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Detecting specialised neologisms in researchers’ blogs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The present paper explores whether researchers’ blogs may be useful as corpora to detect specialised neologisms in economic-administrative domains, such as Finance, Management or Macroeconomics. Three different blogs have ... -
Detection of UN arms embargo violators and their connections to tax havens : an empirical analysis of global arms companies in the time period 2005 to 2020
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we attempt to detect arms companies that have been involved in UN arms embargo violations and study their connections to tax havens. We hypothesize that the opaque structure of tax havens may provide a cover ... -
Detection, modelling and implications of non-normality in financial economics : normal inverse Gaussian modelling of Norwegian stock market returns and consumption growth
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis shows that the Norwegian stock market deviates significantly from what one might think of as a baseline model with identically and independently normally distributed returns. Firstly, the stock market return ... -
Determinantene av Bankenes Rentemargin i Norge : The Determinants of Bank Interest Margins in Norway
(Master thesis, 2016-09-01)Avhandlingen ser på hvilke faktorer som påvirker rentemarginen til bankene i den norske banksektoren. Rentemarginen er sentral ettersom den avgjør kostnadene til finanseringen fra banksektoren. Dersom rentemarginen blir ... -
Determinants and effects of corporate currency hedging
(Master thesis, 2010)The main purpose of this thesis is to examine whether firms’ engagement in hedging activities is rewarded in terms of higher firm value. In the process of answering this question we have also conducted two additional ... -
Determinants in the Lay-Up Decision: An empirical study on offshore support vessels
(Master thesis, 2017)When a downturn hits the cyclical offshore service industry, shipowners attempt to improve their cash flow and the market balance by laying up vessels. The purpose of this master thesis is to evaluate how micro- and ... -
Determinants of Capital Structure for Oil Tanker Shipping Companies : An Empirical Study
(Master thesis, 2023)Tanker shipping is the primary means of transporting crude oil, which is a necessary energy source for modem society. As a result, the oil tanker shipping industry has grown to be a vital link in the worldwide economy. ... -
Determinants of Capital Structure in Listed Norwegian Firms
(Master thesis, 2014)The main goal for most firms is to maximise firm value and the wealth of shareholders. In order to achieve this goal, firms should use an optimal combination of equity and debt that will result in a low weighted average ... -
Determinants of Capital Structure: A Cross-Country Analysis : An empirical analysis on determinants of capital structure in listed firms across the G7 countries
(Master thesis, 2023)This study aims to investigate how firms operating in different institutional, regulatory, economic and cultural settings determine their capital structure in the period 2012 to 2019. As previous research commonly limits ... -
Determinants of consumer evaluation of sustainability claims : The moderating effect of regulatory focus
(Master thesis, 2021)Green communication has become the hot topic of this decade. With environmental problems and sustainability issues increasing at an alarming rate, regulating authorities have started pressurizing companies all over the ... -
Determinants of Corporate Cash Holdings : An empirical analysis on the relationship between the key policy rate, firm characteristics & Swedish corporate cash holdings, 1994-2019
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the determinants of Swedish corporate cash holdings. We document a positive correlation between Swedish corporate cash holdings and the key policy rate for the period 1994-2019, in contrast to ... -
The determinants of credit default swap spread : an analysis of the CDS market during the financial crisis of 2007-2009
(Master thesis, 2010)In this paper the linear relationship between theoretical determinants of default risk and default swap spread is examined and adds to general literature using multivariate regression to explain the development of the CDS ... -
Determinants of director compensation: evidence from Norway : an empirical study of Norwegian companies from 2004 to 2016
(Master thesis, 2019)Building on a comprehensive data set containing financial data on Norwegian companies from 2004 to 2016 combined with a database on all individuals holding directorships in the same period, this thesis investigates the ... -
The determinants of economic growth in European regions
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-12)We use Bayesian Model Averaging (BMA) to evaluate the robustness of determinants of economic growth in a new dataset of 255 European regions in the 1995-2005 period. We use three different specifications based on (1) the ... -
Determinants of equity crowdfunding success in Norway : an empirical study of how different factors affect the success of equity crowdfunding in the Norwegian market
(Master thesis, 2021)Equity crowdfunding is a new form of Fintech which has the potential to disrupt traditional models of financing in Norway. The crowdfunding platforms use an all-or-nothing strategy, meaning if the fundraising objective ... -
The determinants of industry concentration : two new empirical regularities
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009)This paper reports two new empirical regularities relating to industry concentration. First, concentration levels closely correlate in related industries. Second, the correlation is moderated by the degree of relatedness ... -
Determinants of long-term economic growth redux: A Measurement Error Model Averaging (MEMA) approach.
(DP SAM: 19, Working paper, 2016-12)This paper estimates determinants of long-run growth rates of GDP per capita in a cross section of countries. We propose a novel Measurement Error Model Averaging (MEMA) approach that accounts for measurement error in ... -
Determinants of Nordic Private Equity: Exploring the Key Factors Shaping Investment Activity : A quantitative study of factors influencing private equity investments in the Nordic countries, examining venture capital, buyouts, and growth & turnaround capital.
(Master thesis, 2023)This study provides an extensive analysis of the Nordic private equity market and investment activity. The analysis commenced with a comparative analysis of Nordic countries with Anglo-Saxon markets and other developed ... -
Determinants of private equity capital in emerging markets : evidence from macroeconomic and development variables
(Master thesis, 2018)This paper examines the determinants of private equity capital fundraised and invested for a panel dataset consisting of 34 emerging market nations. My analysis considers the impact of 12 macroeconomic and development ... -
Determinants of Private Equity Exit Strategies: An Empirical Study of the Nordic Private Equity Market
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis seeks to uncover the determinants of private equity (PE) exit strategies in the Nordics by examining the three most common exit routes available to PE firms: secondary buyouts (SBOs), initial public offerings ...