Essays about: "economic shocks on investment"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words economic shocks on investment.
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1. Beyond the Crisis: A Safe Haven Analysis : Empirical Insights into the Divergence of Gold and Bonds for Portfolio Hedging
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Purpose: This thesis investigates the relationship concerning traditional safe haven assets, gold and US 10-year treasury bonds during periods of market instability, specifically during the economic concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It assesses the hedging and safe haven properties of these assets and their dynamic nature throughout two periods of unconventional monetary and fiscal policy measures by the Federal Reserve & US Congress respectively. READ MORE
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2. Decentralizing electricity generation in Cuba : Implementation of a microgrid in the sugar mil lCarlos Baliño
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : Cuba has a long history of different dependencies and is a country facing many energy challenges, and therefore seeks to diversify its energy sources and reduce its reliance on fossil fuels. The purpose of this degree project is therefore to conceptualize a microgrid based on renewable energy sources for local energy sustainability at the lowest cost possible. READ MORE
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3. Navigating Uncertainty: A Study on the Impact of Policy Uncertainty on Stock Returns, Firm Investment, and Investor Sentiment in the United States
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : We investigate how US policy uncertainty is related to US stock returns, firm investments, and investor sentiment - in order to shed light on the responses made by firms and investors when faced with higher uncertainty. Leveraging the economic policy uncertainty index, we find that policy uncertainty is negatively correlated with US stock returns in the same month following a shock to uncertainty, and propose evidence that points towards policy uncertainty potentially being a source of return predictability in the US. READ MORE
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4. From the Third World to the First
University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionenAbstract : Over the past half century, Singapore has gone from a tiny island in Southeast Asia to becoming one of the world's most developed countries. Singapore's achievements are reflected not only economically, but also in its emergence as a global innovation and financial services center. READ MORE
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5. The role of media reported weather shocks on mutualfund capital flow : A comparison of socially responsible- and conventional funds
University essay from Umeå universitet/FöretagsekonomiAbstract : Identifying factors that affect the flow of mutual fund capital and betweenmutualfund types hasthe potential, among others,to relief fund management and investors from unnecessary administrative costs. This study investigated the role media reported weather shocks have on socially responsible and conventional mutual trust funds’capital flow. READ MORE
