Essays about: "global financial crisis"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 256 essays containing the words global financial crisis.

  1. 16. Turning with the tide

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Evelina Olsson; Carl Rex; [2023]
    Keywords : Herd Behaviour; Nordic capital markets; Equity return dispersion; Investor sentiment;

    Abstract : This paper explores the presence of herding behaviour in the Nordic stock markets, i.e. the tendency of investors to mimic each other and follow the herd whilst disregarding their own beliefs and abilities to make rational investment decisions. READ MORE

  3. 17. The Science Based Targets initiative: Its impact on the financial results and the determinants to joing

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

    Author : Beatriz Pineda Pérez; [2023]
    Keywords : Science Based Targets initiative; Financial impact; Difference-in-Differences; Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Science Based Targets initiativ; Ekonomisk påverkan; Difference-in-Differences; Greenhouse Gas Emissions.;

    Abstract : We are currently experiencing a climate crisis. The planet’s temperature is rising considerably due to the emission of greenhouse gases generated by human activities. This situation poses a challenge for everyone, including companies. Private sector actors are taking actions to mitigate the consequences of climate change, such as global warming. READ MORE

  4. 18. Forecasting Swedish Inflation and Policy Rates Using Random Forests and Bullard's Modernized Taylor Rule

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Vladimir Bondarenko; [2023]
    Keywords : Inflation Forecasting; Interest Rate Forecasting; Modernized Taylor Rule; Random Forest;

    Abstract : This paper examines whether the Riksbank could have predicted the historic inflationary surge in Sweden in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic and warned the Swedish public prior to embarking on the most aggressive policy rate-hike cycle since the global financial crisis. I study the matter in two steps. READ MORE

  5. 19. Is Covid-19 a blessing in disguise for young people and their personal finance?

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Handelshögskolan (from 2013)

    Author : Hugo Wirén; Philip Ågerup; [2023]
    Keywords : Decision making; change of behavior; overconfidence; Covid-19; stock market crash; herding behavior; young investors; blessing in disguise; financial literacy;

    Abstract : The global pandemic of Covid-19 led to a crisis of not only fatal impact but financially. The stock market experienced one of its biggest market crashes ever and the young investors of our generation experienced something that they could never imagine. READ MORE

  6. 20. 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