Search for dissertations about: "thesis in corporate finance"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 45 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis in corporate finance.

  2. 6. 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

  4. 7. Microeconometric Applications in Corporate Finance and Sports

    Author : Oliver Engist; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis presents five applications of microeconometric techniques in the fields of corporate finance and sports. Each chapter is self-contained. In chapter 1, we analyze how firms recover from an unexpected loss of critical capital, such as machinery or buildings. READ MORE

  5. 8. Essays in empirical corporate finance and governance

    Author : Mattias Nilsson; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Agency Costs of Controlling Minority Shareholders (coauthored with Henrik Cronqvist) estimates the agency costs of controlling minority shareholders (CMSs) using a panel of Swedish listed firms. CMSs are owners who have a control stake of the firm’s votes while owning only a minority fraction of the firm’s equity. READ MORE

  6. 9. Empirical Essays in Macroeconomics and Finance

    Author : Karolina Holmberg; Martin Flodén; George F. Udell; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Inflation; New Keynesian Phillips Curve; Bank Lending Channel; Corporate Investment; Crisis; Lines of Credit; Economics; nationalekonomi;

    Abstract : Derivation and Estimation of a New Keynesian Phillips Curve in a Small Open Economy This paper explores how well Swedish inflation is explained by a New Keynesian Phillips Curve. As the real driving variable in the Phillips Curve, a measure of firms' real marginal cost is compared to the traditional output gap. READ MORE

  7. 10. 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