Essays about: "precious metal"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 essays containing the words precious metal.

  1. 1. Coins, glass shards and other means of payment - A comparative study of Scandinavian Charon object burials using R. Dawkins’ meme theory

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Arkeologi

    Author : Markus Ahlberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Charon’s fee; Obolus; Roman Iron Age; Migration Period; Elite Burial; Mercenary; Meme; Engbjerg; Himlingøje; Högom; Kälder; Hol; Gile; History and Archaeology;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis’ topic is to investigate the evolutionary dispersal of the Charon’s fee or Obolus rite outside the Roman provinces in Northern Europe, with a specific focus on Roman Iron Age and Migration Period Scandinavia. The aim of this study is therefore to add further understanding to the spread of Roman cultural influences outside the imperial borders and what made Roman material and ideological culture so attractive to the Germanic and Scandinavian Iron Age peoples. READ MORE

  3. 2. Run to the -sustainable- hills? An exploration of ESG fund flows in the US market in response to Flight-To-Safety periods

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Jonathan Rolon Acevedo; [2022]
    Keywords : Sustainable Finance; Fund Flows; Flight-To-Safety; Safe Haven Assets; ESG; VIX; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Funds flowing into Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), Non-ESG, and Precious Metal funds (as a proxy to a safe haven asset) are analyzed for 440 such funds in the United States during Flight-To-Safety (FTS) episodes to determine if investors perceive safe-haven-like properties in ESG funds by shifting funds into this group. FTS episodes represent brief rotations of funds into safer assets to preserve capital during burst of market volatility. READ MORE

  4. 3. CAN GOLD SERVE AS A HEDGE AGAINST UNCERTAINTY? : A study on the gold price dynamics and its role as a safe haven asset

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Nadja Jakobsson; [2022]
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    Abstract : Gold’s ability to retain its real value in times of uncertainty and financial turmoil has long been of interest to investors and central banks worldwide. Gold has historically been used as a monetary means due to its store of value and in the early days, gold coins were used as a currency. READ MORE

  5. 4. Optimal Portfolio Allocation of Commodities for the Swedish Investor

    University essay from

    Author : Sebastian Henfalk; Alexandra Wesley; [2021-08-17]
    Keywords : Optimal Portfolio Allocation into Commodities; OMXS30GI; Bloomberg Commodity Index BCOM ; Sub-Sectors; Sharpe Ratio; Swedish Investor; Financialization; Diversification; Hedge; Precious Metals; Inflation; Råvaror; Optimal Allokering; Ädelmetaller;

    Abstract : Commodities have historically been seen as great diversifiers to stocks and bonds. Following the financialization in late 1990s and early 2000s this began to be questioned by previous research due to increasing correlations with the stock market, which has created a need for further research with in the field. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Dispersal of Gold : Material and Figural Traits of the Gold Foil Figures from Västra Vång

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Arkeologi

    Author : Axel Löfving; [2020]
    Keywords : Gold Foil Figures; Guldgubbar; Västra Vång; Blekinge; Scandinavian Late Iron Age; Vendel Period; Animal Style Ornamentation; Precious Metal Crafts Gold ; Metalworking sites; Figural Art; Chaîne Opératoire; Neomaterialism; Deleuze; Guattari; Worringer;

    Abstract : Gold Foil Figures or guldgubbar (henceforth GFFs) are precious metal artefacts from the Scandinavian Late Iron Age. This master's essay offers a new approach to GFFs. READ MORE