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  1. 1. Does industry survey data improve GDP forecasting?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Oscar Andersson; Ludvig Fornstedt; [2024-03-06]
    Keywords : Bayesian; BVAR; Forecasting; GDP; survey data;

    Abstract : This study assesses the integration of industry survey data into Bayesian Vector Auto Regressive (BVAR) models for GDP forecasting in Sweden. Analyzing a combination of macro economic indicators, CPI and unemployment rates, with survey data from NIER, it explores the effects of different variable combinations on the forecasting ability of different models. READ MORE

  3. 2. Global and Ethiopian Cereal Prices: Does the Law of One Price hold in the long run?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Heba Abbas; Borgström Annina; [2024-02-12]
    Keywords : Ethiopia; cereal; food prices LOP;

    Abstract : Like many other countries in the world, Ethiopia is currently facing significant challenges with high food prices. The high food prices affect cereals such as teff, sorghum, and maize which are staple foods in the Ethiopian diet. This study investigates the relationship between cereal prices in Ethiopia and the world market price of cereals. READ MORE

  4. 3. How does Monetary Policy Affect the Inflation Rate? A Study of the Riksbank's Monetary Policy from 2000-2019

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Svensson Rotberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation; Unconventional Monetary Policy; Monetary policy; Time Series Data; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis examines how the Riksbank’s monetary policy has affected the Swedish CPI inflation rate from 2000 to 2019. This thesis aims to determine if monetary policy is effective at controlling inflation. There is an emphasis on exploring the differences between conventional and unconventional monetary policy. READ MORE

  5. 4. Monetary Value of a Player in GTA Online : Role of Inflation

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Ivan Ivanik; [2023]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This study investigates the monetary value of a player within the video game GTA Online, published by Rockstar in 2013. A survey was sent out to a subreddit called r/gtaonline where a sample of 171 respondents who play GTA Online were used and the results were analysed using an OLS regression. READ MORE

  6. 5. A "new" Consumer Price Index (CPI) for monetary policy decisions in Sweden : How does a "new" technological CPI compare to the traditional CPI in measuring inflation and influencing monetary policy decisions?

    University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

    Author : Josef Landén; [2023]
    Keywords : Consumer Price Index; Inflation; Technology; Monetary Policies; and Forecast;

    Abstract : This study proposes a “new" consumer price index (CPI) and investigates the influence of Sweden's monetary policy on the new index level and its variations over time. Unlike the traditional CPI that the SCB uses, the "new" CPI tries to consider technology improvements by using macro data. READ MORE