Search for dissertations about: "International financial markets"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 57 swedish dissertations containing the words International financial markets.

  2. 1. Evaluating Asset-Pricing Models in International Financial Markets

    Author : Fadi Zaher; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; financial science; economic policy; economic theory; economic systems; econometrics; Hansen-Jagannathan boundsequity premium puzzle; Forecasting methods; asset-pricing models; Economics; bootstrap; short-sales constraint; ekonomisk politik; finansiering; ekonomiska system; nationalekonomi; ekonometri; Hansen-Jagannathan bounds; ekonomisk teori; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Humanities and Social sciences; Humaniora-samhällsvetenskap; ekonomisk politik; Financial science; Finansiering; ekonomiska system; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; economic theory; economic systems; econometrics; Hansen-Jagannathan bounds; equity premium puzzle; Forecasting methods; asset-pricing models; ekonomisk teori; Economics; bootstrap.; short-sales constraint;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three empirical studies on asset-prices in international financial markets. The purpose is three-fold. First, to evaluate whether good predictions of economic variables may be obtained by pooling information from a broad group of financial variables. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on Risk in International Financial Markets

    Author : Ola Larsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; volatility; Value at Risk; copulas; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Financial science; Finansiering;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with techniques to model risk in financial markets and consists of four separate essays. The thesis begins with an introduction in chapter one, while chapter two to chapter five contains the four essays. The first essay examines the implication of using various risk measures for portfolio selection. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays on Art Markets : insight from the international sculpture auction market

    Author : Rustam Vosilov; Jörgen Hellström; Rickard Olsson; Christophe Spaenjers; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Art markets; asset pricing; art finance; art economics; art auctions; sculpture market; art as alternative investment; art pricing; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate the viability of sculpture as a potential alternative investment. This goal is achieved through partly assessing the market quality of the auction market for sculptures and partly by studying their long-run diversification potential. READ MORE

  6. 4. Climate Policy and Financial Markets

    Author : Samson Mukanjari; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; burden sharing; climate policy; commodity futures; distribution; environmental deregulation; Environmental Protection Agency; EPA; equity; event study; fairness; impulse-indicator saturation; international climate negotiations; Paris Agreement; Trump;

    Abstract : Climate change represents a serious, as-yet-unresolved global commons problem. After decades of international climate negotiations, 195 nations adopted the Paris climate agreement in December 2015. The subsequent election of Donald Trump as US president in 2016 was seen as a setback for climate policy. READ MORE

  7. 5. Essays on the Economics of Banks and Markets

    Author : Ettore Panetti; Per Krusell; Elena Carletti; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; banks; default; economic growth; financial liberalization; financial markets; hidden trades; insurance; liquidity; policy coordination; market participation; regulation; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three essays.The first essay, “A Theory of Bank Illiquidity and Default with Hidden Trades”, develops a theory of banking to explore how the availability of trading opportunities for both banks and individual investors affects the link between illiquidity and default in the financial system. READ MORE