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Gender-related differences in investment decisions : through the lens of equity crowdfunding : an empirical study in collaboration with dealflow
(Master thesis, 2020)The remainder to progress towards full gender equality requires increased female presence in financial markets, in particular in investing. The need to better understand female investment decisions, in an environment ... -
The impact of corona-news on investors’ attention to earnings announcements : an empirical analysis of the Norwegian Stock Marke
(Master thesis, 2020)We use corona-news readership to analyze the short-term effects of investor attention on financial market reactions to earnings announcements in 2020. Our findings show that corona- news does have a distracting ... -
Effekten av kapitalstruktur og finansielle reserver på investeringer under en økonomisk krise :eEn empirisk analyse av koronakrisen i norske bedrifter i 2019
(Master thesis, 2020)Hovedformålet med masterutredningen er å undersøke hvordan kapitalstruktur og finansielle reserver påvirker bedrifters investeringer i humankapital og innovasjon, forskning og utvikling under koronakrisen. Masterutredningen ... -
Can we unveil the secrecy of tax havens?
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Illegal insider trading on Oslo stock exchange : an empirical investigation
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigate whether substantial illegal insider trading occurs prior to mergers & acquisitions (M&A) and seasoned equity offerings (SEO) on Oslo Stock Exchange. By examining stock price dynamics prior to the ... -
Risk and return in yield curve arbitrage : a survey of the USD and EUR interest rate swap markets
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis extends the research of Duarte, Longstaff and Yu (2007) by looking at the risk and return characteristics of yield curve arbitrage. Like in Duarte et al., return indexes are created by implementing a particular ... -
Retail investors’ preferences for lottery stocks : Are retail investors overinvesting in lottery-type stocks due to wealth constraints?
(Master thesis, 2020)We find that retail investors on aggregate are less attracted to stocks with highly skewed returns after an exogenous increase in stock tradability. Using data on the number of Robinhood investors owning U.S. stocks, we ... -
The assessment of socially responsible investment : green bonds case
(Master thesis, 2020)Based on the theoretical analysis of investment in green bonds to identify and assess differences in the pricing between Green bonds and conventional bonds. Part 1 of the research paper, the theoretical framework of green ... -
Predicting defaults in the automotive credit Industry : an empircial study using machine learning techniques predicting loan defaults
(Master thesis, 2020)This master thesis explore the potential of Machine Learning techniques in predicting default of vehicle loan applicants. Usually, banks or other financial institutions utilize the Logistic Regression algorithm to support ... -
Når smidige modeller begrenser smidighet : en casestudie om hvilke begrensinger et smidig rammeverk kan legge for agile team i veletablerte selskaper
(Master thesis, 2020)Som et resultat av at virksomheter i dag opererer i et stadig mer skiftende miljø preget av økt usikkerhet og krav til rask responstid, har smidig arbeidsform med agile team blitt stadig mer utbredt. Opprinnelig var agil ... -
International expansion of Canadian high technology start-up companies : an integrated theoretical model : an exploratory case study of Canadian HSF internationalization process
(Master thesis, 2020)Purpose – This qualitative, case-based research investigates the internationalization and growth process of Canadian high-tech start-ups (HSFs). This research observes tensions between literature and entrepreneurial ... -
Analysing the demand for carsharing in Bergen : an empirical approach using car-specific and demographic data
(Master thesis, 2020)Background: Car-sharing is gaining popularity throughout the world. Currently, there is limited research on car-sharing in Norway. This paper aims to identify empirically, based on past data, what demographic and ... -
Developing capacity for continuous renewal of the established firm : a process perspective
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis explores how innovation units within structurally ambidextrous established firms evolve over time. The case study is performed in the setting of a large Scandinavian media firm; more specifically in the innovation ... -
Alkohol, tobakk og skattepolitikk : en studie av norske husholdningers utgifter til alkohol og tobakk
(Master thesis, 2020)Alkohol og tobakk er varer som har en spesiell plass i de fleste samfunn. Tidligere forskning har funnet flere faktorer som påvirker konsumet av disse varene. Denne oppgaven ser på hvilke faktorer som påvirker norske ... -
Etableringshindringer i dagligvaremarkedet : lokale reguleringer som etableringshindring
(Master thesis, 2020)Tilgang til egnede lokaler regnes som en betydelig etableringsbarriere i dagligvaremarkedet. Stordriftsfordeler i innkjøp og distribusjon, kombinert med forbrukerens preferanse for nærhet til butikk, er forhold som kan ... -
Replicating Nordic private equity : capture private equity return and risk in the Nordic stock market
(Master thesis, 2020)Private equity is widely known as an asset class delivering highly impressive returns. Still, critics like to point out the excessive fee structure in the industry. This paper investigates whether a passive stock portfolio, ... -
The daughter effect : how the sex of offspring influences father’s attitudes toward intimate partner violence : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2020)Violence against women is to date one the most prevalent and destructive human right violations in the world (UN, 2020). Yet, our understanding of how violent attitudes are shaped and developed, is rather limited (Picon, ... -
Ansattes holdninger til robotisering av arbeidsoppgaver : en casestudie av ansattes holdninger til å ta i bruk Robotic Process Automation i Bergen kommune
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masterutredningen ser på ansattes holdninger til Robotic Process Automation (RPA), og hvilke implikasjoner dette har for implementering av RPA. For å undersøke dette har vi tatt utgangspunkt i en endringsmodell, hvor ... -
Optimal forsikringsportefølje for Frende Skadeforsikring : kan en optimal sammensetning av forsikringsbransjer bedre egenkapitalavkastningen?
(Master thesis, 2020)Denne masterutredningen undersøker om egenkapitalavkastningen til skade- og helseforsikringsporteføljen til Frende Skadeforsikring øker ved utnyttelse av en optimeringsmodell som opprinnelig brukes i aksjemarkedet. Vi ...