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Application of multiple criteria decision analysis to compare environmental impact factors in Statoil
(Master thesis, 2007)In this study, Multiple Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) is applied to the risk assessment framework of Environmental Impact Factors (EIFs) in Statoil. The objective for the application is to integrate EIFs to an indicator ... -
Application of predictive growth curves to global wind capacity : growth drivers and limits
(Master thesis, 2017)Global primary energy demand is likely to increase by half between 2015 and the middle of the 21st century, which will require new energy capacity to cover growth in consumption. Current primary energy supply is dominated ... -
Applied financial risk management for the shipping industry using IMAREX derivatives
(Master thesis, 2006-05-16)Risk Management in shipping has taken a great leap with the introduction of IMAREX, trading in cleared freight futures contracts. This thesis evaluates the derivatives introduced by IMAREX as financial instruments for risk ... -
Applying Altman’s Z-Score to the Financial Crisis : an empirical study of financial distress on Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2011)In this thesis, I study the financial distress status for a sample of 180 enterprises listed on Oslo Stock Exchange. The thesis addresses the impact of the financial crisis on these enterprises and has a particular focus ... -
Applying the brand community concept in the nonprofit sector : the case of junior achievement Ireland
(Master thesis, 2015)In this paper, we aim to investigate the benefits of the application of a brand community strategy into a nonprofit organization (NPO), as well as the strategies that the NPO could adopt in order to facilitate the creation ... -
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 ...