Essays about: "income shock"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 essays containing the words income shock.

  1. 1. Impact of Increased Grocery Prices on Households : Studying Sweden 2022/2023

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

    Author : Freja Engström; Caroline Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : Price Elasticity; Price Shock; OLS Regression; Price Increases; Food Consumption; Household Demand; Grocery Prices; Income Effects; Organic Produce; Priselasticitet; Prischock; OLS-regression; Prisökningar; Livsmedelskonsumtion; Hushållsefterfrågan; Livsmedelspriser; Inkomsteffekter; Ekologiska Livsmedel;

    Abstract : In 2022, food prices increased rapidly, prompting this investigation into how the price shock has impacted consumer behavior. Previous studies have found that price shocks affect low- income households with children the most. A switch to more calorie-dense food and a decreased consumption of snacks. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Great Recession’s Impact on Gender Wage in the Top Quantiles in the US

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Noah Hjelm; [2023]
    Keywords : Gender wage gap; Discrimination; Great recession; Exogenous shock; Quantile regression; Women; Labour market; Wage differentials;

    Abstract : The gender wage gap in the labour market has long been a topic of study, highlighting the disadvantages faced by women in terms of earningscompared to men. This study aims to investigate if the Great Recession had additional impacts on women's earnings differentials. READ MORE

  4. 3. Buy now, default later. - To what extent does the interest rate of consumption loans impact the future purchasing power in Sweden?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Henrik Eriksson; Victor Sahlin; [2022-06-23]
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    Abstract : How does an increase in the interest rate affect the share of household income devoted to monthly debt payments? Over recent decades, loans and credits to consumption in Sweden have risen at a pace higher than that of other types of debt, such as mortgages. Although loans and credits to consumption still account for a relatively small portion of the total debt, (about 20% of the aggregated Swedish private debt) they amount to a substantial part of the households’ monthly debt payments. READ MORE

  5. 4. Modeling Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Måns Ulmgren; [2022]
    Keywords : applied mathematics; IRRBB; Nelson Siegel; yield curve; tillämpad matematik; IRRBB; Nelson Siegel; avkastningskurva;

    Abstract : For a long time, being able to model and mitigate financial risk has been a key success factor for institutions. Apart from an internal incentive, legal and regulatory requirements continue to develop which increases the need for extensive internal risk control. READ MORE

  6. 5. An investigation of Sustainable Assets, Equitiesand the Bond market during the Globalpandemic, COVID-19

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Nationalekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakulteten

    Author : Vincent Rahm; Frej de la Rosa; [2022]
    Keywords : Conventional bonds; COVID-19; DCC-GARCH; ESG; Green bond; S P500; Portfolio optimization; volatility; MSCI; Sustainable investments; US 10yr; Treasuries; Equities;

    Abstract : ESG investing has been a hot topic during several years and there have been numerousstudies examining the relationship between sustainable assets and non-sustainable assetsincluding green bonds, social bonds, environmental bonds, ESG-bonds and ESG indices;conventional bonds, S&P 500, common stocks and non-ESG indices. During negative marketshocks several ESG stocks and indices have been shown to outperform common stocks andindices. READ MORE