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  1. 1. Determinants of capital structure: an empirical study on the European technology industry in a dynamic panel difference-GMM analysis

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Alfred Rydsmo; Jacob Sandequist; [2023-06-29]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the determinants of capital structure for 146 publicly traded technology companies in 14 different European countries over the 2009 to 2021 period. The study aims to test the relationship between firm leverage and its determinants suggested by both traditional corporate finance theory as well as previous findings. READ MORE

  3. 2. Gender dimension in the informal trade networks in the ECOWAS region: the case of the Nana Benz

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Gloria Sánchez Sánchez; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This research focuses on the determinants of participation in informal trade and firms for women in West Africa using the example of the Nana Benz in Togo as a case study. Women have been involved in informal trade for centuries, yet their role tends to be overlooked due to gender inequalities. READ MORE

  4. 3. Correlation Between Sending Sanctions and the Development of the Sanctioning Country’s Economy

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    Author : Olivia Karlsson; Daria Nuikina; [2023]
    Keywords : Economic Sanctions; Trade Sanctions; Economic Development; Sender Country; Fixed Effect Model; Main Trading Partners;

    Abstract : Economic sanctions are a tool of achieving peace and have become increasingly important in research lately, as it is a more current question than ever. With the Russian war on Ukraine, countries have been sending sanctions in the hopes of financially straining Russia. READ MORE

  5. 4. Determinants of Capital Structure : A study of Swedish companies

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Viktor Delblanc; Andréas Andersson; [2023]
    Keywords : Capital structure; Determinants; Leverage; Trade-off theory; Pecking order theory; Macroeconomic factors; Firm specific factors;

    Abstract : The choice of a corporation’s capital structure is a complex process determined by several factors. The academia and the business industry have both been enamored with finding the determinants of capital structure, as there has been evidence that the profitability of firms is influenced by financing decisions. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Relationship Between Environmental Policy Stringency and Trade Flows

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Philip Lindersten; Zeshan Shiekh; [2023]
    Keywords : Environmental policy stringency; Trade flows; Competitiveness hypothesis; Porter hypothesis;

    Abstract : Ceteris paribus, it is unclear whether a more stringent environmental policy increases or decreases a country's competitiveness. Two hypotheses have been formulated in this decade-long debate: the competitiveness hypothesis - stating that a more stringent environmental policy decreases competitiveness, and the Porter Hypothesis, claiming the opposite. READ MORE