Search for dissertations about: "housing finance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words housing finance.

2. 1. Housing finance methods in urban Tanzania : The case of households in Kinondoni Municipality, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

   Author : Egino Millanzi; Mats Wilhelmsson; Agnes Mwasumbi; Washington H.A. Olima; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Housing finance; finance methods; finance system; urban development; Bostadsfinansiering; finansieringsmetoder; finanssystem; stadsutveckling; Fastigheter och byggande; Real Estate and Construction Management;

   Abstract : Effective housing finance methods require the interrelationships between the housing finance system components such as banking and capital markets, land registry, the housing sector, and macroeconomic and socioeconomic aspects. Nonetheless, despite the exclusion of the majority of the households by formal long-term housing finance methods, Tanzania has experienced substantial improvement in housing development in the last two decades. READ MORE

4. 2. Public Policy, Household Finance and the Macroeconomy

   Author : Jakob Almerud; Paul Klein; David Domeij; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Public policy; household finance; macroeconomics; numerical models; housing finance; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The thesis contains four separate essays, spanning questions of the interaction between public policy, household finance and the macroeconomy. How does public policy affect macroeconomic outcomes, and the choices and welfare of households, and what are households’ optimal financial responses to changes in macroeconomic environments? Furthermore, the thesis includes a development of a method, which is helpful to answer questions like the ones stated above. READ MORE

5. 3. Urban Housing Markets in China

   Author : Yongzhou Hou; Björn Hårsman; Hans Lind; Viggo Nordvik; KTH; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; housing; urban China; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis focuses on problems of prices and risks in the housing markets of urban China. What drives the dynamics of housing prices across regions is not only of great interest for academic researchers but also of first importance for policy makers. READ MORE

6. 4. Housing Finance in Kampala, Uganda : To Borrow or Not to Borrow

   Author : Annika Nilsson; Hans Lind; Bo Sjö; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

   Abstract : Housing is an important part of development processes and typically requires long-term finance. Without long-term financial instruments, it is difficult for households to smooth income over time by investing in housing. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays of Financial Performance and Capital Structure

   Author : Lars Lindbergh; Lars G. Hassel; Michael B. Adams; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business studies; financial accounting; financial statements; financial performance; capital structure; tax allowances; comparative studies; Företagsekonomi; Business studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of an introductory chapter and four self-contained essays on financial performance and capital structure. Essay I assesses the strength of strategic inputs into profitability among firms within several sub-sectors within the industrial service sector in the U.S. and Sweden. READ MORE