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Can entrepreneurial skills be taught? : experimental evidence from young Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2014)In this paper we are interested in measuring the impact of a business training program held in Dar es Salaam as a partnership between the Norwegian School of Economics and the University of Dar es Salaam Entrepreneurship ... -
Can European unicorns defend the high valuations? : a challenge of the post-money valuation approach
(Master thesis, 2018)We apply a DCF-based R-model on a sample of 12 European unicorns to show that postmoney valuations overstate the fair value of VC-backed companies. At best, the initial result suggests that the majority of the sample is ... -
Can LAW be justified to prevent financial instability? A cost-benefit analysis of leaning against the wind (LAW) in Norway : Evidence from a Bayesian VAR model
(Master thesis, 2022)Since the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, there has been an ongoing debate about how central banks can prevent future financial crises by mitigating the build-up of financial imbalances. We analyse the effect of incorporating ... -
Can leading indicators be used to predict the demand for sea borne dry bulk activity in the Far East
(Master thesis, 2006)Sea borne dry cargo freight demand has in resent years caused high volatility in earnings for dry bulk shipping companies. Much of this derives from the development in the Far East. In this paper we test if some specific ... -
Can Norwegian multi asset-class funds time the market?: an empirical study
(Master thesis, 2015)In this master thesis, we examine if Norwegian multi asset-class mutual funds (kombinasjonsfond) have the ability to time the market. Market timing skill is the ability to make successful bets on the future returns of ... -
Can price reversals on Oslo Stock Exchange be exploited?
(Master thesis, 2013)We investigate if price reversals on the Oslo Stock Exchange can be exploited using a twofold method. Our method includes stock selection based on variance ratios and simulation of portfolio performance using a contrarian ... -
Can vessel values in dry bulk be predicted? A study on the relationship between government bond yields and vessel valuations
(Master thesis, 2023)Seaborne freight of dry bulk commodities is an important gauge on the global economy. How dry bulk shipping markets move is dependent on demand and hence economic growth, further import and export volumes and commodity ... -
Can we unveil the secrecy of tax havens?
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Can you hedge dry bulk stock prices using forward freight agreements? : a study of risk management in the dry bulk shipping stock market
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates if forward freight agreements (FFA) can be used to hedge stock price risk in the dry bulk shipping sector. We establish a cointegrated relationship between FFAs and dry bulk stock prices based ... -
Can you hedge ship price risk using freight derivatives? : a study of the dry bulk market
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates the possibility of reducing ship price risk in the dry bulk sector using freight derivatives. We establish a theoretical linkage between ship prices and FFA prices and empirically test this ... -
Capacity witholding and strategic firm behavior : a agent based simulation aproach to the study of market power in a uniform price auction
(Master thesis, 2013)The relationship between market structure and market power is a focal point of debate in the study of liberalized electricity markets. The overall aim of this research is to assess the presence of market power and if ... -
Capital requirements and bank behavior : a case study of the DNB Bank Group
(Master thesis, 2014)The Basel III Capital Accord was introduced as a regulatory response to the financial crisis. Lack of sufficient capital requirements for banks was an important lesson learned after several financial institutions went ... -
Capital structure : an analysis of the shipping market
(Master thesis, 2011)Capital structure in shipping has proven to be complex. The market is known for high volatility and the financial funding alternatives have changed as a result of these cycles. This master thesis introduces the shipping ... -
Capital structure : bankruptcy and liquidation
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Capital structure decisions : an empirical study of structured credit models
(Master thesis, 2010)There are several issues with adapting dynamic structured credit models to be applicable for values observable in reality. To use the theories, and with that the models developed, to find optimal capital structures is ... -
Capital structure decisions of shipbuilding companies : a study of determinants and adjustment speeds in the period 1997-2013
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis aims to investigate which factors are the major determinants of capital structure decisions for globally listed shipbuilding companies, and how quickly they adjust their capital structures when deviating from ... -
Capital structure in Norwegian private equity buyouts : explanations of debt levels in companies acquired by PE companies
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis analyzes the capital structure in companies acquired by Private Equity companies in the period 1997 to 2007 in Norway. The purpose of the analysis is to see whether debt ratios in the companies that have ... -
Capital structure in the airline industry : an empirical study of determinants of capital structure
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis analyse which company specific factors that affect the capital structure in the airline industry. Our sample consists of 39 airlines from different parts of the world, and data is collected from the last ... -
Capital Structure in The Nordics : An empirical cross-country analysis on determinants of capital structure in listed, non-financial firms from 2007 to 2022
(Master thesis, 2023)We examine determinants of capital structure by analyzing the financing decisions of listed, non-financial firms in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland from 2007 to 2022. At an aggregate level, firm leverage is fairly ...