Essays about: "household financial assets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 essays containing the words household financial assets.

  1. 1. 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

  2. 2. Household consumption: How households' disposable income, financial assets and total debt affect household consumption

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Endi Bolkvadze; Rebecka Ekblad; [2022]
    Keywords : Household consumption; Household disposable income; Household debt; Household financial assets; Smooth consumption; Paneldata; Fixed effects model;

    Abstract : This study examines whether macroeconomic variables, such as household disposableincome, financial assets and total debt affect household consumption by applying Panel dataon The fixed effects model. The data included 13 European OECD countries that are membersof EMU between the years 2009-2019. READ MORE

  3. 3. Female Empowerment through Village Savings and Loan Associations in Rwanda

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Mikaela Eriksson; Ellen Kyhle; [2021]
    Keywords : Female Empowerment; Village Savings and Loan Associations; VSLA; Microfinance; Vi Agroforestry; Rwanda;

    Abstract : The village-based microfinance approach Village Savings and Loan Associations (VSLAs) has been implemented in developing countries for three decades, and is found to be an effective tool in alleviating poverty and facilitating access to financial services in rural areas.  This study, done in collaboration with Vi Agroforestry, aimed to investigate the impact of VSLA activities on female empowerment in Rwanda, and more specifically, how women's access to and control over assets have been affected by VSLA participation. READ MORE

  4. 4. Linear correlation pattern between Asset Management in European Union Households and country’s Degree of Development.

    University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

    Author : Ondřej Mitrenga; Hai Trieu Phan; [2021]
    Keywords : household financial assets; asset management; capital market participation; degree of development; financial market; knowledge of economics and finance;

    Abstract : This Master Thesis in General Management aims on defining the relationship between a country's degree of development and household asset management in the European Union. Both of the variables are defined by relevant sub-variables where the relationships are being observed. READ MORE

  5. 5. The nub of the household indebtedness, and its association to the housing market, from a Swedish point of view

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Anita Bacanovic; Doresa Abazi; [2020]
    Keywords : Household debt; housing price; interest rate; debt to disposable income; debt to assets; demographics; debt ratio; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The debt to disposable income ratio of Swedish households has the past thirty years increased radically and mortgages cover eighty percent of household’s financial liabilities. According to the Life-cycle hypothesis, households maintain a steady consumption throughout their lifetime by accumulating mortgages in early ages with the aim to repay their debts when their economy becomes stronger as they become older. READ MORE