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Optimal merverdibeskatning av mediemarkeder: en tosidig analyse
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Optimal risk sharing : expected utility theory versus the dual theory of choice under risk
(Master thesis, 2018)An introduction to the dual theory of choice under risk is given. Optimal risk sharing under both expected utility theory and the dual theory of choice under risk is reviewed. Central results to insurance in pure demand ... -
Optimal Scheduling of Nursing Shifts : A Case Study on Work Scheduling at Haukeland University Hospital
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis presents a nurse scheduling problem tailored to characteristics common of Norwegian hospitals. The problem involves allocating nurses to specific shifts to ensure coverage of demand, while respecting work ... -
Optimal tilpasning til nye bankreguleringer - En analyse av optimal balansestruktur i Sparebanken Vest
(Master thesis, 2014)Finanskrisen avdekket svakheter og mangler ved den gjeldende reguleringen av bankene. Ut av denne blottgjøringen har det kommet en rekke nye reguleringer og direktiver bankene må forholde seg til. De siste årene har ... -
Optimal utlånsfordeling : en analyse av utlånsfordelingen i person- og bedriftsmarkedet for Voss Sparebank
(Master thesis, 2016)De siste årene har utlån til personmarkedet økt til fordel for en reduksjon av utlån i bedriftsmarkedet i den norske banksektoren. Ifølge banknæringen skyldes dette strenge reguleringer og høye kapitaldekningskrav som ... -
Optimisme blant boligkjøpere : var boligkjøpere for optimistiske i 2015?
(Master thesis, 2016)Denne masteroppgaven omhandler boligkjøperes oppfatning av boligmarkedet gjennom året 2015, hvor fokuset var optimisme. Vi valgte året 2015 da oljeprisen falt kraftig i perioden 2014 til 2015, samtidig som boligprisene ... -
Optimization and cost allocationin collaborative transportation : potential savings and decreased co2 emissions from optimized collaboration in fuel distribution in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this study is to find potential savings and potential reduction in CO2 emission from an optimized collaboration in distributing fuel in Norway, from fuel depots to gas stations, compared to a non-collaborative ... -
Optimization Models for Collaborative Vessel Allocation : A Computational Study of How Collaboration Between Shipping Companies Can Reduce Fuel Costs and CO2 Emissions
(Master thesis, 2023)Transportation by sea entails costs for shipping companies as well as emissions that contributes to the challenges regarding global warming. A variety of approaches can be implemented in order to facilitate reductions ... -
Optimizing Charging Strategies for Electric Vehicle Owners: A Comparison of Charging Strategies to Schedule Optimal Home Charging
(Master thesis, 2022)The rapid growth in the Norwegian electric vehicle market has put Norway in a unique position as the leading country in electric vehicle adoption. With few challenges in the establishment of charging infrastructure, most ... -
Optimizing the economic value of offshore wind resources: A bottom-up valuation of an offshore wind farm, coupled with hydrogen production and energy storage
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we analyze a hypothetical offshore wind farm placed off the southwestern coast of Norway. To maximize the economic value, we examine four different scenarios to best use the electricity generated from the ... -
Option implied risk aversion
(Master thesis, 2012)Risk aversion has been empirically estimated using different equilibrium models [Hansen and Singleton (1982, 1983), Mehra and Prescott (1985)]. However, the results are controversial. Jackwerth (2000) and Ait-Sahalia and ... -
Option volume and evidence of informed trading : an empirical study of daily option trading volume from selected S&P500 companies in the period 2009 to 2014.
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis seeks to unveil evidence of informed trading in option markets. We use unsigned option volume data to construct a signed modified put call ratio, which is used to analyze unusual trading patterns prior to ... -
Option volume and evidence of informed tradingm : an empirical study of daily option trading volume from selected S&P500 companies in the period 2009 to 2014
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis seeks to unveil evidence of informed trading in option markets. We use unsigned option volume data to construct a signed modified put call ratio, which is used to analyze unusual trading patterns prior to ... -
Options and futures in the fishpool market : a brief analysis
(Master thesis, 2015)Since 2006, FishPool ASA has been operating as a regulated market place for the trading of futures and options written on the spot price of fresh farmed salmon. The impressive increase of the trading volums experienced by ... -
Options Speak Louder Than Words : Strategic Negativity in Earnings Calls Prior to Option Grants
(Master thesis, 2023)We investigate whether executive compensation affects disclosure during earnings conference calls. In particular, we hypothesize that executives who have an upcoming option grant will use overly negative language in ... -
Ordrestrømsanalyse : et lyspunkt i valutateorien : teori og praktisk anvendelse
(Master thesis, 2008)Makroøkonomiske tilnærminger til valutakurser har historisk gitt dårlige resultater. I prediksjoner utenfor sampleperioden viser empiri at random-walk er en vel så god tilnærming. De dårlige resultatene for tradisjonelle ... -
Organic foods in the Norwegian market : are organic food products bound to be a niche?
(Master thesis, 2012)After the first and second Industrial Revolution that took place from mid-18th to mid-19th century, farming practices all around the World have changed from a natural baseline to an industrialized one. To get bigger yields ... -
Organic Salmon Farming : An Assessment of Managerial and Organizational Implications, and the Internalization of Environmental Externalities
(Master thesis, 2011-06)Organic salmon farming has emerged in the wake of tightened competition in conventional production as an initiative to internalize many of the claimed externalities most people associate with modern aquaculture. However, ... -
Organisasjoners visuelle identitet og omdømmeutviklingen ved NHH : teori og praktisk anvendelse
(Master thesis, 2006)I denne utredningen lager jeg et normativt rammeverk basert på ulik og kompleks identitetsteori. I utredningens teoridel bidrar min veileder, professor Supphellen, med kunnskap om merkestrategi og omdømmeutvikling. ...