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  1. 6. Climate, Coloniality and Financialization: A Decolonial Analysis of Global Climate Finance

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/Humanekologi

    Author : Judith Rybol; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Providing adequate climate finance, meaning funding for mitigation, adaptation or loss and damage, has been very high on the global policy agenda recently. The political economy and ecology behind it are much more complex and morally multidimensional than the mainstream finance world likes to present it though, which results in grave colonial injustices, international debt crises, deepened global inequalities and heightened climate vulnerabilities. READ MORE

  3. 7. Macroeconomic Determinants of Sovereign Credit Risk

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    Author : Adam Aleb; Rashid Hassan; [2022-07-04]
    Keywords : Macroeconomic Determinants; Credit Risk; Government Bond Yields; Cointegration; Long-run and Short-run Determinants; VECM; ARDL; FEVD;

    Abstract : This report analyzes the macroeconomic determinants of sovereign bond yields in three different economies: the US, a large open economy and a benchmark in the financial markets, Sweden, a small open economy that has successfully dealt with financial crisis, and Italy, a large open economy with a history of financial distress. Cointegration techniques of the VECM and the ARDL model were used to derive the short-run and the long-run determinants of sovereign bond yields. READ MORE

  4. 8. The risk of sub-optimal allocation of government spending when implementing GDP-linked bonds

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Aline Ghatan; Anna Sandros Hansson; [2021]
    Keywords : GDP-linked Bonds; Moral Hazard; Sovereign Debt; Public Spending;

    Abstract : This paper examines the risk of suboptimal allocation of public resources in countries issuing GDP-linked bonds and how such risk can be mitigated. Throughout the analysis, a linear interest rate function for GDP-linked bonds is used. READ MORE

  5. 9. Tax incentives on research and development : Effects in times of economic distress

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för kultur och samhälle

    Author : Martin Bruns; [2021]
    Keywords : R D; BERD; tax incentives; OECD; economic distress;

    Abstract : Tax incentives on research and development (R&D) are an important and widely used policyinstrument to elevate business enterprise expenditure on R&D (BERD). In times of economicdistress, firms tend to reduce their R&D investments, although it is crucial for long-termeconomic growth to keep those at a stable level. READ MORE

  6. 10. An empirical analysis of M&A bidders' profitability: the impact of financial and sovereign debt crises

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

    Author : Mirko Battini; [2021]
    Keywords : M A; Bidders profitability; Nordics; Italy; crises;

    Abstract : Expert often wonder what is the best time to announce an M&A. It is well known that M&A bidders usually register a negative stock performance at the transaction announcement. This study aims to investigate if the bidders' performance improves when the M&A is announced during a crisis period. READ MORE