Sökning: "Policy Divergence"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 54 uppsatser innehållade orden Policy Divergence.

  1. 1. Beyond the Crisis: A Safe Haven Analysis : Empirical Insights into the Divergence of Gold and Bonds for Portfolio Hedging

    Kandidat-uppsats, Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Författare :Anthony Baugi; Eugene Zhang; [2024]
    Nyckelord :Gold; Bonds; Safe Haven; Hedging; US Treasury; Volatility; Covid; Portfolio Theory; Asset Dynamics; Fiscal Policy; Monetary Policy; Financial Crisis; Asset Management; Risk Management; Portfolio Risk;

    Sammanfattning : Purpose: This thesis investigates the relationship concerning traditional safe haven assets, gold and US 10-year treasury bonds during periods of market instability, specifically during the economic concerns raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. It assesses the hedging and safe haven properties of these assets and their dynamic nature throughout two periods of unconventional monetary and fiscal policy measures by the Federal Reserve & US Congress respectively. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Conceptualising European Strategic Autonomy : A Qualitative Content Analysis of ESA Understandings in Finland and Sweden

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Författare :Carl Naylor; [2024]
    Nyckelord :European Strategic Autonomy ESA ; Versailles Declaration; European security; Finland; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : European Strategic Autonomy (ESA) has become one of the key concepts in the European security debate. Its essential meaning is that European states need to collectively ensure their autonomy to act independently of external parties in the wake of unfolding geopolitical shifts, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. LÄS MER

  3. 3. The European Union and the 21st-century realities: A document analysis examining changes in EU policies towards Southeast Asia following the rise of China

    Kandidat-uppsats, Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studier

    Författare :Malte Nilsson; [2023-10-26]
    Nyckelord :The EU; China; Southeast Asia; containment; engagement; power;

    Sammanfattning : This study explores changes in the European Union’s policies towards Southeast Asia, following China’s recent increased assertiveness in the region. The study's primary objective is to investigate how the EU adapts to a shifting global political environment, as revealed through a qualitative analysis of specific EU documents concerning China's rise and its implications for the EU. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Economic Complexity and Income Inequality Across Countries and Regions

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Författare :Johanna Marie Fredrich; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Economics; Economic Complexity; Income Inequality; Industrial Policy; OECD; Spain; Regional Economics; Business and Economics;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis provides a comprehensive empirical study of the association between economic complexity and income inequality from a multilevel macro perspective. It explores the relationship between economic complexity and income inequality across the countries and regions of the OECD, with a particular focus on regional income inequality in Spain. LÄS MER

  5. 5. What is the effect of political coalitions on economic outcomes? : A Regression Discontinuity approach for Swedish municipalities during 1994-2017

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

    Författare :Gustav Aronsson; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Close Elections; Political Coalitions; Economic Outcomes; Policy Convergence; Policy Divergence; Swedish Municipalities; Modified Sainte-Laguë method; Regression Discontinuity Design.;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis identifies the effect of traditional political coalitions on the left-right spectrum in Swedish municipal politics on economic outcomes such as Municipal Revenues, Expenditures, Net-expenditures, Municipal Tax-rates, Unemployment, and the share of Municipal Employment. To do so, varying time spans of Swedish municipal data from 1994-2017 are used in a regression discontinuity design, basing its identification on quasi-random variation created by close municipal elections. LÄS MER