The working paper discusses some aspects of the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of Norwegian shipowning companies. Initially, some aspects of the legal environment and Norwegian shipping FDI are surveyed. This is followed ...

In the aftermath of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 many shipping companies had to find new sources of financing since traditional bank lending, historically shipping’s most important form of financing, had dried o ...

New monthly freight rate indices for 13 coal trade routes from Britain 1919-1939 are presented. The new indices form the basis of a review of the interwar freight markets and their relationship to the timing and severity ...

This thesis investigates explanatory factors on a microeconomic level that affect lead time movements in the short term. We utilize historical voyage orders from January 2015 to April 2021 to analyze the relationship ...

This thesis studies the short-term performance of Norwegian serial acquirers by investigating bidder announcement returns. For a long time, there has been no clear evidence of whether the net performance of serial acquirers ...

In the ongoing debate on dual-class equity, Sweden sets itself apart as a country where dual-class equity has been legal and prevalent for over a century. Dual-class equity has historically been associated with agency ...

This thesis studies the ability Morningstar ratings have to predict future performance, particularly if funds that are top rated tend to outperform the worst rated funds. Our study is focused on the U.S large-cap mutual ...

Empirical evidence suggests that people dislike ads in media products like TV programs. In such situations standard economic theory prescribes that the advertising volume can be optimally reduced by levying a tax on ads. ...

Denne utredningen tar for seg signaleffekten i markedet når norske børsnoterte selskaper annonserer opptak av banklån. Tidligere studier på amerikanske selskaper har påvist en slik signaleffekt, målt ved anormal avkastning ...