Search for dissertations about: "information asymmetries"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 32 swedish dissertations containing the words information asymmetries.

  2. 6. Corporate Ownership and Liquidity in China’s Stock Markets

    Author : Mingfa Ding; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political connections; QFII; Foreign institutional investor; Liquidity; Block ownership; Real friction; Informational friction; Information asymmetries; Trading activity;

    Abstract : This thesis consists of an introduction and three self-contained chapters that address liquidity issues related to corporate ownership in the Chinese stock markets. The first paper provides new insight into the relation between foreign institutional investors and stock liquidity by employing the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investor (QFII) scheme in the Chinese stock markets. READ MORE

  4. 7. Development of functional asymmetries in young infants : A sensory-motor approach

    Author : Erik Domellöf; Louise Rönnqvist; Jacqueline Fagard; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Laterality; development; handedness; human infant; stepping response; placing response; head turning; arm movement; reaching; kinematic parameters; intralimb coordination; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : Human functional laterality, typically involving a right-sided preference in most sensory-motor activities, is still a poorly understood issue. This is perhaps particularly true in terms of what underlying mechanisms that may govern lateral biases, as well as the developmental origins and course of events. READ MORE

  5. 8. Essays in trade financing and trade relationships

    Author : Parviz Alizada; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trade relationships; Trade financing; Information asymmetry;

    Abstract : In this dissertation, I examine the factors affecting trade financing and trade relationships mainly from the perspective of information asymmetry. In particular, I analyze how levels of information asymmetry affect trade financing contracts and how they can be mitigated. READ MORE

  6. 9. Relational Networks and Family Firm Capital Structure in Thailand : Theory and Practice

    Author : Suranai Chuairuang; Barbara Cornelius; Håkan Boter; Anura De Zoysa; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Networks; relationships; capital structure decisions; family firm; small firm; information asymmetry; pecking order hypothesis; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : Firms must access capital to remain in business.  Small firms have greater difficulty accessing financial resources than have large firms because of their limited access to capital markets.  These difficulties are exacerbated by information asymmetries between a small firm’ s management and capital providers. READ MORE

  7. 10. Gender and representation : investigations of bias in natural language processing

    Author : Hannah Devinney; Henrik Björklund; Jenny Björklund; Christian Hardmeier; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NLP; natural language processing; gender bias; social impact of AI; gendered pronouns; neopronouns; gender studies; topic modeling; Computer Science; datalogi; computational linguistics; datorlingvistik; genusvetenskap; gender studies;

    Abstract : Natural Language Processing (NLP) technologies are a part of our every day realities. They come in forms we can easily see as ‘language technologies’ (auto-correct, translation services, search results) as well as those that fly under our radar (social media algorithms, 'suggested reading' recommendations on news sites, spam filters). READ MORE