Search for dissertations about: "factor investing"

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2. 1. Essays on Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing

   Author : Jon Frank; Mikael Bask; Lars Forsberg; Dušan Isakov; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate Finance; Asset Pricing; Founding family firms; Firm performance; Firm financing; Firm investments; Stock returns; Stock-bond correlation;

   Abstract : Essay 1 (with Mattias Hamberg): We study the performance of family firms with large controlling owners using unique hand-collected Swedish data; and consistent with previous studies, we find that founding family firms perform significantly better than other firms. The data allows us to also identify firms with long term non-founding owners (LTNFOs). 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. The State as Investment Market : An Analytical Framework for Interpreting Politics and Bureaucracy in Kyrgyzstan

   Author : Johan Engvall; Li Bennich-Björkman; Svante Cornell; Astrid Hedin; Henry Hale; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Kyrgyzstan; state; investment market; sale of public offices; corruption; politics; bureaucracy; Statskunskap; Political Science;

   Abstract : What type of state has emerged in post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, and what kind of theoretical framework must we develop to understand its behavior and performance? This study argues that the logic of political and bureaucratic organization follows that of an investment market in which public offices are purchased with the expectation of yielding a favorable return. This theory represents a novel perspective on the post-communist state which has hitherto either been premised on modernization theory or emphasized a robustly personalistic logic of political organization. READ MORE

6. 4. Waste in road transport operations - using information sharing to increase efficiency

   Author : Henrik Sternberg; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; road transport operations; transport efficiency; ICT; information sharing; transport information systems; freight transportation; motor carrier;

   Abstract : In terms of efficiency, road transport operations have historically seen very little development relative to other supply chain areas and some authors have even referred to freight transportation as the “forgotten factor.” Several studies world-wide have shown a generally low level of efficiency in road transport operations. The U.S. READ MORE

7. 5. Knock Knock Knock, Who is there? - Cell Crosstalk within the Bone Marrow

   Author : Jenny Stjernberg (Zetterblad); Mikael Sigvardsson; Jan-Ingvar Jönsson; Hanna Mikkola; Linköpings universitet; []
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   Abstract : This thesis is focused on the subject of cell-cell interaction. Our body is composed of cells, most of them are integrated in a network with other cells that together forms tissues and organs. Every cell type in these complex organs has its special task and location. READ MORE