Search for dissertations about: "interest rate spread"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words interest rate spread.

  2. 1. A Non-Stationary perspective on the European and Swedish Business Cycle

    Author : Louise Holm; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Business cycles; business cycle dating; non-parametric smoothing; non-stationarity; recession prediction; interest rate spread; binary respons models; Business and economics; Ekonomi; Humanities and Social sciences; Humaniora-samhällsvetenskap; Business cycles; business cycle dating; non-parametric smoothing; non-stationarity; recession prediction; interest rate spread; binary response models.;

    Abstract : Business cycles, the ups and downs observed somewhat simultaneously in numerous macroeconomic variables in an economy and often measured using real GDP, are important and, despite much economic research, still incom- pletely understood. Dating the business cycle has always been of interest in macroeconomic research. READ MORE

  4. 2. Unconventional Monetary Policy at the International, National and Local Level

    Author : Martin Nordström; Pär Österholm; Niclas Kreuger; Lars Hultkrantz; Jesper Lindé; Örebro universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Bayesian VAR; Cointegration; Forecast evaluation; Municipal debt; Spread; Stochastic volatility; Sveriges Riksbank; Time-varying parameters; Unconventional monetary policy;

    Abstract : This thesis is based on four essays. The first investigates time-variation in the relationship between short interest rates and consumption in the USA and Sweden. Results based on Bayesian VAR models indicate that the short rate ceased to respond to consumption shocks when constrained by the zero lower bound. READ MORE

  5. 3. Medical Device Innovation : The integrated processes of invention, diffusion and deployment

    Author : Kerstin Roback; Jan Persson; Stuart S. Blume; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Innovation; Medical technical products; Spread; Technique use; Technical development; Social change; Innovation; Medicintekniska produkter; Spridning; Teknikanvändning; Seknisk utveckling; Social förändring; Medical engineering; Medicinsk teknik;

    Abstract : An increased use of medical devices has been assumed to be a major cause of rising healthcare expenditures. Nations around the world are trying to keep costs down, but strong incentives still exist for the development and use of new devices. Innovation is, however, never exclusively good or bad and it is not easy to evaluate the net effect. READ MORE

  6. 4. The Macroeconomics of the Term Structure of Interest Rates

    Author : Paolo Zagaglia; Matthew Lindquist; Refet S. Gurkaynak; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; term structure of interest rates; monetary policy; money market; Economics; Nationalekonomi; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers, summarized as follows. "The Term Structure of Interest Rates and the Monetary Transmission Mechanism" This paper provides empirical evidence that the term structure of interest rates is an integral part of the monetary transmission mechanism. READ MORE

  7. 5. Expectations, Financial Markets and Monetary Policy

    Author : Dmytro Stoyko; Mikael Bask; Daniel Spiro; John Hassler; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Macroeconomics; Monetary policy; DSGE models; Expectations; Macroprudential regulations; Credit spread; Forward guidance; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Monetary Policy and Macroprudential Regulations. We investigate the desirability of macroprudential regulations in a DSGE model with collateral and income borrowing constraints. READ MORE