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The integration of renewable energy sources in the electricity mix in Europe and virtual power plants
(Master thesis, 2016)New energy trends are emerging in line with the goal of combatting climate change. The way electricity is produced is greatly affected by these changes, mainly as the sources of generation gradually shift from fossil ... -
The interplay of trustworthiness and perceived risk and their influence on consumer’s acceptance of self-service technology innovations: the case of Digipost by Posten Norge AS
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper looks at factors influencing consumer’s attitude formation in the light of adopting a new self-service technology (SST). Previous research has shed light on the importance of trustworthiness and risk, however, ... -
The Kelly criterion : a closer look at how estimation errors affect portfolio performance
(Master thesis, 2012)The Kelly criterion are being used by many succesful investors and are often linked to their success in amassing great fortunes for both themselves and the funds they are running. This simple formula has made such a great ... -
The lay-up decision in practice : how offshore supply shipowners respond to lower demand
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to improve the understanding of how offshore supply shipowners adapt to lower demand by putting ships in lay-up. We have examined how day rates affect lay-up levels, and sought to explain ... -
The link between default and recovery rates a global study
(Master thesis, 2014)A pplying the same methods and definitions as in Altman, Resti and Sironi (2005) t his thesis seeks to empirically explain the relationship between default and recovery rates in the global corporate bond market . ... -
The material effects of CEO compensation : an empirical study of CEO compensation-effects and their relation to company fundamentals and turnover
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis suggests that CEOs take actions to increase the short-term share price to improve conditions for equity sales and maximize their payout upon vesting. Vesting equity, my measure of short-term incentive, seems ... -
The more the merrier? : a factor-augmented VAR analysis of the Norwegian monetary policy transmission mechanism
(Master thesis, 2017)How does an economy respond when policymakers change interest rates? In this thesis we seek to answer this question by examining the Norwegian monetary policy transmission mechanism. Further, we discuss the evolution in ... -
The motivation factors of non-ownership consumption
(Master thesis, 2012)There has been a rising trend that consumers choose to engage in consumption based on renting, swapping, sharing, bartering and gifting with the use of new technology and product-service systems, in the USA. We wanted ... -
The nature and causes of the Norwegian interbank offered rate
(Master thesis, 2015)The importance of interbank rates for unsecured funding has increased vastly the last decades with the expansion of nancial instruments. Today's interbank rates are arguably the most in uential benchmarks in pricing ... -
The Norwegian and the German mobile telecommunication sectors : what explains the higher German end prices the last five years?
(Master thesis, 2013)The per-unit end prices in the German mobile telecommunication sector are now at Norwegian level, after being about twice as high as the Norwegian per-unit end prices in 2010. By analysing the mobile telecommunication ... -
The Norwegian hydropower : what are the drivers and bottlenecks of the small hydropower industry, and how will these further affect the development?
(Master thesis, 2013)The small hydropower industry in Norway is in a critical phase. The el-certificates system has proven to be a strong driver for new hydropower plants, as well as investments in existing plants, but with this system comes ... -
The Norwegian live fish carrier fleet: Is there a mismatch between capacity, utilization & investments?
(Master thesis, 2016)The Live Fish Carrier Industry is a specialized shipping segment in Norway, transporting and processing live salmon. The underlying driver for the segment is the production of salmon in aquaculture. With an absence of ... -
The Norwegian living dead : an empirical study of the prevalence of zombie firms in Norway, their characteristics, consequences and policy implications
(Master thesis, 2019)Zombie firms are mature firms having persistent problems meeting their interest payments. Previous research links the rise of these firms to falling productivity performance in the OECD, one of the most important drivers ... -
The perfect wave: an estimate of a Norwegian petroleum supercycle
(Master thesis, 2015)Over the last decades, the relationship between natural resource discoveries on macroeconomic development has been thoroughly debated. The importance of maintaining a sustainable development in mainland industries has ... -
The performance of Norwegian investment grade bond funds
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)The following thesis examines the performance of Norwegian investment grade bond mutual funds in the period from January 2011 to January 2016. In this study we addresstwo important issues. Firstly, by applying a ... -
The predictive power of earnings conference calls : predicting stock price movement with earnings call transcripts
(Master thesis, 2018)Earnings conference calls are considered a valuable text based information source for investors. This paper investigates the possibility to predict the direction of stock prices by analyzing the transcripts of earnings ... -
The price impact and timing of actual share repurchases in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015)Little is known about the price impact and timing of actual share repurchases. Data unavailability has hindered research in most countries, including the United States. Using unique data on actual share repurchase ... -
The Price of Ethical Investing: Evaluating the performance of socially responsible indices
(Master thesis, 2015)We use a Fama-French based approach to investigate the risk-adjusted performance of five regionally diverse sets of SRI indices and their conventional benchmarks from 1997 to 2014. In accordance with most previous research, ... -
The profitability of Norwegian salmon farming companies : a study of profitability variation
(Master thesis, 2015)The conditions in the Norwegian salmon farming industry are constantly changing. Locally and globally, regulations, consolidation and technological advancements are some of the factors having a deep impact on the current ...