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Risk disclosure in the annual reports of public companies
(Master thesis, 2015)The management discussion and analysis section of a company’s annual report could be seen as an advertisement for the company. Here, management has the opportunity to communicate with stakeholders, such as investors and ... -
Risk exchange as a market or production game
(Working paper, Working paper, 2007-09)Risk exchange is considered here as a cooperative game with transferable utility. The set-up fits markets for insurance, securities and contingent endowments. When convoluted payoff is concave at the aggregate endowment, ... -
Risk management in the crude oil market : market efficiency and hedging strategies
(Master thesis, 2010)This thesis aims to explore two main issues. First we study crude oil prices in view of weak-form efficiency. Thereupon we look into different hedging strategies that could be used to stabilize income in a market with high ... -
The risk sharing effects of social security and the stochastic properties of income growth
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-05)Time-series analyses suggest that income shocks are fairly persistent. This has implications for the intergenerational risk-sharing effects of pay-as-you- go (paygo) social security programs. By means of a simple stochastic ... -
The risk sharing effects of social security and the stochastic properties of income growth
(Report, Research report, 2002-12)Time-series analyses of output and productivity data suggest that shocks are fairly persistent. This has implications for the intergenerational risk-sharing effects of pay-as-you-go (paygo) social security programs. By ... -
Risk Taking and Fiscal Smoothing with Sovereign Wealth Funds in Advanced Economies
(Journal article, 2019)In an economy with a sovereign wealth fund (SWF), the government may draw on the fund to supplement other government revenues. If the fund is invested in risky assets, this introduces a new stochastic element into the ... -
Risk taking in selection contests
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-11)We study selection contests in which the strategic variable is degree of risk rather than amount of effort. The selection efficiency of such contests is examined. We show that the selection efficiency of a contest may be ... -
Risk-adjusted index for private equity evaluation based of predictive firm characteristics : An empirical study of the public firms taken private by financials buyers from 1997 to 2017 in the U.S.
(Master thesis, 2018)The objective of this thesis is to assess if there is a risk-adjusted index which could give a better understanding of the opportunity cost for private equity investments. Private equity has become a more professional ... -
Risks and returns of ship operators
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis aims to shed some light on the risks and returns of asset-light ship operators, who are in the business of executing voyages mainly through chartered vessels, by applying principles from basic maritime economics ... -
Risky business: the impact of the economic crisis of 2008 on renewable energy investments in Canada and Norway
(Master thesis, 2009)The economic crisis of 2008 brought uncertainty to all markets. As credit markets experienced growing constraints on liquidity, debt financing became increasingly difficult to find. This had a greater impact on some ... -
Robust growth determinants
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Robust Information Aggregation Through Voting
(DP SAM;12/2019, Working paper, 2019-06-10)Numerous theoretical studies have shown that information aggregation through voting is fragile. We consider a model of information aggregation with vote-contingent payoffs and generically characterize voting behavior in ... -
Robust likviditetsstyring : en sammelikning av Den europeiske sentralbank og Norges Bank
(Master thesis, 2013)I denne utredningen har vi sammenliknet likviditetsstyringen til Den europeiske sentralbank (ECB) og Norges Bank. Vi drøfter de to systemene, samt analyserer systemenes påvirkning på korte og l ... -
ROCE/WACC og meravkastning : anerkjenner og belønner aksjemarkedet verdiskapning riktig?
(Master thesis, 2013)Formålet med denne masterutredningen har vært å undersøke om markedet priser verdiskapning riktig og dermed om markedet er effisient. Tilnærmingen til verdiskapning er gjort ved å se på ROCE/WACC. Problemstillingen for ... -
The role and functions of head offices : towards increased complexity?
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003)There is a shortage of studies of what a head office is actually doing. In this paper we offer new insight into the operations of head offices by outlining three core functions; the strategy role, the co-ordination role ... -
The role of brand sustainability and self-brand image congruity in developing brand trust and brand loyalty : A study on luxury brands for Generation consumers
(Master thesis, 2023)Generation Z consumers are forecasted to become the most influential generation in the next years for the purchase of luxury goods. Understanding their needs and behaviors is becoming more and more crucial for luxury ... -
The Role of Central Bank Monetary Policy on Green Innovation : An empirical analysis on the impact of real policy rates on green innovation among OECD countries
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the relationship between policy rates and green innovation among OECD countries. The study uses patent application data as a proxy for innovation and examines the impact of real policy rates on ... -
The role of FDI in economic development
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-12)This paper deals with two questions: First, what are the determinants of FDI? Second, what is the role of FDI in economic development? In order to provide some answers to these questions, we draw upon the existing ... -
The role of FDI in economic development
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-12)This paper deals with two questions: First, what are the determinants of FDI? Second, what is the role of FDI in economic development? In order to provide some answers to these questions, we draw upon the existing theoretical ... -
The Role of Labor Unions in Immigrant Integration
(DP SAM;24/2023, Working paper, 2023-12)We examine if unions narrow or widen labor market gaps between natives and immigrants. We do so by combining rich Norwegian employer-employee matched register data with exogenous variation in union membership obtained ...