Essays about: "the Federal Reserve"

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  1. 21. Interest rate and age effects on consumer behavior - Evaluating the effectiveness of interest rate policy

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Rafael Andersson Lipcsey; Gustav Sjöström; [2016-06-29]
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    Abstract : Over the last decade several central banks have chosen to follow a policy of steadily lowering interest rates in order to stimulate consumption and investment, as well as to reach inflation targets. In the scope of this central bank policy trend, in this paper, differences in investment and consumption behaviour of differently aged individuals are examined. READ MORE

  3. 22. Monetary Policy Announcements and the Beta Risk Premium on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Clas Lindberg Odhner; Kevin Zachrisson; [2016]
    Keywords : risk premium; CAPM; monetary policy; central bank; announcements; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This research paper analyses the relationship between average excess stock return and market beta on the Nasdaq OMX Stockholm for the period 1999 to 2015. By using the Fama-MacBeth approach and several additional regressions, we are able to examine if the relationship exists on days when the market anticipates receiving news regarding monetary policy decision by the Riksbank, Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England. READ MORE

  4. 23. Comparison of plant species communities in meadows of the nature reserve "Bodenmöser" from 1987 to 2014

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment

    Author : Katharina Viebranz; [2015]
    Keywords : plant ecology; indicator values; plant species composition; wet meadows; detrended correspondance analysis;

    Abstract : This master thesis compares plant species communities which were conducted within the same area at thre different times. The study area of this thesis is located in the southeast of the German federal state of Baden-Württemberg close to the town Isny im Allgäu. READ MORE

  5. 24. System Performance Comparison of Residential Combination Air and Water Heating Systems in Cold Weather Climates

    University essay from KTH/Tillämpad termodynamik och kylteknik

    Author : Corinne Wichser; [2015]
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    Abstract : The state of Minnesota has an extreme weather climate, with cold winters and humid hot summers. In a residential building, space and water heating account for about 61% of the total energy consumption. READ MORE

  6. 25. The effects of Monetary Policy on Stock Market Returns : A study of how the actions of the Federal Reserve affect the returns on the American stock market

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Oskar Norfeldt; [2014]
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