Essays about: "oil price and stock market"

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  1. 6. Do changes in macroeconomic variables affect stock market volatility? : -A GARCH-S approach in examining the volatility of the Swedish stock market

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Emelie Wallin; [2020]
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    Abstract : The behaviour of stock markets is characterized by volatility, that is the rate at which stock prices moves up and down within a short period of time. The importance of understanding the nature of volatility is that excessive volatility may prevent the smooth functioning of financial markets and adversely affect the performance of the economy. READ MORE

  3. 7. Mahan in a New Millennium

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Peter Thomsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Seapower; naval strategy; maritime strategy; Mahan; event study;

    Abstract : In 1890, the American naval officer and scholar Alfred Thayer Mahan formulated as a theory that seapower brings prosperity. This thesis in War Science tests whether Mahan’s theory remains valid in the modern day. A multi-disciplinary approach is taken, wherein a financial event study method is employed for hypothesis testing. READ MORE

  4. 8. The Impact of Macroeconomic Variables on Stock Return in Different Industries - A Multiple Linear Regression

    University essay from KTH/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Elin Palmgren; Natasha Nanakorn; [2019]
    Keywords : Statistics; applied mathematics; regression analysis; macroeconomics; economics; stock market; Statistik; tillämpad matematik; regressionsanalys; makroekonomi; nationalekonomi; aktiemarknad;

    Abstract : Macroeconomics constitute a central part of fundamental analysis of stock markets and consequently the relationship between macroeconomic variables and stock markets is far from questioned. However, there is no general consensus regarding neither the extent of this relationship nor whether the relationship varies amongst industries. READ MORE

  5. 9. A study of correlation between stock market fluctuations and political orientation of incumbent parties

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Pontus Nilsson; Erik Hannell; [2017]
    Keywords : Finance; Economics; Politics; Stock Market; Political Orientation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT This bachelor thesis investigates whether there are any correlation between the political orientation of the incumbent party of a country and the performance of the stock market, i.e. READ MORE

  6. 10. Trade-offs of ETFs - An Examination of Clean and Dirty Exchange Traded Funds in the Energy Sector

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Mattias Hasselsjö; Shaicoan Tang; [2016-06-27]
    Keywords : performance evaluation; exchange traded funds; sustainable investment; responsible investment;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to investigate if there is a difference in performance between clean and dirty exchange traded funds (ETFs) during the examination period January 2011¬–March 2016. Dirty ETFs are defined as ETFs that allocate in non-environmentally friendly industries such as oil or coal industries. READ MORE