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Made in China, sold in Norway : local labor market effects of an import shock
(Discussion paper;25/2014, Working paper, 2014-06)We analyze whether regional labor markets are affected by exposure to import competition from China. We find negative employment effects for low-skilled workers, and observe that low-skilled workers tend to be pushed ... -
The Magic Formula : An empirical study of Joel Greenblatt's magic formula, backtested on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2022)This study analyzes the performance of Joel Greenblatt's magic formula on the Oslo Stock Exchange from May 2003 to May 2022. The investment strategy involves ranking stocks based on their earnings yield and return on ... -
Magic formula combined with long/short portfolio optimization
(Master thesis, 2016)The Magic Formula is a two factor value investing model, specialized in finding underpriced low risk investment opportunities. This study extends available data until 2015 on the ability for the Magic Formula to rank ... -
Main determinants of corporate debt structure and investigation of 'fallen angels' : evidence from the Nordic countries
(Master thesis, 2012)The objective to this thesis is to examine which measurable firm variables that are the main determinants of corporate debt structure amongst Nordic rated companies, and if "fallen angel" companies experience an alteration ... -
Main factors behind the substantial increase of FDI in Bulgaria : 2003-2007
(Master thesis, 2009)Since 2003 FDI inflows to Bulgaria have been growing steadily. This paper addresses the question which the main factors determining this significant increase are. The analysis is based on a large amount of macroeconomic ... -
Main vs. junior IPO Markets : an empirical study of firm-specific characteristics that affect companies’ choice of IPO market in Sweden
(Master thesis, 2019)This study examines the initial listing decision of firms that are qualified to list on Nasdaq Stockholm main market but choose to list on Nasdaq First North junior market instead. While many of previous studies have ... -
Major Layoffs’ impact on venture capital activity : a study on how Ericsson and Nokia’s layoffs affected the Nordic venture capital activity
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper investigates the relationship between company-related shocks and the Nordic private equity and venture capital industry. We investigate the consequences from Ericsson and Nokia’s major layoffs in 2002 and 2012 ... -
Making Bank: Why High Bank Leverage is Optimal - for the Bank's Shareholders
(Discussion paper;33/15, Working paper, 2015-11-27)We create a structural credit model to calculate the optimal capital structure for a bank that provides asset backed loans, such as corporate loans and mortgages. The bank's assets are loans, which means that the bank's ... -
Making money selling “maybe” - the pricing of predictions : a literature review of pricing models of goods and services
(Master thesis, 2019)Advances in technology is a game changer for business. Today we can predict faster, cheaper and better than ever before (McKinsey, 2018), which enables humans to work smarter and faster. The technological development ... -
The Making of Social Democracy: The Economic and Electoral Consequences of Norway’s 1936 Folk School Reform
(SAM DP;14/2021, Working paper, 2021-08)Upon assuming power for the first time in 1935, the Norwegian Labour Party delivered on its promise for a major schooling reform. The reform raised minimum instruction time in less developed rural areas and boosted the ... -
Making prospect theory fit for finance
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2005-09)This paper gives a survey over a common aspect of prospect theory that occurred to be of importance in a series of recent papers developed by Enrico De Giorgi, Thorsten Hens, Janos Mayer, Haim Levy, Thierry Post, Marc ... -
Making sense of and reacting to organizational change : a descriptive study of how change recipients make sense of and react to an organizational change initiative
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this study was to gain insight in how employees in an international energy company made sense of and reacted to an organizational change initiative. Furthermore how such responses to change might affect ... -
Making Sense of Human Rights in Business: A Qualitative Case Study on the Practical and Paradoxical Challenges of Implementing Human Rights Due Diligence following the Norwegian Transparency Act
(Master thesis, 2023)Corporations are increasingly assuming a pivotal role in the global governance of human rights. This responsibility is underscored by Norway’s recently implemented Transparency Act (TA), which mandates Human Rights Due ... -
Making sense of market delineation with the aggregate diversion ratio
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-08)The US Merger Guidelines leave it an open question if the SSNIP test requires an increase in one, some or all prices in the candidate market. We argue that the characteristics of the candidate market in question should be ... -
Making the transition from a multi-domestic to a glocal strategy : The Initial Phase of Rieber & Søn’s Purchasing Transformation Project
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-06)The immediate purpose of this paper is to assess the progress Rieber & Søn had made with the initial phase of a project aimed at significantly integrating its international purchasing operations. This purchasing project ... -
Makroøkonomisk vekst i slutten av året som indikator for fremtidig aksjeavkastning : en empirisk studie av fjerde kvartals makroøkonomiske vekst som indikator for påfølgende års meravkastning i det norske aksjemarkedet
(Master thesis, 2017)Vi undersøker om realveksten i fjerde kvartal i en rekke klassiske konjunkturindikatorer har predikerende kraft på meravkastningen i OSEAX-indeksen det påfølgende året. Basert på Møller & Rangvid (2015) er hypotesen at ... -
Makroøkonomiske faktorer og det norske aksjemarkedet
(Master thesis, 2006)Denne masterutredningen tar for seg ulike makrofaktorers innvirkning på avkastningen til hovedindeksen på Oslo Børs. Analysene bygger på tidsseriedata fra perioden januar 1996 til desember 2005 som er hentet fra velkjente ... -
Malaysia : the lucky man of Asia?
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-12)Malaysia has been labelled the Lucky Man of Asia due to its wealth of natural resources, such as tin, rubber, palm oil, pepper, tropical timber, petroleum and a very fertile soil. There is no doubt that this richness has ... -
Male and female entrepreneurs’ employment growth ambitions: the contingent role of regulatory efficiency
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Entrepreneurs start and grow their ventures in a widely varying set of institutional contexts. One differentiator is a country’s regulatory efficiency which encompasses the freedom to start and to run a business without ... -
Malmquist Productivity Analysis based on StoNED
(Discussion paper;25/15, Working paper, 2015-09-24)We construct a Malmquist productivity index based on stochastic non-parametric envelopment of data (StoNED) method, and we study how the distributional assumptions in the second StoNED stage affect productivity change ...