Essays about: "empirical finance"

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1. 1. Between climate justice and climate finance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Cornelia Fjelstrenius; [2024]
   Keywords : Loss and Damage; Alliance of Small Island States AOSIS ; European Union EU ; Discourse analysis; Climate change; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The conceptualization of loss and damage reflects diverse perspectives, evident in the disparities observed in climate negotiations. This thesis examines how the Alliance of Small Island States and the European Union portrayed loss and damage during the establishment of the loss and damage fund. READ MORE

3. 2. Does it pay to be transparent? - An empirical study on the relationship between yield and transparency for EU corporate green bonds

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Nestor Stenson; Unurjargal Chuluunjav; [2023-07-03]
   Keywords : corporate green bonds; yield; transparency; information asymmetry; CBI aligned; CBI certified; self-labeled;

   Abstract : This thesis uses OLS methodology to investigate the relationship between yields and transparency on green bonds. Transparency is divided into three categories: Self-labeled green bonds following the voluntary GBP framework, CBI aligned green bonds following CBI taxonomy with external verification and CBI certified green bonds following the CBI framework with mandatory external verification by the independent body Climate Bonds Standards Board. READ MORE

4. 3. Gender Differences in Risk Attitudes: An Analysis of the Swedish Premium Pension System

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Yasmine Ben Rouha; Preet Kawal Kaur; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : decision making; investment behavior; gender differences; risk; risk attitude; PPS; PPS choices; funds;

   Abstract : This thesis examines gender differences in investment behavior within the Swedish Premium Pension System for the years 2015-2022. The thesis uses the pension system as a case study to identify possible differences in risk attitude, factors that affect and whether gender has an impact on the level of home bias in investment decisions. READ MORE

5. 4. Determinants of capital structure: an empirical study on the European technology industry in a dynamic panel difference-GMM analysis

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Alfred Rydsmo; Jacob Sandequist; [2023-06-29]
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   Abstract : This paper investigates the determinants of capital structure for 146 publicly traded technology companies in 14 different European countries over the 2009 to 2021 period. The study aims to test the relationship between firm leverage and its determinants suggested by both traditional corporate finance theory as well as previous findings. READ MORE

6. 5. At the Sustainable Finance Frontier - Sustainability-Linked Bonds: Targets, Sustainability Profiles and Yield Spreads

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Mikko Ala-Porkkunen; Rasmus Roth; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability-Linked Bonds; Yield Spreads; Sustainability Performance Target; Corporate Social Responsibility; Efficient Market Hypothesis; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: To investigate whether the ambitiousness of sustainability performance target and/or issuer sustainability profile have an influence on Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) yield spreads. Methodology: The utilized econometric approach is OLS regressions on a cross-sectional data. READ MORE