Essays about: "equal weights"

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  1. 16. A Taylor Rule for the Euro Area?

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Angelica Arnqvist; Karolina Nilsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Monetary policy; Euro Area; Taylor rule; European Central Bank;

    Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to examine whether the original Taylor rule can be used to describe the monetary policy set by the European Central Bank (ECB), when using aggregated inputs for inflation and output gap from the whole euro area as well as for specific regions. If the original Taylor rule is not applicable to the monetary policy of the ECB, we aim to develop a new Taylor rule equation specially adapted for the euro area and the ECB, based on their monetary policy set 1999-2016. READ MORE

  3. 17. Exploration of implicit weights in composite indicators : The case of resilience assessment of countries’ electricity supply

    University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

    Author : David Lindén; [2018]
    Keywords : Composite indicators; Index; Weights; Aggregation; Implicit Weights; Correlation; Energy Security; Resilience; Electricity Supply; Sensitivity Analysis; Nonlinear Regression Analysis; Optimisation; Representativeness;

    Abstract : Composite indicators, also called indices, are widely used synthetic measures for ranking and benchmarking alternatives across complex concepts. The aim of constructing a composite indicator is, among other things, to simplify and condense the information of a plurality of underlying indicators. READ MORE

  4. 18. A GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis of wind farm site suitability in New South Wales, Australia, from a sustainable development perspective

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskap

    Author : Michaela Bobeck; [2017]
    Keywords : Geography; GIS; MCDA; wind farm; site suitability; Australia; Earth and Environmental Sciences;

    Abstract : The interest for renewable energy within Australia is growing and the New South Wales (NSW) Government has committed to a Renewable Energy Target scheme of 20 percent renewable energy by 2020. Wind energy is a mature renewable energy resource, which has been successfully deployed for electricity generation around the world. READ MORE

  5. 19. Beating the MSCI USA Index by Using Other Weighting Techniques

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Trotte Boman; Samuel Jangenstål; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : In this thesis various portfolio weighting strategies are tested. Their performance is determined by their average annual return, Sharpe ratio, tracking error, information ratio and annual standard deviation. READ MORE

  6. 20. Markov Regime Switching Model Implementation to the Stockholm Stock Market & Comparison with Equal Weight Portfolio

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Sanna Brandel; [2017]
    Keywords : Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : The unpredictable behaviour of financial time series has long been a concern for econometricians, making it difficult to find appropriate models with a satisfactory fit. The Markov regime switching model is a popular approach, much in behalf of the way it takes the shifts in the time series behaviour into account. READ MORE