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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 ... -
The relationship between earnings and cash payout in forms of dividend payments and share repurchases
(Master thesis, 2013)In the following review, the results from Fama and French (2001a) and Harry DeAngelo, Linda DeAngelo, and Douglas J. Skinner (2004) are replicated while the analysis was extended to a more recent period which included ... -
The relationship between oil prices and exchange rates: evidences from Norway, Canada and Mexico
(Master thesis, 2015)In this research, we attempt to explore the short and long run relationship between real crude oil prices and currencies of the world’s major oil exporting countries from 2000 to 2015. More specifically, exchange rates ... -
The relationship between renewable energy assets and crude oil prices : an empirical analysis with emphasis on the effects of the financial crisis
(Master thesis, 2013)In this thesis I have analysed the relationship between renewable energy stocks and the price of crude oil. As a part of my analysis I have provided a basic economic overview of the research period and how the value of ... -
The relationship between ship specifications and time charter rates : quality premiums through a generalized additive model
(Master thesis, 2014)Nonlinear semi-parametric modeling of freight rates in the dry bulk market has gained increased recognition, although it has not been implemented extensively in previous studies. By allowing the data itself to dictate ... -
The relationship of fund outflows and negative performance in socially responsible mutual funds : empirical evidence from Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
(Master thesis, 2017)This study compares the sensitivity of money flows toward past performance between Socially Responsible (SR) and conventional mutual funds in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark from 2007 to 2016. The data is analyzed using ... -
The resolution of norwegian companies in financial distress: an empirical study examining the efficiency of Norwegian restructuring alternatives
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis examines the relative success of the Norwegian bankruptcy legislation with reference to similar mechanisms in Sweden and the U.S. Based on the total population of financially distressed Norwegian companies ... -
The revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2) : implications of PSD2 on Norwegian banks
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis focuses on the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), a regulation aiming to make the European payments market more integrated and efficient, make payments easier and more secure and increase innovation and ... -
The risk-return relationship on macroeconomic announcement days : an empirical study of the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2016)On days when macroeconomic news in Norway is scheduled to be announced, we find a significant and linear relationship between the market beta and average daily excess return. Using Fama-Macbeth regressions, we estimate ... -
The road from diesel to natural gas : the impact of changing fuel sources in road transportation: the case of Kuehne + Nagel
(Master thesis, 2014)With climate change abatement as an important player in the policy agenda of Norway and Europe, the transportation industry finds itself in need of finding new ways to make the industry more environmental-friendly. Fuel ...