Thesis: Recent submissions
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Cum-Fake Trading Using ADRs from European Countries : An event study of all European ADRs
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, we investigate the use of European ADRs in cum-fake schemes. We look at the daily trading volume for all ADRs for European companies in the longest possible time span for each company, with the longest ... -
Kontinuitet og turnover i ekstern revisjon : En kvantitativ studie av faktorer som påvirker kontinuitet og turnover i ekstern revisjon for nåværende og tidligere revisorer med fullført MRR-grad fra NHH
(Master thesis, 2023)Revisjonsbransjen har i lengre tid vært preget av høy turnover (Revisorforeningen, 2022b). Utskiftningen av ansatte er gjenstand for økt risiko knyttet til kvaliteten på revisjonen og frafall i ekspertise i revisjonsteamene ... -
Revenue Management : En analyse av Rosenborg Ballklubb Hvordan kan dynamisk prising pOEvirke kapasitetsutnyttelsen?
(Master thesis, 2023)Dagens billettprising i fotballbransjen går stort sett ut på å prise alle kamper likt, uavhengig av etterspørsel. I denne utredningen tar vi utgangspunkt i å undersøke om Rosenborg Ballklubb kan dra nytte av dynamisk ... -
Survival of the Fittest? An empirical analysis of spillover effects following M&A announcements in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to add to the difficult issue of announcement returns in rivals of acquisition targets. As existing M&A literature has predominantly focused on the acquirer, the target, and the merged entity, much remains ... -
Spot Price Forecasting : Evaluating the Impact of Weather Based Demand Forecasting on Electricity Market Predictions
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis uses electricity data sourced from Nord Pool and weather data obtained from Norsk Klimaservicesenter, seeking to forecast day-ahead spot prices by leveraging temperature-based demand forecasts. Through this ... -
Endringsprosesser i det grønne skiftet : En casestudie av hvordan Statsbygg oppnår sine klimamål
(Master thesis, 2023)Verden står midt i en klimakrise. Derfor er det et stort behov for å redusere klimagassutslipp, noe som gjelder alle sektorer. Å implementere klimatiltak krever endringer i store deler av virksomheten. De prosessene som ... -
Exploring the Economics of Sustainable Energy : A Comparative Analysis of LCOE and System Costs for Nuclear and Offshore Wind Projects in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)This study explores the impact of input factor variability and the scope of analysis on profitability calculations for nuclear and offshore wind power in the Norwegian power market. The research employs several data ... -
Putting Sustainability Talk into Managerial Action : A Study of Norwegian Firms’ Sustainability Integration into Management Control Systems and its Relation to Financial Performance
(Master thesis, 2023)The pursuit of sustainable development has become one of the most important challenges and consequently a central concern for companies. Often, that concern is addressed via an outsideoriented approach, focusing on ... -
Rettede emisjoners annonseringseffekt på Oslo Børs : Et empirisk eventstudie av annonnseringseffekten til rettede emisjoner i perioden 2013-2022
(Master thesis, 2023)Oppgaven supplerer tidligere forskning på annonseringseffekten av rettede emisjoner på Oslo Børs. Studiet ønsker å avdekke om emisjonens bruksformål, selskapets sektor eller en planlagt reparasjonsemisjon påvirker markedets ... -
Riding the Wave : Timing Implications of Divestitures
(Master thesis, 2023)This study examines divestiture transactions within industry waves and reveals the impact of announcement timing on shareholder wealth. Our findings indicate a causal relationship between divestitures late within a wave ... -
Trading on Inside Track : An Event Study of Market Reactions to Legal Insider Trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis investigates the market reactions to legal insider trading on the Oslo Stock Exchange using the methodology outlined by MacKinlay (1997). The analysis is based on a sample of 2419 insider trades publicly ... -
From Complexity to Clarity : A Case Study of Strategic Player Recruitment in Football Through Integration of Big Data and Complementary Resources
(Master thesis, 2023)The thesis examines the growing significance of "Big Data" in strategic decision-making, explicitly focusing on player recruitment in professional football clubs. Given the inherent complexity of football as a sport, ... -
Are seasoned equity offerings predictable? Predicting future SEOs with machine learning algorithms
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis explores the predictability of seasoned equity issuance in the United States using the machine learning methods based on logistic regression, decision-trees, random forest and XGBoost. In addition, we ... -
Hvordan lønner heltidskultur seg i helse- og omsorgssektoren? En eksplorativ casestudie av økonomiske gevinster og kostnader av heltidskultur ved sykehjem
(Master thesis, 2023)Helsesektoren står overfor store utfordringer med et økende behov for helse- og omsorgstjenester, på bakgrunn av en økning i antall eldre med et mer komplekst sykdomsbilde. I lys av disse utfordringene er det følgelig ... -
Hotelling Under Injected Pressure : An empirical study on the price responsiveness of waterflooding in US oil production
(Master thesis, 2023)Harold Hotelling's (1931) canonical model of exhaustible resource extraction, featuring resource-owners that maximize profits by trading off extraction today versus extraction in the future, is widely cited in the ... -
Underpricing and long-run performance of Norwegian initial public offerings : An empirical investigation of factors that impacts short and longterm returns of Norwegian initial public offerings
(Master thesis, 2023)In this master's thesis, we have investigated several factors that could account for the underpricing and long-term performance of initial public offerings in Norway. We used size, equity beta, and a PE/VC dummy variable ... -
Understanding credit risk in Norwegian real estate crowdlending : Analysis of credit quality among Norwegian real estate crowdlending borrowers across FundingPartner, Kameo and Monio
(Master thesis, 2023)The Norwegian crowdlending industry has grown rapidly in the last decade, resulting in the emergence of several platforms of notable sizes. Regulations are lagging, and government instances are discussing incorporating EU ... -
Exploring the Impact of First-Time ESG Rating on Stock Price Informativeness and Liquidity : A Comparative Study of Rated and Non-Rated Firms 1n the US Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines whether being covered by a ESG rating agency translates into moreinformative stock prices in the US stock market, and whether this enhancement of stock price informativeness impacts the stock liquidity ... -
Does including more female board members help corporations to reduce non-compliance? A study on California’s mandatory gender quota
(Master thesis, 2023)California enacted the law of SB826 in 2018, which mandates corporate boards to include a minimum number of female directors. I study companies’ reactions to this gender quota from the perspective of board diversity as ... -
Grieg Seafood ASA : Verdivurdering
(Master thesis, 2023)Formålet med denne masterutredningen har vært å estimere verdien til Grieg Seafood ASA sin aksje per 31.12.2022. Det endelige verdiestimatet bygger på en fundamental verdivurdering som hovedmetode og en komparativ ...