Essays about: "economics japan"

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  1. 1. How Does the Three-factor Model Perform and What Explains its Performance? Empirical tests on Swedish stock portfolios

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Daniel Björck; [2023]
    Keywords : Three-factor model; stock returns; Swedish stocks; CAPM; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : In this study the three-factor model of Fama and French (1992; 1993) is evaluated on portfolios of Swedish stocks. Both a cross-section and time series approach are used to evaluate the model. The results show that beta, size, and book-to-market are significant variables in explaining excess returns of Swedish stock portfolios. READ MORE

  3. 2. Education and Economy in Japan: Overeducation, Anxiety, Unhappiness and Low Productivity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Tianqi Liu; [2022]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The thesis reviews research about economic impact of education and overeducation, and also researches about education, inequality and suicide in Japan. The thesis describes Thurow’s job competition model, Spence’s job market signaling model and Tsang and Levin’s production model. READ MORE

  4. 3. Employment Effects of the FIFA World Cup on Host Nations : An Event Study

    University essay from Jönköping University

    Author : Felix Wettborg; [2022]
    Keywords : Econometrics; Mega Sports Events; Event Economics; Difference-In-Difference; Employment; Two-Ways Fixed Effects Difference-in-Difference; Event Study; Staggered Adoption; World Cup; Soccer; FIFA;

    Abstract : The employment effect of hosting the FIFA world cup has been researched multiple times with city, municipality, or state data using a variety of methods. Arguably, the Difference-In-Difference (DID) method, first used by Hotchkiss et al. READ MORE

  5. 4. The Effects of Macroeconomic Factors on the Shares of Automotive Manufacturers in the USA, Asia, and Europe in the Short and Long Run

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Filip Dyankov; [2022]
    Keywords : macroeconomic factors; stock returns; VAR; ARDL; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This study aims to broaden the remits of the relatively scant hitherto literature focused on the impact of the changes in macroeconomic indicators on automotive stock returns. Since a considerable fraction of previous empirical research covered multiple industries, historical results may not be directly transferable for the purposes of the analysis of the automotive industry. READ MORE

  6. 5. The propensity to patent an innovation in Japan

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Jakob Nyqvist; [2022]
    Keywords : Patent Propensity Japan Sweden Innovation SWINNO; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Patents have long been considered an essential intellectual property mechanism in Japan. Foreign firms have simultaneously struggled with obtaining patents and market shares in Japan. Therefore, the incentives for Swedish innovating firms to patent their innovation at the Japanese Patent Office are plenty and can facilitate market integration. READ MORE