Studiens syfte var att undersöka om det fanns en skillnad på omsättningstillväxten tre år före mot tre år efter en genomförd börsnotering. Urvalet bestod av företag noterade på Nasdaq OMX Stockholm mellan åren 2013–2017. Vidare studerades bolagsstorlek i relation till detta. Studien använde sig av en kvantitativ metod med en deduktiv ansats. Hypoteser gällande omsättningstillväxten för urvalet utformades och testades sedan med ett Wilcoxon Sign Test. Statistiska testerna påvisade en skillnad i omsättningstillväxt på företagen i urvalet. Omsättningsutvecklingen över den undersökta perioden var negativ. Studien konstaterade därav en negativ skillnad i omsättningstillväxten före mot efter en notering för bolagen i urvalet. / The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there was a difference in sales growth three years before compared to three years after a stock exchange listing. The sample consisted of companies listed on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm between the years 2013-2017. Furthermore, company size in relation to this was also studied. The formulated hypotheses were tested using a Wilcoxon Sign Test. The statistical tests showed a difference in sales growth at the companies in the sample in general. The development of sales over the period examined was negative. The study therefore found a negative development in sales growth before versus after a listing for the companies in the sample. This was in order with previously conducted studies on the topic. Dividing the sample into company sizes led to sales growth before to after a stock exchange listing showing a significant difference in only smaller companies. This difference was shown to be negative.

No description available.

The study examines the dynamic relationship between financial development and investment in three Southern African countries (Botswana, South Africa and Mauritius) during the period 1976 – 2014 using annual data. The motivation for selecting these countries is mainly based on their different characteristics in their economic and financial structure. Employing the Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds test approach, the study examines the role of financial development in boosting investment; and the causal relationship between financial development and investment. The study makes use of composite financial development indices and divides financial development into bank-based and market-based financial development. In addition, both the impact of bank- and market-based financial development on investment, on the one hand; and the causality between bank- and market-based financial development and investment, on the other, were examined within the flexible accelerator model/framework. For both models, both bank-based and market-based financial development are assumed as having an accelerator-enhancing effect on investment. Empirical results show that, for Botswana, the impact of bank-based financial development on investment is positive in both the short run and the long run while no impact of market-based financial development is found for both periods. For South Africa, the effect of bank-based financial development on investment is found to be negative in the short run and has no impact in the long run. However, market-based financial development has only a positive effect on investment in the long run. For Mauritius, market-based financial development is the only type of financial development found to have a significant positive effect on investment, and only, in the short run. The results of the causality test show that: for Mauritius, both bank-based and market-based financial development tend to drive investment, both in the short run and in the long run; while- in South Africa, investment drives both bank-based and market-based financial development only in the short run. In Botswana, bank-based and market-based financial development and investment drive each other in the short run while investment tends to only drive bank-based financial development in the long run. Therefore, all three countries show differing results and tend to confirm that there are inter-country differences that determine the relationship between investment and financial development. The inter-country differences maybe as a result of the different stages of financial and economic development for each country. / Economics / D. Phil. (Economics)

Cette thèse étudie l’impact des institutions, notamment les institutions financières, sur le commerce et les investissements internationaux. Les quatre premiers chapitres étudient les institutions financières et leur impact sur le commerce et la spécialisation internationale. Précisément, le premier chapitre étudie ces institutions et les déterminants de leur niveau de développement. Le deuxième chapitre analyse la façon dont la finance intervient sur le commerce bilatéral. Le troisième chapitre construit un modèle théorique qui vise à expliquer l’impact de la finance sur le commerce sectoriel en fonction du degré d’intensité financière de chaque secteur. Le quatrième chapitre analyse l’impact hétérogène de la finance sur les différents secteurs manufacturiers. Le dernier chapitre de la thèse utilise le terme “institution” dans un sens plus large et étudie théoriquement et empiriquement si les similitudes et différences dans les environnements institutionnels à travers les pays explique la distribution internationale des investissements directs étrangers (IDE). / This thesis examines the impact of institutions, especially the financial institutions, on international trade and foreign direct investments. The first four chapters study the financial institutions and their impact on trade and international specialization. Specifically, the first chapter examines these financial institutions and the determinants of their level of development. The second chapter examines how finance impacts bilateral trade. The third chapter builds a theoretical model and aims to explain the impact of finance on the sectoral trade as a function of the degree of financial intensity of each sector. The fourth chapter analyzes the heterogeneous impact of finance on the different manufacturing sectors. The last chapter of the thesis uses the term "institution" in a broader sense and studies theoretically and empirically whether the similarities and differences in institutional environments across countries explain the international patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI).

[pt] Esse trabalho propõe uma abordagem sistemática para o desenvolvimento de frameworks usando técnicas orientadas a aspectos (OA). O objetivo central da abordagem é melhorar a capacidade de extensão e configuração de frameworks orientados a objetos (OO) para diferentes cenários de reutilização, através de uma melhor gerência de suas características. A abordagem é composta por: (i) um conjunto de diretrizes para o projeto e implementação de frameworks usando programação orientada a aspectos; e (ii) um modelo generativo usado para a instanciação automática do framework e suas variabilidades OO e OA. As diretrizes propõem a definição de um conjunto de pontos de junção de extensão (EJPs - extension join points) no código do framework, os quais podem ser usados para estender a funcionalidade básica do framework através da implementação de aspectos de extensão. Tais aspectos são responsáveis pela implementação de características transversais opcionais, alternativas ou de integração demandadas por usuários do framework. A abordagem é demonstrada com a implementação / refatoração de 3 frameworks OO pertencentes a diferentes domínios de aplicação. Uma avaliação da abordagem por meio de um estudo qualitativo e um estudo quantitativo é também apresentada. Finalmente, diversas lições aprendidas e discussões resultantes da experiência de uso da abordagem são descritas. / [en] This work proposes a systematic approach to framework development which relies on the use of aspect-oriented (AO) techniques. The main goal of the approach is to improve the extensibility and configurability of objectoriented (OO) frameworks. It is composed of: (i) a set of guidelines to design and implement frameworks using aspect-oriented programming; and (ii) a generative model which allows the automatic instantiation of the framework and its respective OO and AO variabilities. Our guidelines propose the definition of extension join points (EJPs) in the framework code, which can be used to extend the framework basic functionality by means of extension aspects. The extension aspects are responsible for implementing optional, alternative and integration crosscutting features required by the framework users. Since such aspects can be automatically unplugged from the framework code, our approach makes it easier to customize the framework to specific needs. Three cases studies are presented to illustrate the applicability of our approach to the development of frameworks from different domains. The approach is also evaluated through both a qualitative and a quantitative study. Finally, several lessons learned and discussions resulting from the use of the approach are described.

Cette thèse est un ensemble de quatre essais indépendants sur la réforme du compte capital dans les pays en développement. Le premier essai analyse théoriquement les effets de la libéralisation du compte capital sur la croissance à long terme en présence de corruption dans le secteur public. Le résultat principal est que la corruption réduit la croissance, en présence d’ouverture financière, à cause de son effet négatif sur l'épargne étrangère. Le deuxième essai examine le lien entre le développement financier et la libéralisation des flux de capitaux pour un échantillon de 90 pays développés et en développement durant la période 1980-2009. Les résultats mettent en évidence le rôle des institutions et l'importance du secteur privé comme conditions pré-requises pour un effet positif de la réforme du compte capital sur le secteur financier. Le troisième essai s’intéresse à la causalité entre la libéralisation des flux de capitaux et la croissance, en utilisant l'approche de Toda et Yamamoto, pour un échantillon de six pays émergents durant la période 1975-2011. Les résultats indiquent une causalité directe allant de la libéralisation du compte capital à la croissance, surtout dans les pays qui ont mis en œuvre des réformes macroéconomiques profondes. Le dernier essai étudie les effets de la libéralisation financière externe sur les variables macroéconomiques en Turquie au cours de la période 1989-2009, en utilisant des données trimestrielles et un modèle VAR. Les résultats indiquent que les flux de capitaux ont des effets variables sur l'économie turque avant et après la crise de 2001, avec surtout des effets positifs sur l’environnement macroéconomique après la crise. / This thesis is a set of four independent essays on the reforms of capital accounts in developing countries. The first essay analyses theoretically the effects of capital account liberalization on long run growth in presence of corruption in the public sector. The main result is that corruption lowers growth opportunities, when the capital account is open, because of its negative effect on foreign savings. The second essay investigates empirically the nexus between financial development and free capital flows using a sample of 90 developed and developing countries over the period 1980-2009. The findings highlight the role of institutional framework and the importance of the private sector as pre-requisites for a significant effect of capital account reform on the financial sector. The third essay sheds light on the causal relationship between free capital movements and economic growth, using the Toda and Yamamoto’s approach, for a selected sample of six emerging countries over the period 1975-2011. The results point out a direct causal relationship going from capital account liberalization to economic growth especially in countries that have implemented deep macroeconomic reforms. The last essay investigates the effects of external financial liberalization on macroeconomic variables in Turkey during the period 1989-2009 using quarterly data within a VAR framework. The findings indicate that capital flows have varying effects on the Turkish economy before and after the crisis of 2001. The evidence supports, particularly, significant effects of freeing financial flows on macroeconomic performance, during the post-crisis period.

Por que mesmo entre os países com condições econômicas semelhantes o nível de desenvolvimento financeiro é tão diferente? Diversas variáveis políticas e institucionais já foram ressaltadas pela literatura, no entanto desconectadas uma das outras. Esse artigo visa contribuir para a questão fornecendo um modelo que analise as principais variáveis de forma concomitante, tornando endógena a interação entre elas. Para tanto, selecionamos uma amostra de países de renda média alta que compartilham de outras variáveis econômicas centrais e utilizamos o QCA (Qualitative Comparative Analysis), como método de análise. O estudo conclui que a estabilidade política é a única condição necessária, porém não suficiente. Entre aqueles países estáveis politicamente foi necessário mais um de dois atributos: um alto grau de proteção aos investidores minoritários ou, surpreendentemente, um regime político autocrático. / Why even among countries with similar economic conditions the financial development level is so different? Several political and institutional variables have already been highlighted in the literature, however disconnected from each other. This article aims to contribute to the issue by providing a model to analyze the main variables simultaneously, making endogenous the interaction between them. To achieve this, we selected a sample of middle-income countries who share other core economic variables and use the QCA (Qualitative Comparative Analysis) as the analysis method. The study concludes that political stability is the only necessary condition, but still not sufficient. Those politically stable countries need another one of attributes: a high degree of protection to minority investors or, surprisingly, an autocratic political regime.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-26T20:52:40Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Renato Moraes Rocha.pdf: 671679 bytes, checksum: d1040e471942081fc9d367a8d20e1d8d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-31 / This paper made a comparative analysis of the impact of the financial system in economic growth in the major economies of Latin America (Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru) and members of the G7 (Germany, Canada, France, Italy developed countries, Japan, UK and USA) from the 1970s. The purpose of this analysis was to prove the existence of a non-monotonic relationship between the two main variables, while demonstrating what level the financial system cause negative impact in growth rate in each group of countries / Esta dissertação fez uma análise comparativa entre o impacto do sistema financeiro no crescimento econômico das maiores economias da América Latina (Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colômbia, México e Peru) e dos países desenvolvidos e integrantes do G7 (Alemanha, Canadá, França, Itália, Japão, Reino Unido e EUA) a partir da década de 1970. A finalidade desta análise foi comprovar a existência de uma relação não-monotônica entre as variáveis crédito e PIB per capita, e ao mesmo tempo demonstrar a partir de que nível o sistema financeiro causa impactos negativos na taxa de crescimento em cada grupo de países

L’objectif de l’étude est de proposer, suivant une approche microéconomique, des outils d’analyse théorique et empirique permettant de savoir si le système financier d’un pays en développement tel que le Burkina Faso contribue à la création des richesses de la meilleure manière possible. Au terme des travaux, quelques enseignements se dégagent. D’abord, sur le plan théorique, à partir d’un premier modèle proposé, il ressort que, compte tenu de leur nombre dans les pays en développement, les PME sont un maillon essentiel du dispositif de création de richesse et qu’alors, ils constituent le meilleur canal par lequel le système financier peut avoir le plus grand impact sur la croissance économique. Ensuite, un second modèle théorique montre comment dans les pays en développement, caractérisés par un environnement légal et institutionnel de mauvaise qualité, la performance du système financier est compromise. Sur le plan empirique, les résultats révèlent qu’au Burkina Faso, le fonctionnement du système financier n’est pas performant en ce sens que les branches d’activités de petite taille et par transitivité les PME, étant le meilleur canal de transmission du développement financier sur la croissance économique au Burkina Faso, ne sont pas conséquemment financées par les banques. Par ailleurs, il apparaît que dans ce pays, les banques butent dans leur fonctionnement sur le problème de la prédominance du secteur informel dans lequel se retrouve une grande partie des entreprises. C’est pourquoi, malgré le fait que les PME contribuent fortement à la création de richesses intérieures, les banques ne parviennent pas à faire d’elles, des partenaires privilégiés en termes de financement. Ces enseignements appellent à des recommandations de politiques ou de réformes à faire pour encourager la mise en place de structures d’intermédiation informationelle telles que les Centres de Gestion Agréée, les agences de reporting, les agences spécialisées en matière de communication financière des entreprises. Cela permettra de rendre optimale l’interaction entre les PME et le système financier. / The purpose of this study is to propose, according to a microeconomic approach, some theoretical and empirical analysis tools which allow determining whether the financial system of a developing country (such as Burkina Faso) contributes to the creation of wealth the best way possible. So, we draw some lessons. First of all, on the theoretical level, from a first proposed model it emerges that, considering their number in developing countries, small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) are essential for creating wealth and then, they represent the best way through which the financial system can get the highest impact on economic growth. Secondly, a second theoretical model shows how in developing countries, characterized by a legal and institutional environment of bad quality, the financial system performance is compromised. On the empirical level, the results reveal that in Burkina Faso, the functioning of financial system is not optimum because the small industries and by transitivity the SME, being the best way of transmission of financial development on economic growth in the so called country , are not enough funded by banks. Elsewhere, it appears that in this country, banks in their functioning come up against the problem of the predominance of informal sector in which we find almost enterprises. That’s why, despite the fact that SME highly contribute to the creation of national wealth, banks don’t succeed on doing of them, privileged partners in terms of financing. These lessons appeal to some political recommendations or reforms to be doing in order to make optimum the interaction between SME and financial system.

La présente thèse analyse la relation entre le régime politique et le système financier. Plus précisément, les investigations empiriques menées dans le cadre de cette thèse visent à étudier le rôle de la démocratie dans le développement et la structure des systèmes financiers. Pour cela, nous procédons en trois étapes. Dans un premier temps, nous examinons l’impact de l’événement de la transition démocratique sur le développement du secteur financier des pays qui sont passés vers un régime démocratique. Ainsi, après avoir défini ce qu’on entend par un système financier développé et mis en évidence les facteurs qui déterminent son évolution, nous montrons que la transition vers un régime démocratique accroît la taille du système financier à moyen et long terme. En revanche, cette dernière n’aura pas d’effet à court terme (chapitre 1). Puis, dans un second temps, nous nous intéressons aux facteurs qui conditionnent l’efficacité de ce régime politique. En effet, étant donné que les échanges d’arguments théoriques témoignent d’un manque de consensus autour de la relation entre la démocratie et le développement, il nous semble que cette question peut s’appréhender autrement à travers la prise en compte du rôle du cadre institutionnel dans l’analyse de cette relation (chapitre 2). Ainsi, nous montrons que la démocratie contribuerait au développement du secteur financier en présence de bonnes institutions, tandis qu’elle briderait son évolution lorsque la qualité des institutions se trouve en deçà d’un certain seuil. Enfin, nous tentons d’élargir la littérature existante en abordant la question du rôle de la démocratie dans l’explication de l’architecture des systèmes financiers (chapitre 3). Après avoir passé en revue les principaux facteurs qui influencent la forme du système financier, nous montrons que le régime politique constitue un facteur déterminant de la structure financière des économies émergentes. Plus précisément, nous trouvons que plus de démocratie réduit la part des financements intermédiés et élargit la place des marchés boursiers. / This thesis analyzes the relationship between the political regime and the financial system. Specifically, the empirical research conducted throughout this thesis aims to study the role of democracy in the development and structure of financial systems. To this end, we proceed in three steps. First, we examine the impact of the event of the democratic transition in the financial development of the countries that have moved towards democracy. Thus, having defined what is meant by a developed financial system and highlighted the factors that determine its evolution, we show that the transition to a democratic regime increases the size of the financial system in the medium and long term. However, it will have no short-term effect (chapter 1). In a second step, we focus on the factors that influence the effectiveness of this political regime. Indeed, since the exchange of theoretical arguments reflect a lack of consensus on the relationship between democracy and development, it seems important to otherwise understand this issue through the consideration of the role of the institutional environment in the analysis of this relationship (chapter 2). Thus, we show that democracy contributes to the development of the financial sector in the presence of good institutions while it hinders its development where institutional quality is below a certain threshold. Finally, we try to extend the existing literature by questioning the role of democracy in the explanation of the financial system architecture (chapter 3). Having reviewed the main factors influencing the shape of the financial system, we show that the political system is a determining factor in the financial structure of emerging economies. More precisely, we find that further democracy reduces the share of intermediated financing and expands the role of stock markets.