Essays about: "U.S. Presidential Election 2016"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words U.S. Presidential Election 2016.

  1. 1. Voter Turnout based on Income : Investigating Voting Behavior in the U.S. Presidential Election of 2016

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ellen Tapper; Emma-Louise Maras; [2022]
    Keywords : Voter; Voter turnout; GDP per capita; Utility hypothesis model; COVI;

    Abstract : To be able to see if voter turnout can be enhanced, studying income is of interest. This researchpaper attempts to answer the following thesis question: “How can voter turnout in the 2016 presidential election be explained by income?” The conclusion drawn is that income, measured in GDP per capita, does affect voter turnout, however the exact influence is hard to determine. READ MORE

  3. 2. Bidding on Brown while Asking for Green: An Event Study on the Impact of Carbon Emissions on Stock Returns Following the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Hedda Cederlund; Daphne Detter; [2022]
    Keywords : Event study; Market efficiency; Policy shifts; Climate change; Climate regulatory risk;

    Abstract : The election of Donald J. Trump as the U.S. president in 2016 shifted people's expectations drastically. READ MORE

  4. 3. Neglecting disinformation : A critical discourse analysis of how Swedish news media contribute to the meaning making of the Digital Services Act

    University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikation

    Author : Rebecka Sundholm; [2022]
    Keywords : Digital Services Act; disinformation; critical discourse analysis; ideology; Internet regulations; Swedish news media; media discourse;

    Abstract : The concern about disinformation in the digital space has increased since the U.S Presidential Election and the British ‘Brexit’ Referendum in 2016. Many have argued for stricter regulatory frameworks for the Internet to uphold the public’s trust in democratic institutions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Trump's election and support for the alt-right in European countries: spillover effects from the 2016 U.S. Presidential election

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Lucas Wilegoda Gamage; [2020]
    Keywords : Far-right; Populism; Donald Trump; Spillover Effects; Regression Discontinuity Design;

    Abstract : On November 9, 2016 Donald Trump was declared the 45th President of the United States, at the end of one of the most unpredictable elections of recent history. Trump's election is widely regarded not as an isolated event, but rather as one of the key events of the "global wave of populism" that swept the Western world in the 2010s. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Interactions among the U.S. Stock Market, Political Prediction Market, and the 2016 Presidential Election

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Xiaoyu Huo; [2018]
    Keywords : 2016 U.S. Presidential Election; Prediction Market; Stock Market; Event Study; Sector;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of the 2016 general election on performance of the U.S. stock market. The thesis looks at the presidential election from two aspects: first, whether the wisdom of the crowds illustrated in prediction market can be taken as a reliable tool to predict the stock market performance. READ MORE