Essays about: "risk"
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1. Remote Sensing Based Pre-Season Yellow Rust Early Warning in Oromia, Ethiopia
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi och ekosystemvetenskapAbstract : Yellow rust (Puccinia striiformis f. sp. Tritici) is a crop disease caused by a fungus that regularly infects wheat and causes yield loss in Ethiopia. The disease has a significant impact on the country’s crop production, food security, health, and socioeconomic well-being. READ MORE
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2. ‘’Now, God himself is preaching’’: Perspectives on the Spanish flu from magazines affiliated with the Church of Sweden
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenAbstract : This study explores how the Church of Sweden was impacted by the Spanish flu in 1918-1920 and how people affiliated with the church interpreted the pandemic theologically. The material analyzed is trade-magazines for people affiliated with the Church from the relevant years. READ MORE
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3. How downside aspects of new e-banking technology can influence consumers
University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för ekonomi, geografi, juridik och turismAbstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate whether consumers’ negative emotions (loss and deterrence emotions) toward new e-banking technology influence their behavioral intention to adopt new emerging e-banking technology. This thesis tries to integrate the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT) with emotion as a non-cognitive factor and perceived risk as a well-known influential factor in the banking context. READ MORE
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4. No Place like Home: Work from Home Ability and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Asset Prices Across European Countries
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has given rise to Work from Home (WfH). This paper explains why the WfH-ability of firms could entail a return differential between industries with high and low WfH-abilities (WfH-differential). READ MORE
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5. GP stakes in Private Equity: An Empirical Analysis of Minority Stakes in Private Equity Firms
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomiAbstract : This study examines the phenomenon of minority stakes in Private Equity firms ("GP stakes") and specifically the motives behind such deals and their fund-level impact on target firms. We use a unique dataset on GP stake deals between 1988-2020 to empirically analyze the motivations behind GP stakes using logit regressions and their fund level impact using a Difference-in- Differences (DiD) approach with fixed effects. READ MORE
