Essays about: "world financial crisis 2008"

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  1. 1. 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

  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. Mandated Short Selling Transparency and its Impact : An empirical analysis on significant short selling disclosures and their impact on Swedish small cap securities between 2017 - 2022

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Företagsekonomiska institutionen

    Author : William Florin; William Jonnerberg; Rasmus Strandberg; [2023]
    Keywords : short selling disclosures; ESMA;

    Abstract : In this paper, the impact of significant short selling disclosures (> 0.5%) on returns and trading activity is studied. READ MORE

  5. 4. The financial crisis and its effects on people's health in Sub-Saharan Africa

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Frida Apelqvist; Agnes Spånér; [2022-07-08]
    Keywords : Financial crisis; Health; Africa; GDP; Suicide; Infant mortality; HIV;

    Abstract : The financial crisis hit the world during the years of 2008 and 2009. This crisis led to severe financial consequences in mostly North America, Europe but also in Sub-Saharan Africa. Sub-Saharan Africa already had healthcare difficulties, low standard of living and were sensitive to shocks. READ MORE

  6. 5. Comparison of impact on stock market volatility by COVID-19 and the 2008 financial crisis

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Nationalekonomi

    Author : Anand Enkhtur; [2022]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to analyse the volatility of 11 sectorial stock return data of S&P 500 Index during the 2008 global financial crisis and the recent COVID-19 global pandemic. S&P 500 is a large stock market index that tracks the performance of 500 companies that are some of the largest in the world. READ MORE