Search for dissertations about: "institutional finance"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 19 swedish dissertations containing the words institutional finance.

2. 1. Informal Finance and Microfinance in Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago : An Institutional Study

   Author : Akhil Malaki; Ulf Jonsson; Thorbjörn Engdahl; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; informal institutions; informal finance; microfinance; institutional study; institutions; Jamaica; Trinidad Tobago; Roscas; Credit Unions; NGOs; Economic history; Ekonomisk historia;

   Abstract : This study is about informal institutions in informal finance and microfinance in Jamaica and Trinidad-Tobago. Informal institutions as understood in this study are unwritten social norms that cater to specific needs in the society, and can be indirectly captured and measured in their outcome. READ MORE

4. 2. Empirical Essays in Finance

   Author : Jan Schnitzler; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Stock Price Elasticity and Control Ownership. Stocks included in the S&P 500 experience abnormal returns. Supporting a demand pressure explanation, this paper documents that the price impact is larger for stock of which a significant fraction is held by controlling shareholders. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays in historical finance

   Author : Daniel Waldenström; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : This dissertation concentrates on the interplay between politics and financial markets using various empirical tools applied on historical financial statistics. The first essay examines the effect of stock transaction taxation on trading activity and asset prices, specifically focusing on the case of early 20th century Sweden. READ MORE

6. 4. Shareholders and Cherry-Picking IPOs : Studies on Shareholders, Initial Public Offerings and Firm Ownership Structure

   Author : Martin Abrahamson; James Sallis; Fredrik Nilsson; Jan Lindvall; Mika Vaihekoski; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; business studies; corporate finance; behavioral finance; ownership structure; shareholders; IPO; first time; rookie; Business Studies; Företagsekonomi;

   Abstract : This dissertation explores investor characteristics and shareholdings of publicly traded Swedish firms. The dissertation consists of an introductory chapter, three published papers, and one working paper. All four papers use Swedish data. READ MORE

7. 5. The Law BusinessmanTM : Five Essays on Legal Self-efficacy and Business Risk

   Author : Fredrik Jörgensen; Bino Catasús; Gunnar Rimmel; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; legal self-efficacy; legal effectiveness; legal terminology; trade credit; institutional effectiveness; mechanisms of risk reduction; public order; private order; legal family; leverage; long term debt; legal efficiency; trade sanctions; debt maturity; creditor rights; corporate governance; Luhmann; Russia; Central and Eastern Europe; legal sociology; law and finance; law and economics; legal studies; legal consciousness; self-efficacy; rättssjälvtillit; rättseffektivitet; kreditrisk; handelskredit; sanktioner; institutionell effektivitet; redovisningssjälvtillit; riskreduceringsmekanismer offentliga och privata; rättsfamilj; handelssanktioner; långsiktiga skulder; kortsiktiga skulder; borgenärsrättitgheter; handelssanktioner; corporate governance; Luhmann; Ryssland; Central och Östeuropa; rättssociologi; rätt och finans; rättsekonomi; juridik; rättsmedvetandet; självtillit; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : The thesis challenges the notion of effectiveness of law as being based on the formal institutions of courts, law enforcement and written law. It argues that the best way to measure the effectiveness of law is the legal self-efficacy of laymen who are the end users of law.  It presents a new perspective on the effectiveness of law. READ MORE