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Can European unicorns defend the high valuations? : a challenge of the post-money valuation approach
(Master thesis, 2018)We apply a DCF-based R-model on a sample of 12 European unicorns to show that postmoney valuations overstate the fair value of VC-backed companies. At best, the initial result suggests that the majority of the sample is ... -
Can exclusive territories limit strategic location downstream?
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-04)Research on spatial price discrimination demonstrates that strategic (off center) location choices by downstream firms can increase downstream profit and reduce both the profit of an upstream monopoly and social welfare. ... -
Can experimental translation studies offer something to practising translators?
(Journal article, 2008)This paper looks at the potential implications of experimental translation research to practising translators. The paper begins by a short introduction of the methods used in data elicitation. Some of the findings ... -
Can Female Doctors Cure the Gender STEMM Gap? Evidence from Randomly Assigned General Practitioners
(DP SAM;18/2019, Working paper, 2019-10)We use random assignment of general practitioners (GPs) to provide the first evidence on the effects of female role models in childhood on the long-run educational outcomes of girls. We find that girls who are exposed to ... -
Can land reform be an effective approach to alleviate poverty and inequality in Nepal?
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-09)Land is the main source of income and consumption for the Nepalese people. This study analyses the economic relationship between access to land and poverty in Nepal by establishing the link between land and consumption as ... -
Can LAW be justified to prevent financial instability? A cost-benefit analysis of leaning against the wind (LAW) in Norway : Evidence from a Bayesian VAR model
(Master thesis, 2022)Since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, there has been an ongoing debate about how central banks can prevent future financial crises by mitigating the build-up of financial imbalances. We analyse the effect of incorporating ... -
Can leading indicators be used to predict the demand for sea borne dry bulk activity in the Far East
(Master thesis, 2006)Sea borne dry cargo freight demand has in resent years caused high volatility in earnings for dry bulk shipping companies. Much of this derives from the development in the Far East. In this paper we test if some specific ... -
Can lonely riders become three musketeers? : creating effective joint operations among farmers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Individuals as well as organizations often need to work together to achieve economies of scale and scope. However, collaboration can be a challenge, and one example in which the potential benefit of cooperation has been ... -
Can Norwegian multi asset-class funds time the market?: an empirical study
(Master thesis, 2015)In this master thesis, we examine if Norwegian multi asset-class mutual funds (kombinasjonsfond) have the ability to time the market. Market timing skill is the ability to make successful bets on the future returns of ... -
Can perceptual measures of customers profitability replace more objective ones?
(Working Paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2001-05)Business performance is closely related to decisions. When making decisions, managers need reliable information concerning the decision situation, e.g. the profitability of orders, the profitability of customers, credit ... -
Can price reversals on Oslo Stock Exchange be exploited?
(Master thesis, 2013)We investigate if price reversals on the Oslo Stock Exchange can be exploited using a twofold method. Our method includes stock selection based on variance ratios and simulation of portfolio performance using a contrarian ... -
Can vessel values in dry bulk be predicted? A study on the relationship between government bond yields and vessel valuations
(Master thesis, 2023)Seaborne freight of dry bulk commodities is an important gauge on the global economy. How dry bulk shipping markets move is dependent on demand and hence economic growth, further import and export volumes and commodity ... -
Can we unveil the secrecy of tax havens?
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Can you hedge dry bulk stock prices using forward freight agreements? : a study of risk management in the dry bulk shipping stock market
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates if forward freight agreements (FFA) can be used to hedge stock price risk in the dry bulk shipping sector. We establish a cointegrated relationship between FFAs and dry bulk stock prices based ... -
Can you hedge ship price risk using freight derivatives? : a study of the dry bulk market
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates the possibility of reducing ship price risk in the dry bulk sector using freight derivatives. We establish a theoretical linkage between ship prices and FFA prices and empirically test this ... -
Cancel the deal? An experimental study on the exploitation of irrational consumers
(SAM DP;06/2023, Working paper, 2023-04-06)Consumers can sometimes be exploited because they make mistakes in their valuation of products. We present the results from a large-scale experimental study that examines whether third-party spectators from the general ... -
Capacity adjustment and drivers of investment in a fishery with tradable output quotas
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-03)In this study, I analyse what drives investment and capital development, and hence the development of fishing capacity in a well-managed fishery. An empirical analysis of drivers of firm-level investment in the Norwegian ... -
Capacity and compliance in quota regulated industries
(Working paper, Working paper, 2010-10)Production quotas can restore efficiency in industries characterized by production externalities, such as resource industries and industries with environmental regulations. However, with imperfect quota enforcement, firms ... -
Capacity witholding and strategic firm behavior : a agent based simulation aproach to the study of market power in a uniform price auction
(Master thesis, 2013)The relationship between market structure and market power is a focal point of debate in the study of liberalized electricity markets. The overall aim of this research is to assess the presence of market power and if ... -
Capital Regulations and the Management of Credit Commitments during Crisis Times
(Discussion paper;12/20, Working paper, 2020-10-15)Drawdowns on credit commitments by firms reduce a bank’s capital buffer. Exploiting Austrian credit register data and the 2008-09 financial crisis as exogenous shock to bank health, we provide novel evidence that ...