Essays about: "instrumental variable"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 96 essays containing the words instrumental variable.

1. 16. Elasticities of demand in the Swedish electricity market : A quantitative study of the price- and income elasticity of electricity demand of the four different price areas in Sweden

   University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för ekonomi, teknik, konst och samhälle

   Author : Melker Eriksson Lind; Sebastian Heikurainen; [2022]
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   Abstract : The Swedish electricity market was divided into four different electricity price areas in 2011 which has led to regional differences in prices in Sweden in the recent years. The electricity prices have also started to rise considerably in the past years, which has led to questions around the subject taken a bigger place in the political debate. READ MORE

3. 17. The Shift Towards Flexible Workplaces

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för strategisk kommunikation

   Author : Fabian Svanberg; Henrik Simonsson; [2022]
   Keywords : Remote work; university students; brand attractiveness; work-life balance; employer branding; multiple regression analysis; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Den här studien ämnar att undersöka relationen mellan ett varumärkes attraktionskraft och ett arbetsgivarvarumärkes individuella dimensioner - specifikt gällande möjligheten för potentiella arbetstagare att arbeta flexibelt; helt, eller delvis på distans. Covid-19 har dramatiskt förändrat människors liv världen över, därför är målet att observera hur den här ändringen har påverkat hur studenter ser enskilda dimensioner av arbetsgivarvarumärkning som attraktiva, specifikt gällande balans i arbetslivet i relation till flexibla arbetssätt på distans. READ MORE

4. 18. The Hedging Premium

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Jakob Mathiasson; Philip Hausenkamph; [2022]
   Keywords : Risk Management; Hedging; Firm Value; Insider Ownership; Foreign Ownership; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Seminar Date: 2022-06-01 Course: BUSN79, Degree Project in Accounting and Finance Authors: Jakob Mathiasson & Philip Hausenkamph Examiner: Reda Moursli Key Words: Risk Management, Hedging, Firm Value, Insider Ownership, Foreign Ownership Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of hedging derivatives on firm valuation in present time, as well as the partial effect of different corporate ownership structures affecting the relationship between hedging and firm value. Methodology: The econometrical approach is based on a random effects model, however also complimented by a fixed effects model. READ MORE

5. 19. Land of the Rising Women? Estimating the Effect of Gender Culture on Regional Variations in Female Labour Force Participation in Japan

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Rasmus Salén; Jakob Ringberg; [2022]
   Keywords : female labor force participation; gender culture; regional differences; instrumental variable estimation; latent variable;

   Abstract : This paper analyses the explanatory power of differences in gender culture on persistent regional variations in female labour force participation across Japan. The phenomenon is scarcely studied, and establishing causality has never been the subject of research. READ MORE

6. 20. The Effect of Natural Resource Shocks on Violence, Crime, and Drug Cartels Presence in Mexico

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Miriam Cavazos Hernandez; Balasurya Sivakumar; [2022]
   Keywords : Natural Resources; Conflict; Mexico; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : We examine the effect of natural resource shocks on violence by drug cartels at the municipality level in rural Mexico from 2003 to 2017. For this, we use an Instrumental Variable setup by instrumenting our main explanatory variable vegetation density with rainfall. READ MORE