Browsing Master Thesis by Title
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Electricity in Senegal: en analysis into potential strategies to increase electrification rates
(Master thesis, 2019)Senegal is a West African country dependent on imported fossil fuels for power generation. The population of Senegal is 15.85 million, with the urban and rural electrification rates at 87.7 and 38.3, respectively. Over ... -
Electricity market liberalization in Estonia
(Master thesis, 2013)The aim of the master thesis is to describe and analyze the deregulation process of the Estonian electricity sector. The analysis is based on a textbook model, which summarizes attributes that have led to successful ... -
Electronic Word-of-Mouth and consumers’ intention to purchase : a study of the effects of valence and argument quality of online reviews
(Master thesis, 2017)As technology has developed and phenomenon such as the participative web has emerged, the opportunities of communication and sharing has expanded simultaneously. The participative web represents a revolution where users ... -
Elektronikkbransjens muligheter i en sirkulær økonomi : en kvalitativ studie om hvilke barrierer og muligheter en omstilling til sirkulær økonomi kan skape for aktørene i elektronikkbransjen
(Master thesis, 2017)Det har i dagens verden blitt vanskeligere å skape langsiktig vekst uten å ta hensyn til konsekvensene dette har for miljøet. Sirkulær økonomi er nevnt som en mulig løsning for å skape en langsiktig, bærekraftig og lønnsom ... -
Elektroniske markedsplasser : i et peer-to-peer perspektiv
(Master thesis, 2016)I denne oppgaven tar vi for oss elektroniske peer-to-peer markedsplasser. Dette er digitale plattformene som fasiliterer for transaksjoner mellom privatpersoner, og fungerer dermed som mellommenn. To av de mest framtredende ... -
The emergence of digital ecosystems : an exploratory case study
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates the research question; What factors need to be in place for the emergence of a digital ecosystem and how can the key mechanisms evolve? The study is based on an explorative single case study of ... -
The emerging fourth sector
(Master thesis, 2009)The Fourth Sector is a new phenomenon related to dual social and financial value creation, until now not clearly defined with crisp sectoral boundaries and an operationalized definition. The phenomenon is getting increased ... -
Emerging markets : økonomisk vekst, aksjeavkastning og optimal allokering
(Master thesis, 2006)Denne masterutredningen er skrevet med formål om å analysere emerging markets i en global diversifiseringskontekst. Gjennom vår analyse har vi forsøkt å kartlegge optimal allokering i en portefølje bestående av verdensmarkedet ... -
Emisjonsannonseringer på Oslo Børs : en event-studie
(Master thesis, 2012)Denne utredningen tar for seg signaleffekter på Oslo Børs ved annonsering av emisjoner. Ved å gjennomføre en event-studie ønsker vi å teste hvorvidt annonseringer av andregangsemisjoner er forbundet med noen form for unormal ... -
Emissions reduction in the Nordics : detecting sectoral differences over the three Phases of EU ETS
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates the correlation of the emissions and tradable allowances within specific sectors of the European Union’s Emission Trading Scheme, in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. ... -
Empire, War, and Hollywood : The Economics of the English Language
(Master thesis, 2014-12)English is a pervasive language in today’s world, a nd empire, war, and Hollywood are sociocultural ways in which English has asserted its influence. No matter what country you live in you are bound to be exposed to ... -
Empirical Analysis of AIS Data‘s Ability to Detect Suspected Dark Oil Tankers in Russian Ports and Waters : An analysis in light of the Russian and Ukrainian conflict
(Master thesis, 2023)This master´s thesis investigates the ability of AIS data to detect suspected dark tankers in Russian ports and waters in light of the ongoing Russian and Ukranian conflict. The thesis aims to serve as a stepping stone ... -
Empirical Analysis of Charterers’ Willingness to Pay for Energy Efficiency : A Study on Time Charter Contract Rates in the Dry Bulk Market and GHG Ratings by RightShip
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates whether charterers value energy efficiency in the dry bulk time charter (TC) market using greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ratings from RightShip and TC fixtures from Western Bulk and Clarksons ... -
An empirical analysis of how oil price changes influence the Norwegian economy : a structural vector autoregressive approach
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis examines the relationships between disentangled oil price shocks and macroeconomic variables by utilizing structural vector autoregressions (SVAR). The first SVAR extends Killian`s (2009) analysis and supports ... -
An empirical analysis of the northwestern european housing market : a panel vector error correction model approach
(Master thesis, 2019)We examine the international relevance of the house price model by Jacobsen and Naug (2004). First, we evaluate if the model is relevant to describe the housing market in Norway when extending the sample. In contrast to ... -
Empirical analysis of value and momentum strategies in BRIC stock markets
(Master thesis, 2020)Our Master’s thesis examines whether value and momentum strategy has been profitable in each of the BRIC countries, in the ten cross - BRIC country sectors and in BRIC as a whole from January 2002 to June 2019. We find ... -
Empirical Asset Pricing via Neural Networks and Macroeconomic Data
(Master thesis, 2023)This study showcases the benefits of expanding the dimensions of the variable input vector with macroeconomic predictors when predicting monthly out-of-sample stock-level risk premiums. Using 610 predictor variables, we ... -
Empirical comparison of load forecasting methods for Skagerak energilab : a perspective of the operational and economic efficiency gain as a result of increased forecasting accuracy in a microgrid environment
(Master thesis, 2020)This master thesis is analyzing short-term load forecasting. Power consumption in kW will be forecasted 24 hours ahead, for each day of a week and finally averaged to derive mean performance. The forecast will be conducted ... -
Empirical comparison of time series forecasting strategies : forecasting the Baltic p1a spot price using gradient boosting and different strategies for multi-step time series
(Master thesis, 2019)This NHH master thesis researches methodologies for forecasting a financial time series, the Baltic Dry P1A spot price, one week and one month ahead. The methods researched are four different strategies for time series ... -
Empirical Evidence of Lead-Lag Relation between the Norwegian CDS and Stock Markets : Using Vector Autoregression with Exogenous Variables (VARX) and Structured Regularization for Large Vector Autoregressions with Exogenous Variables (VARX-L) Framework
(Master thesis, 2021)The master thesis studies the lead-lag relation between the Norwegian CDS and stock markets with daily observations from June 24, 2010 to May 5, 2017 of three Norwegian firms, DNB Bank ASA, Telenor ASA, and Statoil ASA. I ...