Browsing Master Thesis by Title
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Searching for Inflation: An Empirical Study of Real-Time Micro Behaviour Data on InflationNowcasts
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis introduces the application of real-time micro behaviour data in inflationnowcasts. Our study analyses if ARIMA models extended with Google search dataimproves the prediction of divisions of inflation compared ... -
Seasonality in natural gas prices : an empirical study of Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures Prices
(Master thesis, 2013)In this thesis we investigate whether seasonality is a significant factor in natural gas futures prices. We test for seasonality by estimating the two-factor model of Schwartz & Smith (2000), using Kalman filtering techniques ... -
Seasoned equity offerings in regulated industries : empirical evidence from Europe
(Master thesis, 2017)We study 4,953 European SEO announcements over the period January 1997 to December 2016. Our results demonstrate that the announcement of equity offerings on average reduce stock prices. Cross-sectional analysis on the ... -
Seasoned Equity Offerings on the Oslo Stock Exchange : An Empirical Study of the Stock Performance Following Seasoned Equity Offerings from 2013 to 2022
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the short-term impact of seasoned equity offering announcements on the Oslo Stock Exchange from 2013 to 2022. We employ the Carhart four-factor model to analyze the effect on abnormal returns around ... -
A Seat at the Table : The Norwegian Board Gender Quota: A Study on Indirect Effects
(Master thesis, 2022)Twenty years ago, Norway led the way with the first board gender quota on ASA1 and is now considering extending the legislation to AS. This paper examines if the existing board gender quota has fulfilled one of its main ... -
Second-hand vessel valuation : a generalized additive model and extreme gradient boosting approach
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates the applicability of extreme gradient boosting (XGBoost) compared to the generalized additive model (GAM) approach to create a desktop valuation model of second-hand Handysize bulkers. The data ... -
Sector betting in the gross profitability anomaly : a performance analysis and sector betting effects in the U.S equity market
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis presents an analysis of quality investing; more specifically how gross profitability scaled by book assets can generate abnormal returns in the U.S market, as previously illustrated by Novy-Marx (2012). Our ... -
Sector performance in the private equity industry : an empirical study on private equity in the Nordics between 2004 and 2013
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis examines performance of PE-backed companies on a sector-by-sector basis in the Nordics. In addition, this thesis provides a holistic overview of the performance of PE-backed companies across three dimensions: ... -
Securing innovation through corporate spin-off : an exploratory case study
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis explores how a large established firm can secure and manage technology-based innovation through the use of a corporate spin-off. This study is performed in the setting of a large media firm and its four ... -
Seeing Grocery in a New Light: Investigating Oda Norway's firm specific advantages in the Finnish grocerymarket.
(Master thesis, 2022)With Oda having experienced a rapid growth ever since its debut in 2013, the increased online interest following the pandemic further accelerated the company’s upwards trajectory. With its 70 percent market share of the ... -
Seeking Golden Opportunities : A study of Gold Mining Companies in Colombia
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, we examine the Colombian gold mining industry from 2010 to 2023 in the context of the country's ongoing conflict. We apply an event study methodology to analyze how conflict-related events, law enforcement ... -
Segmentering av medlemmer ved treningssenter: en studie på hvordan Nr1 Fitness segmenterer medlemmene sine
(Master thesis, 2017)Formålet med utredningen har vært og sett på segmenteringen Nr1 Fitness gjør av sine medlemmer. Deretter se på om det finnes andre segmenteringer de kan benytte, men som de ikke gjør i dag. Formålet med å benytte seg av ... -
Sektoriell konjunkturømfintlighet i det norske arbeidsmarkedet : en empirisk analyse av sammenhengen mellom aggregert produksjon og bransjespesifikk sysselsetting
(Master thesis, 2009)Målsetningen for denne utredningen har vært å belyse bransjemessige ulikheter i norsk arbeidsliv vedrørende konjunkturfølsomhet. I den teoretiske delen redegjør vi for mulige opphav til disse forskjellene, samt presenterer ... -
Selskapsdiversifisering og aksjonærverdier : Konglomeratrabatten i Orkla
(Master thesis, 2014)Formålet med denne utredningen er å undersøke om Orklas organisasjonsstruktur som konglomerat skaper eller reduserer verdier for Orklas aksjonærer i forhold til en situasjon hvor selskapet konsentrerer seg om få kjerneområder. ... -
Selvbetjente kasser – kommet for å bli? : en kvalitativ studie av innføring av selvbetjente kasser i norske dagligvarebutikker
(Master thesis, 2018)I denne utredningen forsøker vi å kartlegge fenomenet selvbetjente kasser i det norske dagligvaremarkedet. Stadig flere norske dagligvarebutikker innfører selvbetjente kasser. Gjennom intervju med syv ledere i dagligvarebutikker ... -
Selvisk eller sjenerøs? : effekter av regulatorisk fokus i diktatorspill
(Master thesis, 2011)Denne oppgaven har hatt som formål å undersøke hvilke forhold som påvirker sjenerøsitet i diktatorspill. Særlig har fokuset vært på hvilken rolle regulatorisk fokus spiller. Relevant litteratur om altruisme, regulatorisk ... -
Sentiment Analysis in The Norwegian Housing Market: Evaluating the inferential and predictive power of sentiment scores on housing price using linear modelling and machine learning
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we investigate how information and sentiment provided through news media affect prices in the Norwegian housing market. Our analysis is based on news articles from selected Norwegian news outlets, transaction ... -
Sentiment Analysis in the Norwegian Stock Market: Predicting Stock Price Movements Using Media Sentiment
(Master thesis, 2022)A historical belief in financial economics states that stock prices react immediately to available information, making it impossible to predict changes in stock prices. However, research in the last few decades contradicts ... -
Sentiment of prospectus and IPO underpricing : how textual analysis can explain IPO Underpricing phenomenon
(Master thesis, 2018)IPO Prospectus is one of the most important and informative documents filed by issuers with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Performing textual analysis of such document allows to understand issuers’ perspective ... -
Sentralbankers egenkapitalbehov : hvilke momenter er relevante i vurderingen av sentralbankers egenkapitalbehov?
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne utredningen handler om sentralbankers egenkapitalbehov. Sentralbanker har en viktig rolle med tanke på å bidra til økonomisk stabilitet i samfunnet. En sentralbank er avhengig av faktorene likviditet, uavhengighet ...