Sökning: "longevity risk"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 25 uppsatser innehållade orden longevity risk.

  1. 1. Impact of aerosol dwell time on the survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

    Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för biologisk grundutbildning

    Författare :Grisna Isabel Prensa; [2023]
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : The airborne pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB) and claims about 1.6 million deaths annually (WHO, 2022). LÄS MER

  3. 2. From Hype to Longevity: Evaluating the Endurance of Swedish IPOs : A quantitative approach to measure the long-term performance of IPOs

    Kandidat-uppsats,

    Författare :Vilhelm Carlsson; Alva Persson; Flora Kahlman; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Initial Public Offering IPO ; Long-term IPO Performance; Swedish Stock Market; Behavioral Finance; Asymmetric Information Theory;

    Sammanfattning : The prospect of earning extraordinary returns drives the allure of investing in new companies through IPOs. However, this approach may be flawed due to market conditions, information asymmetry, and behavioral biases. Past research supports evidence of the long-term underperformance of IPOs compared to the market index. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Optimizing the Cash Reserve in a Portfolio of US Life Insurance Policies

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Produktionsekonomi

    Författare :Alva Happe; Wassim Seifeddine; [2022]
    Nyckelord :portfolio optimization; risk management; monte carlo; value at risk; life settlements; longevity risk; cash reserve; closed-end fund;

    Sammanfattning : Hoarding a too large cash reserve is often unfavourable due to lost investment opportunities. Similarly, an insufficient cash reserve can be detrimental, as one might fail to meet payment obligations. Finding the optimal balance is nothing that is done in the blink of an eye, particularly when the underlying variable is stochastic, e.g. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Installation of cables for monitoring purposes in the ground by using Horizontal Directional Drilling

    Uppsats för yrkesexamina på avancerad nivå, Lunds universitet/Teknisk geologi; Lunds universitet/Väg- och vattenbyggnad (CI)

    Författare :Eduardo Garcia Cañas; [2022]
    Nyckelord :HDD; Earth Embankment Dam; Resistivity; ERT; IP; Technology and Engineering;

    Sammanfattning : The median age for Swedish earth embankment dams is about 60 years. Due to its longevity, one of the major concerns is the internal erosion causing increased seepage through the dam, which ultimately may increases the risk for dam failure. To meet this challenge, there is a need for improved monitoring methods. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Intergenerational Transmission of Health and Life span : An Exploration of an Association Between Parental Age-at-Death and Disease Outcomes in Offspring

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Författare :Anna Thalén; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Life span; intergenerational health; parental age-at-death; disease risk; longevity; hospitalization;

    Sammanfattning : Parental and offspring life spans are modestly associated and a transmission of disease risk from parents to offspring has been proposed as a possible explanation. Using birth cohort data consisting of 86 168 offspring and their parents, the aim of this explorative study was to quantify and describe the association between parental age-at-death and risk of disease in offspring over a 33-year follow-up period. LÄS MER