Essays about: "firm-level effects"

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1. 1. Corruption: A catalyst for economic growth? - The case of India

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

   Author : Selver Berbic; Hugo Molander; [2023-07-03]
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   Abstract : This thesis aims to investigate and evaluate the role of institutional quality in fostering innovation in developing countries, specifically focusing on corruption's impact on product and process innovation at the firm level in India. The study utilizes a probit model with and without fixed effects applied to data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey (WBES) for both 2014 and 2022, individually. READ MORE

3. 2. Industry Effects on Stock Price Crash Risk: Quantifying Industry Effects and the Effect of Structural Industry Characteristics

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Indra Berlin; Tuva Broström; [2023]
   Keywords : Stock Price Crash Risk; Industry Level Effects; Industry Concentration; Industry Growth Rate; Industry Profitability;

   Abstract : This paper empirically investigates the determinants of stock price crash risk at the industry level. Prior research has largely focused on firm-level and macro-level factors that impact stock price crash risk, with little attention being drawn to inter-industry differences. READ MORE

4. 3. Flight to climate: liquidity commonality in brown equities

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Haiping Yu; [2023]
   Keywords : ESG; ESG Investing; Climate investing; Liquidity Commonality; Systematic Liquidity Risk;

   Abstract : Emerging ESG studies have established a negative equilibrium correlation between ESG factors and stock returns in an economy predominately influenced by investors with nonpecuniary preference over high ESG credentials. However, little research has delved into a potential systematic liquidity risk phenomenon associated with aggregate trading activities of ESG-motivated investors who share a common nonzero ESG preference component in their utility function. READ MORE

5. 4. ESG Ratings and Stock Market Performance: Evidence of a Shift in Investor Preferences during a Period of Economic Distress in Scandinavia

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Johanna Hallstedt; Tim Nyllinge; [2023]
   Keywords : Socially Responsible Investing; ESG; Sustainable Investments; Corporate Resilience; Financial Risk;

   Abstract : During the Covid-19 crisis, firms with high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings traded within the Scandinavian markets had more significant pandemic-induced drops in stock returns than firms with low profiles in ESG. The difference was close to ten percentage points more severe for high-ESG compared to low-ESG firms. READ MORE

6. 5. INTEREST EXPENSES & FIXED CAPITAL FORMATION : A panel data study on 6 European countries under 3 different interest rate regimes

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Henrik Östlund; [2023]
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   Abstract : This study aims to add analysis and discussion to how rising interest expenses affect fixed capital formation in different sectors in 6 heavy manufacturing European countries. To do this, firm-specific investment ratios are evaluated on firms with different financial stabilities and capital intensities in relation to firm-specific implied interest rates experienced from Q1 2017 to Q4 2022. READ MORE