Value and momentum strategies in the Brazilian stock market: the 2008 financial crisis and its aftermath

Esta dissertação analisa o desempenho de três estratégias de investimento em carteiras de custo zero (“value”, “momentum” e uma combinação 50/50 delas, que é chamada de “combo”) no mercado de ações brasileiro durante a última década. Os resultados são comparados aos encontrados por Asness, Moskowitz e Pedersen (2009) para quatro mercados: EUA, Reino Unido, Europa Continental, e Japão. Uma análise específica é feita em torno da crise financeira de 2008, comparando os resultados pré- e pós-crise. O índice de Sharpe é usado para ajustar os desempenhos por seus riscos, e para classificar as estratégias para diferentes horizontes de investimento. Os resultados mostram um ótimo desempenho da estratégia “combo” nos últimos três anos, período que inclui a crise de 2008, mas considerando todo o período analisado a estratégia “value” obteve o melhor desempenho. Esse resultado difere dos resultados encontrados para os quatro mercados de referência, onde a estratégia combo tem o melhor desempenho. A análise do horizonte de investimento mostra que a escolha do investidor pode mudar com diferentes horizontes.

The impact of the 2008 economic recession on three residential property type investments: a case study of five diverse zip codes in Washington DC, USA

There has been 47 recessions in the United States of America (US) since 1790. US recessions have increasingly affected economies of other countries in the world as nations become more and more interdependent on each other. The worst economic recession so far was the “Great Depression” – an economic recession that was caused by the 1929 crash of the stock market in the US. The 2008 economic recession in the US was a result of the burst of the “housing bubble” created by predatory lending. The economic recession resulted in increased unemployment (according to NBER 8.7 million jobs were lost from Feb. 2008 to Feb. 2010); decrease in GDP by 5.1%; increase in poverty level from 12.1% (2007) to 16.0% (2008) (NBER) This dissertation is an attempt to research the impact of the 2008 economic recession on different types of residential investments: a case study of five (5) diverse neighborhoods/zip codes in Washington DC, USA The main findings were that the effect of the 2008 economic depression on the different types of residential properties was dependent on the location of the property and the demographics/socio-economic factors associated with that location.

Economic crisis and mortality: short and medium-term changes in Latin America

Includes bibliography

Latin American development problems and the world economic crisis

Includes bibliography

Bases for a Latin American response to the international economic crisis

Analiza la naturaleza y alcance de la crisis economica de America Latina; la asimetria del proceso de ajuste en curso y la necesidad de un enfoque alternativo; la accion internacional de la region ante la crisis del endeudamiento externo; la evolucion reciente de los procesos de integracion y cooperacion regionales; y la concertacion regional ante los problemas de comercio internacional.

Past, present and future of the international economic crisis

Includes bibliography

Proyecto de informe del Octavo Período de Sesiones del CEGAN: evaluación de la instrumentación de la Estrategia Internacional del Desarrollo para América Latina y el Caribe, teniendo en cuenta la crisis económica internacional = Draft report of the Eighth Session of CEGAN: appraisal of the implementation of the International Development Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean, taking into account the current international economic crisis

Incluye Bibliografía

Informe sobre la evaluación de la instrumentación de la Estrategia Internacional del Desarrollo para América Latina y el Caribe teniendo en cuenta la crisis económica actual = Report on the appraisal of the implementation of the International Development Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean, taking into account the current economic crisis

Contiene la primera evaluacion de la nueva estrategia internacional para el desarrollo correspondiente al Tercer Decenio de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo hecha por los paises de America Latina y el Caribe, y el resumen de los debates en torno a dicho tema.

Social effects of the economic crisis in Jamaica

Includes bibliography

Istmo Centroamericano: crisis económica y planificación del desarrollo = Central American Isthmus: economic crisis and development planning

Incluye Bibliografía

Los problemas del desarrollo latinoamericano y la crisis de la economía mundial = Latin American development problems and the world economic crisis

Incluye Bibliografía

Informe del Octavo Período de Sesiones del Comité de Expertos Gubernamentales de Alto Nivel: evaluación de la instrumentación de la Estrategia Internacional del Desarrollo para América Latina y el Caribe teniendo en cuenta la crisis económica internacional = Report of the Eighth Session of the Committee of High-Level Government Experts: appraisal of the implementation of the International Development Strategy for Latin America and the Caribbean, taking into account the current international economic crisis

Presenta la organizacion de los trabajos y el resumen de los debates de la reunion que tuvo como objetivo evaluar la actual situacion economica y social de America Latina y el Caribe, y el cumplimiento de las politicas y medidas del programa de accion regional.