Essays about: "Proxy model"
Showing result 36 - 40 of 202 essays containing the words Proxy model.
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36. Late Quaternary Climate Reconstruction Using Rock - Magnetism in Loess on Portelet, Jersey
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaperAbstract : Loess is a very fine aeolian sediment that can be used as a proxy for stadial and interstadial glacialperiods. To understand how Earth’s climate have changed and what effects that change have had on theplanet and life on it we can use climate archives. READ MORE
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37. Overt Partnership, Covert Intervention : Russian use of mercenaries in the Central African Republic
University essay from FörsvarshögskolanAbstract : Private Military Companies (PMCs) have increased significantly since the end of the Cold War, primarily hailing from the Western countries and South Africa, and notably employed in the War on Terror. In recent years, the Russian group generically known as ‘Wagner PMC’ has been deployed in Ukraine, the Middle East and Africa. READ MORE
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38. The Impact of Fundamental Firm Characteristics on the Tail Risk of Italian and Swedish Stocks
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : These papers investigate whether differences in Tail Risk across Italian and Swedish listed companies can be explained by their fundamental characteristics, and compare the results between the two countries. To this end, data on financial performance, corporate governance, gender diversity and ownership were obtained from over 2,000 Italian and Swedish company filings to build two separate longitudinal panel datasets comprising the 152 largest Italian non-financial firms and the 108 largest Swedish non-financial firms over an almost 20 years period, and a Fixed Effects panel model was used to investigate the issue, using a measure of Expected Shortfall as proxy for Tail Risk. READ MORE
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39. Beyond Climate Finance Pledges: A Critical Exploration of Adaptation Finance Allocation and Access to Sudan
University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutetAbstract : Climate adaptation finance is crucial, particularly for the most vulnerable countries, as these countries often face the worst impacts and are the least capable of adapting. While adaptation finance mobilization has increased over the last years, little has actually been channelled to the most vulnerable countries, with no concrete evidence of the prioritization of the most vulnerable countries in allocation. READ MORE
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40. Is Illiquidity a Good Proxy for Risk? : Can illiquidity have an effect on growth firms' expected return?
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)Abstract : As previous researchers have discussed the paradigm of risk and return, this study also suggests illiquidity as a good proxy for risk. An illiquid asset, thus higher risk, should generate high return. READ MORE
