Essays about: "savings and loans"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 19 essays containing the words savings and loans.

  1. 6. Capturing the Multiple Benefits of Energy Efficiency Investments

    University essay from KTH/Hållbarhet och industriell dynamik

    Author : Daniel Dawood; Fadi Hanna; [2015]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The building sector has the second largest untapped and cost-effective potential for energy savings after the energy sector itself. Energy efficiency improvements have therefore a fundamental role in achieving the potential energy savings in this sector. READ MORE

  3. 7. Stock Markets or Saving Accounts? The Effects of Liabilities on Households' Risk Appetite

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Aleksandra Sarmes; [2015]
    Keywords : Euro-countries; Liabilities; Risk; Households; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Several researchers have asked themselves the question of why households do not diversify enough as according to theory, and why some households do not even enter the stock markets. This study looks further into this puzzle through a new angle where the focus is on house- holds’ risk appetite – their investment in stocks compared to funds stored in saving accounts. READ MORE

  4. 8. How do Ownership Characteristics Affect Accounting Quality in the Banking Sector? –A Quantitative Study of US Banks

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Simon Eliasson; Jennie Fredriksson; [2014-06-11]
    Keywords : Loan loss provisions; gross charge-offs; accounting quality; savings banks; listed banks; ;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the effect of ownership characteristics on US banks’ accounting quality from a stakeholder perspective. The accounting quality within the banking industry is of major importance for the domestic financial stability as banks are the core of financial intermediations. READ MORE

  5. 9. Investment and Development Impact of Microfinance Institutions : A case study of Ghana

    University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

    Author : Yaw Francis Eduonu Duah; Eleanor Neequaye; Emmanuel Annan Kissedu; [2012]
    Keywords : Microfinance; Micro Finance Institutions; Micro and Small-Scale Enterprise; Investment; Development; Poverty. ;

    Abstract : This study with its two-fold objectives undertakes a descriptive analysis of how Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) have evolved into its multi-tiered state in Ghana and how their development has impacted other stakeholders in Ghana’s economy especially Micro and Small-Scale Enterprises (MSEs). Additionally, this study undertakes an empirical and exploratory case study to investigate how MFIs in Ghana are influencing access to finance by MSEs. READ MORE

  6. 10. Rural Member-Based Microfinance Institutions : A field study assessing the impacts of SACCOS and VICOBA in Babati district, Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Marie Ahlén; [2012]
    Keywords : community-based microfinance; microcredit; poverty reduction; obstacles; cooperative.;

    Abstract : Microfinance has spread rapidly since the 1970s and gained a lot of international attention. Advocates mean it is a good way to reduce poverty, but still there is no consensus within the research about the impacts of microfinance and its contribution to poverty reduction. READ MORE