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Evaluating dynamic covariance matrix forecasting and portfolio optimization
(Master thesis, 2012)In this thesis we have evaluated the covariance forecasting ability of the simple moving average, the exponential moving average and the dynamic conditional correlation models. Overall we found that a dynamic portfolio can ... -
Evaluating fuel cost hedging for SKYSS
(Master thesis, 2019)The focus of this thesis is to analyse if Skyss, a Norwegian public transport company, can improve its budget certainty through hedging its diesel fuel cost. The hedging strategies is compared to the current contract ... -
Evaluating the effects of industrial robots on the European labour market : employment and wage effects
(Master thesis, 2017)While the nature of work and skill demand has changed multiple times, the pace of the change has accelerated significantly in a way never seen before. An amount of literature explains this by the technological advances ... -
Evaluating the Impact of Image Features on Airbnb Price Predictions : A Machine Learning Approach to Hedonic Pricing
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the influence of image features on the predictive performance of hedonic price models for Airbnb listings. By integrating machine learning methods, image quality features, colour features, and black-box ... -
Evaluating the Impact of Tourism Investments: A Case Study of the Norwegian Scenic Routes
(Master thesis, 2024)This thesis exploits the Norwegian Scenic Routes project to causally evaluate how (infrastructure-based) public investments in tourism impact upon local socio-economic conditions. The project has meanwhile developed more ... -
Evaluating the Predictive Power of Debt Register Data in Consumer Loan Defaults: A Pre- and Post-Implementation Machine Learning Approach
(Master thesis, 2024)The introduction of the Norwegian Debt Register in 2019 marked a significant milestone in the landscape of consumer lending in Norway. This centralized database provides lenders with real- time, comprehensive insights into ... -
Evaluering av Langeled-prosjektet : analyse av viktige organisajonsmessige og styringsmessige suksessfaktorer
(Master thesis, 2008)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å diskutere hvilke faktorer som bidro til at Langeled-prosjektet lyktes. Basert på denne analysen skal det gjøres et forsøk på å trekke frem de suksessfaktorer som kan gjelde alle store og ... -
The evolution of (inter-organizational) projects to (micro-) ecosystem : an ecosystem emergence
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis is an exploratory case study on how projects evolve to ecosystems. The research study is demonstrated by two empirical cases provided by Telenor in a context of smart city; namely water infrastructure and air ... -
The evolution of business analytics : based on case study research
(Master thesis, 2020)While business analytics is becoming more significant and widely used by companies from increasing industries, for many the concept remains a complex illusion. The field of business analytics is considerably generic and ... -
Evolution of intergenerational mobility in Norway between 1900 and 1945
(Master thesis, 2019)The 1900s were a century of remarkable changes in the Norwegian society. In socioeconomic terms, Norway went from being a country around the European average, to becoming one of the richest countries in the world with a ... -
Evolution of management accountants : an exploratory case study on the role of management accountant in the context of implementing big data analytics in a production environment
(Master thesis, 2020)In this paper, I explore the changes to the role of management accountants in a large energy company following the adoption of big data analytics in the production environment. The theoretical framework, technology power ... -
Evolving monetary policy effects and financial turmoil In Norway : a factor-augmented VAR approach
(Master thesis, 2015)In this paper we have analyzed how the e ects of monetary policy in Norway might have been changing over time. In particular, we have paid special attention to how the impact of policy shocks on key economic variables ... -
EVRY : strategisk regnskapsanalyse og verdivurdering
(Master thesis, 2018)Hensikten med utredningen var å finne et verdiestimat på egenkapitalen til EVRY pr. 31.12.17, samt tilhørende aksjekurs. Til dette formål ble fundamental verdivurdering benyttet som foretrukket teknikk, supplert med ... -
Ex post analyse av fusjonen mellom Sats og Elixia
(Master thesis, 2015)Denne masterutredningen er en ex post analyse av fusjonen mellom Sats og Elixia. Denne fusjonen ble godkjent på strukturelt vilkår om at 11 treningssentre skulle selges ut. Utredningen forsøker å gi en indikasjon på om det ... -
Ex post fusjonsanalyse : en deskriptiv analyse av markedet for konsumegg etter fusjonen mellom Prior og Norgården
(Master thesis, 2010)I min masterutredning vil jeg foreta en deskriptiv analyse av utviklingen i engrosmarkedet for konsumegg etter fusjonen mellom Prior og Norgården i 2006 frem til 2009. Konkurransetilsynet nedla forbud mot fusjonen i 2005, ... -
Ex-Dividend Date Stock Price Behaviour in the German Market : A study on German stock price behaviour around the ex-dividend date, pre- and post the 2016 tax reforms
(Master thesis, 2024)In recent years, European tax authorities have been defrauded out of billions of euros in a highly controversial securities trading scheme. The trading scheme in question is known as cum – cum and cum-ex trading, in which ... -
Excessive Pricing of Pharmaceuticals : What are the drivers leading to excessive pricing in the Norwegian pharmaceutical market?
(Master thesis, 2021)Millions of people depend on drugs in their everyday life to improve their life quality or even survive. Recently there has been an increase in the number of cases where prices of patented and generic pharmaceuticals ... -
Exchange rate risk compensation in international ETFs
(Master thesis, 2018)We study exchange rate risk compensation in international ETFs from the perspective of a U.S. investor by using the Dollar and Carry currency risk factors. We find that U.S. investors are compensated for taking currency ... -
The exclusionary effect on the cost of equity : an empirical study of the direct exclusion effect on tobacco companies’ and fossil fuel companies’ cost of equity
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this paper is to examine the exclusion effect on excluded stocks’ cost of equity capital. We study the effect by examining European and US tobacco stocks before and after 2010, relative to chosen comparable ... -
Exclusive content on audio and media streaming services : an empirical study in the Italian market.
(Master thesis, 2023)The following treatise aims to make an illustration of exclusive content and how it could be included in the offerings of music streaming platforms (DSPs). After providing a general overview of the music industry, secondary ...