Essays about: "fixed- and random effect model"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 34 essays containing the words fixed- and random effect model.

  1. 21. Income Inequality and Household Debt : A panel data study of 17 OECD-countries from 1995-2015

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Niclas Hvalgren; Linnea Englund Davidsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Household debt; Income inequality; Reference consumption; Relative income hypothesis of consumption; Panel data analysis; OECD; Advanced economies;

    Abstract : This study explores the relationship between income inequality and household indebtedness using panel data on 17 OECD-countries over the time period 1995-2015. Motivated by relative income theory of consumption and previous empirical research we anticipate a non-monotonic relationship between changes in household debt and income inequality (measured by the Gini- coefficient), as dynamics between different groups of households in the income spread is expected to vary at different levels of inequality. READ MORE

  3. 22. On fees and performance in the premium pension system : A study of the determinants of mutual fund fee and risk-adjusted return within the Swedish premium pension system

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Hanna Larsson; Daniel Gustafsson; [2017]
    Keywords : pension; fee; size; performance; active management;

    Abstract : Pension is a subject that soon or later affects all individuals in society. Within the premium pension system mutual fund fees are an important factor to consider since it can erode savings. This study investigates fees and performance of all mutual funds that existed in the premium pension system (PPS) between 2004 and 2016. READ MORE

  4. 23. Effect of perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA) on bovine early embryo development in vitro

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Jacklin Kjellgren; [2017]
    Keywords : bovine; embryo development; IVF; IVP; perfluorononanoic acid; PFNA; mitochondria; lipid; toxicity;

    Abstract : Perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) is a large family of highly fluorinated chemicals, used in different commercial products (e.g. in clothing, shampoos, kitchenware and fire-fighting foams) utilizing their different properties, and have been found in wildlife, humans and in the environment. READ MORE

  5. 24. An Empirical Investigation of the Merits of a Class of Analytically Tractable Matern Covariance Structures in Spatial Data Analysis

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Mikrodataanalys

    Author : Ross May; [2017]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : I investigate, using the R package spaMM, the effect of misspecification of the smoothing parameter, Q, of the Matern covariance structure on the mean part of hierarchical generalised linear models (HGLMs) with spatially correlated Gaussian Matern random effects. In particular, by restricting Q to the set {0.5, 1.5, 2. READ MORE

  6. 25. The Internet and Trade

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Fredrik Svensson Rosell; [2016]
    Keywords : Gravity model; fixed effects; internet usage; trade; panel data.; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper aims to assess the effects of internet usage on bilateral trade volumes. Increasingly companies are conducting business online. If the effect of an increased internet usage on trade is positive then it would be yet another reason for policy makers to invest in the development and expansion of IT infrastructure. READ MORE