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  2. 1. Empirical studies of financial asset returns

    Author : Sonnie Karlsson; Lunds universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Asset pricing; Riskaversion; Consumption; Capital investments; Multi-moment; Non-linear; International capital markets; Credit risk; Swap spread; Liquidity;

    Abstract : This dissertation aims at understanding differences in rates of returns on financial assets, both in the cross-section and over time. It contains four chapters. The first paper is "Non-separable preferences and risk aversion: Results from the UK". READ MORE

  4. 2. Asset Mispricing

    Author : Carl Barkfeldt; Rickard Sandberg; Katarzyna Cieslak; Erik Wikberg; James Ohlson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Market efficiency; Mispricing; Fundamental valuation; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

    Abstract : This dissertation studies the pricing of stocks in capital markets. It comprises five chapters, where the first serves as an introduction. The subsequent four chapters are each written as self-contained research papers. READ MORE

  5. 3. Essays in empirical asset pricing

    Author : Johan Parmler; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) is the most widely used model in asset pricing. This model evaluates the asset return in relation to the market return and the sensitivity of the security to the market. However, the evidence supporting the CAPM is mixed. READ MORE

  6. 4. Essays on Credit Risk

    Author : Caren Guo Nielsen; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Asset pricing; equity returns; size effect; value effect; momentum effect; credit risk effect; credit default swap; banks; asset risk; credit risk; portfolio choice; risk-based capital regulation; bank bailouts; moral hazard; distress risk; capital injections; TARP; CPP; market discipline; financial crisis;

    Abstract : This dissertation covers the issues related to credit risk that stem from the recent financial crisis and that are concerned by investors, financial intermediaries, and governments. The results of the research have important implications for asset managers, such as using the information from the credit risk market to rebalance stock portfolios, and for policy makers in regulating or bailing out banks. READ MORE

  7. 5. International Asset Pricing, Diversification and Links between National Stock Markets

    Author : Birger Nilsson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Financial science; Finansiering; economic systems; economic theory; Economics; econometrics; Simulated Annealing; Capital Market Liberalization; International Asset Pricing; Diversification;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained empirical studies on international financial economics. The common economic theme is that all three studies deal with international stock market return and risk. READ MORE