Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Strategisk regnskapsanalyse og verdsettelse : OLAV THON EIENDOMSSELSKAP ASA
(Master thesis, 2022)Formålet med denne masterutredningen er å estimere en verdi på Olav Thon Eiendomsselskap ASA. Vi har benyttet metoden fundamental verdsettelse, og derav funnet et fundamentalt verdiestimat på OLT. Ytterligere har vi gått ... -
Prediction of Stock Market Volatility Utilizing Sentiment from News and Social Media Texts : A study on the practical implementation of sentiment analysis and deep learning models for predicting day-ahead volatility
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis studies the impact of sentiment on the prediction of volatility for 100 of the largest stocks in the S&P500 index. The purpose is to find out if sentiment can improve the forecast of day-ahead volatility ... -
Bærekraftsrapportering i den digitale verden : En casestudie om hvordan digitalisering kan bidra til b¾rekraftsrapportering hos smOE og mellomstore bedrifter
(Master thesis, 2022)I 2023 vil EUs taksonomiforordning og offentliggjøringsforordning bli en del av norsk lov. Loven vil sette nye krav til bærekraftsrapportering for store norske virksomheter. I praksis vil de nye reguleringene få konsekvenser ... -
Launch of sustainability labels : Effects of linking sustainability to major drivers for choice
(Master thesis, 2022)Many food producers improve the sustainability of their products and look for ways of communicating the improvement. One approach is to launch a new sustainability label. However, little is known about how to launch new ... -
Adoption of green technology : Do temporary electricity price shocks affect the adoption of heat pumps?
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we aim to explore if temporary electricity price shocks affect adoption of heat pumps. In order to do this we construct panel data by combining sources from Enova and NordPool on number of subsidized heat ... -
Spinoffs in the Nordics : An Empirical Study of Value Creation in the Nordic Countries
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the long-term value creation of Nordic spinoffs from 1990 to 2022. First, we perform a long-run event study of spinoffs, parent firms, and proforma firms to conduct whether these firms create ... -
The impact of debt maturity on stock returns : A quantitative study of the Japanese stock market
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis presents how debt maturity affects equity returns in the Japanese stock market. Some studies have been done on the topic in the US, but the research in Japan is limited. When applying a cross-sectional approach ... -
Carbon Risk in Cross-Border Acquisitions : Do acquirers consider carbon risk in cross-border acquisitions?
(Master thesis, 2022)In this master thesis, we study the role of carbon risk in acquisition decisions and how it is related to announcement returns. We analyze the likelihood of cross-border acquisitions based on certain industry and target ... -
Does climate transition investments pay off? An empirical analysis of active Nordic funds and performance effects of exposure to carbon transition risk
(Master thesis, 2022)Sustainable finance and investment strategies have received increasing attention the previous years. In this thesis, we investigate the performance effects of carbon transition risk exposure in Nordic mutual funds. The ... -
Deal-Makers or Deal-Takers : An Empirical Analysis of Target-Initiated M&A Transactions
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this paper is to introduce research on deal initiation in the Norwegian merger & acquisition (M&A) market. We have manually collected and assessed deal initiation data in order to investigate 1) the ... -
Eat the Rich : The Aftermath of the Meme Stock Craze: An Empirical Analysis
(Master thesis, 2022)Recently, the r/wallstreetbets subreddit has sent shock waves through the financial industry. The subreddit has been the subject of widespread discussion regarding the unintuitive price actions caused by the platform ... -
Investigating the Yield Rate of Office Real Estate in Oslo : A Vector Error Correction Approach
(Master thesis, 2022)The yield rate of office real estate is little researched, yet it is an important figure for measuring rate of return. In this thesis, the drivers of the yield rate of office real estate in Oslo, Norway, has been ... -
Digitaliseringens påvirkning på utøvelse av prosessledelse : En kvalitativ eksplorerende studie av hvordan digitalisering påvirker utøvelse av prosessledelse i dagens virksomheter
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masterutredningen har som hensikt å ta for seg krysningen mellom prosessledelse og digitalisering. Det eksisterer generelt begrenset med forskning innenfor dette fagfeltet og denne oppgaven har som hensikt å utforske ... -
Active Mutual Fund Performance: Pandemic vs Financial Crisis : A study of Norwegian active mutual funds’ ability to create excess return during uncertain times.
(Master thesis, 2022)The covid-19 pandemic had significant effect on economies and markets all over the world. Therefore, there is high interest in findings around the matter. There is, however, limited research of fund performance during ... -
ESG News and Stock Market Reactions : Insights from Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2022)awareness of firms’ ESG performance, and the amounts invested in accordance with ESG criteria, have increased substantially in recent years. This thesis examines how the Norwegian stock market reacts to announcements of ... -
The Magic Formula : An empirical study of Joel Greenblatt's magic formula, backtested on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2022)This study analyzes the performance of Joel Greenblatt's magic formula on the Oslo Stock Exchange from May 2003 to May 2022. The investment strategy involves ranking stocks based on their earnings yield and return on ... -
Prosesseier i en digital verden: En kvalitativ studie av hvilken rolle prosesseier har i digitaliseringsarbeidet i norske virksomheter
(Master thesis, 2022)I denne masterutredningen har vi studert hvilken rolle prosesseier har i digitaliseringsarbeidet i norske virksomheter. Bakgrunnen for studien var å undersøke hvordan virksomheter kombinerer fagområdene prosessledelse ... -
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 ... -
The Effect of Cross-border M&A on Shareholder Wealth : a European event study
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to examine the effect of cross-border M&A transactions in the EU /EFTA. First, we find no cumulative abnormal return (CAR) differences between domestic and foreign acquirers. However, we discover a ... -
The Price of Conflict: A study of Oil Companies in Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we use an event study methodology to investigate whether oil producers holding concessions in Nigeria have benefitted from conflict and regulatory shocks assumed to inflict changes in the business ...