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The effects of government ownership on financial performance : a study of the aquaculture industry
(Master thesis, 2013)This paper empirically investigates the effects of government ownership on financial performance within the seafood industry. Looking at the period of 2005-2012 we measure financial performance using Tobin’s Q and return ... -
The effects of ownership on corporate performance and dividend payout policy : I. Performance in Founder Owned Firms. II. How Do Involved Owners Influence Dividend Payout Policies?
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis consists of two separate papers where the first study examines performance in founder owned firms and the second assess how involved owners influence dividend payout policies. All our tests are based on an ... -
The Effects of popcorn time on Netflix in a two–sided market
(Master thesis, 2016)My thesis discusses the effects on legal streaming agents of entry of free, but illegal, substitutes, in a two–sided video streaming market. Legal streaming agents rely on support from two very different, but inevitably ... -
The effects of reducing the mineral oil tax reimbursement scheme for the Norwegian short-sea shipping and fisheries sectors : conflicting goals, dubious results
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis conducts an analysis of the effects of reducing the mineral oil tax reimbursement scheme for the Norwegian short-sea shipping and fisheries sectors. An important contribution of this study is to review this ... -
The effects of self-congruity on brand attitude : the moderating impact of different usage situations
(Master thesis, 2018)Self-congruity theory is a much researched construct in marketing literature. Nevertheless, the results found are controversial and there is a lack of consensus about several factors including which variables moderate ... -
The effects of tax reform on the capital structure of Listed firms in Norway : an empirical study
(Master thesis, 2017)The goal of this thesis is to determine how changes in the corporate tax rate affect the capital structures of Norwegian firms, and how such effects can be explained by established economic theories. We have applied ... -
The Effects of technology on students’ academic performance rollout of individual laptops in norwegian upper secondary schools
(Master thesis, 2017)Di↵erent technologies have been implemented in the educational system in Norway over the last decade and it has been a subject of debate whether the use of technology enhances students’ educational outcomes. The aim of ... -
The end of a long term relationship between the price of crude oil and natural gas : a cointegration approach
(Master thesis, 2013)In this master thesis we explore the relationship between the natural gas price and crude oil price in the U.S. We find that the prices have been cointegrated in the period from 1997-2006, and that the prices have decoupled ... -
The equity risk premium: a solved puzzle : an emperical study of the recursive utility model with estimates for the wealth portfolio
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis, we calibrate recursive utility models in discrete and continuous time, and find a range of plausible preference parameters for the utility discount rate (), the relative risk aversion and the elasticity ... -
The European Union emissions trading scheme failure analysis and assessment of market stability reserve solution
(Master thesis, 2016)The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is presented to be the cornerstone of European Union climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Implemented in 2008, it is the first, and still the biggest ... -
The European Union's common fisheries policy : historical challenges and future outlook
(Master thesis, 2011)My thesis aims to create an overview of the history of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in the European Union (EU), pointing out important challenges with regards to accession of new member states, an oversized fishing ... -
The exercise of covenant defeasace options : a study of the removal of restictive covenants in US corporate bonds, by means of big-data analysis
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis aims to examine the exercise of covenant defeasance options. To find what bonds are defeased, we build a SEC crawler to analyze more than 1.4m SEC filings. Our methods of analysis are descriptive statistics and ... -
The expansion of low cost carriers into the long-haul market: a strategic analysis of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
(Master thesis, 2015)The low-cost carrier (“LCC”) business model has been in existence for several decades and their market share has been growing steadily. However, the most successful LCCs such as Southwest, Ryanair and EasyJet have focused ... -
The expansion of the Panama canal : a study of consequences in the container shipping industry
(Master thesis, 2014)The Panama Canal has become a constraining factor on trade across the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and the expansion of the Canal is expected to have a positive influence on world trade. Our research investigates the ... -
The effect of corporate sustainability on stock performance : an empirical comparison between European stocks with good and bad ESG performance
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates the effect of corporate sustainability on financial performance in Europe during the period 2005-2017. We examine whether companies with good ESG performance perform better in the stock market than ... -
The feasibility and challenges of introducing futures exchange to the shrimp markets
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The Feasibility and the Economic Viability of Shipping LNG via the Northern Sea Route
(Master thesis, 2013)The melting of the sea-ice in the Russian Arctic has lead to a stronger optimism than ever before as regards the supply of Norwegian LNG to Asia-Pacific via the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The successful completion of the ... -
The fellowship of the thin capitalization rules : an empirical analysis of the effect of earnings stripping rules in Norway, Finland, Spain and Germany
(Master thesis, 2017)Governments across Europe have recently introduced tax reforms to counter the growing problem of multinational companies exploiting loopholes in tax regulations. We have analysed the effect of one type of tax regulation, ... -
The financial and competitive sustainability of the transatlantic’s most environmentally-sustainable airline : can Norwegian survive and thrive? : an exploratory case study of Norwegian Air Shuttle’s ability to cultivate a sustainable competitive advantage
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates the extent to which Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (Norwegian) possesses the resources and capabilities required to cultivate a sustainable competitive advantage. By creating and leveraging an integrated ... -
The financial and economic situation in the eurozone : is the eurozone an optimal currency area?
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis examines whether the Eurozone forms an optimal currency area by analyzing each of the 17 member countries’ contribution to increased wealth for the Eurozone. Furthermore, how the member countries have been ...