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Denna uppsats undersöker hur hushållens aktie- och bostadsförmögenhet påverkar hushållens konsumtion i Sverige på kort och lång sikt. Studien utgår från livscykelhypotesen och den permanenta inkomsthypotesen, där konsumtionen inte enbart antas bero på löpande inkomst utan även på hushållens samlade ekonomiska resurser. Analysen baseras på kvartalsdata för Sverige under perioden 1996–2023 och genom

Hierarchical portfolio allocation methods produce diversified portfolios while avoiding the instability of mean-variance optimisation. The framework depends on two separable choices: how assets are grouped and how capital is allocated across those groups. This thesis asks which of these choices matters more for out-of-sample portfolio performance. The empirical design crosses four linkage methods

This paper examines the relationship between implied stock market volatility and corporate credit spreads in the U.S. high-yield bond market. Previous research suggests that corporate credit spreads reflect more than expected default losses alone and are influenced by broader systematic risk conditions and changes in investor risk appetite. Using weekly data from January 2016 to December 2025, the

Under de senaste decennierna har den teknologiska utvecklingen accelererat samt möjliggjort en ökad automatisering av arbetsuppgifter i stora delar av ekonomin. I litteraturen betonas det att teknologi både fungerar som substitut och komplement till arbetskraften och leder till förändringar i strukturen på arbetsmarknaden. Särskilt har teorier som Skill Biased Technological Change (SBTC) och Routi

The purpose of this thesis was to examine income convergence across Swedish counties. We use data stretching from 2000-2024 in a cross-sectional regression with β-convergence as the traditional neoclassical approach to measuring income convergence. In contrast to previous studies on income convergence in Sweden during the twentieth century, our results lack evidence toward absolute convergence and

The socially optimal ticket price for public transport needs to first reflect operating costs and then the externalities would alter the price to match society’s best interests. The valuation of these externalities is inherently uncertain and remains an evolving field of study. This study serves as an initial investigation of what ideal fares would look like in Skåne County, Sweden. Four methods w

This thesis examines the relationship between the 2020 reduction in the capital requirement for private limited companies and the number of firm entries in Sweden. During the 2000s, two reductions in the capital requirement have been implemented, whereas the most recent reduction has not yet been evaluated. Theoretically, a lower cost of establishing a firm is expected to reduce the threshold for

This thesis investigates whether industry-level cloud adoption is associated with labour productivity in Swedish unlisted firms during 2014-2024. The empirical analysis uses a two-way fixed effects model applied to firm panel data, combining firm financials from Retriever Business with cloud adoption rate from Eurostat’s ICT survey across 24 NACE divisions. Our main result shows a small within-fir

This paper investigates whether increased exports to China are negatively associated with economic growth and structural development in Latin America. The relationship is compared with the corresponding association for exports to the United States and the European Union. A series of panel regressions are performed using data on export shares, GDP per capita growth, manufacturing value added (% of

This study examines whether sustainable U.S companies experienced abnormal returns in connection with the entry into force of the Paris Agreement on November 4, 2016, and whether variations in abnormal returns can be explained by differences in environmental performance. The sample consists of U.S companies belonging to the upper 30th percentile of “environmental score” (E-score), where E-score is

This study examines how government subsidies in the form of short-time work support were associated with the financial vulnerability of Swedish firms during the covid-19 pandemic. Using a difference-in-differences-in-differences (DDD) estimator on panel data covering 67,644 firms over the period 2014–2023, the study compares firms that received short-time work support (KTA) with firms that applied

This study examines whether hosting the FIFA World Cup lives up to the economic expectations communicated by host countries and FIFA. By using a difference-in-differences estimator with two-way fixed effects, we analyze the effects on GDP growth, unemployment and tourism for the five most recent world cups. That includes Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014, Russia 2018 and Qatar 2022. The

The COVID-19 pandemic led to a temporary but sharp decline in cross-border trade between Norway and Sweden, providing an opportunity to study the role of international consumption in local economies. This study examines how the reduction in Norwegian cross-border trade is associated with changes in retail sales and employment in the municipality of Strömstad, compared to the control municipality L

Denna studie undersöker om introduktionen av kvantitativa lättnader påverkat avkastningskurvans förmåga att förutse recessioner. Studien bygger på paneldata från sju avancerade ekonomier och analyserar sambandet mellan avkastningskurvan och framtida recessioner. Avkastningskurvan mäts både genom räntespreaden mellan lång och kort ränta samt genom en inverteringsdummy. Metoden bygger på OLS-basera

This thesis examines how rising import competition from China affected employment and wages in Swedish manufacturing between 1995 and 2015. Using sector-country-year data for eight manufacturing sub-sectors and a benchmark sample of 26 European OECD countries, the study applies a quantitative long-differences design inspired by the China shock literature. The analysis estimates the relationship be

This thesis examines how underwriter reputation is associated with IPO pricing outcomes in the Swedish IPO market. Using a hand-collected sample of 398 Swedish IPOs from 2010 to 2024, the study analyses two dimensions of IPO pricing: first-day returns and offer-stage price-to-sales multiples. Underwriter reputation is measured as the lead underwriter’s lagged five-year market share of Swedish IPO

This study examines how the Beveridge curve, the relationship between unemployment and vacancies, developed for young people aged 15-24 in Sweden after the COVID-19 pandemic. Previous studies suggest that Beveridge curves often shift outward during economic crises, potentially indicating increased labour market mismatch. Sweden is of particular interest within this context, as a recent study point

This thesis examines the relationship between occupational gender composition and gender wage gaps in the Swedish labour market. The analysis uses aggregated register data from Statistics Sweden and focuses on women’s relative wages within occupational categories at the three-digit SSYK level during two separate periods: 2004–2013 and 2014–2024. The study uses descriptive statistics and regression

This paper analyses the predictability of the day-ahead electricity market before and after this energy crisis by comparing the outcomes of two different electricity price forecasting models applied to data from 2018-2019 and 2024-2025 in the Swedish bidding zone SE3. The years in between are marked by the Covid-19 pandemic, the energy crisis and the increasing penetration of renewable energy sour

This study examines the relationship between female representation in STEM-education (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and economic growth. Using panel data for 36 European and OECD countries during the period 2000-2023, the study investigates whether the share of women among STEM graduates is positively associated with GDP per capita growth. The model includes various control var