Essays about: "risk preferences"

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1. 6. The Patient Risk-Taker: Understanding the Drivers of Wealth and Inequality Across Countries

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Mohamad Ali; Anton Erkén; [2023]
   Keywords : Patience; Risk Taking; Wealth; Wealth Inequality; Financial Development;

   Abstract : While economic inequality has been a topic of interest to researchers for decades, most literature is focused on inequality and its evolution in single country analyses, with very little research done on drivers of wealth inequality across countries. This paper documents an association between variations in country-level patience and risk preferences from experiments involving thousands of individuals from 76 countries, and cross-sectional wealth and wealth inequality measures. READ MORE

3. 7. The Performance of Growth Stocks Compared to Value Stocks : – A Study Conducted on the Swedish and Danish Stock Market

   University essay from Jönköping University/Internationella Handelshögskolan

   Author : Philip He Voong; Niels Larsen; [2023]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Background: Most investors strive to achieve the same goal with their investments, maximize returns and profits. However, the approach deviates as there are many alternatives on the stock markets. Preferences such as the amount of risk also influences an investor’s selection of stocks. READ MORE

4. 8. ESG Ratings and Stock Market Performance: Evidence of a Shift in Investor Preferences during a Period of Economic Distress in Scandinavia

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för redovisning och finansiering

   Author : Johanna Hallstedt; Tim Nyllinge; [2023]
   Keywords : Socially Responsible Investing; ESG; Sustainable Investments; Corporate Resilience; Financial Risk;

   Abstract : During the Covid-19 crisis, firms with high environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings traded within the Scandinavian markets had more significant pandemic-induced drops in stock returns than firms with low profiles in ESG. The difference was close to ten percentage points more severe for high-ESG compared to low-ESG firms. READ MORE

5. 9. Preferences for carbon information : a Discrete Choice Experiment with Swedish non-professional investors

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Mahesh Kumar Shrestha; [2023]
   Keywords : discrete choice experiment; investment preference; GHG target; carbon information; target progress; carbon disclosure; non-professional investors; impact investing; sustainable and responsible investments; SRI;

   Abstract : GHG targets, an aspect of carbon disclosure are an integral part of corporate carbon management and overall carbon accounting. GHG targets and the target-related attributes – including target difficulty, target progress, and external validation of target as a science-based target, along with past GHG emission performance are attributes related to carbon information that is increasingly included in the corporate carbon disclosures. READ MORE

6. 10. The Sustainability of EU Trade mark law : A research into the degree to which EU Trade mark law is tailored to achieve the EU Sustainable Development Goals

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutet för immaterialrätt och marknadsrätt (IFIM)

   Author : Rinder Pietjouw; [2023]
   Keywords : sustainability; sustainable development; SDG; sustainable development goals; trade mark law;

   Abstract : The EU Sustainable Development Goals have long been a resemblance of the urgent call forclimate action and sustainable development. With increasing attention for climate change anda subsequent call for action from states, consumers’ preferences have now also changedtowards opting for sustainable goods and services. READ MORE