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  1. 6. To ESG or Not to ESG? That is The Question for Cost of Debt

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Kasper Janols; Zakarias Grönkvist; [2023]
    Keywords : Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Purpose and research question: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an improved ESG performance leads to a lower cost of debt, proxied by the yield spread of newly issued corporate bonds and if this effect is more pronounced for firms operating in a stronger institutional environment. We therefore ask the following two research questions: Does a higher ESG score lead to a lower cost of debt, and is this effect moderated by the institutional environment? Methodology: For our panel data we apply POLS-regression models, random effects models, introduce an interaction term to test for the partial effect of the institutional environment, and an ordered probit model to exchange our dependent variable. READ MORE

  3. 7. Investigating the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Rasmus Eriksson; [2022-02-14]
    Keywords : COVID-19; attitudes towards vaccination; vaccination willingness; economic preferences; risk preferences; risk aversion; ambiguity preferences; ambiguity aversion; other regarding preferences; altruism; freeriding; conditional cooperation;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between economic preferences and attitudes towards vaccination against COVID-19. These relationships are important to explore in order to design correct and effective vaccination policies that can increase vaccination willingness and decrease vaccination hesitancy. READ MORE

  4. 8. Income, education, and their effects on mental health : A study on individuals aged 50 and over in Europe and Israel

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Marios-Yordanis Popov; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The thesis focuses on studying the effect that income and education can have on the mental health of single household individuals aged 50 and over in Europe and Israel. The data used is sourced from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (easySHARE) and includes interviews and observations from 2004 to 2022, being updated frequently. READ MORE

  5. 9. Tax incentives and environmental protection: evidence from Sweden's taxpayers' level data

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Mariuam Shafi; [2022]
    Keywords : Green tax incentives; green environment; theory of green tax; EGS; environmental protection;

    Abstract : Tax incentives such as investment tax credit and taxable income deductions related to the environment and climate change are becoming more popular. Introducing tax incentives related to the environment and climate change helps meet the sustainability objectives of growth and development. READ MORE

  6. 10. Investigating the determinants of self-rated mental health among physically disabled adults: a cross-sectional study using survey data from Bangladesh

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Sarah Yusuf Ibrahim; [2022]
    Keywords : Disabilty; Physical health; Mental health; Socioeconomics; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Abstract Background: Disability affects 15% of the world's population, and around 80% of people with disabilities are from low-middle-income countries (LMIC). According to the BangladeshFinal Report on Household Income and Expenditure Survey in 2016, Bangladesh hasapproximately 11.4 million people living with disabilities. READ MORE