Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Skyldig til det motsatte er bevist : Når rekkefølgen skiller skyld fra uskyld
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne utredningen er en tverrfaglig teoretisk analyse som drøfter hvorvidt straffeprosessreglene utgjør en valgarkitektur som legger til rette for uskyldspresumsjonen. For å vurdere dette betraktes straffeprosessreglene ... -
Hva driver norske strømpriser? En analyse av eksogene faktorer i det norske kraftmarkedet
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne oppgaven analyserer norske strømpriser i perioden 2015-2022. Mange har formeninger om sammenhengene i det norske kraftmarkedet, men få studier har forsøkt å bevise empirisk hvilke faktorer som driver strømprisene ... -
Empirical Analysis of Charterers’ Willingness to Pay for Energy Efficiency : A Study on Time Charter Contract Rates in the Dry Bulk Market and GHG Ratings by RightShip
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates whether charterers value energy efficiency in the dry bulk time charter (TC) market using greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions ratings from RightShip and TC fixtures from Western Bulk and Clarksons ... -
The audit of Euronext Growth entities in Norway: Insight from Experienced Auditors : A qualitative study on auditing on Euronext Growth Oslo according to the Norwegian auditing law and (EU) no. 537/2014
(Master thesis, 2023)In 2022 the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority published a thematic report that looked at how the audit of companies on Euronext Growth takes place, and which regulatory requirements Oslo Stock Exchange has that ... -
Leveraged Buyouts in the Era of Quantitative Easing : An Empirical Analysis of European Private Equity Buyouts B Unconventional Monetary Policies
(Master thesis, 2023)Using proprietary European data on private equity (PE) buyouts, this thesis contributes to the growing research on the relationship between financial markets, investment decisions and quantitative easing. Detailed country ... -
An Exploration of Human Rights and the Capability Approach : A case study of Elkjøp’s supply chain in China
(Master thesis, 2023)Both human rights and supply chains have greatly changed with the advent of modern society with the accompanying technology and globalization. This thesis explores how companies' values complies with both conditions in ... -
Do Shipping Freight Rates Predict Stock Market Returns? An Empirical Study of the Relationship between Shipping Freight Rates and Broad Stock Market Returns
(Master thesis, 2023)Given the availability and real-time inference of shipping freight rates, they are often regarded as a gauge for the economy. Stock market commentators and participants often stress the importance of falling freight rates ... -
Institutional Ownership and ESG Performance : How does Norges Bank Investment Management impact the ESG performance of firms in its equity portfolio?
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper assesses whether institutional ownership impacts the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of firms worldwide. To study this issue, we analyze financial metrics and ESG scores on 5444 companies ... -
Relationship Between Political Parties and CO2 Emissions : Are emissions from Norwegian municipalities influenced by political parties?
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, we investigate the relationship between political parties and carbon dioxide emissions in Norwegian municipalities from 2009 to 2021. We initially use a panel data approach to analyse Norway’s eight largest ... -
Attestasjon av klimagassinformasjon: En studie av attestasjonspraksisen ved klimagassinformasjon hos de fem store revisjonsselskapene i Norge
(Master thesis, 2023)De siste årene har vi sett en stor økning i antall selskaper som utsteder bærekraftsrapporter, hvilket nesten alltid inneholder et estimat av selskapets klimagassutslipp. Et selskaps klimagassutslipp anses å være en ... -
Consumer Adoption of AI-Powered Chatbots: Developing a Customized Adoption Model
(Master thesis, 2023)Recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence have transformed the business landscape, with AI-powered chatbots playing a crucial role in enhancing customer service and automating tasks. As current literature seems to ... -
Impact of Variable Renewables Through Market Coupling on Day-Ahead Prices in NO2 : A panel quantile approach
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the impact of European variable renewables on the distribution of electricity prices in Norway through market coupling. When examining the effect from variable renewables we assess day-ahead ... -
Energy poverty in the European Union Cross-country patterns and vulnerability
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis is a quantitative study based on the data gathered from Eurostat. The thesis investigates energy poverty by observing several sides of the problem: geographical distribution in the European Union, cross-country ... -
The Effect of M&A on Employee Performance : An empirical study on post-MBA employee performance in private Norwegian target companies
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper analyses post-M&A employee performance for private Norwegian target companies using accounting data between 2007 and 2016. We have created an algorithm which identifies ownership changes in firms from accounting ... -
Diversified vs Specialized Private Equity Funds : A Study of Risk-Adjusted Performance using Insights from Simulations and Empirical Data
(Master thesis, 2023)Private equity funds face constraints on the number and type of investments they can hold due to the time and resources required for counseling activities. This may lead to specialization in a specific industry or region ... -
Man vs. Machine: An applied study comparing a man-made lexicon, a machine learned lexicon, and OpenAI's GPT for sentiment analysis.
(Master thesis, 2023)Sentiment analysis, at scale, has become an essential tool in the methodological toolbox of finance. In this thesis, we construct a sentiment lexicon using a supervised machine learning model by Taddy (2013) and compare ... -
All Quiet on the Market Front : A stock market analysis of the Ukraine-Russia War 2022
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the stock market reaction to changes in the public's perception of the likelihood of a conflict in an approach to find evidence for the "war puzzle" theorem by Brune et al. (2015). We use time series ... -
Why constrain yourself? A cross-industry analysis of Internal Carbon Pricing in relation to the regulatory framework.
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper investigates the reasons that lead companies to introduce Internal Carbon Pricing as a way to internalize the impact of their GHG emissions in their processes. In order to do this, the usage of Internal Carbon ... -
Kundevurderinger og hotellenes bærekraftsertifiseringer: En analyse av deres påvirkning på norske hotellrompriser : En empirisk studie av hotellrompriser ved hjelp av multippel regresjonsanalyse
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven har fokusert på hvordan norske hotellrompriser påvirkes av både kundevurderinger og hotellenes bærekraftsertifiseringer. I dagens digitale samfunn er tilbakemeldinger fra tidligere gjester lett ...