Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Predicting corporate bond returns in the US bond market via machine learning
(Master thesis, 2022)We perform a comparative analysis of two machine learning methods to predict corporate bond return in the US bond market. In contrast to previous studies, we find that the most influential variables are associated with ... -
Regnskapsrapportering i lys av konjunkturer: En analyse av årsrapportene og årsregnskapene til Arendals Fossekompani
(Master thesis, 2022)Formålet med denne masterutredningen er å undersøke Arendals Fossekompanis finansielle stilling gjennom konjunkturforløpet, samt vurdere informasjonsinnhold i årsrapporter opp mot informasjonsplikt i tidsrommet 1911 til ... -
Optimizing Charging Strategies for Electric Vehicle Owners: A Comparison of Charging Strategies to Schedule Optimal Home Charging
(Master thesis, 2022)The rapid growth in the Norwegian electric vehicle market has put Norway in a unique position as the leading country in electric vehicle adoption. With few challenges in the establishment of charging infrastructure, most ... -
The Impact of Credit Rating Changes: An Empirical Study of the Stock Market Reaction to Credit Rating Change Announcements in the European Insurance Market
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the effect of credit rating change announcements on stock returns. Most of the previous literature on the topic studies the effect in the US market, as well as including a broad-based sample with ... -
Denne krisen er annerledes – eller er den? En analyse av Norges Banks pengepolitikk på vei ut av koronakrisen, sammenlignet med tidligere kriser
(Master thesis, 2022)Koronakrisen som rammet Norge mars 2020 var større og mer omfattende enn tidligere kriser. I tillegg skilte den seg fra tidligere kriser, som i stor grad har hatt opphav i økonomiske og regulatoriske forhold. Det ble ... -
Competition in the Norwegian Mortgage Market: Use of Diversion Ratios to Investigate the Competitive Proximity between DNB and Sparebanken Vest
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we use an empirical approach to investigate which implications a potential merger between DNB and Sparebanken Vest will have on the competitive situation in the mortgage market and if there are any distinctions ... -
How Does a Firm’s Focus on ESG Factors Affect its Cost of Debt? Investigating Regional and Industry level ESG Materiality Factors and their Effect on Firm Cost of Debt.
(Master thesis, 2022)As ESG risk and ESG materiality concepts become increasingly important to firm and lender-level decision making, our paper aims to investigate the dynamic factors affecting industry and regional-level materiality. Our ... -
Verdsettelse og strategisk regnskapsanalyse av Grieg Seafood ASA
(Master thesis, 2022)I denne masteroppgaven har vi utført en verdsettelse og strategisk regnskapsanalyse av Grieg Seafood ASA. Vi har benyttet oss av en fundamental verdivurdering, i kombinasjon med en supplerende verdsettelse, for å estimere ... -
The Norwegian Covid-19 Compensation Scheme: To what extent was compensation distributed in line with the objective of firm viability?
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to examine the relationship between bankruptcy risk and received compensation. The Erna Solberg Government enacted the Norwegian compensation scheme to save otherwise viable firms during the Covid-19 ... -
En komparativ analyse av markedet for mobiltjenester i Norden: Hvilke faktorer påvirker inntekt per abonnement i Norden, og hva skiller Norge fra de øvrige landene?
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masterutredningen har som formål å sammenligne markedet for mobiltjenester i de nordiske landene Norge, Sverige, Danmark og Finland, og prøve å forklare årsakene til inntektsforskjellene demimellom. Basert på ... -
Sales forecasting in fashion retail chain: A case study in Vietnam
(Master thesis, 2022)Sales forecasting is the key to the success of a supply chain, especially in the fashion industry. Vietnam is a major apparel supplier for international brands and has a dynamic, fast-growing market. The lack of complete ... -
Detecting Money Laundering Through Trade Flow Analysis: An Empirical Case Study on Money Laundering in the Belgium Cocaine Trade
(Master thesis, 2022)Europe has seen an increase in cocaine seizures in recent years. As the criminal landscape in South America has seen noticeable changes, there has been a shift in how cocaine enters Europe. Belgium has become the primary ... -
Få fart på regnskapet! En designvitenskapelig studie som undersøker hvorvidt lavkodeverktøy egner seg til effektivisering av arbeidsprosesser i regnskapsførerselskap.
(Master thesis, 2022)Digitalisering i regnskapsbransjen gjør at konkurransesituasjonen, arbeidsprosesser og kompetansebehov er i endring. Forskning har i liten grad fokus på hvilken teknologi regnskapsførerselskapene bør benytte i den digitale ... -
The Effect of Earnings Growth on Acquirer Returns: Evidence from the Norwegian Stock Market: A Study of the Relationship Between Acquirers’ Earnings Growth and Market Reactions to M&A Announcements with Empirical Evidence from the Oslo Stock Exchange in the Period 1997 - 2019
(Master thesis, 2022)Earnings numbers are one of the single most important measures of firm performance and is positively associated with stock returns. While M&A announcements have mixed short-term impact on acquirer stock returns, Liu and ... -
What drives the Rebound Effect in transportation? An evaluation based on a Traveling Purchaser Problem
(Master thesis, 2022)Limiting climate change is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. Focusing on the transport sector, encouraging the use of more energy-efficient transport modes, and improving the performance of vehicles ... -
The Effect of Company Quality in Explaining IPO Returns: An Empirical Study on Oslo Stock Exchange from 1998 to 2018
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effect company quality has in explaining IPO returns. To conduct this analysis, we use a data set that consists of annual accounting data and monthly stock price data from ... -
Green Stocks and How to Find Them: Identifying environmentally sustainable IPO firms using textual analysis and assessing their profitability
(Master thesis, 2022)Sustainable investing has seen exponential growth among investors in recent years. To this end, ESG ratings are the tool used by investors to gauge environmental sustainability in firms. Recently listed firms lack ESG ... -
Leadership Development Programs in Hydro’s Aluminium Metal division: An exploratory case study on the strengths and weaknesses of Leadership Development Programs
(Master thesis, 2022)The following thesis is a qualitative single case study based on 10 semi-structured interviews of leaders on three different hierarchical levels in a business section of Norsk Hydro ASA called Aluminium Metal. The purpose ... -
Is greenwashing relevant information for investors? An event study of corporate greenwashing and stock market reactions
(Master thesis, 2022)The understandings and frequencies of climate change adversities have increased dramatically in the last decades. As a result, firms are under pressure from stakeholders to improve their environmental performance. However, ...