Essays about: "leverage effect"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 156 essays containing the words leverage effect.

1. 21. Are women really more risk averse? A study on gender differences in corporate financial policy decisions

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Anton Dahl; Lina Dahlin; [2022]
   Keywords : Gender differences; CEO gender; Risk-taking; Leverage; Cash ratio;

   Abstract : Despite the recent progression of gender diversity in managerial positions, men still outnumber women at the top. The stereotype of women as being less prone to risk is sometimes referred to as an explanation of why women do not break the glass ceiling. Our study contributes to the existing literature on gender differences in risk propensity. READ MORE

3. 22. An Assessment of the Riksbank’s Corporate Bond Purchase Program on the Yield Spread and Firm’s Debt Structure

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Najmeh Hajimirza; Nichawan Thamrongsak; [2022]
   Keywords : Quantitative easing; Corporate bond purchase program; Yield spread; Debt structure; Intention-to-treat; Treatment-on-treated; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : We study the effect of Riksbank’s corporate bond purchase program on the yield spread of bonds and firm-level debt structure. We find evidence that the Riksbank’s corporate quantitative easing announcement reduces the yield spread of eligible bonds compared to the non-eligible bonds. READ MORE

4. 23. Determinants of Capital Structure: An Empirical Study on Swedish FinTech Firms

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Martin Skålander; Love Claesson; [2022]
   Keywords : Capital Structure; Pecking Order Theory; Trade-off Theory; Sweden; FinTech;

   Abstract : This paper aims to examine the determinants of capital structure and its effect on Swedish FinTech firms. The theoretical framework used is the trade-off theory and the pecking-order theory. READ MORE

5. 24. 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. 25. Capital structure and stock return : A quantitative study of the relationship between leverage and stock return on Swedish listed firms

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomistyrning och logistik (ELO)

   Author : Erik Åberg; Philip Andersson; [2022]
   Keywords : Capital structure; leverage; stock return; Modigliani Miller; pecking order theory; trade-off theory; financial risk;

   Abstract : This study investigates the effect of leverage on stock returns on Swedishlisted firms (Large and Mid-cap). Stock returns have been calculated, andleverage ratios have been collected through Datastream. The results contradictfundamental theories on capital structure. READ MORE