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  1. 16. The Impacts of Climate Change on the Livelihoods of Small-Scale Traders in Zambia: A Case Study of Cross-Border Traders in Kazungula District

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Saidi Victor Phiri; [2023]
    Keywords : Vulnerability; climate change; cross-border trader; and livelihoods; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Climate change is one of the global problems that the world is facing today. Previous studies have shown that climate change has negatively affected the livelihoods of the vulnerable population. However, understanding climate change is usually influenced by how it affects a person’s livelihood. READ MORE

  3. 17. Enhancing Stock Price Prediction with Sentiment Analysis : A Comparison of LSTM Models

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Rasmus Craelius; Alexander Tungodden Daviknes; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Since the early 1980s stock traders and investment firms have been devloping prediction based machine learning models in an attempt to become rich. The problem is that stock price prediction is hard, and simply using historical price data is not enough to get accurate predictions. READ MORE

  4. 18. Jute Farmers in Bangladesh : a study on institutional influences

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Author : Pia Sophie Paulsen; [2022]
    Keywords : Jute farmers; Jute industry; institutional influences; Bangladesh;

    Abstract : Jute is an important cash crop in Bangladesh that provides livelihoods for millions of workers. In recent years, jute received growing attention and faced a higher global demand, due to its positive environmental attributes and its ability to replace plastics in many products. Hence, the industry has the possibility to grow. READ MORE

  5. 19. On Modelling Ancillary Services Markets: A Time Series Approach

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Erik Murray; [2022]
    Keywords : ARIMA; SARIMA; GARCH; load balancing; ancillary services; electrical grids; FCR-D; ARIMA; SARIMA; GARCH; lastbalans; stödtjänster; kraftnät; FCR-D 2;

    Abstract : So-called ancillary services (AS) have always been critically important for the functioning of an electrical grid, and are becoming even more so with the advent of renewable energy sources. Ancillary services are traded on open markets, and trading on these markets is arguably even more difficult to model than on traditional markets. READ MORE

  6. 20. Do followers follow? : Social trading platforms and their effect on the stock market

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Hugo Brinkfält; Anna Lena Giersbach; [2022]
    Keywords : stock market; social trading platform; Shareville; herding behavior; leader trader; follower; sentiment; trustworthiness;

    Abstract : Social trading platforms are an increasingly popular venue for sharing investment ideas. We investigate if followers on these platforms herd, i.e., copy leader traders’ trades, to the extent that it affects stock markets. READ MORE