Essays about: "STORM"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 376 essays containing the word STORM.

  1. 21. In the Core of the Storm: Revisiting Inflation Hedging Properties Within and Across Asset Classes

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jakub Kacperczyk; Moritz Kornherr; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation hedging; Inflation risk premium; Inflation forecasting; Bond-Stock Correlation;

    Abstract : The recent surge in inflation has reignited discussions on hedging inflation risks, forming the focal point of this study. In our paper we consider conventional asset classes from 1968 to 2023 as well as alternative assets from 2020 to 2023 and find that no asset class provides a statistically significant hedge against core inflation shocks, while commodities and currencies can hedge headline and energy inflation risk. READ MORE

  3. 22. Building performance optimisation tools for the decarbonisation of Swedish buildings

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesign

    Author : Nadja Baden; Marziyeh Taghizadeh; [2023]
    Keywords : Optimisation; Parametric design; Decarbonisation; Renovation; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : To mitigate climate change and reach Sweden’s goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2045, or at an earlier stage of 2030 for 23 Swedish cities, urgent action is required to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Due to the building sector’s significant contribution to carbon emissions, a crucial aspect in achieving these goals is improving the energy efficiency of existing buildings, as most of these will still be in use by this time. READ MORE

  4. 23. Weathering the Storm: A Difference-in-Differences Study on Nordic Private Equity Performance and M&A Activity During the Covid-19 Pandemic

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jacob Andersson; Philip Lindeberg-Lindvet; [2023]
    Keywords : The Nordics; Private Equity; Covid-19 Pandemic; Performance; M A;

    Abstract : Using financial data for Nordic private equity-backed companies, this paper investigates the performance and M&A activity of private equity-owned firms during the covid-19 pandemic. The results show that sales, investments and the number of add-on acquisitions increased significantly for private equity-owned firms compared to their peers in 2020 and 2021. READ MORE

  5. 24. Urban Trees : A case study in central Umeå

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för geografi

    Author : Maria Sundelin; [2023]
    Keywords : Urban trees; canopy cover; i-Tree Canopy;

    Abstract : Urban trees are crucial to a healthy environment. The benefits range from good air quality to storm water management and public health. The aim of this thesis was to study urban trees in Umeå city. Umeå is in a process of densification and has a vision to increase in population to 200 000 by the year 2050. READ MORE

  6. 25. Characterization of Landscape Structures and Precipitation in relation to Flooding events in Pampa Deprimida : A Minor Field Study in Argentina

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Luft-, vatten- och landskapslära

    Author : Linnea Svärd; [2023]
    Keywords : Pampeana hydrology; flood risk mapping; runoff; infiltration; precipitation; SCSCN; remote sensingg; Hydrologi på Pampas; kartläggning av översvämningsrisker; avrinning; infiltration; nederbörd; SCS-CN; fjärranalys; Hidrología de la Pampa Deprimida; cartografía del riesgo de inundaciones; escorrentía; infiltración; precipitación; SCS-CN; sensores remotos;

    Abstract : The purpose of the thesis is to characterize flood events within the agricultural fields of flooding Pampa in Argentina. The characterization divides the flat landscape into flood prone areas and endeavour at linking driving factors to flood response based on past events. READ MORE