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The Arab spring : economic causes and consequences of the Arab spring : an empirical socio-economic analysis
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this thesis is to elaborate on the prelude and postlude of widespread protests across the Middle East and North Africa in 2010 and subsequent years. These series of events became known as the Arab Spring. ... -
Arbeid-familie konflikt : en komparativ studie av fem europeiske land
(Master thesis, 2013)Arbeid-familie balansen er et fenomen som har fått økt interesse på grunn av økonomiske endringer og endringen i arbeidskraftstrukturen. Kvinners rolle i arbeidslivet og familieordninger avviker fra de tradisjonelle ... -
Arbeidsdeling og arbeidsmåter i barnehagen : En studie om påvirkning i arbeidsdeling, arbeidsmåter og roller i barnehagen etter økt pedagogtetthe
(Master thesis, 2021)Målet med forskningen Hensikten med denne studien har vært å se nærmere på den nye pedagognormen som ble vedtatt i 2017 og de påvirkninger normen har gjort med organisasjonsstrukturen i barnehagene. Vi ville undersøke ... -
Arbeidsmarkedet for ingeniører : en empirisk kvantifisering av norske tilbuds- og etterspørselselastisiteter fra 1973 til 2010
(Master thesis, 2013)Vi analyserer hvordan markedsmekanismene i arbeidsmarkedet for ingeniører i Norge responderer på faktorer som lønn, FoU og økonomisk vekst fra 1973 til 2010. Spesifikt analyserer vi hvordan etterspørselen etter ingeniører ... -
Arbeidsmarkedsintegrering av flyktninger : midlertidig arbeidstillatelse som virkemiddel
(Master thesis, 2017)Etter flyktningkrisen i 2015 har det vært et sterkt fokus på innvandrings- og integreringspolitikk i Norge. Her har arbeidsmarkedsintegrering av flyktninger stått sentralt, debatten dreier seg om hvordan flyktninger ... -
Arbeidsutprøving hos egen arbeidsgiver for langtidssykemeldte : en effektevaluering
(Master thesis, 2017)Helserelatert arbeidsfravær påfører samfunnet og det enkelte individ store kostnader og omtales ofte som en av de største utfordringene for velferdsstaten Norge. Sykefravær er derfor av stor offentlig interesse og har ... -
Arbitrage Trading Opportunities with Bidirectional Charging : Optimizing Charging Costs by Exploiting Electricity Price Fluctuations in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)The Norwegian government has established ambitious climate goals, with the electrification of society playing an essential role in achieving them. Specifically, the electrification of the transportation sector is deemed ... -
Are avocados the blood diamonds of Mexico? : an empirical study on how increasing demand for Mexican avocados is related to cartel violence
(Master thesis, 2020)Has the increasing demand for Mexican avocados caused an escalation of violence between Mexican cartels? I theorize that the cartels enter growing licit industries to diversify their revenue stream from the drug trade. ... -
Are boys still short? : a study on sex differences in stunting prevalence over socio-economic status among children in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2018)Background: Over 150 million children worldwide are stunted. In Sub-Saharan Africa alone more than 1 in every 3 children is stunted due to insufficient food intake, boys being the most vulnerable according to prior ... -
Are current Norwegian speed limits optimal? : a quasi-experimental analysis of changes in speed limits on Norwegian freeways
(Master thesis, 2019)The aim of this paper was to examine if Norwegian speed limits on freeways could be more efficient from a social economic standpoint. We examined the relationship between regulations in speed limits and actual speed held ... -
Are Dividend Arbitrage Strategies Present in Asia? An empirical study on cum-cum and cum-ex transactions in Asian markets
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates whether dividend arbitrage strategies are present in Asian markets. The term refers to trading schemes where investors collude to exploit loopholes related to dividend withholding taxes. We focus ... -
Are hedge funds an attractive investment opportunity for a Norwegian private investor?
(Master thesis, 2014)A recent Norwegian legislative proposal, likely to become law in 2014, suggests that hedge funds should be able to approach non-professional, private investors. In light of this, the objective of our thesis is to examine ... -
Are Individual Forecasters Rational? : A study of inflation expectations using forecasts from the Survey of Professional Forecasters
(Master thesis, 2012)How is the forecast behaviour of professional individuals? Are they accurate and efficient, and how are their performances compared to the consensus’ performance? Do their forecasts differ in the special episodes of the ... -
Are knowledge workers more intrinsically motivated than manual workers? : an explanatory study on work motivation in Odfjell Drilling
(Master thesis, 2014)During the last couple of decades researchers have made progress in understanding what motivates knowledge workers and how they differ from traditional, manual workers. The purpose of this thesis is to further explore what ... -
Are seasoned equity offerings predictable? Predicting future SEOs with machine learning algorithms
(Master thesis, 2023)This master thesis explores the predictability of seasoned equity issuance in the United States using the machine learning methods based on logistic regression, decision-trees, random forest and XGBoost. In addition, we ... -
Are social preferences reference dependent? a study of reference dependent social preferences among students at the Norwegian School of Economics
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis explores whether social preferences are reference dependent. More specifically it examines whether reference points, defined by expectations, regarding income inequality affect our willingness to redistribute ... -
Area fee in the Norwegian salmon farming industry
(Master thesis, 2013)A discussion on a new tax, an area fee, for the Norwegian salmon industry has been on-going for several years. This thesis examines which tax benefits the industry and the host municipalities the most. To investigate this, ... -
Argentina mellom frihandel og proteksjonisme : hva avgjorde utformingen av Argentinas utenrikshandel mellom 1930 og 1955?
(Master thesis, 2006)Utredningen tar utgangspunkt i historien til komponentene næringsutvikling, handelspolitikk og eksterne handelsvilkår for å beskrive utviklingen i argentinsk utenrikshandel mellom 1930 og 1955. Før 1930 var Argentina en ... -
The Arrangement of Deferred Taxes Descriptive study on the arrangement of deferred taxes and the influence on wages, employees and investments within chosen subgroups.
(Master thesis, 2022)This master thesis scheds light on the usage of deferred Value-Added tax in Norway while investigating whether the arrangement was effective. To analyse the effectiveness, we choose to look at changes in wages, employment ... -
Artificial Intelligence and Firm Performance in Norway : "Which Norwegian firms are adopting Artificial Intelligence, and how does the adoption of AI affect firm performance?"
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates firms’ adoption of artificial intelligence technology and its effects on firm performance. Due to the rapid technological advances of artificial intelligence, this field of research is still ...