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The Impact of Forced Migration on In-Group and Out-Group Social Capital
(SAM DP;05/2022, Working paper, 2022-03)In this paper, we study how forced migration impacts the in-group and out-group social capital of Syrian refugees and the host population in Northern Lebanon by administering a novel survey experiment in which we manipulate ... -
The Impact of Government Actions on Share Prices during the COVID-19 Pandemic – A cross-industry comparison in eight European countries –
(Master thesis, 2021)The COVID-19 outbreak marked the beginning of an uncertain economic period, which impacted all share prices drastically. This uncertainty was reflected not only in stock markets but also in the reactions of governments. ... -
Impact of hull cleaning and crew performance on bunker consumption: Classification and optimization of underwater hull cleaning intervals under data uncertainty
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the impact of underwater hull cleaning and crew performance on bunker consumption using noon reports. Biofouling imposes increased resistance on oceangoing vessels over time, and hull cleanings ... -
The impact of immigration on unemployment and wages : a study of the Norwegian labor market
(Master thesis, 2008)According to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), there were 191 million people living outside their country of birth in 2005. Also, net immigration accounted for three quarters of population growth during 2000-2005 ... -
The impact of implementing a fleet allocation and scheduling decision support system: Development and application of a machine learning event impact analysis framework
(Master thesis, 2022)Maritime scheduling software is a fairly new and dynamically growing industry. While statistical methods for event impact analysis are well research, they have yet to be applied to this new area. This master thesis ... -
The impact of leadership development upon exchange and combination of knowledge
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-05)The paper studies how and to what extent leadership development enables exchange and combination of knowledge in organizations. This investigation is based on data from Yara International ASA. -
The Impact of Machine Learning and Aggregated Data on Corporate Insurance Modelling: An Empirical Study on the Prospective Gains of Machine Learning Techniques Using New Data Sources In the Insurance Industry
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the potential applicability of machine learning techniques m predictive modelling on corporate insurance customers. The focus is on predicting a binary classification of claim occurrences and a ... -
The impact of management development on the organizational performance of European firms
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-07)Although management development is generally regarded as a key element in a strategic approach to human resource management, there is still little empirical evidence that this it actually contributes significantly to ... -
The impact of MiFID II/R on market liquidity : a quantitative analysis of secondary corporate bond markets
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we investigate effects on market liquidity in the secondary corporate bond market in Norway, following MiFID II/R. To measure market liquidity, we use Roll’s approximation to bid-ask spreads, Amihud’s ... -
Impact of oil price on Norwegian oil companies’ stock price movement
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this master’s thesis is to find out how the oil price impacts Norwegian oil companies’ stock price and what kind of financial variables are relevant to investors, who are investing in Norwegian oil companies. ... -
The impact of pecuniary costs on commuting flows
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Impact of peer effect on ESG and pillar scores of firms
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper contributes to existing literature by demonstrating that the peer effect of ESG performance as well as pillar dimension-performance positively affect the ESG behaviour of firms. We show a positive and statistically ... -
Impact of primary insider ownership on firm performance : an empirical study of primary insider ownership on the Oslo stock exchange
(Master thesis, 2019)In this thesis, we study primary insider holdings' effect on firm performance. The objective is to shed light on the complex relationship between corporate governance mechanisms and firm performance, researching both the ... -
The impact of providing business training to microfinance clients: empirical evidence from Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2010)This master thesis studies the impact of providing business training to microfinance clients in Tanzania. Based on data collected six months after the programme ended, we cannot confirm positive treatment effects from ... -
The impact of research and development on economic growth
(Master thesis, 2009)There have been a lot of studies by various economists to identify the sources of economic growth and a lot of factors have been identified as leading sources; human capital accumulation, total factor productivity ... -
Impact of Sanctions on Russian and Chinese Stock Markets : An empirical analysis based on stock data
(Master thesis, 2022)An ongoing war in Ukraine turned out to be the biggest event of 2022. Allied nations decisively imposed series of sanctions that sent Russian economy into a turmoil. As shock and awe of the first weeks of invasions ... -
The Impact of Sell-Side Research in the Norwegian Stock Market : An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Between Sell-Side Reports, Stock Returns and Trading Volume on Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper examines the impact of sell-side research on stocks listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange by identifying the incremental changes to the stock returns and the trading volume for the OBX Index constituents, using a ... -
The impact of socially responsible investments on sinful firms: An empirical analysis of the UN Principles of Responsible Investment and sin stocks
(Master thesis, 2022)We study the effects of the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UN-PRI) on sinful firms, in which we examine whether monthly returns and the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) performance ... -
The impact of speculator's activity on crude oil futures prices : empirical evidence of crude oil market efficiency and causal realtionship between traders' positions and market returns
(Master thesis, 2009)Recently the speculators activity in crude oil futures markets has received a great deal of scrutiny – for instance, OPEC argued that speculators have been a critical factor to push up oil prices. The objective of this ...