Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Market capitalization'

Current multifactor valuation pricing models use size (measured by market capitalization) of a firm as one factor to determine the value of a security. The problem with current standard models was that none of them could explain the value of a security consistently and accurately based on current factors and in particular the size factor. The purpose of this quantitative study using existing time-series data over a 10-year period from 2006 to 2015 was to examine the impact of size factor on the realized rate of return of financial securities, while controlling for the impact of market rate of return. There are currently many valuation models but there is no 2-factor model or a model that uses a size factor that includes mid-cap sized securities. The research questions examined mid-cap sized securities for the size factor in a 2-factor model to determine the accuracy of predicting financial returns compared to the current standard Fama-French 3-factor model. The main theoretical framework that guided the study was the efficient market hypothesis that postulates that the price of a stock reflects all relevant available information. Data were collected for historical returns of 15 individual firms and portfolios of securities based on size. Multiple regression analysis methodology was used to examine the impact of size factor on the realized rate of return of financial securities, while controlling for the impact of market rate of return in the modified 2-factor model that included mid-caps. The results of the study indicate that size is a statistically significant factor in a 2-factor model that included mid-caps. The positive social impact of this study is that it could provide greater confidence in financial markets by providing a fair and equitable means of investment and flow of capital for a robust economy.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 1991.
Title as it appears in the M.I.T. Graduate List, Sept. 1990: Rent and wage capitalization in the commercial real estate market.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 175-180).
by Rena Mourouzi-Sivitanidou.
Ph.D.

This study examined the relationship between return on equity (ROE) and return on assets (ROA), the business sector, and long-term performance of new firms 5 years after the initial public offer (IPO) date. IPOs have a high rate of delisting from stock exchanges, and understanding possible predictors of long-term performance will benefit business owners and investors. The purpose of this study was to determine if ROE and ROA are predictors of long-term performance of IPOs on U.S. stock exchanges. The research question examined whether there is a statically significant relationship between the ROE, ROA, business sector, and market capitalization of IPOs. This study followed a correlational design to analyze the research question and its hypotheses. Both shareholder theory and financial ratio models constituted the theoretical framework for this study; public databases provided all the historical financial data on publicly traded companies. The population for this study included all firms that pursued an IPO within the United States stock exchanges from January 2007 through December 2009. Using Spearman correlations, the results suggested no significant relationship between ROE and any business sector with market capitalization of IPOs. However, there was a significant correlation with ROA and market capitalization for these IPOs. The implications for positive social change in this study are new insights for leaders concerning the survivability and monetary gain for new firms entering the public market and the new firm's ability as a result of this gain to provide new jobs thereby improving the economy.

This thesis examines the influence of investor protection and legal origin on equity market size. Previous studies have shown a relationship between legal origin and equity markets as well as quality of law. We examine whether there are any relationship between stock market capitalization as a percentage of GDP, private property rights, anti director rights and legal origin.

We use data from 49 countries in our sample that is collected from the World Bank, Heri-tage foundation and La Porta et al. (1998). Our study is based upon a cross-sectional re-gressions and a variance analyzes.

Our results show that property rights as well as anti director rights have a positive relation-ship to stock market capitalization as a percentage of GDP. We could not find any signifi-cant results in our regressions that stock market capitalization as a percentage of GDP can be explained by legal origin.

We consider previous conducted studies regarding legal origin to have exaggerated legal origins’ impact on equity markets. Equity markets are more related to the level of develop-ment in countries, no matter legal origin.

Thesis (M.C.P.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2007.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 43-46).
Volatile and rising energy prices have made consumers aware of their opportunity costs for energy. Information on the cost-savings of energy efficient features in homes has not been well researched to date and is an option for consumers in the marketplace. The purpose of this thesis is to empirically investigate whether energy efficient features influence the sales price of Austin residential single-family homes. The data for this study comes from the Austin Board of Realtors multiple listing service database. The results should be applicable to other US cities with similar climate. This study examines over 800 single family residences in the Austin, Texas real estate market from 1998-2004. The dataset contains green and non-green rated homes as well as twelve energy features for homes. Log-Linear regression was used to explain the variation of sales price, while factor analysis was used to reduce the number of correlated energy variables into groups of factors. The results of the regression concluded that homes in the Austin metro area with efficient heating ventilation & air conditioning systems and controls sell for 4% more than homes without these features. Pricing of other related energy features commanded a price discount on the home.
(cont.) In conclusion, more efficient heating & ventilation features of new homes in Austin, Texas exert a positive influence on home prices. At least for this market, consumers appear to recognize and pay for this form of expected future energy savings. Key Words: Energy efficiency, energy policy, green homes, green rating, sustainability.
b y Antonio R. Amado.
M.C.P.

Background and purpose

In Sweden private savings in stocks has experienced a large increase and in year 2006 there were 6.7 million people, or 77 per cent of the population owning stocks. A recent study shows that more than every other Swede has deficient knowledge in trading with stocks. Since small private investors often do not know how to gather and interpret information they must utilize investment advices. The large increase in private savings in stocks, the lack of investment knowledge together with the large increase in Internet usage has resulted in investment advice seeking on the Internet. One of the largest sources of investment advices on the Internet in Sweden today is Avanza.se. The purpose with our thesis is to describe and analyze if, after a buy recommendation issued at Avanza’s website, the effects with respect to abnormal return and market efficiency differ significantly depending on a company’s capitalization value.

Method

We have used a quantitative approach to fulfill our purpose. The secondary data required to do so was gathered from the OMX-Group’s website, where historical prices and Index information was collected, and from the online broker Avanza’s website where the buy recommendations were compiled. In order to conduct statistical tests and calculations we have used the statistical software SPSS.

Frame of Reference

The theories we made use of mainly treated market efficiency and abnormal return.

Conclusions

We have seen that the recommendations’ effect concerning abnormal return differ signifi-cantly depending on capitalization value, where the effect on companies with smaller capitalization values are larger. We have also found tendencies of market inefficiency at the semi strong level for stocks with smaller capitalization value.

After a court imposed desegregation plan ended in 1996, the Baton Rouge, Louisiana school district created neighborhood attendance zones for its schools, followed by a series of attendance zone changes. We use data from 1994 to 2002 to examine the impact of changes in school characteristics on simultaneous determination of house prices and liquidity in the market. A simultaneous equations model of sales price and tine-on-market is adopted that extends the hedonic price model by controlling for localized neighborhood market conditions. Our empirical results show that improving and declining school performance can have asymmetric capitalization effects. Further, as indicated by the search-market model, liquidity absorbs part of the capitalization of school quality; for example, declining school performance prolongs houses’ marketing time.

The function of accounting is to provide users with useful information in making economic decisions. Information regarding goodwill, a major constituent of the value of many listed companies, is likely to be useful in making decisions relating to those companies. A historical review of accounting literature, including professional standards, relating to methods of accounting for purchased goodwill showed that none of them has stood the test of time. The current trend towards an impairment paradigm will not resolve the issue satisfactorily because it produces, at best, a partial solution. The difficulty in accounting meaningfully for goodwill is compounded because, given its foundation in historical cost principles, accounting has been unable to present any information at all with regard to internally generated goodwill within the confines of the traditional Balance Sheet. This, in turn, has led to the evasion of the reality that the two forms of goodwill are inextricably merged. Trying to account satisfactorily for goodwill has been a prime example of R.R. Sterling's 'issues conceived in a way that they are in principle unresolvable'. The problem was accordingly redefined as being to find a method by which the current level of information relating to goodwill in the financial statements contained in a company's Annual Report could be improved. This thesis seeks to identify a logically defensible method of accounting for goodwill which addresses the redefined problem. It builds upon the historical research undertaken, combined with a priori reasoning, to propose an additional financial statement which is a modification of nineteenth century 'double accounting' in a modern context. This statement, which goes far to solve the redefined problem, also furnishes information regarding the company's market capitalization at balance date and is termed the Market Capitalization Statement ("MCS"). While the idea of furnishing market capitalization data to readers of the Annual Report is not new, it is believed that this is the first time such data has been systematically linked with the Balance Sheet to provide an objective, integrated and meaningful view of goodwill in the financial statements. The practical application and simplicity of the MCS are illustrated by a range of examples drawn from Australian 'dot-com' companies over a period of time which saw considerable fluctuation in both goodwill and market capitalization, supplemented by examining data relating to some of Australia's largest listed companies over the same period. These examples demonstrate that the MCS has the potential to provide significant information not available in conventional financial statements, while freeing the traditional Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account to present information in a more meaningful and less distorted way. Finally, the MCS is noted as still being subject to certain problems and distortions in the context of the historical cost basis of the remaining financial statements. It is shown that, if used in the context of an exit price based system, Chambers' CoCoA, many of these distortions are removed. The MCS also complements the information provided by CoCoA as originally formulated.

The function of accounting is to provide users with useful information in making economic decisions. Information regarding goodwill, a major constituent of the value of many listed companies, is likely to be useful in making decisions relating to those companies. A historical review of accounting literature, including professional standards, relating to methods of accounting for purchased goodwill showed that none of them has stood the test of time. The current trend towards an impairment paradigm will not resolve the issue satisfactorily because it produces, at best, a partial solution. The difficulty in accounting meaningfully for goodwill is compounded because, given its foundation in historical cost principles, accounting has been unable to present any information at all with regard to internally generated goodwill within the confines of the traditional Balance Sheet. This, in turn, has led to the evasion of the reality that the two forms of goodwill are inextricably merged. Trying to account satisfactorily for goodwill has been a prime example of R.R. Sterling�s �issues conceived in a way that they are in principle unresolvable�. The problem was accordingly redefined as being to find a method by which the current level of information relating to goodwill in the financial statements contained in a company�s Annual Report could be improved. This thesis seeks to identify a logically defensible method of accounting for goodwill which addresses the redefined problem. It builds upon the historical research undertaken, combined with a priori reasoning, to propose an additional financial statement which is a modification of nineteenth century �double accounting� in a modern context. This statement, which goes far to solve the redefined problem, also furnishes information regarding the company�s market capitalization at balance date and is termed the Market Capitalization Statement (�MCS�). While the idea of furnishing market capitalization data to readers of the Annual Report is not new, it is believed that this is the first time such data has been systematically linked with the Balance Sheet to provide an objective, integrated and meaningful view of goodwill in the financial statements. The practical application and simplicity of the MCS are illustrated by a range of examples drawn from Australian �dot-com� companies over a period of time which saw considerable fluctuation in both goodwill and market capitalization, supplemented by examining data relating to some of Australia�s largest listed companies over the same period. These examples demonstrate that the MCS has the potential to provide significant information not available in conventional financial statements, while freeing the traditional Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account to present information in a more meaningful and less distorted way. Finally, the MCS is noted as still being subject to certain problems and distortions in the context of the historical cost basis of the remaining financial statements. It is shown that, if used in the context of an exit price based system, Chambers� CoCoA, many of these distortions are removed. The MCS also complements the information provided by CoCoA as originally formulated.

A Work Project, presented as part of the requirements for the Award of a Masters Degree in Economics from the NOVA – School of Business and Economics
Behind the glamour of the largest and more mature companies listed on Stock Exchanges all over the world there is a much larger segment of companies also listed that tend to perform differently from the most visible ones. This visibility is also magnified by the fact that those large companies are part of the sample indices computed for most markets in order to translate the entire listed market with a small but manageable sample of companies. However, on many exchanges new indices have been created to place the different segments of the remaining listed market – micro, small and medium capitalization companies – under the spotlight of investors. This not only brings more visibility to these non-large firms, but also contributes to improving the liquidity of these companies and, more importantly, to uncovering the so-called Size Effect. Through the construction of a new MidCap share Index, this work aims to bring visibility to our companies that are not included in the PSI20 Index and check the existence of the above mentioned Size Effect in our market.

The main objective of this thesis is to study the impact of Apple Inc. innovation activities on its successful performance. Specification of this goal implies the existence of a direct relationship between the development of company's net sales and the development of its market value. The thesis is divided into theoretical and practical part where the theoretical part is focused on the issues of invention and innovation, the innovation process and, last but not least, the link between innovation, strategic management and marketing. The theoretical part also defines the understanding of the term "successful performance of the company" in accordance with the main objective of this thesis. The practical part is focused on the application of gathered knowledge. It aims to assess the impact of innovation activities on the development of Apple Inc. net sales and to analyze the competitive position of its major product categories in the context of individual markets. Furthermore, the practical part is focused on Apple Inc. market capitalization, as a defined indicator of the company's success, its historical position and comparison with major competitors in the technology industry. Applying the method of linear regression analysis, the final section of the thesis evaluates the existence of the relationship described above and provides a possible product innovation charter of Apple Inc.

The focus of this empirical paper is to outline and evaluate certain determinants of lever-aged buyouts (LBOs) in Europe. The paper begins by providing a detailed description of LBOs, with particular emphasis on the European markets. This allows for the development of the four determinants that are studied in greater detail, specifically interest rate, out-standing stock, anti-director rights, and creditor rights. The conclusions indicate that coun-tries with more outstanding stock have larger LBO markets since equity is more liquid in these countries. Further, the results suggest that long-run interest rate is negatively related to the size of the LBO market. The paper goes on to test whether anti-director rights and creditor rights, as developed by La Porta et al. (1998) are related to the size of the LBO markets, but no evidence is found to support this notion. It is thus concluded that deter-minants focused on financing the buyouts play the most significant role in European LBO transactions.

Bakgrund: Under lång tid har den traditionella tolkningen varit att marknadspremier och högre avkastning på aktiemarknaden är kopplat till risk. Även den mest använda prissättningsmodellen idag, Capital Asset Pricing Model, bygger på detta antagande. I en artikel skriven av Ibbotson och Idzorek (2014) utmanas dock risk som den viktigaste faktorn bakom premier och avkastning. Artikeln innehåller stöd för att relativt hög avkastning har kunnat uppnås på den amerikanska marknaden genom att investera i portföljer med aktier som föregående år varit relativt opopulära. Den höga avkastningen genererades dessutom ofta till relativt låg risk. Intresse finns därmed att analysera effekten av aktiers popularitet även på den svenska marknaden. Syfte: Studiens syfte är att identifiera och analysera effekten av aktiers popularitet på avkastning och risk. Genomförande: I denna kvantitativa studie har aktieomsättningshastighet och aktiestorlek utgjort approximationer för popularitet. Studien har genomförts via utvärdering av avkastning och risk i aktieportföljer uppdelade utifrån variablerna aktieomsättningshastighet och storlek. Vidare har sambandet mellan popularitet och avkastning undersöks via linjär regressionsanalys. Studien har både undersökt effekten av föregående års popularitet, samt effekten av popularitet samma år. Slutsats: Studien visar ingen entydig effekt för aktiers popularitet föregående år på avkastning eller risk, när olika approximationer för popularitetsmått studeras och jämförs. Studien kan konstatera att det inte finns något samband mellan föregående års popularitet och avkastning. Däremot finns det ett positivt samband mellan popularitet och avkastning de år aktiernas popularitet uppmätts, när aktieomsättningshastighet används som approximation. Dessutom kan studien fastslå stöd för aktieomsättningshastighet som ett bra mått på aktiers popularitet.
Background: Over the past few decades it has been generally accepted that market premiums come with an associated level of risk. Even the most widely used pricing model today, CAPM, leans on this assumption. In an article written by Ibbotson and Idzorek (2014) this assumption is challenged as the main driver of market premiums and returns. The article contains evidence that relatively high returns have been earned through buying less  popular stocks on the U.S. stock market. Surprisingly the risk-return dimension exhibited an inverse relationship. This evidence from the U.S. stock market motivates us to investigate to what extent this effect can also be seen on the Swedish stock market. Aim: The aim of this thesis is to identify and analyze the effect of a stock`s popularity on the risk and return. Completion: In this quantitative study, share turnover and market capitalization have been used as approximations for popularity. The effects of stocks popularity on risk and return have been are examined by evaluating the performance of portfolios when categorizing the stocks by share turnover and market capitalization. The statistical relationship between popularity and return is analyzed using regression analysis. This study has both studied the effect of last year's popularity, as well as the effect of the popularity of the same year. Conclusion: When various approximations for the popularity dimension are studied and compared, this study shows no marked effect of stock`s popularity from the previous year on risk and return. The study finds no statistically significant relationship between the previous year ́s popularity and return. However, there is a positive statistically correlation between popularity and return when measured during the same year as when the popularity was measured. In addition, the results establish evidence for the stock turnover as a good measure of popularity.

В статті розглянуто питання кількісної та якісної оцінки інтеллектуального капіталу. Проаналізовано підходи закордонних науковців. Виділено основні методи вимірювання інтелектуального капіталу.
В статье рассмотрены вопросы количественной и качественной оценки интеллектуального капитала. Проанализированы подходы зарубежных ученых. Выделены основные методы измерения интеллектуального капитала.
The article deals with the questions of quantitative and qualitative evaluation of intellectual capital. Authors analized approaches of foreign scientists.and the basic methods of measuring intellectual capital.

This diploma thesis analyses the relationship between external events (i.e. events with impact within the Czech Republic which cannot be influenced by local firms) and the value of market capitalization of companies on Prague Stock Exchange. The analysis of the 1994 to 2012 time series showed that even the most important political, economical and other events specific for the Czech Republic only have marginal impacts on values of companies on the Czech stock market. The impacts of corporate events proved to have much stronger such effects. The most advisable investment recommendation thus seems to be to ignore external events when deciding in which stocks to invest.

The event of a default for low-default portfolios, such as sovereign debt or banks, have received much attention as a result of the increasing instabilities in financial markets. The lack of sufficient default information on low-default portfolios complicates the protection of such portfolios. Default protections have typically, in the past, relied on extreme value theory and reporting the value at risk. The focus here, is the application of an engineering concept, accelerated test techniques, to the problem of insufficient data on low-default portfolios. In the application, high-default portfolios serve as stressed cases of low-default portfolios. Since high-default portfolios have more data available, viewing it as a stressed case of a low-default portfolio enables us to extrapolate the data to the low-default portfolio environment, and do estimation such as estimating the default probability for a low-default portfolio. The flexible framework through which the above is achieved, is provided.
Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2016.
Statistics
MSc
Unrestricted

I denna studie lyfter vi fram VD relativa ersättning i förhållande till resterande koncernledning. Studiens syfte är att analysera effekterna av en stark VD genom att undersöka sambandet mellan VD:s andel ersättning och företagets resultat vad gäller värde och lönsamhet. Studien bygger på teorier som agentteorin, stewardshipteorin, tournamentteorin och cateringteorin. För att besvara frågan om samband existerar har en kvantitativ metod använts. Data har sedan analyserats med hjälp av regressionsanalyser för att identifiera samband. Studien inkluderar företag listade på Stockholmbörsens Large Cap lista. Resultatet visar på ett positivt samband mellan VD:s andel ersättning i förhållande till resterande koncernledning och företagets lönsamhet mätt i avkastningen på totalt kapital. Inget signifikant samband mellan VD:s relativa ersättning och företagets värde påträffas. Dessa resultat indikerar att det inte förekommer agentproblem mellan VD och ägarna i dessa företag. En stor andel ersättning till VD kan ge högre lönsamhet vilket kan stödja tournament- och stewardshipteorin.
This study aims to highlight the CEO:s relative importance in relation to the other top executives. The study aims to analyse the impact of a strong CEO by examine the relationship between the CEO:s relative compensation and the company's performance. The study is based on the principal agent theory, stewardship theory, tournament theory and catering theory. A quantitative method is used to analyse the relationship between a strong CEO and company´s performance. The data is analysed by a multiple regression to identify associations. The population consist of companies listed on the Stockholms OMX Large Cap list. We find a positive relation between the CEO:s relative compensation and the company´s profitability by return on assets. No significant correlation between CEO:s relative compensation and the company´s performance by market to book is detected. The result indicate that no agency problem exist between the CEO and these companies, but a large proportion of compensation to CEO can provide greater profitability and can support the tournament and stewardship theory.

The paper deals with stock market indices. It reveals the flaws inherent in traditional market capitalization weighted indices, that causes a return drag. At the same time it shows how you can get rid of these flaws by using fundamental indices, and gives proofs about their superiority. The practical part focuses on building fundamental indices of czech stocks traded on the Prague Stock Exchange, dealing with historical data. It empirically demonstrates their outperformance of a benchmark market capitalization weighted index.

1. Березной А. Мировая индустрия управленческого консалтинга на пороге ХХІ в. / А. Березной. Мировая экономика и междунар. отношения. 2001. № 9. С. 3—18 2. Варгуненко Н. Трансформація ринку консалтингових послуг. 2013. URL: http://visnik.knute.edu.ua/files/2013/04/2.pdf 3.Матиас К. Управленческое консультирование. Индустрия знаний символический капитал или новая мода / К. Матиас. – Х: Гуманитарный Центр, 2008. – 416 с. 4.McKenna C. D. The world's newest profession. Managemnet consulting in twentieth century / C.D. McKenna. — New York : Cambridge University Press, 2006. — 370 p.
У XXI ст. одну із ключових ролей у розвитку та формуванні сучасної світової економічної системи відіграють процеси індустріалізації національних економічних систем, які характеризуються насамперед зростанням частки третинного сектору у ВВП та сукупній зайнятості робочої сили. Як свідчить світовий досвід, у структурі третинного сектору особливе місце посідає сфера консалтингових послуг. Завершення становлення світової господарської системи і постійний попит на кваліфіковану професійну допомогу в управлінні великими міжнародними компаніями привели до формування у ХХ ст. світового ринку консалтингових послуг, який являє собою систему міжнародних відносин з надання, обміну і впровадження консалтингових послуг, тобто послуг, які надаються незалежними та професійно підготовленими спеціалістами (консультантом або цілою групою) з метою допомоги керівнику організації у діагностиці, аналізі та практичному розв'язанні управлінських і виробничих проблем.
In the XXI century. One of the key roles in the development and formation of the modern world economic system is played by the processes of industrialization of national economic systems, which are characterized primarily by an increase in the share of the tertiary sector in GDP and total employment. According to world experience, in the structure of the tertiary sector a special place is occupied by the field of consulting services. The completion of the world economic system and the constant demand for qualified professional assistance in the management of large international companies led to the formation in the twentieth century. the global market of consulting services, which is a system of international relations for the provision, exchange and implementation of consulting services, ie services provided by independent and professionally trained specialists (consultant or group) to assist the head of the organization in diagnosis, analysis and practical solution management and production problems.

Background Equity research analysts publish reports containing recommendations and target prices for stocks. A lot of research has been carried out on the subject of accuracy in earnings per share forecasts. Studies have also been made regarding target price accuracy on different markets and for bigger companies. This study concerns the target price accuracy on the Swedish market and for companies from the lists OMX Stockholm Small Cap-, Mid Cap- and Large Cap. The difference from earlier studies is therefore the focus on target price accuracy difference between large and small companies. Aim The aim of this thesis is to analyze the target price accuracy on the Swedish market and compare this accuracy between big and small companies to see if there is any connection between company size and target price accuracy. Completion The study has been conducted with a quantitative method and a deductive approach. Data for 98 companies on the Swedish market has been collected to be able to calculate the absolute forecasting error for three, six- and twelve-month horizons. The absolute forecasting error is then analysed through a regression to be able to see if there is any connection between the absolute forecasting error and the variables beta, difference between highest and lowest target price, difference between target price and actual price, market capitalization, sales, trading volume and volatility. The accuracy has also been studied by looking at if the target price has been reached during the same time horizons. Results The results of this study show that the ratios of achieved buy recommendations and hold recommendations are higher for constituents of OMX Stockholm Large Cap whilst sell recommendations are more often achieved for OMX Stockholm Small Cap and OMX Stockholm Mid Cap constituents. Most differences are statistically significant at least at a 5% level of significance. The regressions show that at three and six-month horizons a higher Beta and trading volume leads to a smaller absolute forecasting error. Increased discrepancy, absolute target price potential, market capitalization, sales and volatility lead to a higher absolute forecasting error. At a twelve-month horizon, the absolute forecasting error has a positive relationship with discrepancy, absolute target price potential, market capitalization, trading volume and volatility. Beta and sales show a negative relationship with the absolute forecasting error.
Bakgrund Aktieanalytiker publicerar ofta rapporter innehållandes riktkurser och rekommendationer. Det har gjorts många studier på ämnet träffsäkerhet för vinst per aktie prognoser. Det har även gjorts studier på riktkursträffsäkerhet på andra marknader samt främst för stora bolag. Denna studie behandlar riktkursträffsäkerheten på den svenska marknaden för företag från listorna OMX Stockholm Small Cap- , Mid Cap- och Large Cap. Skillnaden från tidigare studier är alltså att fokus ligger på skillnader i riktkursträffsäkerhet mellan små och stora bolag. Syfte Syftet med denna studie är att beräkna aktieanalytikers träffsäkerhet avseende riktkurs på den svenska aktiemarknaden och jämföra denna träffsäkerhet mellan större och mindre bolag för att se om den skiljer sig åt. Genomförande Studien har genomförts med en kvantitativ metod och deduktiv ansats. Data för 98 bolag på den svenska marknaden har samlats in för att beräkna det absoluta prognosfelet för perioderna tre, sex och tolv månader efter utgiven riktkurs. Detta prognosfel har sedan undersökts genom regressioner för att se om det finns ett samband med variablerna beta, diskrepans mellan högsta och lägsta riktkurs, absolut kurspotential, marknadsvärde, omsättning, handelsvolym och volatilitet. Dessa variabler har valts då de visat skilja sig signifikant mellan stora och små bolag. Träffsäkerheten har även undersökts genom att analysera om aktiekursen någon gång uppgår till riktkursen under samma tidsspann som för det absoluta prognosfelet. Resultat Resultatet i denna studie visar att andelen uppnådda köp-och behållrekommendationer är högre för bolag tillhörande OMX Stockholm Large Cap medan säljrekommendationer uppnås oftare för bolag tillhörande OMX Stockholm Small Cap och OMX Stockholm Mid Cap. De flesta skillnaderna är statistisk signifikanta vid minst 5% signifikansnivå. Regressionerna visar att på tre samt sex månaders sikt leder högre Beta och handelsvolym till mindre absolut prognosfel. Ökad diskrepans, absolut kurspotential, marknadsvärde, omsättning och volatilitet ger ett högre prognosfel. På tolv månaders sikt uppvisar diskrepans, absolut kurspotential, marknadsvärde, handelsvolym samt volatilitet ett positivt samband med absolut prognosfel. Beta och omsättning har ett negativt samband.

2016 was a year of record with a total amount of over 201 billion SEK invested in the Swedish real estate market, spread over more than 535 transactions (counting transactions of 40 million SEK and above). The Swedish real estate market is sometimes referred to as a safe haven among international investors when it comes to foreign direct investments. Some characteristics that makes Swedish real estate a valuable asset among foreign investors are said to be the market transparency, low interest rate environment, and increasing rents, to mention a few. This report uses a quantitative analysis method in order to discern what fundamental economic factors that affects foreign investor’s behavior of when to invest in Swedish real estate.  The Swedish property firm, Newsec, has provided transaction data in order to accomplish this study. From the quantitative analysis, it has been found that the fundamental factors that have the most impact on foreign transaction volume are the capitalization rate, inflation rate, world market volatility, Swedish stock market and domestic transaction volume. Furthermore, exchange rates and the repo rate do not seem to have a significant impact on the foreign transaction volume, according to the study.
2016 var ett rekordår på den svenska fastighetsmarknaden med en total transaktionsvolym på över 201 miljarder kronor, fördelat på över 535 transaktioner (räknat transaktioner över 40 miljoner kronor). Den svenska fastighetsmarknaden refereras ibland till som en fristad av internationella investerare när det kommer till utländska direktinvesteringar. Några av de egenskaper som karaktäriserar den svenska fastighetsmarknaden och som gör den till en värdefull tillgång för utländska investerare är att den präglas av hög transparens, låga räntor och stigande hyror, för att nämna några. Den här rapporten använder en kvantitativ analysmetod för att undersöka vilka fundamentala ekonomiska faktorer som påverkar vid vilken tidpunkt utländska investerare väljer att investera i svenska fastigheter. Fastighetsbolaget Newsec har tillhandahållit transaktionsdata som möjliggjort denna studie. Från den kvantitativa analysen har det kunnat urskönjas att de fundamentala ekonomiska faktorerna som påverkar den totala volymen utländskt kapital som investeras på den svenska fastighetsmarknaden är: cap rate, inflation, volatilitet på världsmarknaden, svenska aktiepriser samt svenskt investerat kapital i svenska fastigheter. Vidare, valutakurser och reporäntan är faktorer som inte har kunnat säkerställas ha inflytande över volymen utländskt investerat kapital enligt studien.

Market multiples are a common and simple tool for estimation of corporate value. It can express temporal dynamics and differences in markets, industries and firms. Despite their practical usefulness, some critical problems remains which continue to be debated. This thesis investigates if there exists characteristics for explaining market capitalization by market multiples within the life science industry in Sweden. The approach follows well known theory of multiple linear regression analysis. The results indicated only a linear relationship between the market cap and the R\&D expenditures of a company. This does not mean that the other explanatory variables does not have effect on market cap only that there is no linear relationship that could be statistically proven.
Värderingsmultiplar är ett vanligt och enkelt verktyg för att approximera företags värde. Det kan beskriva temporär dynamik och skillnader hos marknader, industrier och bolag. Trots dess praktiska användbarhet finns en del kritiska problem som fortfarande debatteras. Denna uppsats undersöker om det existerar några egenskaper för att förklara marknadsvärdet med hjälp av värderingsmultiplar inom life science industrin i Sverige. Tillvägagångssättet följer välkänd teori om multipel linjär regressions analys. Resultaten visade att det endast finns ett samband mellan marknadsvärdet och utgifter för forskning och utveckling för ett bolag. Detta innebär inte att de andra variablerna inte har någon effekt på marknadsvärdet, utan att det inte finns ett linjärt samband som kan bevisas på ett statistiskt vis.

The thesis serves as a comparison of valuation processes, which are being used in the CZ and the US. It brings information about appraisal practice in the CZ and the US. It describes individual valuation approaches and definitions of important variables according to the available literature. Moreover, the thesis focuses deeper on market approach valuation. It shows differences in individual processes and approaches on the application of processes on selected example and then uses obtained differences to determine recommended changes. In shows different structures of appraisal reports in the conclusion too.

This article compares the stock exchanges in Vienna, Budapest, Frankfurt and Milan. It settles basic information about their development, the subject of exchange and the classification of market segments. This work also characterizes the trade system of each of the stock exchanges and the liquidity of spot market, with particular emphasis on stock market. A part of this analysis is the comparison of markets based on aspects such as market capitalization, trade volume or the quantity of trade. Last chapter is devoted to the interconnection of stock markets, which is explored by the means of correlation coefficient among different indexes. These indexes show a strong link of the markets and through splitting the timeframe into periods of (2000-2004 - before Hungary's EU entry and after - 2004-2009), a stronger correlation was discovered during the period of index growth (after the Hungary's EU entry). By creating a more autoregressive model VAR, which describes individual processes among stock indexes and the direction of dependency, the hypothesis of strong interconnection of stock markets was proven. VAR model verified one-sided reliance among indexes and the rising level of integration of world markets.

The objective of diploma thesis is about to define a value of a international group AAA Auto Group N. V. which operates on the czech, slovak and russian market with used cars and analysis of an ability to increase shareholder's value in the future. It is structured as an expert opinion. It defines purpose, subject and exact date of valuation, valuation method's overview, strategic (macro and micro) and financial group analysis on the main markets. Consolidated financial plan was created as a prediction with a quick financial analysis. Group was evaluated by three discounted-based method - free cash flow to firm, free cash flow to equity, discounted economic value added as they were compared to market capitalization method. Final group value AAA Auto Group N. V. to 7th of December 2012 was defined by free cash flow to equity method and compared to market capitalization method, which is determined by the market.

Att göra en rättvis prissättning av aktier vid en börsintroduktion kan vara svårt och det är i företagens, emissionsinstitutens och investerarnas intresse att detta sker. Rådande informationsasymmetri leder ofta till att aktier underprissätts för att locka investerare att delta vid en börsintroduktion. Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka skillnader i aktiekursens utveckling den första handelsdagen på de officiella och de inofficiella börslistorna för att se om varierande krav på informationsutgivning och marknadsvärde har en påverkande faktor. De officiella börslistorna som undersöks är Nasdaq Small, Mid och Large Cap, medan de inofficiella börslistorna är First North och Spotlight. Undersökningens resultat visar att företagens marknadsvärde inte har en betydande påverkan på aktiekursutvecklingen den första handelsdagen då samtliga börslistor på Nasdaq hade en liknande utveckling samt andel underprissatta aktier. Detta trots att kravet på marknadsvärde för att noteras på dessa börslistor skiljer sig markant. De olika börslistornas krav gällande informationsutgivning har visat sig ha en betydande påverkan på aktiekursutvecklingen. Resultatet visar även att inofficiella börslistor har en större spridning av aktiekursutvecklingar där det förekom mycket höga under- och överprissättningar. Detta innebär att investerare som deltar vid en börsintroduktion på First North och Spotlight tar högre risk samt har möjlighet till högre avkastning.
Pricing shares for an upcoming IPO can be difficult and it is in the companies’, theInvestment Bank’s and investor’s interest that the shares are fairly priced. The current information asymmetry often results in companies underpricing their shares to attract investors to participate in an upcoming IPO. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the difference in share performance on the first trading day between different stock lists on the Swedish IPO market. This is done in order to see if the different listing requirements, such as information publishing and market capitalization, are important factors for the underpricing of shares. The different stock lists that have been analyzed are Small, Mid and Large Capfrom Nasdaq OMX Stockholm which are all official stock lists, as well as the Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTF) First North and Spotlight. The result of this study shows that market capitalization doesn’t affect the pricing of shares for upcoming IPOs. This because there was minor differences between the different official stock lists Small, Mid and Large Cap, eventhough the required market capitalization to get listed are very different. The different requirements regarding information publishing however, have shown leads to more inaccurately priced shares. The result shows that MTFs’ such as First North and Spotlight experience a wider range of pricing where the average under- and overpricing är very high.This means a higher risk for the investor, but also the potential for higher returns.

Recent failure of such companies as Enron, Worldcom and Parmala showed that there are internal reasons contributing to company’s financial distress. Financial distress is a condition when a company fails to meet its debt obligations. Board of directors is liable for long-term decisions and their ineffective work in monitoring and controlling management can influence companies’ performance. With that in mind, in this degree project, we would like to answer the following research question: “What is the relationship between characteristics of Board and probability of financial distress, measured by Altman’s Z-score models in Sweden and Denmark?”   The epistemological and ontological choices for our study were positivism and objectivism with deductive approach. We have calculated Z-scores of Swedish and Danish companies in order to detect distressed and healthy companies. Further on, the information about board composition in each company was collected; mainly we were interested in board independence, board size, board ownership, COB ownership, CEO duality and employee representatives.   In order to examine if there is a relationship between board composition and financial distress, we have done Multiple and Binary Regression analyses. Based on the results we can state that board independence, board ownership and employee representatives and market capitalization (control variable) have significant relationship with probability of financial distress. Our study is interesting since we have looked at employee representatives, as a board characterectic that is specific for Nordic countries and that was not studied before. In addition, we have found that there is no CEO duality in Sweden and Denmark, since all companies in our sample followed the Companies’ Acts. COB ownership, the additional variable we wanted to test and board size have shown no significant relationship.

Värdering till verkligt värde anses vara både relevant och tillförlitligt vid effektiva marknader och därmed användbart vid beslutsfattande. Eftersom det sällan existerar effektiva marknader uppkommer en problematik i bland annat fastighetsbolag genom att värderingen av förvaltningsfastigheter försvåras. Dessa värderingar präglas av subjektiva bedömningar och eftersom förvaltningsfastigheter ofta utgör en stor del av de totala tillgångarna ökar osäkerheten i värderingarna ytterligare. Värdering till verkligt värde riskerar således att brista i både relevans och tillförlitlighet.Syftet med studien var att beskriva och analysera om det finns ett samband mellan orealiserade värdeförändringar i förvaltningsfastigheter, vid värdering till verkligt värde, och fastighetsbolags börsvärde respektive resultat, samt mellan resultat och börsvärde. Antalet undersökta börsnoterade fastighetsbolag uppgick till 14, där samtliga omfattas av standardenIAS 40 som reglerar hur förvaltningsfastigheter ska redovisas. Studien omfattade åren 2006–2016. Sekundärdata i form av fastighetsbolagens omsättning och resultat hämtades från Infotorg. Orealiserade värdeförändringar och börsvärde samlades in från fastighetsbolagensårsredovisningar. Insamlade data exporterades till SPSS för vidare analys i form av deskriptiv statistik, Pearson`s korrelationstest samt multipel linjär regression.Studiens resultat visar att orealiserade värdeförändringar har ett positivt och signifikant samband med börsvärde. Dessutom har orealiserade värdeförändringar och resultat ett positivt och signifikant samband. Vidare framkommer att det finns ett positivt och signifikant samband mellan resultat och börsvärde. Avslutningsvis tyder studiens resultat på att det kan finnas andra bakomliggande problem än placeringen av posten orealiserade värdeförändringar i resultaträkningen och resultatets volatilitet. Problem kan grunda sig i själva värderingen vilket kan innebära att det viktiga är att de finansiella rapporterna är transparanta samt att de redovisningsberättigade anser att värdering till verkligt värde fyller sitt syfte som användbarvid beslutsfattande.
Fair value seems to be both relevant and reliable when markets are efficient and thereby decision useful. Since there is a lack of efficient markets there are arising problems among real estate companies that makes the valuation of investment properties more difficult. The valuation of fair value is characterized by subjective assessments. Since investment propertiesoften make up a large part of total assets, the uncertainty according to the valuation increases, thus, there is a risk that fair value decreases in both relevance and reliability.The aim of the study was to describe and analyze if there is a relationship between unrealized changes in fair value in investment properties and real estate companies market capitalization and earnings. Further, the eventual relationship between earnings and market capitalization. There were 14 real estate companies included in the study, where all of these are involved inthe IAS 40 standard, which regulates how investment properties should be accounted for. The study included the years 2006-2016. Secondary data in terms of companies’ turnover and earnings were collected from Infotorg, while market capitalization and unrealised changes in fair value were collected from annual reports of real estate companies. The collected data were exported to SPSS where descriptive statistics, calculations of Pearson´s correlations andmultiple linear regression analysis were produced for further analysis.The results of the study show that unrealized gains and losses are positively and significantly related to market capitalization. Moreover, unrealized gains and losses and earnings are positively and significantly related to each other. Furthermore, there is a positive and significant relationship between earnings and market capitalization. Finally, the results indicate that there might be other underlying problems than the presentation of unrealised gains and losses in the income statement and earnings volatility. However, the problem may be based on the valuation itself, which implies that the transparency in financial statements is important and also stakeholder’s opinions about fair value´s decision usefulness.

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Vi undersöker i denna uppsats om det finns “alphabetic bias” på Stockholmsbörsen. Praxis inom finans är att aktielistor visas i alfabetisk ordning. Studien undersöker om det finns något samband mellan Tobins Q och företagsnamnets placering i den alfabetiska ordningen. Vi undersöker också om det finns något samband mellan marknadsvärde och företagsnamnets placering i den alfabetiska ordningen. Kapaciteten för att inta information kan variera mellan åldersgrupper, därför undersöker även studien om det finns något samband mellan Tobins Q och åldersgrupper. Om det finns ett samband kan det visa att aktielistornas struktur skapar irrationalitet och ineffektiva placeringar. På den amerikanska aktie- och fondmarknaden har det visats att aktielistornas struktur skapar “alphabetic bias”. Efter att investeringssparkonto introducerades som sparform antar vi att nya individer kommer inträda på marknaden med minskad kunskap inom aktiehandel. Därför undersöker studien även en tvåårsperiod före samt efter investeringssparkonto introducering och jämför skillnader i resultatet. Studiens urval består av 249 företag noterade på Nasdaq OMX Stockholm för tidsperioden 2010-2013 och samtliga Svenska aktieägare över 18 år. Vår studie visar att det finns ett negativt samband mellan Tobins Q och företagsnamnets placering i den alfabetiska listan. Studien visar även att det inte finns något samband mellan marknadsvärde och företagsnamnets placering i alfabetet. Vidare visar vår studie att det finns ett negativt samband mellan Tobins Q och investerare i ålder 65+. Studiens resultat indikerar även ett positivt samband mellan Tobins Q och “breadth of ownership” efter att investeringssparkonto introducerades som sparform. Det vill säga att vi finner belägg för att praxis med alfabetisk ordning bidrar till irrationalitet och ineffektiva placeringar på Stockholmsbörsen.
In this report we investigate ”alphabetic bias” on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. The report investigates whether there is any correlation between Tobin Q and the company name´s placing in the alphabetical order. We also investigate whether there is any correlation between market capitalization and the company name placing in the alphabetical order.  The report also investigates whether there are any correlations between Tobin's Q and age-groups. The study’s selection includes 249 companies listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm during the period 2010-2013 and all Swedish shareholders over 18 years old.   Our report shows that there is a negative correlation between Tobin Q and the company name in the alphabetical list. The study also shows that there is none correlation between the market capitalization and the company names placing in the alphabet. Furthermore, our study shows that there is a negative relationship between Tobin Q and investors 65+. The study’s result indicates a positive relationship between Tobin Q and breadth of ownership after the investment saving account was introduced.

The objective of this paper is to examine the impact of implementing the static and dynamic volatility interruption rule on idiosyncratic volatility and stock returns in Nasdaq Stockholm. Using EGARCH and GARCH models to estimate the conditional idiosyncratic volatility, we find that the conditional idiosyncratic volatility and stock returns increase as stock prices hit the upper static or dynamic volatility interruption limits. Conversely, we find that the conditional idiosyncratic volatility and stock returns decrease as stock prices hit the lower static or dynamic volatility interruption limit. We also find that the conditional idiosyncratic volatility is higher when stock prices reach the upper dynamic limit than when they reach the upper static limit. Furthermore, we compare the conditional idiosyncratic volatility and stock returns on the limit hit days to the day before and after the limit hit events and find that the conditional idiosyncratic volatility and stock returns are more volatile on the limits hit days. To test the volatility spill-over hypothesis, we set a range of a two-day window after limit hit events and find no evidence for volatility spill-over one or two days after the limit hit event, indicating that the static and dynamic volatility interruption rule is effective in curbing the volatility. Finally, we sort stocks by their size and find that small market cap stocks gain higher returns than larger market cap stocks upon reaching the upper limits, both static and dynamic.

Världsekonomin har gått från att vara industribaserad till att bli mer och mer kunskapsbaserad. Nya kunskapsbaserade företag som Google och Spotify har växt fram utan stora materiella tillgångar och med helt andra framgångsfaktorer än tidigare. Detta har skapat ett växande gap mellan företags bokförda värde och marknadsvärde. Det värde som utgör skillnaden mellan marknadsvärde och bokfört värde kan kallas intellektuellt kapital. Definitionen av intellektuellt kapital har förändrats utvecklats och anpassats genom år av tidigare forskning. Med växande börsvärden och osynliga tillgångar har en global efterfrågan på ökad transparens i företags redovisning uppkommit. Av flertalet internationella initiativ för harmonisering av redovisning, anses standardiserad redovisning av intellektuellt kapital vara en del i lösningen på bristande information i den traditionella balansräkningen. Med växande gap mellan redovisat värde och börsvärde följer ett antagande om ett växande gap mellan tillgång och efterfrågan på information. Tidigare studier som undersökt redovisning av intellektuellt kapital i Sverige har dock givit resultat som inte är helt förenliga med det antagandet.Studiens syfte är att synligöra det intellektuella kapitalets förändring i svenska företag och därigenom förklara tillgång och efterfrågan på ytterligare information i den existerande redovisningen för att spegla företags marknadsvärde. Studien använder en modifierad version av Karl Erik Sveibys analysmodell för identifiering och kategorisering av intellektuellt kapital i de tre huvudkategorierna internt-, externt- och humant kapital. En kvantitativ innehållsanalys på årsredovisningar åren 2007, 2009 och 2011 från Sveriges fem största företag, utförs för att besvara frågan: Hur har redovisning av intellektuellt kapital förändrats i Sverige?Resultatet visar inte på någon markant bestående förändring i mängden redovisat intellektuellt kapital. Detta kan indikera att befintlig tillgång på information i redovisning möter efterfrågan och ger skäl att ifrågasätta och debattera en standardiserad redovisning av intellektuellt kapital baserat på en global efterfrågan. För vidare forskning föreslås studier med större antal företag samt empiriska studier av efterfrågan på information om intellektuellt kapital i redovisningen.
Program: Civilekonomprogrammet

Some individual investors follow institutional investors in trading, a phenomenon called herding, that leads to excess market volatility and mispriced stocks. Individual investors who herded suffered from inferior investment performances and monetary losses, and the impact is broader in an individual investor dominant market such as Taiwan. Behavioral finance is the theoretical base of herd behavior. The purpose of this causal-comparative study was to examine individual investor herd behavior as related to characteristics of stocks in the Taiwan stock market. The research questions addressed what differences in individual investor herd behavior, if any, existed by market capitalization, price-to-book (P/B) ratio, and industry affiliation. The target population was the individual investors who traded in Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) between January and December 2016. Participants were a purposive sampling of the target population with the exclusions of individual investors who traded illiquid stocks or exchange sanctioned stocks only. Data were collected through a subscription of TWSE data. The extent of individual herding estimated with Lakonishok, Shleifer, and Vishny's measure was 0.04. The 3 characteristics of stocks were separately and as a whole related to individual herding. The findings confirmed more serious sell-herding than buy-herding. The result from the logistic regression extended the knowledge of more serious herding in low P/B ratio stock with other variables controlled and different extents of herding by industry affiliation. The findings may improve individual investor financial literacy that may result in the positive social change of the alleviation of both herding and inferior investment performance.

Thesis (S.M. in Real Estate Development)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, Center for Real Estate, 2008 [first author]; and, (S.M. in Real Estate Development)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, Center for Real Estate, 2008 [second author].
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 70-72).
As international property investors increasingly understand and appreciate the benefits of diversification and look to achieve higher returns, cross-border real estate investment has increased. In this context, the issue of the country risk premium is crucial as these types of investments present a wide range of risk and return opportunities that need to be understood and, ideally, quantified. Naturally, the decision of whether or not to invest begins with an assessment of how much additional return is required to compensate for the additional risk associated with a particular country. Establishing these risk premiums is particularly difficult since cross-border investors often lack local market knowledge and encounter transparency issues when trying to gain an understanding of the market. These questions matter particularly to institutional investors looking to make allocation decisions across geographically diversified holdings. Given the problem of appropriate pricing in emerging markets, this study will attempt to forecast capitalization rates for these markets using widely available macroeconomic data and property-related market ratings. This cross-sectional study will employ univariate and multivariate regressions. We will initially identify various factors with a significant relationship to cap rates in markets where real estate pricing data is available. Office cap rate data from Real Capital Analytics (RCA), Jones Lang LaSalle-LaSalle Investment Management and Investment Property Databank (IPD) for sets of 23 to 25 overlapping countries will be used as dependent variables in the analysis. Once the significant factors have been established, we will extrapolate the model out to markets that have the necessary background data, but lack usable cap rate information. In other words, we will forecast cap rates for countries that lack data - as is typical for emerging markets.
(cont.) Using this forecast, we can then estimate a "risk factor" by subtracting an appropriate risk-free rate and by adding a income growth proxy - the country's GDP growth. This study hopes to reveal key factors that will help institutional investors looking to invest in countries other than their own. It will attempt to provide a basic guideline of cap rates and risk-factors for office properties in emerging markets. Understanding the drivers behind pricing differences can help us better predict how cap rates would change with underlying changes in local macroeconomic, political, and property market factors.
by Vipasha Dasgupta and Alexander Ward Nathaniel Knapp.
S.M.in Real Estate Development

The fast-growing economy in China attracts the world’s interests, which includes the Chinese stock markets. The market efficiency of Chinese stock markets is widely discussed by researchers in different approaches. The involvement of government in stock markets is a unique case in the financial world.   By this paper, we are answering the question that is the degree of market efficiency of stat-owned companies different from that of private companies in Chinese stock markets. This will bring us knowledge about Chinese stock markets as well as the impact from ownership, market value and management styles on market efficiency.   To clarify the influence from government involvement in stock markets, we select 938 stocks distinguished by ownership structure. This quantitative study is preceded on daily data from 2007 to 2011. We use auto correlation, Chi-square test, and linear regression together with Spearman’s correlation to test our hypothesis. The degree of market efficiency of each ownership group is examined and compared to each other. Market efficiency related to ownership and market capitalization are inspected if they are anomaly factors in Chinese markets.   The empirical results indicate that the degree of market efficiency of state-owned companies is significantly different from the degree of market efficiency of private-owned companies in China. The market capitalization is one of the existing anomaly factors in Chinese stock markets, as well as it is correlated with degree of market efficiency to some extent. For state-owned enterprises, active management on stock market does not provide a better market efficiency compared to passively managed companies.

This paper studies the profitability of office buildings, associating urban and environmental attractions in the context of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area. Usually two forms of analysis are developed, in the first each zone corresponds to a district of Barcelona and also the main populations of the Municipalities of Hospitalet de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, Cornella de Llobregat, Esplugues de Llobregat, Sant Cugat del Valles and Badalona; In the second, the analysis is performed by areas of value, similar to the Real Estate Operators, being these areas, the central business area, city center, new business areas and periphery. The office market is characterized and analyzed. In addition, five methods are used to calculate the capitalization rate, as an approximation to the rate of return of each zone, among which are the econometric models, which also require the use of the direct capitalization method of real estate valuation. The real estate risk premium is also calculated in each zone, based on the estimation of the real estate yield of offices; based on the Appraisal Institute (2008), which states that real estate profitability rate is equal to the risk-free rate plus the real estate risk premium. The urban and environmental attractions for offices can be explained by factors of accessibility, urban and environmental externalities, social hierarchy and agglomeration. As these urban quality factors are better, their real estate profitability rate declines, or, as urban quality factors become worse, their real estate profitability rate increases; is the hypothesis that arises in this work and that is proven. In order to estimate the urban and environmental factors in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area that affect the profitability of its offices, interviews have been conducted with experts. Hence, factors classified as "very important" are: access to main avenues, access to metro station, access to large transport infrastructures, built-up stock quality, economic-business compactness and intensity of use of the built stock. It is expected that the present work will be especially useful to Professional Appraisers, since they would be in a position to make better decisions in their real estate valuations.
Este trabajo estudia la rentabilidad de los inmuebles de oficinas, asociando atractivos urbanos y ambientales, en el contexto del Área Metropolitana de Barcelona. Por lo general se desarrollan dos formas de análisis, en la primera cada zona se corresponde con un distrito de Barcelona y además las principales poblaciones de los Municipios de Hospitalet de Llobregat, El Prat de Llobregat, Cornella de Llobregat, Esplugues de Llobregat, Sant Cugat del Vallés y Badalona; en la segunda, se realiza el análisis mediante zonas de valor, similarmente a como las presentan los Operadores Inmobiliarios, siendo dichas zonas, el área central de negocios, centro de ciudad, nuevas áreas de negocios y periferia. Se caracteriza y analiza el mercado de oficinas, además se desarrollan cinco métodos para calcular la tasa de capitalización, como una aproximación a la tasa de rentabilidad de cada zona, entre ellos se encuentran los modelos econométricos, que también requieren de hacer uso del método de capitalización directa de la valoración inmobiliaria. También se calcula la prima de riesgo inmobiliario en cada zona, a partir de la estimación de la rentabilidad inmobiliaria de oficinas; en base al Appraisal Institute (2008), que establece que la tasa de rentabilidad es igual a la tasa libre de riesgo más la prima de riesgo inmobiliario. Los atractivos urbanos y ambientales para las oficinas pueden ser explicados mediante factores de accesibilidad, de externalidades urbanas y ambientales, de jerarquía social y de aglomeración. A medida que dichos factores de calidad urbana son mejores, su tasa de rentabilidad inmobiliaria disminuye, o bien, a medida que los factores de calidad urbana son peores, su tasa de rentabilidad inmobiliaria aumenta; es la hipótesis que se plantea en éste trabajo y que es comprobada. Para estimar los factores urbanos y ambientales en el Área Metropolitana de Barcelona que inciden en la rentabilidad de sus oficinas, se han realizado entrevistas a expertos. De donde, factores calificados de "muy importantes" son: acceso a avenidas principales, acceso a estación del metro, acceso a grandes infraestructuras de transporte, calidad del stock edificado, compacidad económico-empresarial e intensidad de utilización del stock edificado. Se espera que el presente trabajo sea especialmente útil a los Valuadores Profesionales, ya que estarían en condiciones para una mejor toma de decisiones en sus valoraciones inmobiliarias.

Дисертація на здобуття наукового ступеня кандидата економічних наук за спеціальністю 08.00.04 "Економіка та управління підприємствами (за видами економічної діяльності)". Національна металургійна академія України, м. Дніпро. Національний технічний університет "Харківський політехнічний інститут", м. Харків, 2019. У дисертаційній роботі здійснено постановку та запропоновано вирішення важливого для економіки України завдання формування ринкового потенціалу металургійних підприємств з врахуванням оцінки використання їх людського капіталу. На основі аналізу характеру і тенденцій розвитку досліджень ринкового потенціалу запропоноване авторське визначення в якому під ринковим потенціалом підприємства розуміються можливості й ризики розвитку підприємства під впливом керованих та некерованих чинників ринку. Для підтвердження змісту отриманого визначення виконано аналіз можливостей оцінки ринкового потенціалу підприємства та чинників, що впливають на його величину. Запропоновано оціночний механізм капіталізації ринкового потенціалу підприємства, який включає: аналіз цільового ринку; визначення загальних та специфічних характеристик його складових; вибір оціночного підходу з обґрунтуванням вартісних та інтегральних показників (зокрема ринкової позиції), а також визначення ефективності капіталізації ринкового потенціалу (коефіцієнта капіталізації). Доведено, що поняття "ринкового потенціалу" та "людського капіталу" є взаємозв'язаними. Кількісною характеристикою цього зв'язку є параметр "вартість капіталу", аналітична база якого побудована на методах капіталізації підприємства. Розроблено структурно-логічну схему взаємозв'язку основних наукових понять розглянутих у дослідженні ("людський капітал – капіталізація – вартість підприємства – ринковий потенціал"). У роботі з'ясовано, що для ефективного функціонування та розвитку підприємства на ринку необхідно реалізувати його ринковий потенціал, а результатом реалізації ринкового потенціалу підприємства виступають як отримані доходи та ринкова вартість підприємства, так й інтегральні критерії, які відображують ринкову частку підприємства, його ринкову позицію та конкурентну репутацію. Для обґрунтування та визначення майбутніх стратегічних перспектив розвитку підприємства сформовано оціночну базу ринкового потенціалу підприємства, яка складається з відповідних ресурсів – активів підприємства, витрат та не фінансових показників діяльності. Встановлено що, оцінка людського капіталу здійснюється в процесі капіталізації його складової – трудового потенціалу, величина якого, в свою чергу, виступає вартісною оцінкою трудових ресурсів підприємства. Для вдосконалення оціночного інструментарію людського капіталу, як елементу ринкового потенціалу підприємства, в роботі досліджено, етапи розвитку сутності поняття людського капіталу. На основі проведених досліджень, сформований підхід, в якому людський капітал розглядається, як частка вартості підприємства та враховуються відмінності окремих форм капіталу, а саме економічна форма – частка, яка може безпосередньо визначатися вартісними показниками); культурна – частка, яка конвертується в економічний капітал частково – здатності, компетенції людини тощо; соціальна – у вигляді різного роду соціальних атрибутів, "зв'язків", connections); символічна – вид капіталу, що має визнання у суспільстві – престиж, репутація, честь тощо. У роботі досліджено економічна форма людського капіталу (тобто вона може безпосередньо визначатися вартісними показниками), як частка вартості підприємства і як реальне джерело коштів, які можуть бути безпосередньо інвестовані у розвиток конкретної людини або групи команди, колективу, нації тощо. Доведено, що кожна особа за час свого життя накопичує власний людський капітал. При цьому, ринкова вартість її праці та дохід, від вкладених в її розвиток підприємством коштів, і є та ціна, яку сплачує підприємство за можливість використання (запозичення) індивідуального людського капіталу і, згідно теорії відсотка, визначається як частка від основної суми капіталу, та виражає вартість послуги, яка забезпечується цим капіталом у момент його участі у виробничому процесі, як його тимчасового чинника. На основі запропонованої оціночної бази ринкового потенціалу, сформовано підходи до урахування людського капіталу, як його елементу. Для цього спеціально розроблені облікові документи, інформація з яких, є базою для формування балансу людського капіталу в системі управлінського обліку підприємства. На прикладі ринкової історії ПАТ "ЄВРАЗ – Дніпровський металургійний завод" встановлена сумарна недооцінка ринкової вартості підприємства за рахунок накопиченої вартості людського капіталу. Для визначення галузевих характеристик ринкового потенціалу сучасних вітчизняних металургійних підприємств в роботі сформовано поняття трансформаційного розвитку. Розрахована та представлена динаміка основних вартісних показників людського капіталу та проаналізовано тенденції трансформаційних процесів в гірничо-металургійному комплексі України, що впливають на ефективність використання людського капіталу металургійними підприємствами і, як наслідок, на реалізацію їх ринкового потенціалу. Сформовано блок-схему аналізу чинників формування ринкового потенціалу металургійного підприємства на основі якої досліджено значущість впливу показників вартості людського капіталу на ринковий потенціал металургійних підприємств групи Металургпрому (16 металургійних та феросплавних заводів цієї групи виготовляють понад 50% усієї продукції гірничо-металургійного комплексу). За допомогою кластерного аналізу визначено інтегральну характеристику – ринкову позицію металургійного підприємства серед своїх найближчих конкурентів на цільовому ринку. Результати досліджень, підтверджують наявність взаємозв'язку та обґрунтовують вплив показників оцінки використання людського капіталу на ринкову позицію металургійних підприємств та, відповідно, й на реалізацію їх ринкового потенціалу.
Dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences in specialty 08.00.04 – economy and management of the enterprises (by types of economic activity). – National metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, Dnipro, 2019. – National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv, 2019. In the dissertation the formulation is made and the solution of the problem of formation of the market potential of metallurgical enterprises important for the economy of Ukraine taking into account the estimation of the use of their human capital is offered. On the basis of the analysis of the nature and tendencies of the development of market potential research, the proposed author's is defined in which under the market potential of the enterprise are understood the opportunities and risks of the enterprise development under the influence of managed and unmanaged factors of the market. In order to confirm the content of the obtained definition, an analysis of the possibilities of assessing the market potential of the enterprise and the factors that may affect its value was performed. The author's conception of the evaluation mechanism by capitalization of the market potential of the enterprise is proposed, which includes: analysis of the industry market and determination of the structure of the market potential; determination of general and specific characteristics of market potential components; choice of valuation approach: determination of value and integral indicators (in particular market position), and determination of capitalization efficiency of market potential (capitalization ratio). In order to substantiate the relationship between "market potential" and "human capital" within the logical chain "human capital – capitalization – enterprise value – market potential", a quantitative characteristic, which determines the homogeneity of this chain, is considered to be the parameter "cost of capital", the analytical base of which built on enterprise capitalization methods. In the work it is proved that for the effective functioning and development of the enterprise in the market it is necessary to realize its market potential, and as a result of realization of the market potential of the enterprise act both the received income and market value of the enterprise, as well as integral criteria that reflect the market share of the enterprise, its market position and competitive position. reputation. In order to substantiate and determine the future strategic prospects of the enterprise development, an estimation base of the market potential of the enterprise is formed, which consists of the corresponding resources and assets of the enterprise, expenses and non-financial indicators of activity. It is established that, as the potential of an enterprise cannot be determined and managed solely on the basis of the market value of the enterprise, so the potential of human capital must include all possible systemic factors of its value formation. To take into account human capital, as one of the assets of the enterprise, human capital is included in the estimation base of the market potential. In order to improve the human capital appraisal toolkit, as an element of the enterprise market potential, the stages of development of the essence of the concept of human capital are investigated. Based on the conducted research, an approach has been developed in which human capital is considered as a share of the value of the enterprise and the differences of particular forms of capital, namely the economic form (a share that can be directly determined by the cost indicators) are taken into account; cultural – share that is converted into economic capital in part – ability, human competence, etc.; social – in the form of various social attributes – connections); symbolic – the kind of capital that is recognized in society – prestige, reputation, honor, etc. It is proved that each person accumulates his own human capital during his life. The value of this accumulated individual human capital is in fact its market value, that is, it shows how much it costs to attract and retain a hired employee during the year. It is substantiated that individual human capital should be considered as the property of the employee, with the market price of his labor and income from the funds invested in its development by the enterprise and is the price paid by the enterprise for the possibility of using (borrowing) individual human capital and according to percent theory is defined as the proportion (percentage) of the principal. To determine the sectoral characteristics of the market potential of modern domestic metallurgical enterprises, the concept of transformational development has been formed. The dynamics of the basic human capital indicators at the sectoral level are determined, and the tendencies of transformation processes in the mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine, which affect the efficiency of human capital utilization of metallurgical enterprises and, as a consequence, the realization of their market potential, are analyzed. Based on the proposed assessment base of market potential, approaches to accounting for human capital as its element have been formed. The work deals with accounting of individual human capital by value indicators. For information support of accounting of the state and estimation of the human capital in work the forms of the accounting cards are offered, information from which, should be the basis for formation of the management balance of the human capital in the system of management accounting of the enterprise. On the example of the activity of PJSC "EVRAZ – DMZ" it is found that the total undervaluation of the market value of the enterprise taking into account the accumulated cost of human capital amounted to UAH 583 million. An explicit model of analysis of factors of formation of market potential of metallurgical enterprise and estimation of indicators of use of their human capital has been formed metallurgical complex). Using cluster analysis and a set of market potential indicators of the above group of enterprises, the influence of human capital cost indicators on the integral characteristic of market potential – the market position of a metallurgical enterprise among its closest competitors in the domestic market – was proved.

Дисертація на здобуття наукового ступеня кандидата економічних наук за спеціальністю 08.00.04 "Економіка та управління підприємствами (за видами економічної діяльності)". Національна металургійна академія України, м. Дніпро. Національний технічний університет "Харківський політехнічний інститут", м. Харків, 2019. Дисертаційна робота присвячена удосконаленню і подальшому розвитку теоретичних положень, методичних підходів та науково-практичних рекомендацій з формування ринкового потенціалу металургійних підприємств на основі оцінки використання їх людського капіталу. Сформовано визначення поняття "ринковий потенціал підприємства", як можливості й ризики розвитку підприємства під впливом керованих та некерованих чинників ринку. На основі цього визначення запропоновано оціночний механізм капіталізації ринкового потенціалу підприємства, який включає: аналіз цільового ринку та визначення структури ринкового потенціалу; визначення загальних та специфічних характеристик його складових; вибір оціночного підходу: визначення вартісних та інтегральних показників (зокрема ринкової позиції), а також визначення ефективності капіталізації ринкового потенціалу (коефіцієнта капіталізації). Для обґрунтування та визначення майбутніх стратегічних перспектив розвитку підприємства сформовано оціночну базу ринкового потенціалу підприємства, яка складається з відповідних ресурсів – активів підприємства та враховує людський капітал, як один з активів, а також включає витрати та не фінансові показники діяльності підприємства. Визначено методичний підхід урахування та оцінювання людського капіталу підприємства. Для інформаційно-аналітичного забезпечення цієї діяльності розроблена форма облікового документу, інформація з якого, являється базою для формування управлінського балансу людського капіталу в системі управлінського обліку підприємства. На прикладі діяльності ПАТ "ЄВРАЗ – ДМЗ" встановлено, що сумарна недооцінка ринкової вартості підприємства з урахуванням накопиченої вартості людського капіталу склала 583 млн. грн. Сформовано блок-схему для аналізу чинників формування ринкового потенціалу металургійного підприємства та оцінки показників використання їх людського капіталу на основі якої, визначена інтегральна характеристика ринкового потенціалу – ринкова позиція підприємств сектору Металургпрому. Визначено динаміку вартісних показників людського капіталу на рівні різних секторів економіки, та проаналізовано тенденції трансформаційних процесів в гірничо-металургійному комплексі України, що впливають на ефективність використання людського капіталу металургійних підприємств і, як наслідок – на реалізацію їх ринкового потенціалу.
Dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Economic Sciences in specialty 08.00.04 – economy and management of the enterprises (by types of economic activity). – National metallurgical Academy of Ukraine, Dnipro, 2019. – National Technical University "Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute", Kharkiv, 2019. On the basis of the analysis of the nature and tendencies of the development of market potential research, the proposed author's is defined in which under the market potential of the enterprise are understood the opportunities and risks of the enterprise development under the influence of managed and unmanaged factors of the market. The author's conception of the evaluation mechanism by capitalization of the market potential of the enterprise is proposed, which includes: analysis of the industry market and determination of the structure of the market potential; determination of general and specific characteristics of market potential components; choice of valuation approach: determination of value and integral indicators (in particular market position), and determination of capitalization efficiency of market potential (capitalization ratio). In order to substantiate the relationship between "market potential" and "human capital" within the logical chain "human capital – capitalization – enterprise value – market potential", a quantitative characteristic, which determines the homogeneity of this chain, is considered to be the parameter "cost of capital", the analytical base of which built on enterprise capitalization methods. To take into account human capital, as one of the assets of the enterprise, human capital is included in the estimation base of the market potential. In order to improve the human capital appraisal toolkit, as an element of the enterprise market potential, the stages of development of the essence of the concept of human capital are investigated. Based on the conducted research, an approach has been developed in which human capital is considered as a share of the value of the enterprise and the differences of particular forms of capital, namely the economic form (a share that can be directly determined by the cost indicators) are taken into account; cultural – (share that is converted into economic capital in part – ability, human competence, etc.); social – (in the form of various social attributes – connections); symbolic – (the kind of capital that is recognized in society – prestige, reputation, honor, etc.). It is substantiated that individual human capital should be considered as the property of the employee, with the market price of his labor and income from the funds invested in its development by the enterprise and is the price paid by the enterprise for the possibility of using (borrowing) individual human capital and according to percent theory is defined as the proportion (percentage) of the principal. The dynamics of the basic human capital indicators at the sectoral level are determined, and the tendencies of transformation processes in the mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine, which affect the efficiency of human capital utilization of metallurgical enterprises and, as a consequence, the realization of their market potential, are analyzed. The work deals with accounting of individual human capital by value indicators. For information support of accounting of the state and estimation of the human capital in work the forms of the accounting cards are offered, information from which, should be the basis for formation of the management balance of the human capital in the system of management accounting of the enterprise. On the example of the activity of PJSC "EVRAZ – DMZ" it is found that the total undervaluation of the market value of the enterprise taking into account the accumulated cost of human capital amounted to UAH 583 million. An explicit model of analysis of factors of formation of market potential of metallurgical enterprise and estimation of indicators of use of their human capital has been formed metallurgical complex). Using cluster analysis and a set of market potential indicators of the above group of enterprises, the influence of human capital cost indicators on the integral characteristic of market potential – the market position of a metallurgical enterprise among its closest competitors in the domestic market – was proved.

The topic of this master thesis is to compare and analyze five database of companies in terms of suitability for the process of valuation . The main reason why these databases (Albertina, Amadeus , Magnus , Market Line and Capital IQ) are used is their accessibility within the field of study Finance and Business Valuation in University of Economics in Prague. The thesis is structured with respect to the valuation process recommended by professor Mařík (2011) . The first part contains data collection and focuses primarily on general data options for each database. The second part is a detailed financial analysis describing and comparing the ratios followed by databases options in the field of strategic analysis. The possibility of calculation of NOPAT and operationally necessary capital employed is presented after strategic analysis. The last two chapters deal with the database containing capital markets data and can provide the basics for calculation of interests rate and the actual valuation based on market analysis. The conclusion summarizes the main advantages of databases as appropriate for valuation.

L’objet de cette recherche est d’identifier et analyser les facteurs déterminants de l’évolution du capital-investissement dans l’Europe de l’Est. De plus, notre travail compare les déterminants de LBO, respectivement de l’activité de VC dans les pays d’Europe de l’Est. Le modèle empirique comprend de nombreux déterminants déjà testés dans des études précédentes ainsi que de nouvelles variables telles que la productivité et l’indice de corruption, que nous considérons comme des facteurs importants pour expliquer l’évolution des investissements en capital-investissement en Europe de l’Est. Nos résultats confirment les hypothèses existantes concernant l’importance de certains déterminants sur l’évolution des investissements en capital-investissement en Europe de l’Est. Cependant, dans le contexte de la dernière crise, de nouveaux facteurs sont apparus comme importants pour le marché du capital investissement en Europe, tels que la productivité ou la corruption. La dernière partie de cette recherche montrent que les sociétés de capital-investissement en Europe de l’Est préfèrent les sorties à travers des fusions et acquisitions, suivies des introductions en bourse. De plus, nous validons une relation d'équilibre à long terme entre les investissements en capital-investissement, les introductions en bourse et les fusions et acquisitions. Le test de causalité de Granger montre l'existence d'une causalité unidirectionnelle du nombre de fusions et acquisitions par rapport au volume des investissements en capital-investissement en Europe de l'Est
The purpose of this research is to identify and analyze the determinants of the evolution of private equity in Eastern Europe. Additionally, this paper compares the determinants of leveraged buyout activity, respectively venture capital activity in Eastern European countries. The empirical model of the first two sections includes many of the determinants already tested in previous studies and also new variables such as productivity and corruption index which we consider important factors in explaining the evolution of private equity investments in Europe. Our results confirm existing hypotheses regarding the importance of some determinants on the evolution of private equity investments in Europe. However, in the context of the last crisis new factors emerged as important for the private equity market in Europe such as productivity or corruption. The last section of this work tests the existence of a causal link between the evolution of private equity and the number of divestments of private equity funds in Eastern Europe during the financial crisis. Our results show that Eastern European private equity firms prefer M&A exits followed by IPOs. Furthermore, we validate a long-term equilibrium relationship between private equity investments, IPO and M&A. The Granger causality test shows the existence of a unidirectional causality of the number of M&A to the volume of private equity investments in Eastern Europe

Cette thèse porte sur les choix des investisseurs de long terme en matière de gestion de portefeuille ainsi que sur les primes de risque offertes par le marché financier Français. Les travaux réalisés dans cette thèse se proposent d’apporter un éclairage ainsi que des arguments en faveur des placements à caractère long, risqué et productifs.En matière de gestion de portefeuille, ce travail apporte plusieurs réponses en matière d’allocation d’actifs et de stratégies optimales d’investissement. Tout d’abord, et en se basant sur des indices boursiers actions et obligataires, il s’avère que le marché français est efficient au sens faible et que l’hypothèse de marche aléatoire n’y est pas rejetée. Ce premier résultat implique que les rentabilités anormales que l’on peut mesurer sur ce marché émanent de facteurs de risque à rémunérer et non pas d’anomalies. Ainsi, dans le deuxième article, on démontre une prime de valeur persistante au sein du marché Français sur la période étudiée. Par contre, la prime de taille n’est observable que pour les titre à ratio valeur comptable sur valeur de marché très faibles ou très élevés ainsi que pour les titres ayant une rentabilité cumulée passée élevée. Aussi, investir dans les entreprises à momentum élevé mène toujours à des rentabilités meilleures quelle que soit la taille de l’entreprise considérée. On confirme également que la bonne spécification du portefeuille de marché est sine qua non pour une évaluation correcte des actifs financiers. Dans le troisième article, et dans une optique multi-périodiques de gestion de portefeuille, l’écart-type des rentabilités annualisées des actifs risqués décroit lorsqu’on allonge la période de détention ce qui implique que les gestionnaires de portefeuille tendent à biaiser les allocations vers des actifs plus sûrs et négligent par cela un manque à gagner. Ce travail démontre également que détenir un portefeuille d’actions de petites capitalisations s’avère un placement optimal pour les investisseurs ayant un horizon long. Ces résultats mettent en lumière des règles prudentielles inefficaces du point de vue des assurés d’une part, et, mettent en évidence la nécessité de mesures visant à relancer les marchés pour les petites entreprises et de faciliter leur accès au financement direct d’autre part
This thesis focuses on long term investments and risk premiums within the French financial market. The results bring evidence supporting placements in long term, risky and productive assets. In terms of portfolio management, this thesis brings several answers regarding the optimal allocation strategies. The first article demonstrates that the French financial market is weak form efficient since we could not reject the random walk hypothesis based on the variance ratio methodology. This first contribution implies that abnormal returns are resulting from risk factors and not from anomalies. Thus, the second article revisits famous asset pricing models and highlights optimal portfolio strategies. We find that value and momentum premiums are persistent in the French market. However, size premium is only observable in extreme book to market and momentum strategies. Moreover, we show that market portfolio choice is sine qua non to models performances and that the latest is surprisingly increasing in times of distress. The third article considers the term structure of risk-return tradeoff. Based on a VAR model, we find that excess annualized standard deviation of stocks excess returns with respect to bonds and bills decreases as we lengthen investment horizon which means that investors may bias their portfolios towards safe assets and neglect additional return. Furthermore, we measured the time diversification effect among stock portfolios by distinguishing small and big capitalizations and prove that it is more profitable to hold small capitalizations than big capitalizations stocks in the long run. These results shed light on inefficient prudential rules from the viewpoint of policyholders on one hand, and, on the other hand, highlight the necessity of implementing measures to revive the markets for small enterprises and facilitate their access to direct financing through the market

This thesis survey on juxtaposition choice waies evaluation for real property type residence and non-residential space in locality Lesná, where there are built - up type sectional construction namely more - housing type J. Are here used most common manners evaluation for these print real property. On top enclosed is several formulation of several estate agency (juxtaposition offers with demand) in given to locality. Further also design documentation housing periods in type panel building.