Essays about: "european investment bank"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 16 essays containing the words european investment bank.

1. 1. INTEREST RATES AND VENTURE CAPITAL INVESTMENTS: Early evidence of the heterogeneous effects of rising interest rates across funding stages

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Eric Persson; Johan Skantz; [2023]
   Keywords : Venture Capital Investments; VC; Monetary Policy; Interest Rates;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the impact of rising central bank interest rates on European venture capital investment activity between 2016 and the first quarter of 2023. Using a comprehensive dataset of 32,832 funding rounds across different funding stages, we run a set of regressions to study the relationship between interest rates and VC investments measured by total invested amounts, number of rounds, and average round size. READ MORE

3. 2. PEPP Talk: The Impact of the ECB's Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme on the Corporate Bond Market

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Lorenzo Gianni Günther; Emma Lundblad; [2022]
   Keywords : Quantitative Easing; The European Central Bank; The Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme; Corporate Bonds; Covid-19; Credit Spread; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Purpose: This thesis aims to evaluate whether the ECB’s Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP) cushioned the Covid-19 crisis’ impact on the Euro area’s corporate bond market and relieved borrowing conditions. Methodology: The methodology is based upon unbalanced panel data and difference-in-differences regressions with firm-clustered standard errors. READ MORE

4. 3. The "EU Climate Bank"? - A study on the environmental commitments of the European Investment Bank and the alignment with the right to a healthy environment

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

   Author : Emelie Georg; [2022]
   Keywords : European Investment Bank; the right to a healthy environment; multilateral development banks; international financial institutions; human rights; sustainable finance; the EIB Group Climate Bank Roadmap 2021-2025; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between international finance and environmental rights, and how the concept of sustainable finance has emerged as a response to climate change and the rapid transition towards a sustainable economy. Multilateral development banks (MDBs) are a key player in the transition to a green economy, contributing to 68% of global climate finance. READ MORE

5. 4. Identification of climate mitigation and adaptation measures to improve the resilience and the energy efficiency of Athens : Case study of 5 selected public buildings

   University essay from KTH/Hållbar utveckling, miljövetenskap och teknik

   Author : Marc Gonzalez Forti; [2020]
   Keywords : Resilience; Climate Change; Adaptation; Mitigation; Energy Efficiency; Athens; Heat Island Effect; Flooding; Air Quality;

   Abstract : Climate change effects are getting more evident year by year. Athens is specially affected by climate change related shocks, especially by poor air quality, flooding and heat waves. Every year climate shocks threatens and worsens the situation in the city. READ MORE

6. 5. European Countries Choosing Chinese Investment Instruments: An Analysis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Imtiaz Hassan; [2020]
   Keywords : Actorness; BRI; Coherence; CFSP; EU; Member states’ responses; Levels of engagement; Policy; Policy change; Institutions; Structures.; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This Masters’ thesis attempts to identify why European countries choose Chinese investment instruments despite their participation in the European single market and access to European Union (EU) resources and technical assistance. Since their inception in 2013, EU members as well as EU partner states in Europe have been divided on their approach towards joining the Chinese investment instruments- namely Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) - due to the absence of a common EU policy in this regard. READ MORE