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Yes / This paper builds a framework to jointly examine the possibility of both `expansionary fiscal contractions' (austerity increasing output) and `fiscal free lunches' (expansions reducing government debt), arguments supported by the austerity and stimulus camps, respectively, in recent debates. We propose a new metric quantifying the budgetary implications of fiscal action, a key aspect of fiscal policy particularly at the monetary zero lower bound. We find that austerity needs to be highly persistent and credible to be expansionary, and stimulus temporary, responsive and well-targeted in order to lower debt. We conclude that neither are likely, especially during periods of economic distress.

Submitted by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2018-07-27T16:01:09Z No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Crisanvania Luiz Gomes.pdf: 1332807 bytes, checksum: f1d85805ed4c384793dfb8b8b9914522 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Jordan (jordanbiblio@gmail.com) on 2018-08-02T12:52:23Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Crisanvania Luiz Gomes.pdf: 1332807 bytes, checksum: f1d85805ed4c384793dfb8b8b9914522 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-02T12:52:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 DISS_2015_Crisanvania Luiz Gomes.pdf: 1332807 bytes, checksum: f1d85805ed4c384793dfb8b8b9914522 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-11 / Este estudo toma como quadro analítico as mudanças ocorridas no campo da educação superior brasileira, a partir dos anos 2000, naquilo que se convencionou chamar de políticas expansionistas. Desta feita, todo o esforço de pesquisa aqui empreendido, amparado numa perspectiva crítica, tomou como objeto de estudo a inserção da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso no âmbito das políticas expansionistas, em seu ciclo mais recente, com o objetivo de apresentar e analisar as alterações em sua dinâmica a partir desta inserção, com destaque às dimensões do ingresso (ingresso vagas, ingresso, formato seletivo) e permanência (permanência matrícula, taxa de diplomação, programas de fixação do estudante). A aproximação com a temática exigiu, de partida, uma imersão na bibliografia especializada de modo a conferir maior densidade às análises, permitindo, ainda, um melhor delineamento do objeto de estudo. Outro procedimento metodológico que cercou a realização desta pesquisa de caráter qualitativo, apoiada em dados quantitativos envolveu, além do levantamento bibliográfico, a utilização de fontes documentais. A realização deste estudo buscou dar conta do seguinte questionamento: as medidas expansionistas mais recentes, adotadas pela UFMT, têm provocado a tão propalada perda significativa de seu corpo discente? Merece cautela a análise dos resultados obtidos dada a complexidade que envolve os processos de ingresso e permanência de estudantes numa instituição de ensino superior aos quais não pode ser atribuído um único fator que altere sua dinâmica. / This study was developed since an analytical framework about the changes in the Brazilian higher education field, from the 2000s, being conventionally called expansionary policies. In this research, all the effort here undertaken, had support in a critical perspective, taken as study object the inclusion of Mato Grosso Federal University under the expansionary policies in their most recent cycle, in order to present and analyze the changes in its dynamics from this insertion, specially about the dimensions of the entree (entree seats, entree, selective format) and permanence (registration permanence, graduation rates, student attachment programs). To start, the approach to the theme demanded an immersion in the professional literature in order to give more density to the analysis, that also allows a better design of the study object. Another methodological procedure that surrounded the realization of this qualitative study, based on quantitative data, involved in addition to the literature, the use of documentary sources. This study intented understand the following question: the most recent expansionary measures adopted by UFMT have caused the much-touted significant loss of its student group? It deserves careful analysis of the results given the complexity surrounding the entry process and student permancence in a higher education institution on which can not be refered a single factor that changes its dynamics.

Background: The last decades there has been a significant increase in tenant-owned real estate prices in Sweden, which has increased the risk exposure to price fluctuations in the society. Most studies have examined how the determining factors have affected the price development. Few studies have on the contrary examined how regulatory measures and quantitative easing have affected real estate prices and whether there is a conflict of objectives between market operations. Purpose: The purpose of this essay is to analyze which macroeconomic factors affect the average price per square meter for Sweden’s real estate market between 2000-2020. We will analyze whether the central bank of Sweden’s new monetary policy quantitative easing has affected the price per square meter for Sweden’s real estate market. We also investigating whether there is a conflict of objectives between quantitative easing and implemented regulatory measures on real estate prices. Completion: An econometric panel data study has been constructed to be able to analyze the impact of explanatory variables over time. The choice if explanatory variables has been made o the basis of theoretical conjunction based on several theories and previous research. The model has been adjusted for risks that may arise from a combination between panel data and time series analysis.  Conclusions: The result indicate that debt to equity ratio, disposable income, loan to value ratio, amortization, construction, quantitative easing and the policy rate have affected the average price per square meter for Sweden’s real estate market between 2000-2020. The regulatory measures have a negative effect on real estate prices, apart from the variable capital requirement which is non-significant in the model. Quantitative easing based the result presents a positive effect on real estate prices. Therefore, we argue that there occurs a conflict of objectives between the mentioned effects, expansionary monetary policy and regulatory measures. Keywords: Real estate prices, Expansionary monetary policy, Regulatory measures, Quantitative easing, Debt to equity ratio. / Bakgrund: De senaste decennierna har det skett en betydande ökning av bostadspriserna i Sverige, vilket ökat riskexponeringen för prisfluktuationer i samhället. Flertalet studier har undersökt hur bestämmandefaktorer har påverkat prisutvecklingen. Få studier har däremot undersökt hur regulatoriska åtgärder och kvantitativa lättnader påverkat bostadspriset samt om det föreligger en målkonflikt mellan marknadsoperationerna. Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att analysera vilka makroekonomiska faktorer som påverkat det genomsnittliga kvadratmeterpriset för bostadsrätter på Sveriges bostadsmarknad mellan åren 2000–2020. Vi har analyserat om Riksbankens nya penningpolitiska styrmedel kvantitativa lättnader har påverkat kvadratmeterpriset för bostadsrätter. Vi har även undersökt om det föreligger en målkonflikt mellan kvantitativa lättnader och implementerade regulatoriska åtgärder på bostadspriset.   Metod: En ekonometrisk panel data studie har konstruerats för att kunna analysera flertalet förklaringsvariablers påverkan på beroendevariabeln över tid. Valet av förklaringsvariabler har gjorts utifrån teoretiskt samband baserat på flertalet teorier och tidigare forskning. Modellen har justerats för risker som kan uppstå vid kombination av paneldata och tidsserieanalys.  Slutsats: Resultatet indikerar att skuldsättning, disponibel inkomst, bolånetak, amortering, nybyggnation, kvantitativa lättnader och reporäntan påverkat det genomsnittliga kvadratmeterpriset på bostadsrätter i Sverige mellan åren 2000–2020. De regulatoriska åtgärderna har en negativ effekt på bostadspriset, bortsett från variabeln kapitalkrav som är i modellen icke-signifikant. Kvantitativa lättnader utifrån resultatet påvisar en positiv effekt på bostadspriser. Vi kan därför konstatera att det råder en målkonflikt mellan ovan nämnda effekter, expansiv penningpolitik och regulatoriska åtgärder.

新創科技公司源源不斷的產生，是經濟發展的主要動力。美國1995年後崛起的公司，其中大部份為科技公司，所創造的股東價值是《財星》500大企業的二倍。台灣新竹科學園區，20年以來成立了300多家公司，創造出台灣GDP約10%的產值，新創科技公司之重要性可見一斑。 新創科技公司具有新創公司及科技公司兩者的特性，其營運不確定性高，創業者的創業精神及意志力是公司成敗關鍵，建立團隊、資金募集、及產品研發是創業者最主要的工作。 由於資本市場與產業市場快速的變化，新創科技公司在資金募集及研發管理上，面臨從所未有的變局。過去一年，在矽谷有上千家新創科技公司因資金募集不順或研發管理失利，而關門大吉。這是矽谷從所未有的現象。 究竟新創科技公司的資金募集及研發管理，有何關鍵要素以及資金募集及研發管理二者績效之關聯性如何，本研究以矽谷及台灣19家新創科技公司為研究對象，所包含產業有IC設計業，光電業，光通訊業，IC設備業，醫療設備業，及電子材料業等，獲得『影響新創科技公司資金募集及研發管理績效之關鍵要素』，以及二者之關聯性之結論如下： 一、資金募集 根據文獻研讀，影響新創科技公司資金募集績效的關鍵要素有：創業團隊能力因素，環境因素，及報酬與風險因素；而根據個案研究結果，創業者必須在不同發展階段，掌握不同的關鍵要素，分述如下： １　種子期 (1) 完善的營運計劃 (2) 募資時機的掌握 (3) 創業者所具備達成超高報酬率之條件 (4) 具號召力股東的參與 (5) 明確了解募資對象的決策特質，投資偏好、及投資策略 ２　創建期 除了種子期之關鍵要素之外，另產品要獲得關鍵客戶之認可，研發進度要等合原設定目標，關鍵股東或董事對募資的持續支持，亦均為關鍵要素。 ３　擴張期 公司商品化及量產能力，行銷、財務管理能力之優劣為此時期資金募集成敗之關鍵要素。 二、研發管理 根據文獻探討，影響新創科技公司研發管理績效的關鍵要素有：產品定位，外部資源運用及整合能力，內部資源管理及整合能力。另經個案研究發現，新創科技公司因研發資源有限，所以要研發什麼產品，不但要有方向感（即產品定位），同時尚要能因應技術及市場的變化，降低研發風險，所以要有產品組合之規劃。且創業者不但要具備良好技術背景，同時要藉創業精神及領導力，來吸引優秀人才加入『前途未卜』的新創科技公司。另外，新創公司之研發進度往往落後於設定目標，所以利害關係人（董事、股東、顧客、供應商、及員工）的耐心支持，亦是非常重要的。歸納個案研究發現下列五項影響研發管理績效關鍵要素： 1　明確的產品定位及產品組合 2　良好的研發專案管理能力 3　CEO或CTO應具良好的技術背景及領導力，以吸引優良技術人才加入 4　公司內外部研發資源良好之整合能力 5　利害關係人的支持 三、資金募集及研發管理二者績效之關聯性 依個案研究分析結果，對於二者之關聯性可獲得下述之結論： 1. 研發管理績效不佳者，資金募集通常難以成功，而研發管理具良好績效者，其資金募集較易成功。 2. 資金募集績效良好者，必須具備良好之研發管理，而資金募集績效不佳者，未必研發管理績效不佳。 / High-tech start-ups are the powerhouses of economic development. The total market value of high-tech start-ups that launched after 1995 is twice of that of Fortune 500 companies combined. The Hsinchu Science Park of Taiwan has incubated some 300 companies since her inception 20 years ago. To date these 300 companies generate in total a revenue of about 10% value of Taiwan’s GDP. High-tech start-ups have the attributes of start-ups and high-techs. As start-ups, they face so many uncertainties along the way. And as high-techs, they face dynamic market environments and short life cycle of products. Only through the founders’ entrepreneurship and strong motivation, can the high-tech start-ups survive and prosper. Team building, fund raising and R&D are the main jobs of every founder. Recently, because of the unpredictable change of capital markets and industry markets, the high-tech start-ups have experienced a great challenge in fund raising and R&D management. For the past year alone in Silicon Valley, there have been more than 1000 high-tech start-ups filed Chapter 11 or Chapter 7, out of the failure of funding or R&D. A cruel scene has never been seen for the past two decades. OBJECTIVE The objectives of this thesis intend to explore the key success factors (KSFs) of fund raising and R&D management for high-tech start-ups, and the relationship between the success of fund raising and R&D management. This study was conducted by using case study methodology covering 19 samples of high-tech start-ups. The accidental sampling was collected from 9 samples located in the Silicon Valley and 10 in Taiwan, with industries ranging from IC design, opto-electronics, opto-communications, IC equipment, health care equipment to electronics components. The data was obtained by interviewing the top management of these companies and venture capitalist to validate the information. CONCLUSION The result of this study found that the KSFs of fund raising are as follows, 1. According to the research papers and readings, three key factors determine the success of fund raising--- the core competence of the management team, the economic, industrial and social environment, and the investment return vs. risk. 2. This study shows that the KSFs are related to the maturity of high-tech start-ups’ development levels. They are not all the same. In embryo stage, the KSFs are the solid business plan, the right timing of fund raising, the team’s track record, and the knowledge to know the prospective investor’s decision criteria, investment preferences and investment strategy. In early stage, the KSFs should add two more points; one is that the products shall have design-wins from strategic customers with the achievement of milestone complying with schedule, the other is the continuing support from strategic investors. In expansionary stage, the KSFs are the products’ marketability and manufacturability. Also the marketing ability and financial ability are no less important. Moreover, the key factors affect the success of R&D management as follows, 1. In the research papers and readings, three determinants to the success of R&D management are the products’ positioning, the application and integration ability of external resources, as well as the management and integration ability of internal resources. 2. In the analysis of this study, the KSFs, emphasize more on the sides of strategic thinking and founders’ entrepreneurship as follows: a. The right product positioning and products portfolio; b. The good R&D project management skills; 　c. The founders’ good technical background and leadership to attract top-notched technical staff to join; d. The good integration ability of internal and external resources; e. The full support of shareholders. Above all, regarding the relationship between the success of fund raising and R&D management, the poor performance of R&D will, in general, leads to the failure of fund raising, whilst the good performance of R&D will help the success of fund raising. However, one with the success of fund raising, must couple with the good performance of R&D, and one with the failure of fund raising, not necessarily goes with poor performance of R&D.