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1. 1. Food Banks: An eco-social solution? Critical perspectives on food charity in Europe

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Pauline Rittel; [2023-11-03]
   Keywords : food banks; Europe; Doughnut model; eco-social research; sustainability;

   Abstract : This aim of this thesis was to investigate food banking organisations as part of food charity on different governance levels within the EU in relation to aspects of sustainability. The Doughnut model after Raworth (2017) as an element of eco-social research is employed as theoretical underpinning to explore the organisational positioning regarding the societal problems of food waste and food insecurity, as well as the solutions that the organisations envision in relation to sustainability. READ MORE

3. 2. CARs In the Driver’s Seat: The Battle Between Capital and Stock Performance

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Léo Fégeant; Alice Beer; [2023]
   Keywords : Capital Adequacy Ratio; Capital Requirements; Stock Returns; Basel-III; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : After the financial crisis of 2008, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision created the latest Accord for capital requirements: The Basel III Accord. Basel III set higher requirements for both quantity and quality of capital, with the aim to mitigate systemic risk. READ MORE

4. 3. The Transition Towards Net-Zero Emissions: Implications for Banks and Their IT Strategies

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för industriell teknik och management (ITM)

   Author : Shadab Ahmed; Ismail Hilal; [2023]
   Keywords : Sustainability; Net-Zero Emissions; Energy Consumption; Banking Sector; IT Infrastructure; IT Strategy; Green IT; Hållbarhet; Nettonollustläpp; Energiförbrukning; Banksektor; IT Infrastruktur; IT Strategi; Grön IT;

   Abstract : In response to the ever-intensifying urgency for environmental preservation, the imperative for sectors with substantial carbon footprints to adapt and drive the transition to a low carbon economy is apparent. Sustainability transitions, signifying systemic changes towards sustainable socio-technical systems, emerge as critical in this context, especially within the banking sector. READ MORE

5. 4. Networks of spillover effects to spot systemic risk in the banking industry: testing Granger causality in a high dimensional VAR model

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Emanuele Paccagnella; [2023]
   Keywords : Systemic risk - Network - Contagion - Banks - VAR; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In this essay the evolution of global systemic risk is investigated by creating networks (and communities) of contagion among 88 banks that are deemed systemically important on a global level (particularly western economy). The contagion is defined by a Granger Causality relation between two individuals in the network, this is tested using the Post double selection method described in Margartitella et al. READ MORE

6. 5. Reforms, Risk and Arbitrage: The Impact of G20 Post-Crisis Reform Implementation on Systemic Risk and Arbitrage in Banking and Insurance

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för finansiell ekonomi

   Author : Patricia Vernholmen; [2022]
   Keywords : Financial Regulation; Systemic Risk; Reform Index; Arbitrage; GFC;

   Abstract : This thesis analyzes the effect of the implementation progress of the G20 post-crisis reform on systemic risk and bank foreign claims. First, indices measuring jurisdiction-level implementation progress of the reform and its different areas are constructed, and subsequently, SRISK, a common measure of systemic risk is regressed on these indices and other regulatory variables in a fixed effects regression. READ MORE