Essays about: "difference-in-difference"

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1. 16. Sustainable Investments in Times of Crisis

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Anton Johanson; Tobias Persson; [2023]
   Keywords : Funds value added; Gross and net alpha; Covid-19; ESG; Green and Brown funds;

   Abstract : This paper examines the effect of Covid-19 on green and brown funds in the Swedish Premium Pension System (PPS). We apply the methodology derived in Berk and van Binsbergen (2015) in a difference-in-difference model with time-fixed effects to estimate the average effect of Covid-19 on green funds for both value added and conventional alpha measures. READ MORE

3. 17. Reconstructing The Reconstructions

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Leo Jidah; Elias Lundberg; [2023]
   Keywords : insolvency; corporate reconstruction; corporate reorganization; wage guarantee; bankruptcy administrators;

   Abstract : This paper investigates how effective the implementation of the new law on corporate reconstruction in Sweden has been. The law came into effect on the 1st of August, on request from an EU directive in 2019. READ MORE

4. 18. The Porter Hypothesis: Fact or Myth? - A Case Study on the EU Emissions Trading System

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Cecilia Sacklen; Tintin Wilsby; [2023]
   Keywords : Porter Hypothesis; Environmental policy; Eco-innovation; EU ETS; Firm performance;

   Abstract : This study investigates the Porter Hypothesis in the context of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), the world's largest cap-and-trade system within environmental regulations. The Porter Hypothesis posits that environmental regulations can stimulate eco-innovation and ultimately improve the financial performance of regulated firms. READ MORE

5. 19. World Bank Assisted Intervention Development Projects on Poverty Alleviation in Nigeria: An Impact Evaluation of National FADAMA III in Enugu State.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Chinedu Maduekwe; [2023]
   Keywords : Keywords: poverty; poverty alleviation; impact evaluation; Fadama; Fadama III.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This evaluation research which deals with the World Bank-assisted intervention development programme known as Fadama III in Nigeria precisely sought to investigate how the National Fadama III Intervention Development Project impacted poverty alleviation of the residents of Enugu State that participated in the project in relation to their income level. The study made use of 168 benefiting households in the Fadama III project and 67 non-benefiting households that were randomly selected. READ MORE

6. 20. Assessing the Impact of Sovereign Green Bonds on Energy Transition: A Staggered Difference-in-Difference Analysis

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Darragh O'Neill; [2023]
   Keywords : Sovereign Green Bonds; Green Bonds; Energy Transition; Sustainable Finance; Staggered Difference-in-Difference;

   Abstract : An increasing number of governments are adopting the issuance of sovereign green bonds (SGBs) as part of their strategies for transitioning to renewable energy and achieving their net zero greenhouse gas emissions targets. However, due to the nascency of the SGB market, little empirical evidence of their effectiveness as drivers of energy transition exists. READ MORE