Essays about: "variable rate"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 364 essays containing the words variable rate.

  1. 1. The Effect of Monetary Policy On Divorce: Evidence From Australia Between 2007 And 2018

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

    Author : Chung Shun Man; [2023]
    Keywords : Monetary policy; Fixed-variable rate Mortgage; Divorce; Australia;

    Abstract : The effect of monetary policy on divorce has implications on intra-household resource allocation and inequality. This thesis utilizes the HILDA data in Australia between 2007 and 2018. It has identified three potentially unexpected monetary policy shocks that could affect marital status. READ MORE

  3. 2. The Municipal Equalization System and its Implications for Economic Growth and Efficiency

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Evelina Sundin; Evy Dufvenberg Ivarsson; [2023]
    Keywords : The Municipal Equalization System; Income Equalization; Cost Equalization; Sweden; Fiscal Federalism; Economic Efficiency; Marginal Effects; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper investigates the correlation between Sweden's municipal equalization system and economic growth and efficiency for the years 2005 to 2022. This paper uses panel data for all 290 municipalities and a fixed effects model to study the two main parts of Sweden's municipal equalization system: the income equalization system and the cost equalization system. READ MORE

  4. 3. Optimal Order Placement Using Markov Models of Limit Order Books

    University essay from KTH/Matematik (Avd.)

    Author : Max Oliveberg; [2023]
    Keywords : Optimal order placement; Limit order book; Markov; Optimal orderläggning; Orderbok; Markov;

    Abstract : We study optimal order placement in a limit order book. By modelling the limit order book dynamics as a Markov chain, we can frame the purchase of a single share as a Markov Decision Process. Within the framework of the model, we can estimate optimal decision policies numerically. The trade rate is varied using a running cost control variable. READ MORE

  5. 4. Exchange Rate and Equity Market Dependence under Shifts in Volatility Expectations

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

    Author : Vilhelm Samuelsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Exchange rates; Equity markets; Volatility; ARMA-GARCH; Copula; Exchange rate determination; Safe-haven; Portfolio rebalancing; Return chasing; Mathematics and Statistics;

    Abstract : Exchange rate movements have important implications for both policy makers and investors, as they can have large effects on the real economy and the return on investments. Lately, their relation to capital flows have attracted growing interest due to the failure of macroeconomic fundamentals to explain them. READ MORE

  6. 5. Zombie firms and a low-interest environment - an empirical analysis of ultra-low interest rates in relation to the surviving of inefficient firms in the nordic region

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Nelly Åkesson; Sandra Rosdahl; [2023]
    Keywords : Interest rates; zombie firms; central banks; unconventional monetary policy; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : This paper examines the relationship between ultra-low interest rates and the amount of zombie firms using panel data for Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland over the period 2007-2020 in a multivariable regression model. Specifically, the questions addressed are: is there a relationship between the interest rate and the amount of zombie firms? Could it be concluded that the amount of zombie firms increases during periods of low interest rates? This study documents a statistically significant relationship between ultra low interest rates, i. READ MORE