Essays about: "minority markets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 essays containing the words minority markets.

  1. 1. Biased While Betting on Bernie? A cross-sectional and panel data analysis of prediction error in U.S. election prediction markets from 2015 to 2020

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Daniel Evans; [2020]
    Keywords : prediction markets; political science; behavioral economics; U.S. elections; bias;

    Abstract : A consensus seems to have emerged that political prediction markets can lose predictive power when certain efficiency criteria are not met. With a cross-sectional dataset of 570 prediction markets about U.S. elections and a panel dataset with 6,465 days of trading from PredictIt. READ MORE

  3. 2. Materialisation of emergent farmers in a Malawian context : a privileged class’ positioning in agricultural transformation

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Gustav Broms; [2020]
    Keywords : capital accumulation; surplus value; food regime; patronage; differentiation; livelihood; diversification; food security;

    Abstract : Emergent farmers have rapidly increased in numbers on the sub-Saharan African continent during the last couple of decades. The main interest in this study lies in how emergent farmers have materialised as a class in a political economic context and historical process and what societal impact they have had. READ MORE

  4. 3. GP stakes in Private Equity: An Empirical Analysis of Minority Stakes in Private Equity Firms

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Jonatan Gustafsson; Erik Fogelström; [2020]
    Keywords : GP Stakes; Minority Stakes; Private Equity; Agency Conflicts; Difference-in-Differences;

    Abstract : This study examines the phenomenon of minority stakes in Private Equity firms ("GP stakes") and specifically the motives behind such deals and their fund-level impact on target firms. We use a unique dataset on GP stake deals between 1988-2020 to empirically analyze the motivations behind GP stakes using logit regressions and their fund level impact using a Difference-in- Differences (DiD) approach with fixed effects. READ MORE

  5. 4. Same sex couple discrimination: A field experiment in the Portuguese housing market

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Filipe Manuel Rodrigues Gouveia; [2019]
    Keywords : Same Sex Couples; Discrimination; Portugal; Field Experiment; LGBT; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Discriminatory behavior on the basis of sexual orientation challenges the economic problem, as it causes inequal access to the job and housing markets. In this study, I measure and analyze discriminatory behavior against same sex couples through a field experiment in the Portuguese housing rental market. READ MORE

  6. 5. Tobin’s q – what to do?

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Sofia Duvander; Elvira Forsberg; [2017]
    Keywords : housing shortage; housing supply; Tobin’s q; ECM; OLS; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This thesis concerns the Swedish housing market, which is under constant debate. Prices keep increasing and many believe that this trend will consist due to low interest rates, high demand and lack of attractive building land. This tendency, resulting in a housing shortage, is particularly evident in the metropolitan areas. READ MORE