Sökning: "Arizo Karimi"

Hittade 2 uppsatser innehållade orden Arizo Karimi.

1. 1. VARs and ECMs in forecasting – a comparative study of the accuracy in forecasting Swedish exports

   Magister-uppsats, Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Arizo Karimi; [2008]
   Nyckelord :VAR-model; ECM-model; co-integration; forecast accuracy; export demand equation;

   Sammanfattning : In this paper, the forecast performance of an unrestricted Vector Autoregressive (VAR) model was compared against the forecast accuracy of a Vector error correction (VECM) model when computing out-of-sample forecasts for Swedish exports. The co-integrating relation used to estimate the error correction specification was based upon an economic theory for international trade suggesting that a long run equilibrium relation among the variables included in an export demand equation should exist. LÄS MER

3. 2. Repayment performance in Microfinance: a theoretical analysis

   Kandidat-uppsats, Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Författare :Viktor Berglind; Arizo Karimi; [2008]
   Nyckelord :microfinance; group lending; social programs; repayment schedules; dynamic incentives; information asymmetry;

   Sammanfattning : Offering financial services to the unprivileged is a complex task and past attempts have been rather unsuccessful. One commendable effort that has sprung from the failures of commercial banks is microfinance and thanks to innovative ideas microfinance institutions have managed to cope with many of the challenges previously experienced by the formal bank sector in the 1970’s through the 90’s. LÄS MER