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The road from diesel to natural gas : the impact of changing fuel sources in road transportation: the case of Kuehne + Nagel
(Master thesis, 2014)With climate change abatement as an important player in the policy agenda of Norway and Europe, the transportation industry finds itself in need of finding new ways to make the industry more environmental-friendly. Fuel ... -
The role of beta strategies in other asset pricing anomalies
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis is based on the findings of Liu (2018), and therefore considers long-short, zero cost portfolios based on documented asset pricing anomalies. These include momentum, composite equity issuance, return volatility, ... -
The role of ETFs in the corporate bond market : an empirical study of potential impacts of fixed income ETFs on the underlying U.S. corporate bond market
(Master thesis, 2018)Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have become popular investment vehicles in the U.S. corporate bond market. A market that is characterised by over-the-counter transactions, low liquidity and high trading costs, is with ETFs ... -
The shock that doesn’t hurt (yet) : a case study of how the second payment service directive is changing the Norwegian banking industry
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates the competitive implications of the newly implemented Payment Service Directive II (PSD2) on the Norwegian banking industry. Specifically, it investigates how 1) the technological shock created ... -
The socio-economic impact of renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa : a ripple effect analysis of the ASYV solar power plant in Rwanda
(Master thesis, 2016)Socio-economic benefits are gaining prominence as a key driver for renewable energy deployment in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, analytical work and empirical evidence on these topics remains relatively limited. In an ... -
The stock market reaction to joint venture announcements : an empirical study of companies listed on Nordic stock exchanges
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis examines how the stock market reacts to joint venture announcements by firms listed on Nordic stock exchanges. We performed an event study on a sample of 988 joint venture announcements by 280 firms from January ... -
The stock market’s reaction to contract announcements : an empirical study of companies in the maritime industry listed on Oslo stock exchange
(Master thesis, 2018)The research question of the thesis is “how does the stock market react to contract announcements by companies in the maritime industry listed on Oslo Stock Exchange?”. This is answered using the event study methodology ... -
The sustainability communication challenge : two-sided message framing and virtual reality to tackle the self promoting paradox
(Master thesis, 2018)Although consumers have proven to be increasingly appreciative of companies’ responsibility efforts, sustainability communication toward them is not a widespread practice because of its paradoxical effects on consumers’ ... -
The tightness of country-specific income shifting regulation and multinationals’ transfer pricing : an empirical study of European multinational corporations and their majority-owned affiliates worldwide
(Master thesis, 2018)The main objective of this study is to analyze the profit shifting behavior of European multinational companies and their worldwide web of majority-owned affiliates. Consequently, we test the effect when income shifting ... -
The trade-off between Ex Ante Pareto and Ex Post Egalitarianism : a study of extended paternalism in distributive choices
(Master thesis, 2017)In this paper, we use an experimental approach to investigate the well-known tension between equality in society and individual freedom of choice. We have conducted a large-scale international experiment with nationally ... -
The Troms line : an economic analysis
(Master thesis, 2014)The aim of this thesis is to bring the old assessments regarding the Troms Line back to life again, and examine whether it would be a good idea, from an economic point of view, to revive the project. When examining the ... -
The Turkish downstream petroleum industry : Analysis of market efficiency
(Master thesis, 2011)The process of liberalization is shaping the policies of governments regarding the key sectors such as energy. Turkey has also gone through these processes and the current downstream petroleum market is considered to be ... -
The two-way FDI development in Scandinavian countries
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis investigates the two-way FDI development in Scandinavian countries, including Norway, Sweden and Denmark. The concept of two-way FDI, in this paper, refers to a combination of inward FDI and outward FDI. Firstly, ... -
The use of awareness as a tool to mitigate biases related to source credibility : an experimental study
(Master thesis, 2015)Auditors have to rely on their professional judgment regularly while performing different tasks in an audit. In some areas of audit the quality of their professional judgment is of very sensitive nature and FVMs (fair ... -
The use of contingent value rights in M&A : an empirical review
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper contributes to the literature on payment methods in Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A). It seeks to establish how the use of Contingent Value Rights (CVRs) in M&A affect the probability of deal completion following ... -
The value of adapting to climate change for Norwegian salmonid aquaculture : a scenario-based analysis
(Master thesis, 2018)The Norwegian aquaculture industry accounts for 6.5 percent of total exports from Norway. The United Nations projects that by 2030 the world population will grow to 8.5 billion people. In order to maintain food security, ... -
The value of expanding commercial rental space : a real options framework
(Master thesis, 2015)In this thesis, we develop a real options framework to value options to expand a commercial property. We consider the investment in a development project under uncertainty in future rental rates and in the presence of ... -
The value of petroleum exploration under uncertainty : a real options approach
(Master thesis, 2014)We develop a framework for valuation and optimal decision making in oil exploration projects with uncertain surroundings. In particular, we construct a real options valuation framework that incorporates the stochastic ... -
The VLCC tanker market : the present, past and future : a historical fleet analysis followed by a stochastic partial equilibrium model of the spot freight market
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis analyzes the development of the VLLC fleet over the last two decades. On the basis of collected data, the supply curves of the current and historical fleets are calculated under three distinguished speed regimes; ... -
The wealth effects of M&A in emerging markets : an empirical study of value creation and value distribition, and new evidence on the relationship between corruption and target pre-annoucement stock price runup
(Master thesis, 2016)The takeover literature appears to lack comprehensive studies on the shareholder wealth effects of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in emerging markets (EMs). In this thesis, using a sample consisting of 542 initial takeover ...