Master Thesis: Recent submissions
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Climate change and its effects on Norwegian potato production:How to counteract the negative impacts of soil compaction by implementing a predictive simulation model
(Master thesis, 2021)In a world where the population is immersed in the negative effects of climate change, and the extreme weather conditions that emerge, several papers discuss its effect on agricultural practices, and which innovations ... -
Bridging the Atlantic : The Integration of European and North American Natural Gas Markets
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this thesis is to answer the question whether the transatlantic market for natural gas is integrated or not. The driving forces that are presently influencing the market and which forces might influence the ... -
Datadrevet innovasjon: Er dataintensiv problemløsing en oppgave for økonomen eller teknologen?
(Master thesis, 2021)I samarbeid med DIG-senteret ved NHH og Knowit har vi i denne oppgaven forsket på hvordan humankapital påvirker evnen til datadrevet innovasjon. Et datadrevet forsikringscase ble benyttet til å generere kreative ideer ... -
Fra stabilitet til agilitet: En kvalitativ casestudie om agile metoder i etablerte virksomheter
(Master thesis, 2021)I denne masterutredningen ønsker vi å avdekke mulige suksessfaktorer for at etablerte virksomsomheter kan lykkes med agile metoder i stor skala. Vi vil også belyse hvordan det kan tilrettelegges for agile metoder i ulike ... -
The Impact of Sell-Side Research in the Norwegian Stock Market : An Empirical Investigation of the Relationship Between Sell-Side Reports, Stock Returns and Trading Volume on Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper examines the impact of sell-side research on stocks listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange by identifying the incremental changes to the stock returns and the trading volume for the OBX Index constituents, using a ... -
The role of patents in M&A transactions in Scandinavia : An event study of patents´ effect on short-term shareholder return for acquirers and targets
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates whether patents affect the acquirer´s or the target´s cumulative average abnormal returns on M&A announcements in Scandinavia. The event study methodology check for the abnormal shareholder returns ... -
Earnouts - Bridging the Gap : Informational asymmetry and negotiation duration in earnout transactions
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we look into earnout provisions. We contribute to answering two questions: when earnouts are employed and why they are not more common. By considering asymmetric information in new ways, we augment the ... -
Determinants of Corporate Cash Holdings : An empirical analysis on the relationship between the key policy rate, firm characteristics & Swedish corporate cash holdings, 1994-2019
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the determinants of Swedish corporate cash holdings. We document a positive correlation between Swedish corporate cash holdings and the key policy rate for the period 1994-2019, in contrast to ... -
Beyond the Hype: Do Bond Investors Forgo Yield When Investing Green?: A Yield Comparison in the Nordic Secondary Bond Market
(Master thesis, 2021)Mobilizing public and private capital towards environmentally friendly projects is crucial to reaching the goals set by the Paris Agreement. Green bonds are one type of financial security that seeks to attract investment ... -
Felleskostnader – En kilde til konflikt?: En undersøkelse av felleskostnader for næringseiendom
(Master thesis, 2021)Denne masteroppgaven er en studie av felleskostnader for næringseiendom som også tar for seg utleier- og leietakers forståelse av en rekke vilkår i leieavtalene. Næringseiendom er et populært investeringsobjekt og blir ... -
The Role of Sustainability Indicators and their Impact on Decision-making and Control: A Case Study of Mestergruppen
(Master thesis, 2021)The climate crisis is happening much faster than anticipated and the construction industry has a big responsibility to become more sustainable since it stands for more than 15% of Norway’s total emissions. While the ... -
The Future of Natural Gas as a Transition Fuel : Forecasting natural gas-generated power in Germany and the United Kingdom. What can we expect from Norwegian exports of natural gas in the years to come?
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis intends to answer the following research question: What role will natural gas serve in the transition to renewable energy sources in the German and British power sectors, and what will be the implications for ... -
How Analysts Value ESG: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact of ESG Performance on the Price Target Bias
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis examines how firm ESG performance and ESG reporting affect the price target bias, a normalized and directional measure of how analysts' price targets predict the market price. To examine this relationship, ... -
The Government Pension Fund Global: How are the bets distributed, and where is the active return created?: A holdings-based analysis of The Government Pension Fund Global’s investments in equities from 2014 to 2021.
(Master thesis, 2021)The Management of the Government Pension Fund Global (hereafter the “Fund”) is a heated topic. The Fund is managed actively to outperform the benchmark and generate a positive active return. The literature is skeptical ... -
SPACs – Experts on Taxation?: An empirical study of SPACs and the role of taxation in their choice of jurisdiction
(Master thesis, 2021)A Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPACs) is a listed shell company that raises money from the public markets for the purpose of acquiring a private company (Deloitte, 2020). This thesis investigates the structure ... -
Who Benefits in Times of Strife and Uncertainty?: A study of mining companies in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we show that violence–escalating events lead to an increase in stock prices for mining companies holding concessions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The increase in value is higher during the ... -
Liquidity in the Norwegian and Danish Covered Bond Markets: An empirical study comparing the liquidity in the secondary covered bond markets in Norway and Denmark from 2010 to 2021
(Master thesis, 2021)In this paper, we analyze and compare the liquidity in the Norwegian and Danish secondary covered bond markets using transaction data from 2010 to 2021. With sparse transaction data, measuring liquidity in the two markets ... -
Eiendomsselskapers valg av regnskapsspråk : Hvorfor velger noen norske eiendomsselskaper å føre regnskap etter forenklet- og fullstendig IFRS?
(Master thesis, 2021)Dette er en kvalitativ studie om norske eiendomsselskaper som benytter IFRS og deres motivasjons for dette. Resultatene fra det semistrukturerte intervjuet viser at det er i all hovedsak tre årsaker til at eiendomsselskaper ... -
Diversity and IPOs : An empirical analysis of OSE listed firms from 2006-2019
(Master thesis, 2021)The aim of this master’s thesis is to investigate whether top management diversity is associated with short-term firm performance in relation to initial public offerings (IPOs). We use a panel data sample consisting of 113 ...