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< Back Electricity Consumption as a proxy of production: Draft 1 Using publicly available data on Swiss Power Consumption, this exploration seeks to identify an association with power consumption and select firms output https://www.swissgrid.ch/en/home/operation/grid-data/current-data.html#wide-area-monitoring https://www.ewz.ch/en/about-ewz/newsroom/current-issues/electricity-shortage/city-zurich-energy-consumption.html https://data.stadt-zuerich.ch/dataset/ewz_stromabgabe_netzebenen_stadt_zuerich https://data.stadt-zuerich.ch/group/energie Work in Progress Previous Next

< Back Dynamic View of Trading Hours: SIX Swiss Exchange V1 Dynamic View of the opening and closing hours of the SIX Swiss Stock exchange for 2024. Additionally, current summary of the market's activity is stated. Segmented Trading Hours of the SIX Swiss Exchange , as of 4th December 2023, as well as market holidays for 2024 have been incorporated in the basic web application below to display the current state of the SIX. Github: https://github.com/akweix/SIX_trading_hours Market Holidays Date Holiday Mon 01.01.2024 New Year's Day Tue 02.01.2024 Berchtholdstag Fri 29.03.2024 Good Friday Mon 01.04.2024 Easter Monday Wed 01.05.2024 Labour Day Thu 09.05.2024 Ascension Day Mon 20.05.2024 Whitmonday Thu 01.08.2024 National Day Tue 24.12.2024 Christmas Eve Wed 25.12.2024 Christmas Thu 26.12.2024 St. Stephen's Day Tue 31.12.2024 New Year's Eve The trading hours and segments of the SIX Swiss Exchange, as of 4th December 2023, are as follows: Start of Business Day : 06:00 CET Start of Clearing Day : 08:00 CET Opening of Various Segments : 08:30 CET: Bonds (CHF Swiss Confederation, CHF Swiss Pfandbriefe, Non-CHF) 09:00 CET: Blue Chip Shares, Mid-/Small-Cap Shares, Secondary Listing Shares, Sponsored Foreign Shares, Separate Trading Lines, Investment Funds, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), ETFs on Bonds of the Swiss Confederation, Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) 09:00 CET: Start of Trading for SwissAtMid, Swiss EBBO, Quote on Demand, ETF/ETP QOD Europe 09:15 CET: Sponsored Funds, Structured Products, Rights and Options 09:30 CET: Bonds (CHF) 15:00 CET: Sparks Shares, Global Depository Receipts End of Trading for Various Segments : 17:00 CET: Bonds (CHF Swiss Confederation, CHF Swiss Pfandbriefe, Non-CHF), ETFs on Bonds of the Swiss Confederation 17:15 CET: Structured Products, Rights and Options 17:20 CET: SwissAtMid, Swiss EBBO 17:30 CET: Quote on Demand, ETF/ETP QOD Europe Closing Auctions : 17:20 CET: Start for Blue Chip Shares, Mid-/Small-Cap Shares, Sparks Shares, Global Depository Receipts, Secondary Listing Shares, Sponsored Foreign Shares, Separate Trading Lines, Investment Funds 17:30 CET: Start for Sponsored Funds, ETFs, ETPs 17:30 CET: Run Auction and Close for Blue Chip Shares, Mid-/Small-Cap Shares, Sparks Shares, Global Depository Receipts, Secondary Listing Shares, Sponsored Foreign Shares, Separate Trading Lines, Investment Funds 17:35 CET: Run Auction and Close for Sponsored Funds, ETFs, ETPs Trading -At-Last : 17:30 CET: Start for Blue Chip Shares, Mid-/Small-Cap Shares, Sparks Shares, Global Depository Receipts, Investment Funds 17:40 CET: End for Blue Chip Shares, Mid-/Small-Cap Shares, Sparks Shares, Global Depository Receipts, Investment Funds End of Clearing Day : 18:15 CET End of Business Day : 22:00 CET Future Works: Identifying Market trends across market segments Identifying Market trends across trading days (seasonality) Previous Next

< Back Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - 2022 Summary of Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ivory Coast in 2022. Previous Next

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< Back Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX View Plot here: https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions Previous Next

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Directory All Alternatives Data Tools Sustainability Emerging Markets EU & North America Project Name Short Project Description URL Photography Tool: Black & White Conversion A basic photo editor to convert PNG pictures from color to Black and White /projects-1/photography-tool%3A-black-%26-white-conversion How much time do I have left? - Version 2 Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time"; Version 2 Prisoner's Dilemma: Player 2 Allowing users to participate in Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/prisoner's-dilemma%3A-player-2 Initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading A simplified VaR-based approach to calculate the initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading /projects-1/initial-margin-requirement-for-derivative-trading Expected Loss Calculator A simple tool to calculate the Expected Loss for a credit portfolio. /projects-1/expected-loss-calculator Value at Risk (VaR) for a portfolio Simple Tool using a historical simulation to find VaR Game Theory: Prisoner's Dilemma Strategies Tools Recreating and Simulating Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/game-theory%3A-prisoner's-dilemma-strategies-tools How Much Time Do I have left? Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time" /projects-1/how-much-time-do-i-have-left%3F Implementing design thinking for efficiency in Ghana's public sector This research paper introduces a remedy for Ghana's weak public sector by exploring the implementation of Design Thinking into the sector's practices. /projects-1/implementing-design-thinking-for-efficiency-in-ghana's-public-sector Hollywood Boulevard to Wall Street: Futurism in Movies and Tech-Stock Prices This study investigates the relationship between the box office sales of futurism-themed movies and the performance of the tech stock index. /projects-1/hollywood-boulevard-to-wall-street%3A-futurism-in-movies-and-tech-stock-prices frankenstein.io - Draft 1 Restructuring & Simplifying "Frankenstein codes" /projects-1/frankenstein.io---draft-1 Data Visualization of the Dynamic Efficiency of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana A comprehensive tool for understanding the Real-time Efficiency of Oil and Gas production in Ghana /projects-1/data-visualization-of-the-dynamic-efficiency-of-oil-and-gas-production-in-ghana Hedonic Valuation Model: Real Estate in Zurich With significant portions of banks portfolios consisting of mortgage loans, it is paramount to develop a strong model for valuating real estate. /projects-1/hedonic-valuation-model%3A-real-estate-in-zurich Manipulating File Paths: Backward to Foward Slashes A program made to convert backward slashes in file path names to foward slashes. Targeted for Windows users when copying paths to R or Pthon. /projects-1/manipulating-file-paths%3A-backward-to-foward-slashes Beta of Fan Milk Ltd (FML): Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Finding the Beta of FML on the GSE using Python (Jupyter Notebook) /projects-1/beta-of-fan-milk-ltd-(fml)%3A-ghana-stock-exchange-(gse) Fixed Deposits Offers in Ghana A simple directory that shows Fixed Deposit offers in Ghana /projects-1/fixed-deposits-offers-in-ghana Plain Vanilla Bond Price Calculator A web application that takes the arguments of FV, Coupon Rate, YTM and Periods to price a Plain Vanilla Bond /projects-1/plain-vanilla-bond-price-calculator Convering Excel to CSV: Web Application A basic Web application written in HTML and Javascript to convert excel files to CSV. /projects-1/convering-excel-to-csv%3A-web-application Electricity Consumption as a proxy of production: Draft 1 Using publicly available data on Swiss Power Consumption, this exploration seeks to identify an association with power consumption and select firms output /projects-1/electricity-consumption-as-a-proxy-of-production%3A-draft-1 Ghana Stock Exchange: Real-Time Prices Web App V1 A basic web-application to find real time summaries of stocks on Ghana's Stock Exchange (GSE) /projects-1/ghana-stock-exchange%3A-real-time-prices-web-app-v1 Do Sustainable Funds in Switzerland outperform the Market? What is the performance of "sustainable" funds in relation to the market? Let's explore the case of the SIX Swiss Exchange /projects-1/do-sustainable-funds-in-switzerland-outperform-the-market%3F Dynamic View of Trading Hours: SIX Swiss Exchange V1 Dynamic View of the opening and closing hours of the SIX Swiss Stock exchange for 2024. Additionally, current summary of the market's activity is stated. /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-trading-hours%3A-six-swiss-exchange-v1 Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions Web-Scrapper V1: Web Application Web Application for web-scrapping news articles /projects-1/web-scrapper-v1%3A-web-application Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Project from 2018 /projects-1/is-ignorance-truly-bliss%3F- Alternative Data Regressor: V1 A Python Program to attain a linear regression of some alternative data against financial asset prices . A CSV file is the input. The output is the regression results. /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor%3A-v1 Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Flow Chart A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices - the flow chart /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-flow-chart Paradox of Choice and Utility Maximization: Music Traditional Asset Pricing models are conceptually based on utility maximization. However, what about the role of the quantity of choices in utility maximization? /projects-1/paradox-of-choice-and-utility-maximization%3A-music ESG Strategies: Passive and Active Management Do the laws of passive and active strategies also affect sustainability investing? /projects-1/esg-strategies%3A-passive-and-active-management Web scrapping Box Office Sales A python code used to web scrape data from Box Office Mojo's Website. /projects-1/web-scrapping-box-office-sales Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Draft 1 A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-draft-1 Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 2 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX /projects-1/sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-2 Smartphone App for University Students An all-purpose app for Ashesi students. Project from 2017 /projects-1/smartphone-app-for-university-students Proving the Butterfly Effect Within the context of metreology and physics, we can explore the butterfly effect /projects-1/proving-the-butterfly-effect Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - Historic Trend Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---historic-trend Cocoa Production: West Africa - 2022 Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-west-africa---2022 Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - 2022 Summary of Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ivory Coast in 2022. /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---2022 Commentary: Washington’s Decision to “Normalize” Relations with Cuba..." An economic commentary on the article "Washington’s Decision to “Normalize” Relations with Cuba: Impede China’s Growing Influence in Latin America" /projects-1/commentary%3A-washington%E2%80%99s-decision-to-%E2%80%9Cnormalize%E2%80%9D-relations-with-cuba...%22 Commentary: Brexit could lead to recession, says Bank of England An economic commentary on the article "Brexit could lead to recession, says Bank of England" /projects-1/commentary%3A-brexit-could-lead-to-recession%2C-says-bank-of-england Commentary: Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling An economic commentary on the Article, "Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling" /projects-1/commentary%3A-ghana-fixes-new-cocoa-price-to-control-smuggling Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 1 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX http://sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-1 The Solow Model and Human Capital in Developing Economies How can human capital enrichment lead to long-run economic growth? /projects-1/the-solow-model-and-human-capital-in-developing-economies Scrapping Data using Python A Python application designed to generate a histogram depicting the frequency of articles published on Google News in 2022 concerning '@celebjets'. /projects-1/scrapping-data-using-python Dynamic View of Ghana's Unemployment Investigating the trend and segmentation of employment in Ghana /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-unemployment Google News Scrapper Scrape Google News articles for a particulair keyword and date range /projects-1/google-news-scrapper Dynamic view of Ghana's Insurance Industry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-insurance-industry Snapshot Macroeconomic Summary of ECOWAS States: 2022 As at the end of 2022, this is was the macroeconomic status of each ECOWAS state http://snapshot-macroeconomic-summary-of-ecowas Dynamic Forestry and Agricultural Summary of ECOWAS states Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-forestry-and-agricultural-summary-of-ecowas-states Financial Performance of Ghana's political regimes from 1960 - 2000 Analysis of Economic Growth in Ghana, 1960 – 2000 – ARYEETEY & FOSU /projects-1/financial-performance-of-ghana's-political-regimes-from-1960---2000 Dynamic view of Ghana's Forestry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-forestry Project Name Short Project Description URL Photography Tool: Black & White Conversion A basic photo editor to convert PNG pictures from color to Black and White /projects-1/photography-tool%3A-black-%26-white-conversion How much time do I have left? - Version 2 Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time"; Version 2 Prisoner's Dilemma: Player 2 Allowing users to participate in Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/prisoner's-dilemma%3A-player-2 Initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading A simplified VaR-based approach to calculate the initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading /projects-1/initial-margin-requirement-for-derivative-trading Expected Loss Calculator A simple tool to calculate the Expected Loss for a credit portfolio. /projects-1/expected-loss-calculator Value at Risk (VaR) for a portfolio Simple Tool using a historical simulation to find VaR Game Theory: Prisoner's Dilemma Strategies Tools Recreating and Simulating Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/game-theory%3A-prisoner's-dilemma-strategies-tools How Much Time Do I have left? Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time" /projects-1/how-much-time-do-i-have-left%3F frankenstein.io - Draft 1 Restructuring & Simplifying "Frankenstein codes" /projects-1/frankenstein.io---draft-1 Data Visualization of the Dynamic Efficiency of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana A comprehensive tool for understanding the Real-time Efficiency of Oil and Gas production in Ghana /projects-1/data-visualization-of-the-dynamic-efficiency-of-oil-and-gas-production-in-ghana Hedonic Valuation Model: Real Estate in Zurich With significant portions of banks portfolios consisting of mortgage loans, it is paramount to develop a strong model for valuating real estate. /projects-1/hedonic-valuation-model%3A-real-estate-in-zurich Manipulating File Paths: Backward to Foward Slashes A program made to convert backward slashes in file path names to foward slashes. Targeted for Windows users when copying paths to R or Pthon. /projects-1/manipulating-file-paths%3A-backward-to-foward-slashes Beta of Fan Milk Ltd (FML): Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Finding the Beta of FML on the GSE using Python (Jupyter Notebook) /projects-1/beta-of-fan-milk-ltd-(fml)%3A-ghana-stock-exchange-(gse) Fixed Deposits Offers in Ghana A simple directory that shows Fixed Deposit offers in Ghana /projects-1/fixed-deposits-offers-in-ghana Plain Vanilla Bond Price Calculator A web application that takes the arguments of FV, Coupon Rate, YTM and Periods to price a Plain Vanilla Bond /projects-1/plain-vanilla-bond-price-calculator Convering Excel to CSV: Web Application A basic Web application written in HTML and Javascript to convert excel files to CSV. /projects-1/convering-excel-to-csv%3A-web-application Ghana Stock Exchange: Real-Time Prices Web App V1 A basic web-application to find real time summaries of stocks on Ghana's Stock Exchange (GSE) /projects-1/ghana-stock-exchange%3A-real-time-prices-web-app-v1 Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions Web-Scrapper V1: Web Application Web Application for web-scrapping news articles /projects-1/web-scrapper-v1%3A-web-application Alternative Data Regressor: V1 A Python Program to attain a linear regression of some alternative data against financial asset prices . A CSV file is the input. The output is the regression results. /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor%3A-v1 Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Flow Chart A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices - the flow chart /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-flow-chart Web scrapping Box Office Sales A python code used to web scrape data from Box Office Mojo's Website. /projects-1/web-scrapping-box-office-sales Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 2 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX /projects-1/sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-2 Proving the Butterfly Effect Within the context of metreology and physics, we can explore the butterfly effect /projects-1/proving-the-butterfly-effect Google News Scrapper Scrape Google News articles for a particulair keyword and date range /projects-1/google-news-scrapper Project Name Short Project Description URL Implementing design thinking for efficiency in Ghana's public sector This research paper introduces a remedy for Ghana's weak public sector by exploring the implementation of Design Thinking into the sector's practices. /projects-1/implementing-design-thinking-for-efficiency-in-ghana's-public-sector Data Visualization of the Dynamic Efficiency of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana A comprehensive tool for understanding the Real-time Efficiency of Oil and Gas production in Ghana /projects-1/data-visualization-of-the-dynamic-efficiency-of-oil-and-gas-production-in-ghana Beta of Fan Milk Ltd (FML): Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Finding the Beta of FML on the GSE using Python (Jupyter Notebook) /projects-1/beta-of-fan-milk-ltd-(fml)%3A-ghana-stock-exchange-(gse) Fixed Deposits Offers in Ghana A simple directory that shows Fixed Deposit offers in Ghana /projects-1/fixed-deposits-offers-in-ghana Ghana Stock Exchange: Real-Time Prices Web App V1 A basic web-application to find real time summaries of stocks on Ghana's Stock Exchange (GSE) /projects-1/ghana-stock-exchange%3A-real-time-prices-web-app-v1 Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Project from 2018 /projects-1/is-ignorance-truly-bliss%3F- Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Smartphone App for University Students An all-purpose app for Ashesi students. Project from 2017 /projects-1/smartphone-app-for-university-students Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - Historic Trend Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---historic-trend Cocoa Production: West Africa - 2022 Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-west-africa---2022 Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - 2022 Summary of Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ivory Coast in 2022. /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---2022 Commentary: Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling An economic commentary on the Article, "Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling" /projects-1/commentary%3A-ghana-fixes-new-cocoa-price-to-control-smuggling The Solow Model and Human Capital in Developing Economies How can human capital enrichment lead to long-run economic growth? /projects-1/the-solow-model-and-human-capital-in-developing-economies Dynamic View of Ghana's Unemployment Investigating the trend and segmentation of employment in Ghana /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-unemployment Dynamic view of Ghana's Insurance Industry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-insurance-industry Snapshot Macroeconomic Summary of ECOWAS States: 2022 As at the end of 2022, this is was the macroeconomic status of each ECOWAS state http://snapshot-macroeconomic-summary-of-ecowas Dynamic Forestry and Agricultural Summary of ECOWAS states Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-forestry-and-agricultural-summary-of-ecowas-states Financial Performance of Ghana's political regimes from 1960 - 2000 Analysis of Economic Growth in Ghana, 1960 – 2000 – ARYEETEY & FOSU /projects-1/financial-performance-of-ghana's-political-regimes-from-1960---2000 Dynamic view of Ghana's Forestry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-forestry Project Name Short Project Description URL Initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading A simplified VaR-based approach to calculate the initial margin requirement for Derivative Trading /projects-1/initial-margin-requirement-for-derivative-trading Expected Loss Calculator A simple tool to calculate the Expected Loss for a credit portfolio. /projects-1/expected-loss-calculator Value at Risk (VaR) for a portfolio Simple Tool using a historical simulation to find VaR Data Visualization of the Dynamic Efficiency of Oil and Gas Production in Ghana A comprehensive tool for understanding the Real-time Efficiency of Oil and Gas production in Ghana /projects-1/data-visualization-of-the-dynamic-efficiency-of-oil-and-gas-production-in-ghana Fixed Deposits Offers in Ghana A simple directory that shows Fixed Deposit offers in Ghana /projects-1/fixed-deposits-offers-in-ghana Do Sustainable Funds in Switzerland outperform the Market? What is the performance of "sustainable" funds in relation to the market? Let's explore the case of the SIX Swiss Exchange /projects-1/do-sustainable-funds-in-switzerland-outperform-the-market%3F Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions ESG Strategies: Passive and Active Management Do the laws of passive and active strategies also affect sustainability investing? /projects-1/esg-strategies%3A-passive-and-active-management Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 2 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX /projects-1/sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-2 Smartphone App for University Students An all-purpose app for Ashesi students. Project from 2017 /projects-1/smartphone-app-for-university-students Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - Historic Trend Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---historic-trend Cocoa Production: West Africa - 2022 Work in progress /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-west-africa---2022 Cocoa Production: Ghana and Ivory Coast - 2022 Summary of Cocoa Production in Ghana and Ivory Coast in 2022. /projects-1/cocoa-production%3A-ghana-and-ivory-coast---2022 Commentary: Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling An economic commentary on the Article, "Ghana fixes new cocoa price to control smuggling" /projects-1/commentary%3A-ghana-fixes-new-cocoa-price-to-control-smuggling Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 1 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX http://sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-1 Dynamic Forestry and Agricultural Summary of ECOWAS states Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-forestry-and-agricultural-summary-of-ecowas-states Dynamic view of Ghana's Forestry Work in progress /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-ghana's-forestry Project Name Short Project Description URL Hedonic Valuation Model: Real Estate in Zurich With significant portions of banks portfolios consisting of mortgage loans, it is paramount to develop a strong model for valuating real estate. /projects-1/hedonic-valuation-model%3A-real-estate-in-zurich Electricity Consumption as a proxy of production: Draft 1 Using publicly available data on Swiss Power Consumption, this exploration seeks to identify an association with power consumption and select firms output /projects-1/electricity-consumption-as-a-proxy-of-production%3A-draft-1 Do Sustainable Funds in Switzerland outperform the Market? What is the performance of "sustainable" funds in relation to the market? Let's explore the case of the SIX Swiss Exchange /projects-1/do-sustainable-funds-in-switzerland-outperform-the-market%3F Dynamic View of Trading Hours: SIX Swiss Exchange V1 Dynamic View of the opening and closing hours of the SIX Swiss Stock exchange for 2024. Additionally, current summary of the market's activity is stated. /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-trading-hours%3A-six-swiss-exchange-v1 Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 3 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX https://www.akweidata.com/sixsustainabilitydimensions Web scrapping Box Office Sales A python code used to web scrape data from Box Office Mojo's Website. /projects-1/web-scrapping-box-office-sales Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 2 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX /projects-1/sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-2 Commentary: Washington’s Decision to “Normalize” Relations with Cuba..." An economic commentary on the article "Washington’s Decision to “Normalize” Relations with Cuba: Impede China’s Growing Influence in Latin America" /projects-1/commentary%3A-washington%E2%80%99s-decision-to-%E2%80%9Cnormalize%E2%80%9D-relations-with-cuba...%22 Commentary: Brexit could lead to recession, says Bank of England An economic commentary on the article "Brexit could lead to recession, says Bank of England" /projects-1/commentary%3A-brexit-could-lead-to-recession%2C-says-bank-of-england Sustainability Dimensions of Stocks on the SIX:Render 1 Quantitatively assessing Brundtland's Dimensions (1987). The case of the SIX http://sustainability-dimensions-of-stocks-on-the-six%3Arender-1 Project Name Short Project Description URL How much time do I have left? - Version 2 Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time"; Version 2 Prisoner's Dilemma: Player 2 Allowing users to participate in Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/prisoner's-dilemma%3A-player-2 Game Theory: Prisoner's Dilemma Strategies Tools Recreating and Simulating Robert Axelrod's 1980 Computer Tournament. /projects-1/game-theory%3A-prisoner's-dilemma-strategies-tools How Much Time Do I have left? Visualizing and Quantifying our most valuable asset: "Time" /projects-1/how-much-time-do-i-have-left%3F Hollywood Boulevard to Wall Street: Futurism in Movies and Tech-Stock Prices This study investigates the relationship between the box office sales of futurism-themed movies and the performance of the tech stock index. /projects-1/hollywood-boulevard-to-wall-street%3A-futurism-in-movies-and-tech-stock-prices Electricity Consumption as a proxy of production: Draft 1 Using publicly available data on Swiss Power Consumption, this exploration seeks to identify an association with power consumption and select firms output /projects-1/electricity-consumption-as-a-proxy-of-production%3A-draft-1 Dynamic View of Trading Hours: SIX Swiss Exchange V1 Dynamic View of the opening and closing hours of the SIX Swiss Stock exchange for 2024. Additionally, current summary of the market's activity is stated. /projects-1/dynamic-view-of-trading-hours%3A-six-swiss-exchange-v1 Web-Scrapper V1: Web Application Web Application for web-scrapping news articles /projects-1/web-scrapper-v1%3A-web-application Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Project from 2018 /projects-1/is-ignorance-truly-bliss%3F- Alternative Data Regressor: V1 A Python Program to attain a linear regression of some alternative data against financial asset prices . A CSV file is the input. The output is the regression results. /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor%3A-v1 Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Flow Chart A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices - the flow chart /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-flow-chart Paradox of Choice and Utility Maximization: Music Traditional Asset Pricing models are conceptually based on utility maximization. However, what about the role of the quantity of choices in utility maximization? /projects-1/paradox-of-choice-and-utility-maximization%3A-music Web scrapping Box Office Sales A python code used to web scrape data from Box Office Mojo's Website. /projects-1/web-scrapping-box-office-sales Alternative Data Regressor Framework: Draft 1 A framework for linear regression of alternative data against financial asset prices /projects-1/alternative-data-regressor-framework%3A-draft-1 Scrapping Oil related articles Run on python via GoogleCollab /projects-1/scrapping-oil-related-articles Proving the Butterfly Effect Within the context of metreology and physics, we can explore the butterfly effect /projects-1/proving-the-butterfly-effect Scrapping Data using Python A Python application designed to generate a histogram depicting the frequency of articles published on Google News in 2022 concerning '@celebjets'. /projects-1/scrapping-data-using-python Google News Scrapper Scrape Google News articles for a particulair keyword and date range /projects-1/google-news-scrapper

< Back Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Project from 2018 I am an avid lover of George Orwell’s book 1984. Within the book, a major concept that plays on is that ignorance is bliss. Hence, people living in poverty (the proles) with limited availability to information on the economy somehow live happily. So, I started to ponder upon how such a concept plays within my continent. Is ignorance truly bliss? With poverty in Africa being so high, is the absence of information about the economy to the general members of the society the cause of social stability in spite of economic turmoil (Asogwa, Eze, & Ezema, 2017)? When the economy is in shambles and the political sphere is in disarray are we still under the misconception that all is well? Does happiness exist in poverty?(Graham, 2011) Research Topic: Is ignorance truly bliss? Investigating the link between the lack of general information and the conception of the economy in Ghana. Is the conception of the present economic condition in a country by members of the public associated with how often they use the internet as a source of news? Data & methods This sample is taking from the Afro – barometer. It depicts 2400 respondents from Ghana answering questions pertaining to their perception of the economy and their use of the internet as a source of news. In relation to the research topic, investigating the use of the internet as a source of news is what is being presented as “general information.” Other sources such as the radio (Fombad, Madeleine, & Jiyane, 2016) or newspapers (Omolewa, 2008) are not suitable sources of information for this project. However, the nature of the internet makes it the best source of estimating ones general knowledge (Stilwell, 2018) The observations from this sample were achieved via surveys. Thus, using the two categorical variables of “Conception of the economy” and “frequency of the use of the internet as a source of news.” According to the Chi – squared test, there is an association between these two variables Results: Univariate Analysis From the graph above, we come to find that 85% of Ghanaians have a negative conception of the economy whereas for positive conception it is only 15%. As depicted above, we come to find that within the rural setting there is a greater positive conception of the economy as compared to the urban setting. Results: Bivariate Analysis Key Findings From the univariate analysis key proportions are brought to light. From the sample, most Ghanaians have a negative conception of the economy. The Urban rural relationship simply sheds light to the relative differences –this graph is a bonus feature. However, we come to find that per or Bivariate Analysis there is an association between “Perception of the economy” and “Use of the internet as a source of Information” It must be said, the association is not extremely strong – although there is still an association Moreover, as the use of the internet increases, the more likely one perceives the Ghanaian economy in a positive manner As the use of the internet decreases, the more likely one perceives the Ghanaian economy in a negative manner Conclusion The overarching question from my research question being Is ignorance bliss appears to be less likely the case in Ghana –using the internet as a source of awareness. I have come to find out that from my sample, the lower one’s usage of the internet as a source of news, the more likely they are to rate the economy negatively. Thus, ignorance is not bliss, but awareness is rather. Why is this the case, contrary to other research works and the 1984 book? Two huge lurking variables are the availability of information and technology in low income households as well as and ones competency with the internet due to their education level (Ajakaiye, Olu, & Kimenyi, 2011). Hence, with a low income and inability to use the internet most likely due to a low education level, such a person is more likely to be living in undesirable conditions, thus, they have a negative conception of the economy. However, this claim arising from the lurking variables can be refuted with the simple logic that this paradox of “Poverty and happiness/bliss” has been proven (Graham, 2011) So why are the findings as such? Why is it so that the higher one’s usage of the internet as a source of news, the more likely they are to have a positive conception of the Ghanaian economy? This is so because the Ghanaian economy is relatively perfoming well. Though there is much poverty and low infrastructure capacity, there is still a significant amount of development. With a strong economic growth and increasing standards of living, the state o the Ghanaian economy is not as bad as many would claim – especially in relation to other low income countries. Hence, the higher one’s use of the internet, the more likely they are to know about the economy, especially in relation to other low income countries. They come to understand that all is not as bad as it seems, hence, tend to have a higher perception of the Ghanaian economy. Thus, the answer to the overarching question Is ignorance bliss? Yes – but only if things are going bad. In the case of Ghana’s economy, things are actually going well, hence, ignorance is not bliss in this case. So, fellow Ghanaians, put the pitchforks down, for no revolts are required here. The Ghanaian economy is doing well and those with access to the best source of information – the internet –are most likely to know this, hence are more likely to have a more positive conception of the economy. This research has introduced another aspect to the age old question of, Is ignorance bliss? By depicting that such is most likely to be the case if and only if the surroundings are in a tumultuous state. References Ajakaiye, Olu, and Mwangi S. Kimenyi. “Higher Education and Economic Development in Africa: Introduction and Overview.” Journal of African Economies 20, no. suppl_3 (August 1, 2011): iii3–13. https://doi.org/10.1093/jae/ejr027 . Asogwa, Brendan Eze, and Ifeanyi Jonas Ezema. “Freedom of Access to Government Information in Africa: Trends, Status and Challenges.” Records Management Journal 27, no. 3 (August 18, 2017): 318–38. https://doi.org/10.1108/RMJ-08-2015-0029 . Fombad, Madeleine C., and Glenrose Veli Jiyane. “The Role of Community Radios in Information Dissemination to Rural Women in South Africa.” Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, September 22, 2016, 0961000616668960. https://doi.org/10.1177/0961000616668960 . Graham, Carol. “Adaptation amidst Prosperity and Adversity: Insights from Happiness Studies from around the World.” The World Bank Research Observer 26, no. 1 (February 1, 2011): 105–37. https://doi.org/10.1093/wbro/lkq004 . OMOLEWA, MICHAEL. “ADULT LITERACY IN AFRICA: THE PUSH AND PULL FACTORS.” International Review of Education / Internationale Zeitschrift Für Erziehungswissenschaft / Revue Internationale de l’Education 54, no. 5/6 (2008): 697–711. Stilwell, Christine. “Information as Currency, Democracy, and Public Libraries.” Library Management 39, no. 5 (April 18, 2018): 295–306. https://doi.org/10.1108/LM-08-2017-0078 . Previous Next

< Back Implementing design thinking for efficiency in Ghana's public sector This research paper introduces a remedy for Ghana's weak public sector by exploring the implementation of Design Thinking into the sector's practices. The study employs a sequential mixed-method approach. Using Key Performance Indicators, the quantitative approach assessed the efficiency of Ghana's Public sector. Secondly, using the qualitative method of document analysis, insights on the use of design thinking in several public sectors were brought to light. Results revealed that it is best to employ design thinking in Ghana's public sector for the sake of improving the service delivery of public services. Due to the weakness of Ghana's public sector, core societal needs such as sanitation and health care access are inadequately met. As such, said areas are likely to be the best beneficiaries of the design approach in Ghana's public sector. Results also pointed out that if design thinking is to be implemented in Ghana's public sector, government projects should be rolled out by local governments as opposed to the federal level and that significant expertise would need to come via private sector collaborations. Undergrad Thesis .pdf Download PDF • 1.01MB Previous Next

< Back Alternative Data Regressor: V1 A Python Program to attain a linear regression of some alternative data against financial asset prices . A CSV file is the input. The output is the regression results. The provided Python program is designed to process time series data from a CSV file and execute a series of analytical steps based on a predefined decision tree. Key functionalities include: Reading a CSV File : The user inputs the path to a CSV file, which the program reads into a DataFrame. Stationarity Testing : It tests the time series data for stationarity using the Augmented Dickey-Fuller test. Adjusting for Non-Stationarity : If the data is non-stationary, it applies a log transformation to stabilize the time series. Re-testing for Stationarity : After transformation, it retests the data for stationarity. Significance Testing : Conducts an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) regression to test the significance of the relationship between the time series and a dependent variable. Model Development and Evaluation : If a significant relationship is found, the program proceeds to develop a baseline regression model, which is then refined and evaluated based on its R-squared value. Output : The program outputs the results of the stationarity tests, significance tests, and the R-squared value of the regression model. import pandas as pd import numpy as np from statsmodels.tsa.stattools import adfuller from statsmodels.regression.linear_model import OLS import statsmodels.api as sm from scipy import stats import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from sklearn.model_selection import train_test_split from sklearn.metrics import r2_score def test_stationarity(timeseries): # Perform Dickey-Fuller test: dftest = adfuller(timeseries, autolag='AIC') return dftest[1] # p-value def adjust_non_stationarity(data): # Adjusting for non-stationarity (example: log transformation) return np.log(data) def significance_testing(X, y): # Perform significance testing (example: OLS regression) X = sm.add_constant(X) # adding a constant model = OLS(y, X).fit() return model.pvalues def main(): # Load data file_path = input("Enter the path to your CSV file: ") df = pd.read_csv(file_path) # Assuming the time series column is named 'timeseries' timeseries = df['timeseries'] # Step 1: Test for Stationarity if test_stationarity(timeseries) > 0.05: # Step 2: Adjust Data for Non-Stationarity timeseries = adjust_non_stationarity(timeseries) # Step 3: Re-test for Stationarity if test_stationarity(timeseries) > 0.05: print("Data is still non-stationary after transformation. Ending process.") return else: print("Data is stationary after transformation. Proceeding with analysis.") else: print("Data is stationary. Proceeding with analysis.") # Step 4: Significance Testing # Assuming another column 'dependent_var' as the dependent variable pvalues = significance_testing(df[['timeseries']], df['dependent_var']) if any(pval < 0.05 for pval in pvalues[1:]): # Ignoring the constant's p-value print("Significant correlation found. Proceeding to model development.") else: print("No significant correlation found. Ending process.") return # Steps 5, 6, 7: Develop, Refine, and Evaluate Regression Model # This is a simplified example using OLS regression X_train, X_test, y_train, y_test = train_test_split(df[['timeseries']], df['dependent_var'], test_size=0.2, random_state=0) model = OLS(y_train, sm.add_constant(X_train)).fit() predictions = model.predict(sm.add_constant(X_test)) print("Model R-squared:", r2_score(y_test, predictions)) # Step 8: Interpret the Regression Line # This step is more analytical and depends on the specific model and data # Step 9: Comparative Analysis if __name__ == "__main__": main() Previous Next