Essays about: "probit regression"

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  1. 21. The Role of Independent Financial Advisors in the IPO Process

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Julian Kasturiarachchige; Janis von Zimmermann; [2019]
    Keywords : Financial Advisor; Initial Public Offering; Underpricing; Asymmetric Information;

    Abstract : The European Initial Public Offering (IPO) market has seen an important innovation within the last decade: the increasing participation of Independent Financial Advisors (IFA) in the IPO process. Using data from 373 Western European IPOs between January 2012 and February 2019, this paper applies a multivariate regression model to examine the potential impact of IFAs on IPO underpricing, a phenomenon that refers to the persistence of significant, positive initial returns for shares issued in an IPO. READ MORE

  3. 22. A comparative study of the glass ceiling effect in Sweden, Great Britain and France : Is there a difference in the glass ceiling effect for women in these three countries and do the level of education and type of workplace matter?

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi och statistik (NS)

    Author : Ellen Fridsén; Victoria Sjölander; [2019]
    Keywords : Glass ceiling; Managerial position; Women; Public sector;

    Abstract : The inequality of the labour market has long been a discussed and studied topic and today we know that women earn less than their comparable male colleagues. Many studies have been conducted to find out if there is a glass ceiling effect for women in the labour market but most of these have used wages as their outcome variable. READ MORE

  4. 23. Determinants of immigration intentions: a special focus on international students

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Ani Toroyan; [2019]
    Keywords : International students; high-skilled immigration; immigration determinants; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : The intensifying global race for talent increases the need of efficient policies and tools aimed at attracting and retaining highly-skilled individuals from around the world. For this purpose, a large strand of literature started examining the determinants of skilled immigration. READ MORE

  5. 24. Sustainability Reporting by Swedish Family Firms : A Panel Data Analysis

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Husanboy Ahunov; Andreas Eriksson; [2019]
    Keywords : Family firms; family status; sustainability reporting; sustainability disclosure; CSR; SEW; Sweden; voluntary disclosure; GRI; G3; Swedish listed firms;

    Abstract : Introduction - Sustainability reporting is becoming more and more important for businesses all around the world. Extant empirical literature investigating the relationship between family status and sustainability reporting provides inconclusive results. No previous studies investigated this association in the Swedish setting. READ MORE

  6. 25. Cooperation in sustainability transitions: C2C online sales in Italy.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Giulia Susanna; [2018]
    Keywords : online C2C markets; Circular Economy; sharing economy; second-hand markets; sustainability; cooperation; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : C2C online platforms contribute to the redistribution of goods and services in the economy, attributing value to resources otherwise wasted and fostering cooperation behaviours among consumers. However, the sustainable development of C2C markets is related to the users’ motivations of participation. READ MORE