Essays about: "credit crisis"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 177 essays containing the words credit crisis.

1. 6. Modeling Credit Default Swap Spreads with Transformers : A Thesis in collaboration with Handelsbanken

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

   Author : Johan Luhr; [2023]
   Keywords : Machine Learning; Transformer; Finance; Credit Default Swap; Credit Valuation Adjustment; Time Series Data; Maskininlärning; Transformer; Finance; Kreditswapp; Kredit Värderings Justering; Tidsserie data;

   Abstract : In the aftermath of the credit crisis in 2007, the importance of Credit Valuation Adjustment (CVA) rose in the Over The Counter (OTC) derivative pricing process. One important part of the pricing process is to determine Probability of Defaults (PDs) of the counterparty in question. READ MORE

3. 7. The Role of Trade Credit During the Covid Crisis - A study on Swedish SMEs' use of trade credit as a financial aid and its role as a substitution to bank financing

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Carolina Gustavsson Martinetti; Daniel Rohdén; [2023]
   Keywords : Trade credit; Substitution effect; Financing; Covid; Financial distress;

   Abstract : The Covid crisis has introduced substantial uncertainties for SMEs, making them more vulnerable. Our study investigates Swedish SMEs' use of trade credit, both received and extended, as a medium for the mitigation of financial distress during the crisis. READ MORE

4. 8. Conservatism in Credit Ratings: A Comparative Study of Time-Varying Credit Rating Standards in Europe and the US, 1997-2023

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Ebba Bogfors; Elsa Persson; [2023]
   Keywords : Credit ratings; Rating quality; Rating conservatism; Rating standards;

   Abstract : Our paper reveals increased conservatism in credit ratings in both Europe and the US from 1997 to 2023, with the effect stabilizing after the financial crisis. On average, ratings have declined by more than three notches in Europe, signifying that a firm rated AAA in 1997, with constant financial characteristics, would receive a rating of AA- in 2023. READ MORE

5. 9. Private Equity: The Secret Sauce for Pandemic-Proof Performance or Just Another Quarantine Regret? How PE-backed companies performed during COVID-19 pandemic compared to non-PE-backed companies

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Anna Muizniece; Gabriela Lenerte; [2023]
   Keywords : Private equity; COVID-19 crisis; Capital investment; Financial crisis; Financial fragility;

   Abstract : This study utilizes a dataset comprising 99 private equity-backed firms and 317 non-private equity-backed firms in Sweden to investigate whether private equity-backed firms were more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to similar firms using difference-in-differences method. Our findings indicate that private equity-backed firms experienced a significant increase in investment, credit, and equity inflows, and exhibited better operational performance when compared to similar firms in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. READ MORE

6. 10. Hållbarhetscertifiering : effekter på värdekedjan av byggmaterial

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Forest Economics

   Author : Sofia Andersson; [2023]
   Keywords : effekter på värdekedjan; fallstudie; frivilliga hållbarhetscertifieringar för byggnader i Sverige; hållbar utveckling; ; standarder;

   Abstract : En av vår tids stora utmaningar handlar om att möta klimatkrisen och ökade krav på levnadsstandard hos en växande global befolkning. Allt fler flyttar från rurala till urbana områden, vilket pressar bostadsmarknader världen över. READ MORE