Essays about: "The health capital model"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 essays containing the words The health capital model.

  1. 11. Mixed Venture Capital Syndicates: How Independent Venture Capital Firms Evaluate Corporate Venture Capital Arms as Syndication Partners

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Sebastian Misurák; Philip Steen; [2018-07-06]
    Keywords : Venture Capital; Corporate Venture Capital; Independent Venture Capital; Syndicate; Predictability; Value-added Capabilities; Agency Theory; Resource-Based View;

    Abstract : Background and Problem Formulation: Since 2012 there has been a steady increase of corporate venture capital (CVC) activity in The Silicon Valley. In 2017 more than 20 % of the total venture capital investment was made by corporate actors. READ MORE

  3. 12. Pension Reform with Employment during Retirement Simulation Analysis of a Life Cycle Model for Germany

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jonas Nauerz; [2018]
    Keywords : Life cycle; Social Security; Retirement; Pension Ref;

    Abstract : In many countries, the ratio of pension entitlement to earnings is declining due to demographic developments. In 2017, the German government introduced a pension reform which allows workers to accumulate more pension capital through continued employment during retirement. READ MORE

  4. 13. The effect of equal division of property regime on subjective health, psychological well-being and investments in health capital

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jens Wikström; [2017-07-28]
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    Abstract : This thesis analyses the effects of different marital property regimes on health, well-being and health related behavior. In particular, it provides an empirical assessment of the effects of a change from a separate property regime towards a more equal distribution of matrimonial assets on subjective health, psychological well-being and investments in health capital, using the variance occurring after a decision by the English House of Lords in 2000. READ MORE

  5. 14. Pricing contingent convertible bonds: A numerical implementation with the hybrid equity-credit model

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Maggie Wan-Chun Bogert; Zhang Zhao; [2017-07-25]
    Keywords : Contingent Convertible Bonds; Equity-credit Model; CoCos; Fortet Algorithms; Pricing;

    Abstract : The contingent convertible (CoCo) bond is a loss-absorbing instrument which can be converted mandatorily to common equity when a trigger event happens, such as the bookvalue trigger and the discretionary trigger. The book-value trigger means that once the capital ratio hits the pre-specified threshold, the equity conversion will be activated. READ MORE

  6. 15. 'A Food Culture in Transition'. Perceptions of Healthy Eating and Reasoning in Food Choices - A Grounded Theory Study of Young Mothers in South Tarawa, Kiribati

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Anna Fallgren; [2017]
    Keywords : Public health; Food choices; Healthy eating; Kiribati; Pacific; Qualitative study; Mothers; Non-communicable diseases; Poverty; Climate change; Nutrition; Culture; Food policy; Non-governmental organisations; Participation; Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : The recent shift towards energy-dense and nutrient-poor diets has led to an increase of diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardio-vascular disease. Due to poverty, geographical remoteness and lack of cultivable land, Kiribati experiences a double burden of malnutrition with high levels of NCDs among adults, and undernourishment among children. READ MORE