Essays about: "Thesis in competitiveness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 417 essays containing the words Thesis in competitiveness.

  1. 1. Modelling the Exchange Rate: Evidence from the Impacts of Quantitative Easing in Sweden

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Anny Eklund; Markus Sallkvist; [2024]
    Keywords : Quantitative easing; Exchange rate; Bayesian VAR model; Small open economy; Triangular factorisation;

    Abstract : Quantitative easing, the unconventional monetary policy measure used by many central banks to combat low inflation when interest rates are at the lower bound, has shown to be an effective tool for depreciating the domestic currency. Although the exchange rate is of particular importance in a small open economy as it directly impacts inflation dynamics,trade competitiveness and plays a substantial role in shaping monetary policy, few papers have investigated how the depreciating effect of QE to the exchange rate works. READ MORE

  2. 2. TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE? Narrative policy analyses of the EU’s Circular Economy policy framework

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Beatrice Engman; [2023-09-13]
    Keywords : European Union; environmental policy; circular economy; sustainability; sustainable development; efficiency; dependency; competitiveness; economic growth;

    Abstract : The thesis uses narrative policy analysis to explore how the EU’s circular economy action plan and its related strategies incorporate and use the concepts of sustainable development and sustainability. This exploration enables consideration if the EU’s circular economy policy framework is made fit for the sustainable future the EU is projecting. READ MORE

  3. 3. Harnessing Opportunities: A Policy Analysis of a Developing Country A single case study on Indonesian policymakers

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jonathan Aspenbom; Hepi Susanti; [2023-07-18]
    Keywords : Deglobalization; GVCs; government policies; EV; competitive advantage; developing countries; Indonesia;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how developing countries, with a specific focus on Indonesia, respond to the reconfiguration of Global Value Chains (GVCs). Previous research has overlooked the policy perspectives in this context. READ MORE

  4. 4. The Sustainable Era - The Excess Return on Swedish Sustainable Global Equity Funds

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Kristoffer Holmgren; Måns Hurtigh; [2023-07-03]
    Keywords : Fama-French; ESG; Morningstar; Morningstar Globe Rating; funds; global equity funds; sustainability; excess return;

    Abstract : This thesis explores the relationship between the performance of Swedish global equity funds and the level of sustainability, as measured by the Morningstar Globe Rating, using a Fama-French six-factor model, globe rating categories, and time effects. Treating the Morningstar Globe Rating as a time-invariant variable, a sample of 80 Swedish global equity funds are divided into two sustainability groups, ‘Low’ and ‘High’, grouping funds with 1-3 globes into a reference group. READ MORE

  5. 5. Identification and evaluation of solutions for long-haul electric road freight.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Logistik- och kvalitetsutveckling

    Author : Amanda Lundström; Gustav Lindén; [2023]
    Keywords : Electric road freight; long-haul; TCO; Tripple bottom line;

    Abstract : Road freight transportation is important for the development of the global economy and, at the same time, one of the most destructive businesses when it comes to the environment and human health. As societies evolve, the need for freight transportation increases and the transport demand cannot in a sustainable way be fulfilled with the use of diesel trucks as it is done today. READ MORE