Thesis: Recent submissions
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Determinants of Capital Structure: A Cross-Country Analysis : An empirical analysis on determinants of capital structure in listed firms across the G7 countries
(Master thesis, 2023)This study aims to investigate how firms operating in different institutional, regulatory, economic and cultural settings determine their capital structure in the period 2012 to 2019. As previous research commonly limits ... -
Quality Investing in the Nordics : An empirical analysis of the QMJ factor in the Nordic countries, excluding Iceland
(Master thesis, 2022)This master thesis provides empirical evidence that quality investing in the Nordics, excluding Iceland, produces abnormal returns. Even though investors are willing to pay a premium for quality, the QMJ factor introduced ... -
The Potential of Low-Carbon Hydrogen in Norway : A Linear Programming Analysis of Hydrogen Supply Chains in the Norwegian Energy System Towards 2050
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we conducted a linear programming analysis to assess the future potential for domestic production and consumption of low-carbon hydrogen in Norway. Our analysis is based on the Institute for Energy ... -
Grønne boliglån : En casestudie av grønne boliglån hos SpareBank 1 Hallingdal Valdres
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven er en studie av ulike faktorer som kan ha betydning for lønnsomheten til grønne boliglån. Vi har gjennomført en casestudie med utgangspunkt i SpareBank 1 Hallingdal Valdres som er en pådriver i det ... -
The Willingness to Disclose Personal Information to a Website : The Role of Website Personality, Context Sensitivity and Self-Congruity
(Master thesis, 2022)Nowadays, consumer data collection is crucial for companies; however, what determines the individual’s disposition to disclose data is not well investigated. This study analyses the willingness to disclose personal ... -
To what extent the UK emissions disclosure mandate of 2013 impacted the subsequent emissions level and ESG ratings?
(Master thesis, 2022)This research thesis aims at assessing the impact of the Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013 on UK-incorporated listed firms’ subsequent level of emissions and ESG ratings. A ... -
Gender Diversity in the Norwegian Energy Sector and its Development : A descriptive and explanatory study
(Master thesis, 2022)Using Norwegian register data accessed through microdata.no, this thesis seeks to provide a description of gender diversity in the Norwegian energy sector, and renewables specifically. Existing research on gender diversity ... -
Effekten av irrelevant bærekraftsinformasjon på revisors beslutningskvalitet : En eksperimentell studie
(Master thesis, 2022)Et av de viktigste temaene revisor vurderer i revisjonsoppdrag er selskapets evne til fortsatt drift. Bærekraftsinformasjon vil integreres i årsrapporten til flere foretak i årene som kommer. Dette vil føre til en økt ... -
Kunsten å “sette teamet” : Utfordringer og muligheter ved bruk av oppstartsverktøy
(Master thesis, 2022)I denne masteroppgaven har vi undersøkt hvordan bruken av oppstartsverktøy oppleves i team, og hvilke forhold som er sentrale for at team kan lykkes med oppstartsverktøy. Gjennom en kvalitativ casestudie har vi intervjuet ... -
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 ... -
Predicting Private Equity Fund Performance with Machine Learning
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper has the objective of applying machine learning models to predict the performance of private equity funds, to allow for more effective fund selection for investors in the private markets. Prior research has ... -
Do Smart Beta ETFs Outperform the World Market? An empirical analysis on the returns of smart beta ETFs in the European and US markets
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates if smart beta ETFs in the US and/or Europe deliver excess return relative to the world market and how performance compares between the two markets. We focus on nine smart beta categories in our ... -
Alpha og flow i det europeiske fondsmarkedet : En empirisk studie av alpha, og alpha sin effekt på flow til aktive og passive fond i 16 europeiske land
(Master thesis, 2022)Vi har i denne oppgaven undersøkt om fond i 16 europeiske land produserer positiv alpha, og testet alpha sin effekt på flow til aktive og passive fond. Analysen er delt opp i to deler: alpha, og alpha sin effekt på flow. ... -
A Novel Rating Model Basing on ESG Disclosure
(Master thesis, 2022)This article has discussed a new way to explore the relationship between the company's disclosure and the company’s ESG performance. during the exploration, this article has proved the feasibility to evaluate a company’s ... -
Private Equity (De)Listings in Scandinavia : A descriptive and empirical study of private equity and venture capital firms listing and delisting activity in Scandinavia
(Master thesis, 2022)Shrinking stock markets are a phenomenon witnessed across the world. Given stock markets importance to the economy, this trend is worrying. A number of studies have identified private equity as a catalyst for these ... -
Impact of Sanctions on Russian and Chinese Stock Markets : An empirical analysis based on stock data
(Master thesis, 2022)An ongoing war in Ukraine turned out to be the biggest event of 2022. Allied nations decisively imposed series of sanctions that sent Russian economy into a turmoil. As shock and awe of the first weeks of invasions ... -
Do Borrowers Benefit from Sustainability-Linked Loans? An analysis of explicit ESG information in loan contracts and borrowers’ incentives to enter sustainability-linked loans
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis examines the explicit use of ESG information in loan contracts and borrowers' incentives to enter sustainability-linked loans (SLLs). We explore whether shareholders respond to announcements of sustainability-linked ... -
Prising av hotellrom i en tid preget av post-pandemi og økte kostnader på innsatsfaktorer : En flercasestudie på prisingspraksiser i norske hoteller
(Master thesis, 2022)Den norske hotellbransjen har stått ovenfor en rekke utfordringer de siste årene, blant annet knyttet til Covid 19-pandemien og økte kostnader på innsatsfaktorer. For en bransje som historisk har vært preget av lave ...