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ESG og lønnsomhet i det nordiske markedet : en studie av sammenhengen mellom ESG og lønnsomhet for børsnoterte selskaper i Norden
(Master thesis, 2021)Verden står for tiden overfor store samfunns- og klimautfordringer, som blant annet fattigdom og økende temperaturer. Av den grunn forventes det i større grad at selskaper tar ansvar for å håndtere disse utfordringene ... -
The ESG puzzle : a meta-analysis exploring the academic dissensus on the link between ESG and financial performance
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we aim to untangle the lack of consensus among previous studies on the subject of ESG investing. We replicate four articles that focus on the Global, U.S. and European markets, at different time periods, ... -
ESG Ratings and Financial Performance : An Empirical Investigation of the Link Between ESC Ratings and Stock Performance in Emerging Markets
(Master thesis, 2022)Our study aimed to investigate the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESC) performance and financial performance in emerging markets. We collected ESC scores from three different rating providers ... -
ESG ratings and stock performance : an empirical investigation of the link between ESG ratings and stock performance of European large cap firms
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the link between ESG ratings and stock performance of European large capitalization firms. Using ESG ratings from three independent providers – Thomson Reuters, Bloomberg and Sustainalytics – we ... -
ESG Score Changes and Stock Price Reactions : an event study of stock market reactions to changes in Thomson Reuters’ ESG Score in the Nordic region
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates whether ESG Score announcements by Thomson Reuters present new information to investors in the Nordic region. The data set consists of 1278 unique events for 309 unique firms publicly noted in ... -
ESG Scores and Firm Performance in the Nordics: An Empirical Study of the Link Between ESG Scores and Profitability, Firm Value and Cost of Capital in the Nordics
(Master thesis, 2022)The relationship between environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) performance and profitability, firm value, and cost of capital in the Nordics is explored in this thesis. The influence of ESG is examined ... -
ESG-uenighet og aksjeavkastning: En empirisk studie av sammenhengen mellom uenighet i ESC-rating og aksjeavkastning blant skandinaviske selskaper
(Master thesis, 2022)Bærekraftige investeringer, på engelsk omtalt som ESC (environmental, social, og governance) investing, har det siste tiåret blitt svært populært og en trend blant investorene. Mange spør seg om det i det hele tatt ... -
ESG: All Bark and No Bite? Exploring the utility of environmental, social and governance variables in empirical asset pricing via machine learning
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis I investigate the impact of including environmental, social and governance (ESG) variables in explaining the cross section of expected stock returns. Using three machine learning frameworks applied to a ... -
ESG: The Nexus of Sustainability & Cost of Capital? An empirical study of the relationship between ESG scores and WACC for European firms
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the relationship between STOXX Europe 600 firms’ ESG scores and their weighted average cost of capital (WACC) across the 11 Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) sectors. To investigate this ... -
Estimating interrelated nonconvex adjustment costs
(Master thesis, 2009)Adjustment costs associated with firms’ acquirement or disposal of factors of production can make the individual firm unresponsive to changes in their environment. This is the reason why costs of adjustments is assumed ... -
Estimating the Impact of Weather-Sensitive Cargo Risk on Transport Cost
(Master thesis, 2022)As a consequence of the global renewable energy transition, there is a rising demand for transportation of project cargo, such as wind turbine components. Transportation of this type of cargo requires special considerations ... -
Estimating the Liquidity Premium in the Norwegian High Yield Bond Market : An Empirical Analysis of the Norwegian High Yield Bond Market and Its Liquidity Premium in the Period 2009 - 2021
(Master thesis, 2021)We estimate the liquidity in the Norwegian High Yield Bond Market (Norwegian HY) using transaction data from January 01, 2009, to October 05, 2021. We aim to quantify how much investors, on average, require as compensation ... -
Estimating the market premium in short term interest rates
(Master thesis, 2006)Looking at the term structure in the interest rate market one can’t help notice the evident market premium above the central banks target rate. What factors might decide this premium? By using different variations of simple ... -
Estimating the Returns to Insider Trading on Oslo Børs : An Empirical Study
(Master thesis, 2014)In this paper we investigate insider trades on Oslo Børs. More specifically, w e explore the market reaction to in sider trades, the abnormal returns earned by insiders in the long run, and finally we investigate ... -
Estimating vessel environmental performance : a machine learning approach for predicting vessel fuel consumption and transparently quantifying the environmental sustainability impact of vessel exhaust gases
(Master thesis, 2020)The shipping industry faces a number of challenges regarding its share of total anthropogenic emissions worldwide. A range of measures have been initiated, both by official and private parties. Nevertheless, there are ... -
Estimating weather margin seasonality in shipping using machine learning
(Master thesis, 2021)Accurate predictions of fuel consumption are an essential tool in the pricing of forward cargo contracts. This thesis develops a predictive model for fuel consumption using noon report data from Handysize and Supramax ... -
Estimation and selection of time-varying volatility models
(Master thesis, 2009)This paper describes methods that can be applied to select the best conditional volatility model for an individual asset. Three exchange traded funds (ETFs) for the financials, energy and utilities sectors of the Dow ... -
Estimering av en finanspolitisk regel for Norge i perioden 1980-2018 : hvordan har finanspolitiske sjokk fra regelen påvirket norsk økonomi?
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne masteravhandlingen er å studere norsk finanspolitikk og dens effekt på et utvalg makroøkonomiske størrelser i perioden 1980-2018. Dette gjøres ved å estimere en finanspolitisk regel for Norge som vi ... -
Et gjeldstynget Europa : numeriske simuleringer av et «austerity»-eksperiment
(Master thesis, 2015)Denne oppgaven handler om effekten av nedbetaling av statsgjeld i Europa. Vi konstruerer en overlappende generasjonsmodell med to regioner, Sør og Nord, som hver representerer et utvalg europeiske land. Referansemodellen ... -
Et hamskifte i den norske kinobransjen: en empirisk analyse av billettpriser
(Master thesis, 2015)I Norge har det siden de første filmene ble vist offentlig tidlig på 1900-tallet vært viktig å danne et skille mellom kommunale og private kinoer. Der kommunale kinoer følger kulturpolitiske mål, søker private kinoer ...