Essays about: "eurozone"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 99 essays containing the word eurozone.

  1. 6. Should We Turn Back Time? A Synthetic Control Study on the Trade Effects of Sweden’s Choice Not To Enter the Eurozone

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Ebba Lundqvist; Alan Stas; [2022]
    Keywords : Euro; Trade; European Union; Sweden; Synthetic control method; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The formation of the Economic and Monetary Union, combined with the introduction of the euro, further deepened a long-going European economic integration. Sweden has been a member of the European Union since 1995 but has not yet given up its independent currency. READ MORE

  3. 7. Wealth and Risk-Taking: A Cross-Country Study of European Households

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Gustaf Östblom; [2022]
    Keywords : Household finance; Risky share; Participation; Cross-country comparison; Eurozone;

    Abstract : This study investigates the relationship between wealth and risk-taking among European households. Using data from 22 European countries, I show that households with more investable wealth are more likely to invest in risky assets and have a higher risky share conditional on participation. READ MORE

  4. 8. Talking about Europe? : Explaining the Salience of the European Union in the Plenaries of National Parliaments

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Felix Lehmann; [2022]
    Keywords : national parliaments; European Union; plenary debates; public accountability; politicization; salience; principal-agent;

    Abstract : National parliaments (NPs) are vital to the European Union’s (EU’s) democratic legitimacy. They are tasked with controlling their governments through oversight and scrutiny while providing a deliberative forum by offering policy alternatives, informing, and connecting citizens to the EU. READ MORE

  5. 9. Explaining the dynamics of exchange rate volatility

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jacob Tjerneld; Hampus Lööw; [2022]
    Keywords : Exchange Rates; Volatility; GARCH; Heteroskedasticity; Time Series Analysis.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research examines the volatility of the Swedish krona in regards to the Euro and US-dollar exchange rate, using both daily and monthly data ranging from the beginning of 2000 until 2022. Using this time span allows us to update previous literature on exchange rate volatility, and also incorporates recent economic events such as the great financial crisis of 2008, the 2020 covid-pandemic and the geopolitical uncertainty in Europe following Russia's invasion of Ukraine. READ MORE

  6. 10. CAN GOLD SERVE AS A HEDGE AGAINST UNCERTAINTY? : A study on the gold price dynamics and its role as a safe haven asset

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Nadja Jakobsson; [2022]
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    Abstract : Gold’s ability to retain its real value in times of uncertainty and financial turmoil has long been of interest to investors and central banks worldwide. Gold has historically been used as a monetary means due to its store of value and in the early days, gold coins were used as a currency. READ MORE