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Portfolio risk management in shipping : a multi-factor approach
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper applies modern portfolio theory to manage portfolio risk for real shipping investments. The aim is to propose a multi-factor model for explaining vessel return variation. In doing so, we seek to improve extant ... -
Positive illusjoner knyttet til beslutningstaking : en studie av kjønnsforskjeller
(Master thesis, 2006)Formålet med denne oppgaven har vært å kartlegge om det finnes forskjeller mellom menn og kvinner når det gjelder positive illusjoner knyttet til beslutningstaking. Som teoretisk innfallsvinkel har jeg brukt Bazerman (2006) ... -
Positive illusjoner knyttet til beslutningstaking : hvor riktig det føles å gjøre feil
(Master thesis, 2008)Formålet med denne siviløkonomutredningen har vært å belyse sammenhenger mellom ulike kategoriseringer av positive illusjoner knyttet til beslutningstaking. Jeg har testet ut påviste koblinger for å undersøke i hvor stor ... -
Positive illusjoner ved beslutningstaking i organisasjoner
(Master thesis, 2011)Formålet med masterutredningen har vært å undersøke hvorvidt personer i arbeidslivet er påvirket av positive illusjoner. Disse illusjonene vil være med på å påvirke beslutninger som tas, noe som kan være både kostbart ... -
Positive uncertainty: the benefit of the doubt in advertising
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Positive uncertainty refers to uncertainty surrounding an anticipated positive outcome. It provides consumers with the opportunity to imagine and speculate on a product’s or experience’s potentially positive characteristics. ... -
Post IPO performance of private equity backed entities: empirical evidence of the Nordic market
(Master thesis, 2012)Initial public offering of private equity backed entities has been a remarkably popular topic among financial scholars. The allure of growth potential and sophisticated corporate structures has gain private equity backed ... -
Post-acquisition integration of employees : a case study of Norsk Hydro
(Master thesis, 2013)This study explores and investigates the integration of employees after a cross-border acquisition has been signed and closed. An exploratory study of Norsk Hydro has been conducted using a qualitative research design, ... -
Postpartum Job Loss: Transitory Effect on Mothers, Long-run Damage to Children
(DP SAM;22/2020, Working paper, 2020-11)The first year after childbirth involves dramatic changes to parents’ lives and is crucial for children’s development. Using plausibly exogenous job loss from mass layoffs, we study the effect of labor shocks on mothers ... -
Postponement – ein strategi for innovative varer med særs kort levetid? : handtering av utfordringar som følgje av eit større vareutval : eit studium av Moods of Norway
(Master thesis, 2010)Innføre varehandelen vert vareutvalet stadig større. Dette fører med seg ei stor utfordring for aktørane i å tilpasse tilbod til etterspurnad. Denne utfordringa vert handtert på fleire ulike måtar og postponement er ... -
Pot i butikk : Hvilket skatteproveny kan Norge forvente ved en legalisering av rekreasjonell cannabis?
(Master thesis, 2021)De siste årene har en debatt om avkriminalisering av cannabis skapt stort engasjement i Norge. Et reformforslag fikk ikke flertall i Stortinget i juni i år, men debatten ser ikke ut til å være over. De fleste ungdomspartiene, ... -
Potensialet for prissamarbeid i ein vasskraftmarknad med temporære flaskehalser
(Rapport, Research report, 2003-04)Rapporten ser på om det er større potensial for koordinert prissetting i ein vasskraftmarknad som periodvis har avgrensingar i overføringskapasiteten. Slike avgrensingar i overføringskapasiteten omgjer ein integrert marknad ... -
The Potential for Energy Arbitrage Using Battery Energy Storage Systems in Norwegian Power Markets : An Economic Viability Study through Financial Valuation
(Master thesis, 2023)arbitrage, the process of storing energy when prices are low and offering it when prices are high, has, through increased electricity prices and price volatility, shown greater economic potential over the past couple of ... -
The Potential of Low-Carbon Hydrogen in Norway : A Linear Programming Analysis of Hydrogen Supply Chains in the Norwegian Energy System Towards 2050
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we conducted a linear programming analysis to assess the future potential for domestic production and consumption of low-carbon hydrogen in Norway. Our analysis is based on the Institute for Energy ... -
Potential of low-code in the healthcare sector : an exploratory study of the potential of low-code development in the healthcare sector in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)The Norwegian healthcare sector is currently facing significant challenges regarding electronic health records (EHRs) and information exchange. Several of today’s EHR systems are outdated, and there is a lack of information ... -
The Potential of Nuclear SMR in the Norwegian Energy Mix : Economic and financial analysis of SMRs in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)The primary purpose of this thesis is to determine the feasibility of incorporating small modular reactors (SMR) into the Norwegian energy mix, considering Norway's role in a larger integrated power market with direct ... -
Poverty alleviation and deforestation in Brazil: empirical evidence from the Bolsa Escola/familia program : a difference-in-difference analysis of how increased income affects deforestation in brazilian municipalities
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis we estimate the effect of poverty alleviation on local deforestation in Brazil. We identify impacts of increased income among low-income families by studying the world’s largest conditional cash transfer ... -
Poverty measurement : the critical comparison value
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 1998-11)The basic problem in poverty measurement is how to weigh the income of different groups. This is a normative problem on which people differ in opinion, and hence we should seek a way of dealing with the issue that takes ... -
Power and Luck
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis investigates the dynamics of CEO compensation, focusing on the phenomenon of "pay for luck"—compensation influenced by factors beyond executive control, such as macroeconomic fluctuations or market trends. Using ... -
Power from shore to Utsira High : evaluation of the project’s cost efficiency and its effect on Norwegian and European emissions
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis evaluates the cost efficiency of a power from shore (PFS) project on Utsira High and its effect on Norwegian and European greenhouse gas emissions. The Ministry of Finance’s framework for economic analyses is ...