Blar i Thesis på emneord "financial economics"
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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 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 ... -
Capital structure in the petroleum industry : an empirical study of determinants in the period 1999-2016
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis studies the determinants of capital structure in global independent petroleum exploration and production (E&P) firms in the period 1999-2016. I have used two definitions of leverage; (i) Debt-to-Assets, and ... -
Capital Structure in the Shipping Industry : An Analysis of Leverage and Asset Volatility in Publicly Traded Shipping Companies
(Master thesis, 2023)This research paper provides a comprehensive analysis of the optimal leverage in the shipping industry, focusing on the influence of asset volatility on static and dynamic capital structure decisions. Under static model ... -
Carbon emissions impact on stock performance for IT companies : An empirical study of the link between carbon emissions for information technology companies and stock performance
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper investigates whether carbon emissions have an effect on financial performance on companies in the information technology sector, by separating emissions in scope 1, 2 and 3. We want to examine if carbon footprint ... -
Carbon Risk in Cross-Border Acquisitions : Do acquirers consider carbon risk in cross-border acquisitions?
(Master thesis, 2022)In this master thesis, we study the role of carbon risk in acquisition decisions and how it is related to announcement returns. We analyze the likelihood of cross-border acquisitions based on certain industry and target ... -
Catch Me if You Can – the Phillips Curve : A Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis of the Flattening Phillips Curve Hypothesis for Norway over the Past Fifty Years
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis examines if the Phillips curve in Norway has flattened over the past fifty years, and what implications this could have for the conduct of monetary policy. Several research papers have estimated that the slope ... -
CBDC and bank profitability in Norway : An empirical study on the impact of Central Bank Digital Currency on bank profitability in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)In our empirical study, we examine the impact of a Central Bank Digital Currency on the profitability of Norwegian banks, building on the analytical approach developed by Bellia and Calès (2023). We select a sample of ... -
CEO ownership and stock market performance : an empirical study on companies listed on Oslo Stock Exchange from 2010-2016
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we examine the impact on stock market performance for companies on Oslo Stock Exchange in which the CEO voluntarily owns a significant fraction of the firm’s equity. We discuss the findings based on two ... -
CEO personality and firm policies
(Master thesis, 2020)This master thesis explores the relationship between the personality of chief executive officers (CEOs) and their chosen firm policies. I am relying on the Big Five model including its 30 facets, which has been shown to ... -
Charities and foundations in Norway : a legal and financial framework with focus on the Olav Thon Foundationa
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper seeks to examine the history and usage of charities and foundations in Norway. The number of large foundations has been on the rise, along with the interest in the charitable sector. In its purity a philanthropic ... -
Clean spark spread : Correlation, integration and long-run relationships between electricity, natural gas and CO2 allowances prices. An empirical study on the markets in Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom
(Master thesis, 2012)In this master thesis we study and explore the relationship between the clean spark spread commodities; electricity, natural gas and CO2 allowances prices in Germany, the Netherlands and the U.K. The time period for the ... -
Co-moments of truth : is the pricing of higher-order co-moments robust across portfolio sorting methodologies?
(Master thesis, 2018)The discovery rate of pricing factors has increased substantially in the last decades. Whereas the number of factors discovered was about one per annum in the period 1980 – 1991, it has risen to about 18 per year in the ... -
Code Red For Stock Markets? An Empirical Analysis of the Norwegian Stock Market Reactions to Reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
(Master thesis, 2021)To raise awareness of the financial implications of reports published by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, this thesis examines the Norwegian stock market reactions surrounding these publications. In addition, ... -
Communication – an instrument to fight recession? : a study of communication events’ effect on financial markets during the euro zone crisis
(Master thesis, 2013-06)The purpose of this paper is to evaluate whether and how communication events have helped mitigate the current recession in the euro zone. We investigate how communication has influenced financial markets; both sovereign ... -
Comparing apples and pears : how will regional differences affect the environmental outcome when comparing electric and conventional vehicles?
(Master thesis, 2013)In recent years a number of studies have assessed the life cycle emissions of electric vehicles, with differing focus areas. In this study we sought to further broaden the comparison of electric vehicles and conventional ... -
Comparing OSV operations in Brazil with Norway : qualitative benchmark study of the cost drivers using interviews
(Master thesis, 2014)The objective of this thesis is to map the main drivers behind the operational and capital expenditures related to offshore support vessels in Brazil and in the North Sea. We compare the two regions using the North Sea as ... -
Competition in the Norwegian Mortgage Market: Use of Diversion Ratios to Investigate the Competitive Proximity between DNB and Sparebanken Vest
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we use an empirical approach to investigate which implications a potential merger between DNB and Sparebanken Vest will have on the competitive situation in the mortgage market and if there are any distinctions ...