Essays about: "matching score propensity"

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1. 16. Early evidence on iXBRL regulation and its impact on information asymmetry in the US capital market

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Viktor Axelsson; Alexander Nilsson; [2021-06-24]
   Keywords : iXBRL; Information asymmetry; Regulation; iXBRL-tags; Difference in difference; propensity score matching;

   Abstract : The topic of extensible business reporting language (XBRL) has long been under debate regarding its effect and usefulness as a disclosure format. With the recent regulatory shift to the newest evolution of XBRL, inline XBRL (iXBRL), it once again becomes important to evaluate and understand the effects of the regulation. READ MORE

3. 17. Can China's Carbon Emission Trading Make a Difference? A quasi experimental analysis of the ETS pilot scheme

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Shicheng Xia; [2021]
   Keywords : China emission trading; carbon neutrality; policy analysis; quasi-natural experiment; matching;

   Abstract : With an aim to reduce carbon emissions and thus cope with the climate change, China initiated its Emission Trading System (ETS) in several pilot regions since 2013. In this thesis I investigate the CO2 emission reduction effect of the China ETS pilot scheme, which could serve as an important indicator to infer how the forthcoming national ETS will perform in the future. READ MORE

4. 18. Unwrapping the "Pass the Parcel" Deals - A Study of Value Creation in Secondary Buyouts

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

   Author : Filippa Stridh; Michaela Sandberg; [2021]
   Keywords : Private equity; Leveraged buyout; Secondary buyout; Value creation; Propensity score matching;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the economic rationale of secondary buyouts and whether they provide scope for operational value creation. We formulate a series of four hypotheses to investigate two distinct categories of value sources: i) growth and ii) efficiency. READ MORE

5. 19. The impact of rainwater harvesting and fertilizer micro-dosing on farm and household sustainability in rural Tanzania

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Diana Lucia Escobar Jaramillo; [2021]
   Keywords : difference-in-difference; East Africa; food security; innovations; propensity score matching; sustainability indicators; Tanzania; Technology adoption;

   Abstract : Food insecurity and poverty are of major concern for farmers in Tanzania, and the technologies rainwater harvesting coupled with fertilizer micro-dosing promise to aid in easing these burdens, particularly in a water-limited context. In this study, I performed an ex-post assessment of the impact of these two innovations in the sustainability of households and farms, in two contrasting regions of Tanzania semi-arid Dodoma and semi-humid Morogoro, to see if they would be relevant to promote in the country. READ MORE

6. 20. The Impact of Public Employment on Child Labour and School Attendance: Evidence from a Social Protection Programme in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Ida Lindström; [2021]
   Keywords : Public Employment Programme; Child Labour; School Attendance; Difference-in-Differences; Propensity Score Matching; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : To address child labour, research discusses the potential of social protection programmes. This thesis therefore examines the unresolved impact on child labour and children’s school attendance of its household members’ participation in the public employment programme MGNREGS in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India. READ MORE