This essay discusses fiscal policymaking in Lithuania as a member state in the European Union and in the European Monetary Union. More specifically, looking at official forecasts of the development of some economical and fiscal variables made by Lithuanian authorities and the European Commission for 2005-2008 and simulating business cycles in 2009-2030, it is concluded that it would be thoughtful

The purpose of this essay is to acquire variables that explain and may be used as a base for wage estimation in the private sector in Sweden. The factors that are assumed to have an impact on wage estimation are based on earlier Swedish and international studies. Business survey data, which is based upon monthly questions to firms in various sectors of the Swedish economy posed by the Swedish Nati

The aim of this study is to examine whether Saudi Arabia has suffered from Dutch Disease or not, and to examine how Saudi Arabia has managed symptoms related to Dutch Disease. Initially, the theory of Dutch Disease and different policy suggestions for Dutch Disease management are presented as a framework for the study. The results show that Saudi has depended heavily on its oil revenues and has ex

The aim of this thesis is to analyse the most common economic effects of countries pursuing trade facilitation. Trade flows are constrained by non-tariff barriers and through trade facilitation these barriers can be decreased. We will study the effects of trade facilitation from a theoretical perspective and evaluate a number of empirical studies. Several different trade barriers will be identifie

This paper investigates the effect of the introduction of the Swedish OMXS 30 Index Futures Market on the volatility of the OMXS 30 Index Spot Market. The futures market was introduced in April 1987 and this paper will use the ARCH family of models to test if spot market volatility increased, decreased, or stayed the same in the period after the futures were introduced. A discussion of previous th

I de flesta sammanhang som rör organisationsstrukturer höjs idag projektarbetet och projektorganisationen till skyarna. Fler och fler företag väljer att arbeta i projektform. I de företag där det förekommer projektarbeten utses en ledare till varje projekt som tillsammans med projektmedlemmarna är ett lag som ska arbeta för att projektets mål ska nås, men det är projektledaren som bär det huvudsak

By using the Private Equity Intelligence Ltd database, including more than 3300 private equity funds with IRR data and several fund characteristics, I develop a regression model based on both continuously scaled explanatory variables - vintage year, fund size and market returns - as well as three sets of dummy variables - GP location (US or Non-US), fund type (7 different types) and market conditi

We have two aims with this thesis. The first aim is to describe CFD as a financial instrument in detail by highlighting its potentials and disadvantages. The second aim is to try to find the optimal real margin for each of the underlying stocks. We have adopted an inductive approach, combined with a quantitative method. We have worked with data and tried to come up to conclusions from the results

Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, China has captivated global attention due to its astonishing economic growth. This development has resulted in an enormous growth in foreign direct investments, as well as the country’s new role as economic super power. When joining the World Trade Organization in 2001, China agreed to adhere to the minimum requirements of the organization’s several

Background: It has long been argued that decision support systems are used to simplify and support businesses. The creators of the Balanced Scorecard, Kaplan and Norton, have developed their own software application to facilitate and create a support to organizational strategy work. The application is called the Executive Strategy Manager (ESM) and is an online application aimed at helping organiz

Vårt syfte med uppsatsen är att undersöka om det empiriskt går att påvisa lönsamhet i det nya pensionssystemet dvs. premiepensionen. Med andra ord vill vi undersöka lönsamheten med ett aktivt pensionssparande enligt ekonomisk vedertagen teori. Undersökningsdata omfattar samtliga 854 pensionsfonder som funnits från starten 2000-11-02 till 2004-12-30. Vi har utifrån historisk data tagit fram den läg

Titel: Individuellt pensionssparande - Där förväntad avkastning inte kan förutspås Datum för seminarium: 1:a februari 2007 Ämne/Kurs. Finansiell ekonomi, kandidatuppsats 10p Författare: Charlotte Engqvist och Carolin Hellström Handledare: Hossein Asgharian, Nationalekonomiska institutionen, Ekonomihögskolan Lund Syfte: Syftet med studien är att undersöka värdeutvecklingen hos ett antal portföljer

The chronic problem of music piracy is inevitable with the utilisation of the internet. Music, being classified as information good, makes the consumer to “free-ride” and sub-optimal production of these goods is likely to happen. Copyright is an instrument in helping the continuity of creative activity. The essence of copyright law is also to protect the interests and rights of the writers, produc

This thesis examines the Swedish carbon dioxide abatement policy in the transport sector. The purpose is to investigate whether this is done in a cost-efficient way, in particular in a long-term perspective. An underlying objective is to bring thoughts on environmental concern and economic growth together. In order to do this a number of scientific reports, economic articles, and policy documents

The aim of this thesis is to discuss and analyse the American cotton subsidies’ effect on the world market in general and developing countries in particular. The amount of U.S. subsidies is substantial compared to most other countries, but a great deal of the effect is due to the USA’s significant share of the market. With the help of a partial equilibrium analysis, it can be shown that subsidies

Frågeställningen som denna uppsats är avsedd att besvara är ifall offentlig sektor är tillväxthämmande för en stat, samt om en inkomstgaranti för individerna i en stat är tillväxthämmande. Denna frågeställning besvaras genom konstruerandet av en tillväxtmodell. Det nya elementet, som huvudsakligen är avsett för att klargöra effekterna av de studerade fenomenen, är införlivandet av en variabel som

I denna designstudie överges dagens syn på e-postmedierad kommunikation som en linjär process. Bilden som linjära modeller ger av verkligheten är alldeles för generaliserad. Kommunikationsmodeller idag bortser från eller lägger minimal vikt på aspekter som är av betydande roll för hela kommunikationsprocessen. Syftet med denna designstudie är att utforma och evaluera en kommunikationsmodell som sk

På senare år har den finansiella marknaden vuxit enormt mycket. I samband med värdepappershandel utsätts banker och andra finansiella aktörer för risker. För att få en kontroll på lönsamheten och inte utsättas för likviditetsproblem, har insikt om riskkontroller förbättrats. Value at Risk (VaR) är ett mycket erkänt och användbart mått vid riskmätningar. VaR definieras som ”den med viss sannolikhet

The main focus of this thesis is to explore the nature and the characteristics of SMEs together with the financial constraints facing the SMEs. Basically the research focuses Tanzania as the main area of study, but it will also cover the facts of SMEs for the neighbouring countries such as Uganda and Kenya. In some parts of Asia, such as India and Bangladesh will also be discussed under the same m

Optionshandeln har ökat markant på senare år och detta beror på att investerare vill sprida sina risker. Är optionerna korrekt prissatta eller kan det finnas arbitragemöjligheter? De flesta av investerarna använder sig idag av Black & Scholes formel då de prissätter optioner. I Black & Scholes formel är volatiliteten för aktien okänd och måste uppskattas. I denna uppsats vill jag undersöka