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Explaining election outcomes using web search data : evidence from the U.S. presidential elections 2008 - 2016
(Master thesis, 2017)Can Google Trends data be used to proxy socially sensitive sentiments, and can such proxies explain election outcomes? This thesis analyzes the effects of different social sentiments, proxied by Google search data, on ... -
Explaining Individual Predictions on Financially Distressed Companies Using Shapley Values
(Master thesis, 2021)Prediction results from complex machine learning models can be challenging to interpret. Understanding these models is essential when trusting results in decision-making. In this master thesis, we will utilize Shapley ... -
Explaining non-compliance in the Norwegian coastal cod fishery : an application of the multinomial logit
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)Establishing motive is central to the analysis of criminal behaviour. This paper analyses the range of motives for non-compliant behaviour among coastal cod fishermen. A multinomial logit model is employed to analyse the ... -
Explaining off-farm labour supply : the importance of income
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-01)We have collected a panel of 4,723 farm holders as of 1994. In 1995 these farmers face the choice either to continue or to quit farming, for example by working full time in an another industry. Presumable, when individuals ... -
Explaining the gender wage gap : estimates from a dynamic model of job changes and hours changes
(Discussion paper;15/2012, Working paper, 2012-08)I address the causes of the gender wage gap with a new dynamic model of wage, hours, and job changes that permits me to decompose the gap into a portion due to gender differences in preferences for part-time work and in ... -
Explaining the gender wage gap: Estimates from a dynamic model of job changes and hours changes.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)I address the causes of the gender wage gap with a new dynamic model of wage, hours, and job changes that permits me to decompose the gap into a portion due to gender differences in preferences for hours of work and in ... -
Explaining vertical integration : transaction cost economics and competence considerations
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)This study develops a conceptual model that explains vertical integration as a synthesis of transaction costs economics and the competence perspective. Our empirical results show that asset specificity and closeness to ... -
Explaining women's presence on corporate boards: The institutionalization of progressive gender-related policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We draw on a phenomenological model of institutional theory to explore how sub-national policies shape corporate board gender diversity of publicly traded firms. Using a sample of S&P 1500 firms in 49 U.S. states from 2003 ... -
Explaining women's presence on corporate boards: The institutionalization of progressive gender-related policies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)We draw on a phenomenological model of institutional theory to explore how sub-national policies shape corporate board gender diversity of publicly traded firms. Using a sample of S&P 1500 firms in 49 U.S. states from ... -
Explanations for the low volatility anomaly : an empirical analysis of the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis, we examine the relation between idiosyncratic volatility and stock returns. Inspired by recent studies on the low volatility anomaly, we document the existence of and explain this phenomenon in the Norwegian ... -
Explicit and implicit incentives in fund management
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-01)Fund managers compete to attract new investors. Competition and fund management contracts provide implicit and explicit incentives for fund management. I study the combined effect of these two types of incentives on i) ... -
Explicit Solution Algorithms for Order and Price Postponement in Multi-periodic Channel Optimization
(Discussion paper;9/19, Working paper, 2019-09-09)Supply channels typically face uncertain and time-varying demand. Nonetheless, time-dependent channel optimization while addressing uncertain demand has received limited attention due to the high level of complexity of the ... -
Explicitness of 10-K reporting on CSR-related topics and board composition.
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper examines the relationship between board composition characteristics, particularly board gender diversity, size, and independence level on one side, and the level of explicitness in reporting related to corporate ... -
Exploiting parallelization in spatial statistics: an applied survey using R
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-10)Computing tasks may be parallelized top-down by splitting into per-node chunks when the tasks permit this kind of division, and particularly when there is little or no need for communication between the nodes. Another ... -
Exploiting the index effect to extra alpha
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis aims to provide a better understanding of the index effect on the Oslo Stock Exchange Benchmark Index (OSEBX) and generate potential trading strategies for Borea Asset Management. The exploitation of the index ... -
Exploration of bubble properties in cryptocurrencies : a hybrid-study with quantitative models for crash estimation supplemented with industry experts
(Master thesis, 2018)We employ Supremum Augmented Dickey-Fuller (SADF), the General Supremum Augmented Dickey-Fuller (GSADF) tests and a Log Periodic Power Law (LPPL) test to Cryptocurrency Index (CRIX) price data to evaluate cryptocurrencies ... -
An exploration of global leadership development programmes of Norwegian MNCs
(Report, Research report, 2010-08)This thesis explores how knowledge-intensive Norwegian MNCs develop Global leadership through the use of Global Leadership Development Programmes (GLDPs). The main case study, Det Norske Veritas, is supplemented by three ... -
An Exploration of Human Rights and the Capability Approach : A case study of Elkjøp’s supply chain in China
(Master thesis, 2023)Both human rights and supply chains have greatly changed with the advent of modern society with the accompanying technology and globalization. This thesis explores how companies' values complies with both conditions in ... -
An exploration of two perspectives on global leadership and the potential consequences for global leadership development
(Working paper, Working paper, 2010-02)The paper explores two logics of global leadership; the logic of instrumentality and the logic of appropriateness. These two logics and their relation to multinational enterprises are traced in organizational theory and ... -
An explorative study of the use and implementation of new digital technologies in the management of Norwegian development cooperation projects
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis merges the aspects of results-based management systems and new digital technologies together and explores what characterizes the use and implementation of new digital technologies in the management of Norwegian ...