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  1. 1. Socio-economic and Demographic Factors associated with Fertility – Southeast and East Asian Evidence

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Chen; Ruoshui He; [2022]
    Keywords : Fertility rates; Socio-economic and demographic determinants; Southeast and East Asia; Two-child policy; Fixed-effects; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Over the last three decades, Southeast and East Asian countries have experienced a substantial fertility decline. The socio-economic and demographic determinants appear to be important in explaining the fertility transition experienced in the region. READ MORE

  3. 2. Lockdown Effects on the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic – The Evidence from Norway

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Chen; Ruoshui He; [2021]
    Keywords : Pandemic; COVID-19 cases; lockdown; difference-in-differences; Scandinavia; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The first coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in China and has become a public health emergency of international concern. Several countries have issued comprehensive social distancing policies responses to the pandemic. READ MORE

  4. 3. Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Deviations: The case of H&M.

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Sofia Chen; Ruoshui He; [2020]
    Keywords : purchasing power parity; law of one price; homogenous products; price settings; H M;

    Abstract : The theories of the law of one price and purchasing power parity are thought to hold almost exactly in financial market, but it seems less likely to occur in international trade where arbitrage opportunities take place. The purpose of this study is to test whether the purchasing power parity holds for commodities in various national markets, for which a quantitative method is followed. READ MORE

  5. 4. Breaking the Stereotype of Chinese Acquisitions in Italy : An Empirical Study on Italian Target Firm Performance and the Influential Factors Affecting it

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Luyi Chen; Sofia Poggi; [2020]
    Keywords : FDI from emerging countries; M A; Chinese acquisition in Italy; target firm performance; influential factors; SOE; POE; prior experience in developed countries; level of relatedness;

    Abstract : The purpose of this research is to assess the impact of Chinese acquisitions on Italian target firm performance, and explore which characteristics of the acquirer can determine a change of it. First, a Paired-Samples T-test has been applied to appreciate the difference between pre-and post-acquisition performance on 27 sample companies. READ MORE