Essays about: "Sector-level"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the word Sector-level.

1. 16. The Effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Turkish Economy

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Josh-Coskun Dürnel; [2012]
   Keywords : Panel Unit Root; Growth Theory; Foreign Direct Investment; Turkish Economy; Panel Estimation; Granger Causality; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study’s ambition is to investigate the effects of Foreign Direct Investment for Turkey at the individual sector level. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first endeavor to investigate the sector-specific effect of FDI on GDP for Turkey. READ MORE

3. 17. Corporate Bond Spreads as a Predictor of Euro Area GDP: Testing the Financial Accelerator at the Sector Level

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Nina Bengtsson; Frida Sellberg; [2010]
   Keywords : financial accelerator; corporate bond spread; external finance premium; forecasting; euro area;

   Abstract : We study the predictive power of corporate bond spreads over real economic activity within the framework of the financial accelerator theory. Previous research has confirmed this relationship but there is a gap in the literature concerning classifications of corporate bonds other than credit rating and bond maturity. READ MORE

4. 18. An Insider Trading Cocktail - A Study on Gender Differences and the Implications of the Capital Insurance

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Sverker Nordlander; Oscar Rheborg; [2010]
   Keywords : Insider trading; Gender; Capital Insurance; Abnormal Return;

   Abstract : This research paper analyzes gender differences in abnormal returns earned by insiders and possible implications of the Swedish capital insurance, “kapitalförsäkring”, on insider trading. The sample data includes 288 company listings on the Stockholm Stock Exchange and the studied period is 1998-2010. READ MORE

5. 19. The Energy Demand Trend in Contemporary China: The Case of Petroleum and Coal

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Huan-Chun Tung; [2008]
   Keywords : China; Energy demand; Trend; Petroleum; Coal; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This study examines China’s future energy trend by analyzing how the energy demand in China has changed and how it will change by looking at several domestic factors, such as structural and policy changes, as well as international factors that affect the country’s demand for energy. The sector-specific energy consumption trend in the near future is also discussed in order to show what the main driving forces are behind the increasing petroleum and coal demand at a sector level and to assess likely sectoral consumption changes in the near future. READ MORE

6. 20. Innovation in Environmental Technology: The Role of Policy in Promoting Environmental Innovation

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Internationella miljöinstitutet

   Author : Morrigan Hayes; [2007]
   Keywords : innovation; environmental technology; environmental and innovation policy; Environmental studies; Miljöstudier; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the process of innovation in environmental technology and the role that government interventions can play in fostering this innovation, using a cross-sectoral perspective based on three Nordic sectors - mobile phones, pulp and paper, and buildings. Using an analytical framework based on innovation and environmental policy and their interactions with three preconditions for innovation - access to knowledge, access to resources, and market formation - the dynamics of environmental innovation occurring across the three sectors (mobile phones, pulp and paper, and buildings) are examined. READ MORE