Search for dissertations about: "investment horizon"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words investment horizon.

2. 1. Essays on Corporate Governance

   Author : Naciye Sekerci; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; blockholders; stock importance; portfolio diversification; family firms; investment horizon; Enterprise Risk Management;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four self-contained, yet related articles which all contribute mainly to the corporate governance literature. Very broadly, the first two papers are on family firms and large shareholders in Sweden while the second two are on Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) practices in Nordic countries. READ MORE

4. 2. Understanding individual investors’ preferences and knowledge of sustainable investments

   Author : Ida Ayu Agung Faradynawati; Ingalill Söderberg; Annina H. Persson; Misse Wester; Jeanette Carlsson Hauff; KTH; []
   Keywords : sustainable investments; risk-return preference; investment horizon; financial literacy; sustainability literacy; sustainable finance literacy; product literacy; information-seeking behavior; advice-seeking behavior; hållbara investeringar; risk-avkastningspreferenser; investeringshorisont; finanskunskap; hållbarhetskunskap; kunskap om hållbar ekonomi; informationssökande beteende; rådsökande beteende; Företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : This thesis aims to contribute to the field of sustainable investment by investigating individual investors’ preferences and knowledge level of sustainable investments. To achieve this objective, this thesis examined the impact of investment-related attitudes and demographic characteristics on sustainable investment choices through secondary data analysis and assessed investors’ knowledge level regarding sustainable investments through a survey. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on China’s Economic Development : Innovation, Public Debt and Social Connections

   Author : Xueping Sun; David Strömberg; Torsten Persson; Ekaterina Zhuravskaya; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Political Accountability; Political Horizon; Innovation; Public Debt; Social Connections; COVID-19; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The Innovation Cost of Short Political Horizons: Evidence from Local Leaders’ Promotion in ChinaI digitize the career histories of Chinese city leaders and link them to economic policies and innovation outcomes. I exploit political connections formed through previous work ties to generate variation in leaders’ promotion expectations. READ MORE

6. 4. Optimisation and Incentive Mechanisms for Robust Generation Dispatch and Capacity Investment in Electricity Markets

   Author : Lamia Varawala; György Dán; Mohammad Reza Hesamzadeh; José Manuel Arroyo; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Optimal power flow; Look-ahead; $N-k$ contingency criterion; Renewable energy; Environmental externalities; Electricity generation capacity; Strategic behaviour; Incentives;

   Abstract : Power systems constitute a large-scale critical infrastructure and therefore, it is crucial that their operation be robust to deviations from normal functioning of its independent components. Furthermore, due to their large size, any inefficiencies in electricity market design can be very costly and therefore, must be optimised. READ MORE

7. 5. Portfolio Selection and the Analysis of Risk and Time Diversification

   Author : Mattias Persson; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic policy; economic systems; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Lower Partial Moment; Portfolio Selection; Parameter Uncertainty; Time Diversification; Bootstrap; Downside Risk; Estimation Risk; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Financial science; Finansiering;

   Abstract : This thesis is devoted to the analysis of three important issues in financial economics in general and portfolio selection in particular: the risk measure, estimation risk and time diversification. Besides a short introductory chapter the thesis consists of four empirical essays. READ MORE