Essays about: "thesis on exchange rate policy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 27 essays containing the words thesis on exchange rate policy.

1. 1. Modelling the Exchange Rate: Evidence from the Impacts of Quantitative Easing in Sweden

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Anny Eklund; Markus Sallkvist; [2024]
   Keywords : Quantitative easing; Exchange rate; Bayesian VAR model; Small open economy; Triangular factorisation;

   Abstract : Quantitative easing, the unconventional monetary policy measure used by many central banks to combat low inflation when interest rates are at the lower bound, has shown to be an effective tool for depreciating the domestic currency. Although the exchange rate is of particular importance in a small open economy as it directly impacts inflation dynamics,trade competitiveness and plays a substantial role in shaping monetary policy, few papers have investigated how the depreciating effect of QE to the exchange rate works. READ MORE

3. 2. Wealth Redistribution through Balance Sheet Revaluations - Evidence from Norway

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Gustav Sundén; [2023]
   Keywords : Inequality; Wealth; Monetary Policy; Inflation; Household Heterogeneity; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the impact of fluctuations in inflation, monetary policy, and oil prices on the balance sheets of Norwegian households across the wealth distribution. Using a Bayesian Structural Vector Autoregression model, this study simulates the shocks and assesses their transmission through the unexpected inflation and portfolio composition channel throughout the wealth distribution. READ MORE

4. 3. The Effect of Economic Policy Uncertainty on Swedish Exports during the 2008 Financial Crisis

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Andrea Wigert; [2023]
   Keywords : Financial Crisis; Economic Policy Uncertainty; Sweden; Germany; the UK; the Netherlands; Exports; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The thesis aims to answer the research question: To what extent was the increased Economic Policy Uncertainty during the Financial Crisis associated with the decline in Swedish exports from January 2007 to January 2010? During the 2008 Financial Crisis, Swedish trade fell by ten percentage points, slightly more than the world average. The thesis aims to investigate whether the increased EPU at the time affected the decreased exports. READ MORE

5. 4. Determinants of Mergers & Acquisitions Activity : A quantitative study on public Swedish firms

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

   Author : Hjalmar Johnson; Carl Scherstén; [2022]
   Keywords : mergers acquisitions; activity; monetary policy; repo rate; quantitative easing; solvency; liquidity; industry; pecking-order theory; trade-off theory; agency theory;

   Abstract : This study investigates the effect of monetary policy, focusing on repo rate and the expansion of QE programs, on Mergers and Acquisitions activity in publicly listed companies on the Swedish Stock Exchange. The study also investigates whether there are significant relationships between companies’ acquisition activity, their solvency or liquidity ratios. READ MORE

6. 5. Do Foreign Exchange Interventions Pay Off? An Empirical Assessment of the Prevented Damage for the Swiss Export Sector

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Celine Heini; [2022]
   Keywords : Foreign Exchange Interventions; Monetary Policy; Swiss Exports;

   Abstract : This thesis conducts a cost-benefit analysis of the Swiss National Bank's foreign exchange interventions from 2009 to 2019, focusing on the Swiss export sector. To that end, the benefit of foreign exchange interventions in terms of the damage that would have occurred to the Swiss export sector in the absence of any foreign exchange interventions is calculated. READ MORE