Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Mind The Gap: Decomposing the Credit Spread Puzzle : An empirical analysis of credit risk pricing in the Norwegian Corporate Bond Market in the period 2014-2023
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis presents a comprehensive analysis of the credit spread puzzle in the Norwegian corporate bond market, a topic that has been largely unexplored since 2015. Focusing on the period from 2014 to 2023, we aim to ... -
Cruise Tourist Management : A Mixed Integer Linear Programming Model for Allocating Cruise Tourists in Bergen City Centre
(Master thesis, 2023)As Norway’s largest cruise port, Bergen allows up to 8,000 cruise tourists to visit per day. Effectively allocating these tourists is crucial to prevent queues and congestion while simultaneously maximizing the tourists’ ... -
Scheduling Support Vessels In Antarctic Krill Fishing : A Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Model With A Rolling Horizon Approach
(Master thesis, 2023)Increasing food prices in Europe demands a heightened attention to resource utilisation. This leads to a great potential to better utilize one of the most abundant biomasses on earth: krill. These tiny crustaceans consist ... -
Bigger isn’t always better : A twenty-one-year study of the size effect on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2023)Our analysis reveals an average monthly size effect of 1.29 percent on the Oslo Stock Exchange from 2000 to 2020, a significance that persists after adjusting for various systematic risk factors. Despite substantial ... -
Data Reconciliation in Electricity Markets : Implementing and Testing a Physics-Informed Optimization Framework to Correct Data Inconsistencies on the ENTSO-E Transparency Platform
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate goals and geopolitical shifts have forced the European electricity system into transition. High-quality electricity data is a critical success factor for stakeholders in this transition. This thesis examines the ... -
Prеdictivе Analysis fоr Custоmеr Churn in thе Crеdit Card Industry: Hоw dо variоus custоmеr dеmоgraphic, transactiоnal, and bеhaviоral fеaturеs influеncе churn ratеs in thе crеdit card industry? - A study оf applying machinе lеarning tеchniquеs tо thе multifacеtеd aspеcts оf custоmеr churn.
(Master thesis, 2023)This thеsis prоvidеs a prеdictivе analysis оf hоw variоus fеaturеs influеncе churn ratеs, basеd оn thе datasеt frоm a crеdit card cоmpany. Оur rеsеarch еmplоys binary lоgistic rеgrеssiоn and bооstеd randоm fоrеst mоdеls, ... -
Exploiting the Index Effect on OSEBX using Machine Learning : Trading on predictions made by GLM and XGBoost with a conditional posterior probability threshold
(Master thesis, 2023)In March and September of each year, Euronext decide which companies should be included on the Oslo Stock Exchange Benchmark Index (OSEBX). OSEBX consists of 50-80 companies, all selected from the approximately 200 ... -
Liberty, Equality, Inheritance? An empirical study of inheritance’s impact on wealth inequality in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)The intention of this paper is to assess the short-term impacts of inheritance on wealth inequality in Norway. I apply Norwegian population-wide individual-level data from 1994- 2013 to empirically estimate a direct ... -
Method for Fusing Predictor Levels with Application to Insurance Data
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this thesis is to determine whether the prediction accuracy of a model can be improved by using a data-driven method to bin continuous variables and group the levels of categorical variables. We use data on ... -
Styringssystemet i en produksjonsbedrift : En case-studie om styringssystemet i elektrolyseavdelingen ved Hydro Aluminium Høyanger
(Master thesis, 2018)Formålet med denne utredningen er å identifisere hvordan styringssystemet tilrettelegger for at bedrifter kan tilpasse seg omgivelsene. Bedrifter må stadig forbedre seg og må derfor ha et styringssystem som tilpasser seg ... -
Does Private Ownership in the Kindergarten Sector Benefit the Children? Empirical Evidence from Norway Does the kindergarten's ownership form impact the quality?
(Master thesis, 2022)This paper investigates whether private ownership in the Norwegian childcare sector benefits children. The paper seeks to do so by investigating whether there are differences in quality between public and private kindergartens, ... -
Formuesskattens virkninger på familieeide bedrifter : n analyse av skattens virkninger på selskapets drift og sammenhengen mellom selskapets finansielle situasjon
(Master thesis, 2023)I denne masterutredningen tar vi for oss formuesskattens effekt på driften av familieeide selskaper. Nyhetsbildet har den siste tiden vært preget av norske milliardærer som flytter til utlandet, og begrunner valget ved ... -
Aggregert netto pengestrøm til norske aksjefond og markedsavkastning i Norge : En empirisk analyse av forholdet mellom aggregert netto pengestrøm til norske aksjefond og markedsavkastning i Norge
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven analyserer forholdet mellom netto flow til fond og avkastning på makronivå i Norge i perioden januar 2010 til desember 2022. Hensikten med oppgaven har vært todelt: ( 1) analysere om aggregert netto ... -
Prising av villaforsikring : En kvalitativ studie av prisprosesser blant norske forsikringsaktører
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masterutredningen kartlegger hvordan norske forsikringsaktører fastsetter pris for villaforsikring i privatmarkedet. Ved utførelse av fem semistrukturerte intervjuer legger den kvalitative studien til rette for å ... -
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 ... -
Digital teknologi – avgjørende for en bærekraftig matvareforsyningskjede : En kvalitativ casestudie
(Master thesis, 2023)For å møte FNs bærekraftsmål, må bedrifter på tvers av bransjer omstille sin virksomhet i større eller mindre grad. Matvarebransjen utmerker seg som en av de mest miljøbelastende bransjene globalt, og står i dag for 1/3 ... -
Combating Withholding Tax Reclaim Schemes in Europe : An event study examining the effect of policies aimed at combating fraudulent withholding tax reclaim schemes
(Master thesis, 2023)In the last decade, numerous tax scandals have been exposed to the public. Among the largest of these is the so-called CumEx scandal, which revealed how billions of euros have been fraudulently acquired from European ... -
Factors influencing the willingness to pay for insurance in Norway : An empirical study of the willingness to pay for small insurance contracts
(Master thesis, 2023)The purpose of this study is to investigate how the choice of deductible, degree of risk aversion and the level of income influence the willingness to pay for small insurance contracts in Norway. We use data from a ... -
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 ... -
Financing of Start-ups : An Empirical Study of Debt Financing in Norwegian Start-ups
(Master thesis, 2023)The main goal of this thesis is to identify factors which determine the debt levels of Norwegian start-ups and how debt financing develops as firms mature. This is achieved by analysing a dataset consisting of 100.381 ...