation; Råvaror; Optimal Allokering; Ädelmetaller;

    Abstract : Commodities have historically been seen as great diversifiers to stocks and bonds. Following the financialization in late 1990s and early 2000s this began to be questioned by previous research due to increasing correlations with the stock market, which has created a need for further research with in the field. READ MORE

  6. 5. EXAMINATION OF MICRO-SCALE SULFIDE DISTRIBUTION FOR THE GOLD MINERALIZATION IN THE LAPPBERGET DEPOSIT, GARPENBERG MINE, SWEDEN: TOWARDS A GEOMETALLURGICAL APPROACH

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Leo Barbosa; [2021]
    Keywords : Gold characterization; gold as by-product; Lappberget ore; Garpenberg Mine;

    Abstract : Ore characterization studies are of great importance to the mining industry, especially when dealing with precious metals by-products. It is a way towards increasing mining efficiency. READ MORE