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The effect of competition on non-performing loan rates - evidence from the Norwegian banking market
(Working paper;2015:11, Working paper, 2015-09)The relationship between bank competition and financial stability has been thoroughly debated over the last decades. The importance of a stable banking system for financial stability makes this a topic of interest for both ... -
The effect of covered bonds : high encumbrance in banks : a game changer for senior unsecured debt investors?
(Master thesis, 2013)This study examines the effect covered bonds have on the senior bondholders. We discuss how this new funding method is affecting the banks' balances and to which extent the senior bonds credit spread is influenced by ... -
The effect of credit portfolio diversification and ownership on banks’ risk exposure : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we attempt to provide evidence on the effect of credit portfolio diversification in two dimensions, industrial and geographical diversification. Further, we analyze whether differences in banks' risk exposure ... -
The effect of credit portfolio diversification and ownership on banks’ risk exposure : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Arbeidsnotat;2019/2, Working paper, 2019-04)In this thesis, we attempt to provide evidence on the effect of credit portfolio diversification in two dimensions, industrial and geographical diversification. Further, we analyze whether differences in banks' risk ... -
The effect of credit rating announcements on stock returns : an empirical assesment of the Scandinavian stock market
(Master thesis, 2012)This master thesis aims to explain the association between changes in credit ratings and stock returns. In efficient markets, all pricing relevant information is discounted in the stock price. Hence, stock prices will not ... -
The effect of credit ratings on corporate financing
(Master thesis, 2019)In this analysis, we test for potential causal e ects of credit ratings on corporate nancing behavior. We start by replicating the analysis of Kisgen (2006). Like him, we nd signi cantly negative e ects on debt nancing ... -
The effect of cross-border healthcare on quality, public health insurance, and income redistribution
(SAM;4/2016, Working paper, 2016-04-07)This study analyzes the effect of cross-border healthcare on the quality of healthcare as well as public health insurance and income redistribution schemes. Although the globalization of healthcare has been increasing, it ... -
The effect of culture on Norwegian - Chinese business negotiations
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis attempts to discover how cultural differences between Norway and China affect business negotiations. Critical incidents have been found through interviews with Norwegian business representatives, who have ... -
The effect of default options on financial risk‐taking for oneself versus others
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis is a study of the effect of default options on financial risk‐taking for oneself versus others. The purpose of the thesis is to see if there is a significant difference in risk‐taking for oneself versus ... -
The Effect of Fast and Slow Decisions on Financial Risk Taking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We experimentally compare fast and slow decisions in a series of Experiments on financial risk taking in three countries involving over 1700 subjects. To manipulate fast and slow decisions, subjects were randomly allocated ... -
The effect of foreign cash holdings on returns during repatriation tax holidays : a study of the American jobs creation act of 2004
(Master thesis, 2018)On October 22, 2004, President George W. Bush enacted a repatriation tax holiday under the American Jobs Creation Act. It allowed companies incorporated in the U.S. to repatriate foreign earnings at a reduced effective tax ... -
The effect of industrial diversification on banks’ performance : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Working paper;2017:9, Working paper, 2017-06)By attracting deposits from savers and offering financing to borrowers, banks play an important role in the economy. Which strategic approach banks ought to pursue for optimizing performance and hence contribute to financial ... -
The effect of industrial diversification on banks’ performance : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Master thesis, 2017)By attracting deposits from savers and offering financing to borrowers, banks play an important role in the economy. Which strategic approach banks ought to pursue for optimizing performance and hence contribute to ... -
The effect of natural resource abundance on income of local labor markets
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis contributes to the literature on the effect of natural resource abundance on regional level outcomes in Norway. We aim to analyze the causal effect of an onshore petroleum facility (OPF) approval on ... -
The effect of Norwegian state ownership: an empirical case study on the effect of the Norwegian privatization scheme on abnormal return and systematic risk
(Master thesis, 2015)The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the effect of state ownership on abnormal return and systematic risk in Norwegian state-owned firms on the Oslo Stock Exchange in the period 1999- 2015. This master thesis provides ... -
The effect of oil prices on housing prices in the Norwegian market
(Master thesis, 2017)The oil industry makes significant impact on Norway’s economy. In 2016, the export value of crude oil, natural gas and condensate in Norway is around NOK 350 billion, which takes approximately 47 percent of the total ... -
The effect of oil prices on offshore production : evidence from the Norwegian continental shelf
(Discussion paper;07/14, Working paper, 2014-02)I use detailed field-level data on Norwegian o↵-shore oil field production and a semi-parametric additive model to control for the production profile of fields to estimate the e↵ect of oil prices on production. I find ... -
The effect of ownership concentration on deal probability in corporate takeovers : an empirical study of ownership concentration, with new evidence consistent with the free-rider proposition
(Master thesis, 2017)The main purpose of this thesis is to empirically examine the relationship between the target firm’s ownership concentration and deal probability, conditional on a bid having been made. To examine this relationship in a ... -
The effect of post-IPO private equity ownership : an empirical study of how post-IPO private equity ownership affects the stock market- and accounting performance of private equity-backed IPOs in the US
(Master thesis, 2018)Private equity firms stay invested in their portfolio companies for up to several years after an initial public offering. Despite private equity firms having incentives and opportunities to continue influencing the companies, ... -
The effect of recessions on firms’ boundaries
(Working paper;04/13, Working paper, 2013-01)The economic theory of the firm offers conflicting predictions of how the two major effects of recessions, changes in demand and access to credit, affect firm boundaries. Using data on Norwegian firms in the recent recession, ...