Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Oljeprisens betydning for sysselsetting i Norge : en empirisk studie av oljeprissjokk på tvers av norske kommuner
(Master thesis, 2019)Oljeprisen er en av de mest omtalte makroøkonomiske variablene for Norge og bestemmer på mange måter temperaturen i norsk økonomi. Motivasjonen for oppgaven er det nylige oljeprisfallet i 2014. Denne studien analyserer ... -
Operations research as a tool to decrease the environmental impact of freight transport in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Over the past decades, the volume of freight transported over the world has increased a lot. It has allowed the freight transport sector to develop itself. Transporting commodities has become very efficient thanks to the ... -
Tax sensitivities in the profit Distribution : a study of european multinationals
(Master thesis, 2019)The main purpose of this study is to analyze the tax sensitivity of European Multinationals. In income shifting literature, it has become a common approach to assume that the most tax aggressive MNCs tend to bunch around ... -
Two-sided social networks the impact of network effects on strategic differentiation
(Master thesis, 2019)In this thesis, we examine the presence of direct network effects in two-sided markets. Online social networks like Facebook are examples of firms which exhibit both direct and indirect network effects. These effects ... -
Industrial time series momentum strategies : performance of industrial time series momentum strategies
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis documents significant profits for the Industrial Time Series Momentum strategies, using data from 17 industry portfolios in the US stock market, during time period from January 1985 to December 2018. Given 1 ... -
Parameters for convergence and divergence in wage distribution of professions 1970-2016 in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Rising income inequality within countries is a concern that present a societal challenge. This thesis investigated whether wages between selected sectors in Norway in the time frame 1970-2016 has been subject for convergence ... -
Deforestation in Brazil : an empirical evaluation on the effectiveness of the Soy Moratorium
(Master thesis, 2019)This dissertation is designed to explore the lamentable destruction that is taking place in the Amazon rainforest and further conduct an analysis with the aim of evaluating if abiding the Soy Moratorium of 2006 had any ... -
Value Creation Through Active Investment in the Small and Medium Sized Exterprise Segment in Sub-Saharan Africa : Evidence from Case Study Research
(Master thesis, 2019)In Sub-Saharan Africa, the work of Impact Investors and Business Development Service Providers has been identified as a primary way of accelerating growth in the SME segment. It is believed that mentorship, governance ... -
Stimulating sustainable development in Brazil’s coffee sector : an empirical analysis on integrated landscape management strategies
(Master thesis, 2019)This report investigates the sustainable agricultural performance of coffee farms in the south-eastern states of Brazil under integrated landscape management strategies. 651 municipalities were analysed across Paraná, Sao ... -
Cum-ex transactions in european countries : theoretical issues and emperical evidence
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this thesis is to shed light on cum-ex transactions in European countries. Cum-ex trading is an aggressive scheme where the aim is to receive multiple dividend withholding tax reimbursements for the same ... -
Er det sammenheng mellom risiko på sparing og boligfinansiering?
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne masteroppgaven har vært å studere samvariasjonen mellom risikoen som tas på sparing og boligfinansiering i norske husholdninger. For å besvare problemstillingen vår har vi fått utlevert datamateriale ... -
Stoler markedet på analytikerne? : en empirisk studie av analytikeranbefalingers påvirkning på aksjemarkedet
(Master thesis, 2019)I denne utredningen har vi samlet inn og analysert 33 277 analytikeranbefalinger fra 21 meglerhus utstedt på 25 selskaper over en tidsperiode på tolv år. Den analyserte perioden strekker seg fra 01.01.2007 – 31.12.2018 ... -
Automatiserte verdsettelsesmodeller : et verktøy for å digitalisere revisjonen av investeringseiendom?
(Master thesis, 2019)Omstilling og digitalisering står høyt på dagsorden innen de fleste bransjer. I revisjonsbransjen bør investeringene i digitalisering føre til at revisjonsprosessen blir mer effektiv eller at revisjonskvaliteten økes. ... -
Mispricing at the Oslo stock exchange : how suitable are the mispricing models of Stambaugh and Yuan for describing norwegian stock returns?
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis assesses the suitability of the three- and four-factor mispricing models of Stambaugh and Yuan (2017) in describing Norwegian stock returns in the period between 1998 and 2018. As such, it is one of the first ... -
The impact of leverage on firm performance : an empirical study of non-financial listed companies in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)We study the impact of leverage on firm performance in the post-financial crisis period using a sample of non-financial listed companies in Norway. Based on various capital structure literature we expect a positive effect ... -
Utfordringer i en flerdimensjonal organisasjon som er multinasjonal og prosjektbasert : en casestudie gjennomført i Offshore AS
(Master thesis, 2019)In this embedded case study, we explore the challenges encountered in a multinational and project-based organization, with a distinct multidimensional structure. In order to do so, we study the case of Offshore AS, with ... -
Verdirelevansen av IFRS 15 : er IFRS 15 inkrementelt verdirelevant sammenlignet med tidligere inntektsføringsstandarder og fortolkninger?
(Master thesis, 2019)IFRS 15 har vært gjenstand for stor interesse og oppmerksomhet, og arbeidet med standarden har pågått siden 2002. Formålet med utarbeidelsen av den nye standarden har blant annet vært å fjerne svakheter og uoverensstemmelser ... -
Mean reversion and seasonality in heating oil futures
(Master thesis, 2019)We examine mean reversion and seasonality in heating oil futures prices using an affine N-factor Gaussian model and NY Harbor ULSD futures. We find strong empirical evidence for mean reversion and seasonality in heating ... -
Intelligent automation in FinTech : an exploratory study of how Norwegian providers of financial technology utilize intelligent automation in light of PSD2
(Master thesis, 2019)By performing a literature review and conducting semi-structured interviews with six business leaders on robotic process automation and artificial intelligence in the Norwegian financial services industry, this thesis ... -
XXL ASA : strategisk regnskapsanalyse og verdivurdering
(Master thesis, 2018)Formålet med masterutredningen var å verdsette egenkapitalen til XXL ASA den 30. November 2018, og finne tilhørende aksjekurs. Fundamental verdivurdering ble valgt som hovedmetode og ble supplert av en komparativ ...