Search for dissertations about: "Information Disclosure"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 82 swedish dissertations containing the words Information Disclosure.
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1. Information and financial markets
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
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2. Exploring Impacts of Secondary Information Use on Individual Privacy
Abstract : Information collected from individuals via online social networks and Internet of things devices can be used by institutions and service providers for different business purposes to tailor and customize their services, which is defined as secondary use of information. Although the literature on secondary use is well developed, prior studies have largely focused on direct use of information such as those instances of information use that do not stem from data mining. READ MORE
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3. Essays on Information Disclosure : Content, Consequence and Relevance
Abstract : This thesis provides new insight into the information environments of Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) and analysts’ equity reports. The thesis consists of four essays that address the issues of firm disclosure and the relevance of information for analysts and investors in the capital market. READ MORE
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4. Pointwise Maximal Leakage : Robust, Flexible and Explainable Privacy
Abstract : For several decades now, safeguarding sensitive information from disclosure has been a key focus in computer science and information theory. Especially, in the past two decades, the subject of privacy has received significant attention due to the widespread collection and processing of data in various facets of society. READ MORE
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5. Privacy Mechanism Design Through the Lens of Information Theory : With Applications to Compression, Caching, and Semantic Communication
Abstract : Privacy mechanism design is an important research area and is receiving increased attention in recent years. This field focuses on addressing the challenge of revealing general data that might have correlations with sensitive information, all while protecting this sensitive information against unauthorized access. READ MORE