Search for dissertations about: "the financial effect"

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2. 1. The widowhood effect : Studies on mortality among Swedish widows and widowers

   Author : Filip Dabergott; Sven Drefahl; Sunnee Billingsley; Kelfve Susanne; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; widowhood; mortality trends; population aging; gender; socioeconomic status; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : Spousal loss is a common experience associated with old age, and a major life-event that entails a period of intense suffering for most individuals. In addition to emotional shock and grief, the period after spousal loss is often characterized by vast changes in many areas of the surviving spouse’s life, from everyday habits to financial security. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Financial Risks and the Subprime Crisis

   Author : Emanuel Alfranseder; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; GARCH; Spillover; Contagion; Financial Distress; Financial Constraints; Financial Crisis; Equity Premium; Doubt; Pessimism; ; Investment; Capital Structure; Bankruptcy Risk;

   Abstract : This thesis covers the impact of the financial crisis of 2007-2009, the non-linearity in the impact of bankruptcy risk on leverage and the effect of pessimism and doubt on the equity premium. It consists of four self-contained essays. READ MORE

5. 3. The Art of Discretion : Essays on Earnings Management, Governance, and Capital Structure

   Author : Amir Kheirollah; Lars Nordén; Michael Graham; Minna Martikainen-Peltola; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; earnings management; accruals modelling; corporate governance; industry regulation; capital structure; bounded rationality; substitution effect; complement effect; företagsekonomi; Business Administration;

   Abstract : This dissertation is a compilation of three articles on earnings management, governance and capital structure. In addition to these three articles, the introductory chapter establishes the link between these articles and summarizes them.Article I investigates the joint effect of governance mechanisms on earnings management. READ MORE

6. 4. Essays on Credit Risk

   Author : Caren Guo Nielsen; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Asset pricing; equity returns; size effect; value effect; momentum effect; credit risk effect; credit default swap; banks; asset risk; credit risk; portfolio choice; risk-based capital regulation; bank bailouts; moral hazard; distress risk; capital injections; TARP; CPP; market discipline; financial crisis;

   Abstract : This dissertation covers the issues related to credit risk that stem from the recent financial crisis and that are concerned by investors, financial intermediaries, and governments. The results of the research have important implications for asset managers, such as using the information from the credit risk market to rebalance stock portfolios, and for policy makers in regulating or bailing out banks. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on Financial Markets

   Author : Hans Byström; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Electricity Futures; Option Pricing; Compass Rose; Covariance Matrix; Chaos; Stochastic Volatility; Financial Markets; GARCH; Financial science; Finansiering;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of five empirical essays dealing with different issues related to financial markets. Chapter 2 studies a new multivariate technique, Orthogonal GARCH, of forecasting large covariance matrices based on GARCH models. READ MORE