Essays about: "school funds"

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  1. 16. Modeling the evolution of market uncertainty- Hedge Fund returns and Volatility of Aggregate Volatility within a dynamic perspective

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Annalisa Caros; [2019-07-02]
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    Abstract : This paper investigates, in a dynamic perspective, whether uncertainty about equity market returns can have implications on hedge fund portfolio decisions over time. Therefore, the thesis wants to ascertain if the risk originated by that uncertainty is an explanatory factor for cross-sectional differences in returns over time. READ MORE

  3. 17. The emerging public investments in private companies

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Oscar de Bourgh; Pamela Tannoury; [2019-07-02]
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    Abstract : Start-up companies have primarily been financed by venture capitalists but have started to receive increased investments from public investors such as hedge funds, mutual funds and pension funds. In this thesis, we find that companies that receive both venture capital and public investments have a higher probability to undergo an initial public offering or exit through M&A. READ MORE

  4. 18. Option trading and firm innovation

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Gustav Lundberg; Leon Nagy; [2019-07-02]
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    Abstract : We investigate whether active derivatives markets stimulates or inhibits firm innovation within R&D- intense industries. This is done by estimating the relationship between the volume on the option written on the firm’s stock and established measures of firm innovation. READ MORE

  5. 19. The Relationship between Herding and Skill – A Study of the Swedish Mutual Fund Industry

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Birger Johansson Hansson; Yasmin Montvik; [2019-07-02]
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    Abstract : The aim of the present thesis is to examine the presence of herding behavior among Swedish fund managers. It is further investigated whether herding is a sign of sophistication, or strictly a behavioral phenomenon. Strong evidence of small levels of fund herding on the Swedish mutual fund market is found. READ MORE

  6. 20. The phenomenon of blood feud among albanians and its impact on children

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Rättssociologiska institutionen

    Author : Sokol Xhaxho; [2019]
    Keywords : Albania; Kosovo; the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini; blood feud; child rights; weak state; NGOs; mediators; living law; living conditions; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In the middle ages the Albanian northern tribes had their own customary law that regulated their everyday life. This customary law is called the Kanun of Lekë Dukagjini. READ MORE