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Port waiting time for oil tankers : Leveraging AIS data to predict port waiting time using machine learning
(Master thesis, 2023)This master's thesis investigates the predictability of waiting times at crude oil ports using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data and machine learning. Focusing on the wet bulk market, specifically four congested ... -
Portfolio Modelling: Man vs Machine : An empirical study of machine learning efficiency and variable selection in portfolio modelling on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2022)We investigated and compared the performance of machine learning methods in the context of empirical asset pricing. We used seven different algorithms and 83 firm characteristics, comparing the models’ monthly predictive ... -
Portfolio optimization in the cryptocurrency market : an evaluation of the performance of momentum strategies in the cryptocurrency market and cryptocurrency’s place in an optimized investment portfolio
(Master thesis, 2017)In this paper, we rigorously investigate the benefit of utilizing an active investment strategy based on momentum when investing in cryptocurrencies. We also examine how including cryptocurrencies in a more traditional ... -
Portfolio optimization of chartering contracts : An empirical study of the chartering policies for Western Bulk Chartering ASA in the period from 2016 to 2022
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis looks at how the shipping operator Western Bulk can structure their chartering decisions through a portfolio approach. This entails looking at chartering contracts as single investments, which are part of a ... -
Portfolio risk management in shipping : a multi-factor approach
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper applies modern portfolio theory to manage portfolio risk for real shipping investments. The aim is to propose a multi-factor model for explaining vessel return variation. In doing so, we seek to improve extant ... -
Positive illusjoner knyttet til beslutningstaking : en studie av kjønnsforskjeller
(Master thesis, 2006)Formålet med denne oppgaven har vært å kartlegge om det finnes forskjeller mellom menn og kvinner når det gjelder positive illusjoner knyttet til beslutningstaking. Som teoretisk innfallsvinkel har jeg brukt Bazerman (2006) ... -
Positive illusjoner ved beslutningstaking i organisasjoner
(Master thesis, 2011)Formålet med masterutredningen har vært å undersøke hvorvidt personer i arbeidslivet er påvirket av positive illusjoner. Disse illusjonene vil være med på å påvirke beslutninger som tas, noe som kan være både kostbart ... -
Postponement – ein strategi for innovative varer med særs kort levetid? : handtering av utfordringar som følgje av eit større vareutval : eit studium av Moods of Norway
(Master thesis, 2010)Innføre varehandelen vert vareutvalet stadig større. Dette fører med seg ei stor utfordring for aktørane i å tilpasse tilbod til etterspurnad. Denne utfordringa vert handtert på fleire ulike måtar og postponement er ... -
Pot i butikk : Hvilket skatteproveny kan Norge forvente ved en legalisering av rekreasjonell cannabis?
(Master thesis, 2021)De siste årene har en debatt om avkriminalisering av cannabis skapt stort engasjement i Norge. Et reformforslag fikk ikke flertall i Stortinget i juni i år, men debatten ser ikke ut til å være over. De fleste ungdomspartiene, ... -
The Potential for Energy Arbitrage Using Battery Energy Storage Systems in Norwegian Power Markets : An Economic Viability Study through Financial Valuation
(Master thesis, 2023)arbitrage, the process of storing energy when prices are low and offering it when prices are high, has, through increased electricity prices and price volatility, shown greater economic potential over the past couple of ... -
The Potential of Low-Carbon Hydrogen in Norway : A Linear Programming Analysis of Hydrogen Supply Chains in the Norwegian Energy System Towards 2050
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we conducted a linear programming analysis to assess the future potential for domestic production and consumption of low-carbon hydrogen in Norway. Our analysis is based on the Institute for Energy ... -
Potential of low-code in the healthcare sector : an exploratory study of the potential of low-code development in the healthcare sector in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)The Norwegian healthcare sector is currently facing significant challenges regarding electronic health records (EHRs) and information exchange. Several of today’s EHR systems are outdated, and there is a lack of information ... -
The Potential of Nuclear SMR in the Norwegian Energy Mix : Economic and financial analysis of SMRs in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)The primary purpose of this thesis is to determine the feasibility of incorporating small modular reactors (SMR) into the Norwegian energy mix, considering Norway's role in a larger integrated power market with direct ... -
Poverty alleviation and deforestation in Brazil: empirical evidence from the Bolsa Escola/familia program : a difference-in-difference analysis of how increased income affects deforestation in brazilian municipalities
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis we estimate the effect of poverty alleviation on local deforestation in Brazil. We identify impacts of increased income among low-income families by studying the world’s largest conditional cash transfer ... -
Power from shore to Utsira High : evaluation of the project’s cost efficiency and its effect on Norwegian and European emissions
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis evaluates the cost efficiency of a power from shore (PFS) project on Utsira High and its effect on Norwegian and European greenhouse gas emissions. The Ministry of Finance’s framework for economic analyses is ... -
Power in the birth of ecosystems : an exploratory case study
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the following: What sources of power enable influence from the participating parties in the establishment of an ecosystem, and how do they use this influence to position themselves in the ecosystem? ... -
The power of wind –a portfolio approach : a theoretical study of wind power characteristics in Norway
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis, we analyse how geographical diversification and a portfolio approach lowers the variability in wind power production. Understanding variance of wind power production will increase system reliability. ... -
Pragmatic review of the globe’s largest sovereign wealth fund management prudence : empirical analysis of Norway’s the Government Pension Fund Global (“the oil fund”) management
(Master thesis, 2014)There exists a possibility that the management of Norway’s the Government Pension Fund Global (“the Oil Fund”) is not doing its job well due to the fund’s large size and a number of other challenges. The fund’s historic ... -
Pragmatisk mål-, resultat- og risikostyring i Forsvaret? : ideell eller seremoniell implementering av Forsvarets styringssystem i Luftforsvaret?
(Master thesis, 2014)Hensikten med dette studiet har vært å sette søkelys på Forsvarets metode for balansert målstyring, og om dette styringssystemet, kalt mål-, resultat- og risikostyring, fungerer i praksis. En grunnleggende forutsetning ...