Essays about: "economic OLS"

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  1. 16. Heritage Matters : A Study of Social Mobility Patterns Among First and Second-Generation Immigrants in Europe

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Linnea Stevander; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Mobility; Immigration; Social Mobility Index; International Socio-Economic Index ISEI ; European Social Survey ESS ;

    Abstract : This thesis examined how the association between immigrants’ occupational origin and destination varies in 33 European countries, depending on the opportunities for social mobility in the origin country. For absolute occupational mobility, the result from an LPM regression showed that first-generation female immigrants had an increased probability of upward mobility when the origin country offered more opportunities for social mobility. READ MORE

  3. 17. How Differences in Forecasted and Actual Values of Macroeconomic Indicators Influences the Stock Market.

    University essay from

    Author : Jacob Hasselmark; Filip Sköld; [2022-07-01]
    Keywords : Macroeconomic variables; Macroeconomic news; S P 500; Survey forecasts;

    Abstract : The objective of this thesis is to analyse if macroeconomic announcements have a significant influence on the stock prices on the S&P 500 index. It is investigated by various correlation tests, descriptive statistics tables and multiple OLS-regressions containing variables about economic activity, inflation and unemployment rates. READ MORE

  4. 18. Empirical investigation on the performance of a feed-forward artificial neural network on the Nordic stock markets

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Niklas Fjordstrand; Nikolaos Voutos; [2022-06-29]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this paper, the authors have made an empirical investigation on the performance of a feed-forward artificial neural network (ANN) on the four main Nordic stock markets, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland. First, a benchmark OLS regression model is compared against an ANN model to see which model performs best in terms of predictive accuracy and has the least amount of error. READ MORE

  5. 19. Economic Empowerment: Protection or Risk? : - A quantitative study on economic empowerment and intimate partner violence

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Signe Wiktorsson; [2022]
    Keywords : violence against women; intimate partner violence; IPV; intimate partner violence against women; IPVAW; economic empowerment; marital dependency theory; relative resource theory;

    Abstract : Violence against women is an issue faced by women all over the world. Violence conducted by a partner or husband is the most common form of violence that women are targeted by. Intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) is internationally recognized as a human rights violation as well as a major global health issue. READ MORE

  6. 20. Gender Imbalance and Educational Investments in China

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Jessica Johansson; Anna Johnsson; [2022]
    Keywords : Sex Ratio; Education; One Child Policy; Marriage; Signaling;

    Abstract : An unintended consequence of the One Child Policy, introduced in 1979, has been the increasing sex ratio imbalance in China. This has resulted in millions of excess males, facing difficulties in finding a spouse. READ MORE