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Going where you're treated best : tax-based migration from high to low tax jurisdictions
(Master thesis, 2021)Many Western and Scandinavian have continued to raise taxes while the cost of living in their countries has continued to rise. In contrast, the amount of subsequent benefit the individual taxpayer receives continues to ... -
Good days ahead : forecasting ticket sales for Go Fjords using weather data
(Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether public weather data from MET Norway can be used to improve ticket sales forecasts for the travel company Go Fjords, and to demonstrate how such a forecasting model can be ... -
Google search as a measure investor attention : Its influence on stocks and IPOs in U.S.
(Master thesis, 2014)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate new method of retail investor attention by using Google Search Volume Index (SVI) in determining its effect on stocks trading activity, volatility and extend the analysis by ... -
The Governance Puzzle: Unravelling the Effects of CEO Duality on CEO Turnover in a New Era : An empirical study of the effects of CEO Duality on the sensitivity of CEO Turnover to Firm Performance for companies in the S&P 500 in the period 2017 2022
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines whether combining the CEO and Chairman of Board of Directors titles in one individual influences the board's ability to remove poorly performing CEOs. We use a pooled logit regression analysis on a ... -
The Government Pension Fund Global: How are the bets distributed, and where is the active return created?: A holdings-based analysis of The Government Pension Fund Global’s investments in equities from 2014 to 2021.
(Master thesis, 2021)The Management of the Government Pension Fund Global (hereafter the “Fund”) is a heated topic. The Fund is managed actively to outperform the benchmark and generate a positive active return. The literature is skeptical ... -
Government Pension Fund Global´s investments in petroleum equities: a response to White Paper nr. 19
(Master thesis, 2015)As Norway possesses a large petroleum wealth, there has been calls for a change regarding the Government Pension Fund Global´s (GPFG´s) investments in petroleum equities based on diversification considerations. This ... -
Governmental Accounting in Rwanda : a case study with focus on the financial statements
(Master thesis, 2011)The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the consolidated financial statements of the government of Rwanda for the year ended 31 December 2008. Two types of accounting are discussed namely, money accounts and accrual ... -
Graduate Trainee Programs in MNCs : an exploratory study of early breakups
(Master thesis, 2009)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to covering the gap in the research literature on the Graduate Trainee Programs that appeared between the 1990s and today and generate a set of recommendations for companies ... -
Greed at the top : fraud and the failure of oversight at Adelphia Communications Corporation and Tyco International Ltd
(Master thesis, 2008)In this paper we have taken a good look at the concept of fraud, using theory and examining frauds that have happened in two large companies. The main purpose of this paper was to gain insight on the concept of fraud, to ... -
Green ammonia shipping: Adapting established value-chains to fuel the future of clean maritime transport: A qualitative market study focusing on the barriers and facilitators of green ammonia as a clean fuel in the proposed hydrogen economy.
(Master thesis, 2023)In this paper, through semi-structured interviews, we have conducted a qualitative study to understand key challenges and drivers to implementing green ammonia as a fuel alternative for the shipping sector. Low and zero ... -
Green Bond Issuance Frequency and Corporate Cost of Capital
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the controversial cost-of-capital advantage of green bonds over conventional bonds in the green bond market. While anecdotal evidence suggested a cheaper cost of capital for green bonds, previous ... -
The green bond markets in Norway and Sweden : exploring the differences between the two markets
(Master thesis, 2019)This study explores the differences between the green bond markets of Norway and Sweden in an attempt to shed light on the markets’ distinct evolution. First, the existence of green bond yield premiums in the primary and ... -
Green bonds in shipping : an event study of green bonds in shipping and their impact on institutional ownership and equity risk
(Master thesis, 2021)The allocation of capital to green projects have increased in recent years as focus on climate change and the necessity to transit to a more sustainable and carbon neutral environment have intensified. With decarbonization ... -
Green business : high-tech firms environmental performance and the effect shareholders can have on environmental reformation
(Master thesis, 2009)As the interest in environmental sustainability continues to grow, a methodology for rating how firms are performing is required. The main challenge encountered is the lack of comparable and credible information. Given ... -
Green is Good? An Empirical Analysis of Incentives in the Green Bond Market
(Master thesis, 2022)Financial innovation has generated many new ideas which has contributed to solve challenges the world, as a community, is facing. Anything from sharing wealth by making the financial markets more accessible for everyone ... -
The green optima
(Master thesis, 2010)Pollution has become a major cause of concern for large cities in most parts of the world giving rise to increased health costs. The thesis tries to study pollution taxes and how they are theoretically justified in ... -
Green public procurement practices in Norway : the application of environmental criteria and the use of scoring rules in Norwegian road transport tenders
(Master thesis, 2017)The goal of this thesis is to examine green public procurement (GPP) practices in Norway with a focus on road transport. In recent years, both in Norway and in the European Union there has been an increased focus on using ... -
Green Stocks and How to Find Them: Identifying environmentally sustainable IPO firms using textual analysis and assessing their profitability
(Master thesis, 2022)Sustainable investing has seen exponential growth among investors in recent years. To this end, ESG ratings are the tool used by investors to gauge environmental sustainability in firms. Recently listed firms lack ESG ... -
Green supply chain management : a study of green supply chain management within the pulp and paper industry
(Master thesis, 2011)The objective of this thesis is to create a framework that can be used by supply chains, in particular supply chains from the pulp and paper industry, to identify internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities ... -
Greenium or myth : do green labels affect bond yields in the Nordic markets?
(Master thesis, 2019)Estimates show that there is a significant need for more investments into sustainable projects to meet the climate goals set in the Paris Climate Agreement. Green bonds are a relatively new type of financial security ...