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  1. 1. How arms trade and military expenditures affect economic growth

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Anton Edlund Söderberg; [2024]
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    Abstract : Military expenditures are a costly investment especially if a government already has a strained budget to maintain. The aim of this report is to explore whether it is economically viable to motivate such investments and if such investments have other benefits than just the sake of having arms. READ MORE

  3. 2. INTEREST RATES AND VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS: Early evidence of the heterogeneous effects of rising interest rates across funding stages

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Eric Persson; Johan Skantz; [2023]
    Keywords : Venture Capital Investments; VC; Monetary Policy; Interest Rates;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of rising central bank interest rates on European venture capital investment activity between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023. Using a comprehensive dataset of 32,832 funding rounds across different funding stages, we run a set of regressions to study the relationship between interest rates and VC investments measured by total invested amounts, number of rounds, and average round size. READ MORE

  4. 3. Oil and Dutch Disease : The case of Nigeria

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Josef Sindre; [2023]
    Keywords : Dutch Disease; Nigeria; Agricultural sector; Natural resources;

    Abstract : This essay examines the impact of the phenomenon of Dutch Disease on the agriculture sector in Nigeria since the beginning of the 1980s. Dutch Disease is a misfortune that generally affects resource-rich countries due to exploiting and exporting their natural resources. READ MORE

  5. 4. Spillover Effect on Swedish Inflation : How ECBs interest rate changes effect Swedish inflation

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Rasmus Ramström; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation; Cointegration; Vector autoregression; spillover; Sweden;

    Abstract : There is a limited amount of literature regarding spillover effects on inflation. The previous literature is focused on a small number of countries, and on shocks coming from demand and supply. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Effect of Monetary Policy and other Macroeconomic Factors on Wealth Inequality in the United States

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Jacob Stridsberg; Alexander Myrberg; [2022-10-24]
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    Abstract : Wealth inequality is a crescent phenomenon and topic that has been gaining attention of late, not least in the United States, but in many other countries as well. This Master’s thesis seeks to discern what factors have been conducive to this increase, chiefly focusing on the role played by the central bank via setting the federal funds rate and its effect on the top 1 percentile’s wealth share. READ MORE