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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 ... -
The Profitability of Norwegian Salmon Farming Companies: a study of profitability variation
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The profitability of pre-commercial floating offshore wind projects : a study of four funding mechanisms
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis analyses the economic impact of different governmental support mechanisms on the investment in a pre-commercial floating offshore wind farm. An important contribution of this study is its investigation of ... -
The profitability of pumped hydro storage in Norway : a study of six pumped hydro storage plants
(Master thesis, 2014)With increasing investments and focus on renewable energy in Europe there has arisen a demand for balancing services due to the intermittency of renewable energy sources like wind and solar power. This thesis examines the ... -
The profitability of value and momentum strategies on the Nordic stock market
(Master thesis, 2017)In this paper, we examine the profitability of value and momentum strategies on the Nordic stock market for the period January 1989 to June 2016. We find evidence of both a value and momentum premium, reflected by positive ... -
The profitability premium : the effect of arbitrage activity on abnormal trading profits
(Master thesis, 2019)Inspired by the Novy-Marx (2013) paper, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the profitability premium and the effect of arbitrage activity on its abnormal trading profits over the period from June 1964 to December ... -
The Q theory model of housing : a macroeconomic analysis of the dynamics in the Norwegian housing market
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis develops a q theory model of housing, where the value of Norwegian housing, q, is defined as the ratio of housing prices to the construction costs of new housing and housing is defined as the aggregate housing ... -
The quality of earnings
(Master thesis, 2011)Det er allment kjent at aksjepriser kan forklares ut i fra en rekke faktorer som oljepris, rentenivå og regnskapsinformasjon. Den statistiske graden av sammenheng mellom regnskapsinformasjon og aksjepriser betegnes i den ... -
The reality gap : en studie av prisingspraksis i et neoklassisk og institusjonelt perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2017)Gapet mellom den neoklassiske teorien om bedriften og praksis, the reality gap, har blant mange innenfor økonomistyringsfeltet blitt akseptert og rasjonalisert. Samtidig som samfunnsøkonomer mener det ikke er noe gap. ... -
The reciprocal relationship between corporate social performance and financial risk : a quantitative study on publicly listed firms in the Nordics
(Master thesis, 2019)The interest in corporate social performance (CSP) and socially responsible investing (SRI) has increased remarkably over the past years as a result of numerous global developments and heightened pressures from internal ... -
The Refugee – Burden of the decade, or an economic opportunity? : a qualitative study on the role of the private sector in creating sustainable solutions for refugees in developing countries through local integration.
(Master thesis, 2018)The magnitude of global forced displacement has long surpassed old records. The situation is dire for the tens of millions of refugees stripped of their dignity and ability to live normal lives. The global society is yet ...