Search for dissertations about: "Financial information"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 412 swedish dissertations containing the words Financial information.

2. 1. Information and financial markets

   Author : Stefan Anchev; Jörgen Hellström; Rickard Olsson; Juha-Pekka Kallunki; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information; dissemination of information; production of private information; information disadvantage; investor base; stock return anomalies; stock price informativeness; quantity of firm disclosure; less sophisticated individual investors;

   Abstract : The results in this thesis are consistent with the hypotheses that: 1) the incomplete dissemination of information across investors helps in explaining the occurrence and the persistence of cross-sectional stock return anomalies, 2) the properties of the investor base of a stock have implications for the informativeness of the stock's price and 3) a greater quantity of firm disclosure places less sophisticated investors at an information disadvantage. Overall, the thesis provides new empirical evidence about the role of information in financial markets. READ MORE

4. 2. Modeling financial volatility : A functional approach with applications to Swedish limit order book data

   Author : Suad Elezovic; Xavier de Luna; Gunnar Rosenqvist; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Financial data; functional time series; multivariate generalized least squares; seemingly unrelated autoregression; Statistics; computer and systems science; Statistik; data- och systemvetenskap; ekonometri; Econometrics;

   Abstract : This thesis is designed to offer an approach to modeling volatility in the Swedish limit order market. Realized quadratic variation is used as an estimator of the integrated variance, which is a measure of the variability of a stochastic process in continuous time. READ MORE

5. 3. New Forms of Collaboration in Emergency Response Systems : A framework for participatory design of information systems

   Author : Kayvan Yousefi Mojir; Sofie P Pilemalm; Stefan Holgersson; Björn JE Johansson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : An emergency response systems (ERS) is usually responsible for delivering essential services to save lives and minimise environmental damage in case of small, frequent or large-scale emergencies. The ongoing global financial crisis, lack of professional resources, public sector cuts and rising public expectations are some of the challenges ERSs currently are facing. READ MORE

6. 4. On Institutional Demands in Banking and the Exchange of Hard and Soft Accounting Information

   Author : Magnus Norberg; Fredrik Nilsson; Linda Wedlin; Mikael Wendschlag; Katarina Kaarbøe; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Banking; Institutional demands; Regulatory initiatives; Exchange; Accounting information; Hard information; Soft information; Financial regulation; KRITA; MiFID II; Financial robo-advising; Transactions; Relationship; Firms; Digitalisation; Tension; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : The overarching purpose of the thesis is to explore how institutional demands influence banks, which has been a core issue in banking research. This has become even more critical since the financial crisis of 2007–2009. READ MORE

7. 5. The theory of mitigating risk : Information literacy and language-learning in transition

   Author : Alison Hicks; Pam McKenzie; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Library and Information Science; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap;

   Abstract : This qualitative study explores the information literacy practices of students who were learning a language overseas as part of their undergraduate degree. Constructivist grounded theory and situational analysis were used to examine the information activities of 26 English-speakers from Australia, Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom. READ MORE