Essays about: "local currencies"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the words local currencies.
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1. Complementary Money for Democracy : A multiple-case study of four complementary currencies in northwestern Europe from a perspective of radical democracy
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and ManagementAbstract : Democracy is facing mounting challenges in today’s globalised world, with rising inequalities and unsustainable practices. Yet money creation and design are kept independent of popular control despite the substantial impacts they have on the development of society and the well-being of its citizens. READ MORE
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2. The business models of Bitcoin mining : A case study on the Bitcoin mining industry in Sweden
University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)Abstract : The interest for blockchains and cryptocurrencies, like Bitcoin, from corporations, policymakers and individuals continues to increase. Due to its rapid growth in adoption, this technology can no longer be ignored. READ MORE
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3. What Drives Invoicing Currency Choices
University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionenAbstract : This paper examines the effects of key macroeconomic and trade variables on invoicing currency patterns. Departing from common model assumptions of complete local currency pricing or partner country pricing, the existing analytical and empirical literature suggests a range of macroeconomic and strategic determinants of internationally trading actors’ currency usage. READ MORE
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4. Social Digital Currency and Basic Income – the Development Strategy of the Future? : A case study of social currency, basic income and local business in Maricá, Rio de Janeiro
University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionenAbstract : This study is based on interviews with local business owners in the Brazilian municipality of Maricá, Rio deJaneiro, conducted in November 2021. The municipality receives royalties from the rich oil reserves that werefound in the bottom of the pre-salt area of the Atlantic Ocean, and has implemented a basic income programcalled Renda Básica de Cidadania (RBC). READ MORE
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5. The Swap Market Model with Local Stochastic Volatility
University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistikAbstract : Modeling volatility is an intricate part of all financial models and the pricing of derivative contracts. And while local volatility has gained popularity in equity and FX models, it remained neglected in interest rates models. READ MORE