Essays about: "global economic crisis of 2008"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 42 essays containing the words global economic crisis of 2008.

1. 1. Sustainability performance and market risk. A study of the banking sector

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Arvid Särkiniemi; Oskar Lindman; [2023]
   Keywords : risk; market risk; sustainability performance; corporate management; bank management; CSR; panel data; parametric VaR; non-parametric VaR; CVaR; VaR; Historical simulation; bank sector; the financial sector; ESG; financial performance.;

   Abstract : The financial crisis of 2007-2008 highlighted the societal impacts of bank risk-taking. A strong focus on maximizing profits for shareholders combined with a disregard for, and  underestimation of risks led to the downfall of large banks such as Lehman Brothers and multiple other banks getting bailed out by several governments and other banks. READ MORE

3. 2. Diversifying a Real Estate Portfolio Through Infrastructure Investment : An Interview Study of Opportunities and Challenges in the Nordics

   University essay from KTH/Fastighetsföretagande och finansiella system

   Author : Carl Jussi-Pekka; Pontus Grundström; [2023]
   Keywords : Real Assets; Infrastructure Investments; Nordic Infrastructure; Barriers; Opportunities; Real Estate; Reala tillgångar; Infrastrukturinvesteringar; Nordisk Infrastruktur; Barriärer; Möjligheter; Fastigheter;

   Abstract : Since the financial crisis infrastructure has become an increasingly attractive asset class for investors, especially among financial institutions, who recognize the value of diversification opportunities within infrastructure. In parallel with the emergence of infrastructure as an investable asset class, the global financial turbulence has generated even greater incentives for investors to diversify their portfolios with infrastructure, as the asset class exhibits characteristics to navigate in a more challenging economic environment. READ MORE

4. 3. Exploring land grabbing in Ethiopia - narratives & livelihood implications.

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Aylin Nguyen; Linnea Widholm Ivarsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Smallholders; Agriculture development; Agriculture commercialization; local livelihoods; Growth and Transformation Plan; land relations;

   Abstract : The land grabbing phenomena grew in both reported cases and in scholarly interest after the 2008 financial crisis. The concept of land grabbing has been greatly debated and some have chosen the term large scale land acquisition instead, focusing on win-win outcomes while the land grabbing term rather focuses on the unequal power relations involved. READ MORE

5. 4. Comparison of impact on stock market volatility by COVID-19 and the 2008 financial crisis

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

   Author : Anand Enkhtur; [2022]
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   Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse the volatility of 11 sectorial stock return data of S&P 500 Index during the 2008 global financial crisis and the recent COVID-19 global pandemic. S&P 500 is a large stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 companies that are some of the largest in the world. READ MORE

6. 5. The Impact of Emission Trading System on Economic Growth and Gross Fixed Capital Formation

   University essay from Jönköping University/IHH, Nationalekonomi

   Author : Hanna Wall; [2022]
   Keywords : EU emission trading system; EU ETS; economic growth; gross fixed capital formation; fixed effects model; panel data; cross-country fixed effects;

   Abstract : Policymakers' action of mitigating and slowing down the continued increase of carbon emission is a significant global priority. One way to internalise the negative externality of pollution is to put a price on greenhouse gases and use the market-based approach of emission trading systems. READ MORE