• Comparing Subsidies to Solve Coordination Failure 

  Heijmans, Roweno J.R.K.; Suetens, Sigrid (Discussion paper;9/25, Working paper, 2025-03-07)

  We use experiments to systematically test the performance of subsidies aimed at inducing efficient coordination in a coordination game. We consider two classes of policies: those based on divide-and-conquer (i.e. iterated ...

• Firms’ Beliefs About Wage Setting 

  Bertheau, Antoine; Hoeck, Christian Philip (DP SAM;05/2025, Working paper, 2025-03-06)

  This paper yields new insights into why similar workers are paid differently by surveying a representative sample of Danish firms and linking responses to administrative data. We find that a substantial minority of firms, ...

• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Corporations: The Case of Global Paternity Leave 

  Bamford, Agnes Marie (Doctoral thesis, 2025-03)

  This PhD thesis provides insights into the communication and perception of a new global paternity leave policy, emphasising the corporate discourses and the experiences of father employees. The trigger point for the ...

• Essays on Pension Accounting 

  Ogudugu, David (Doctoral thesis, 2025-03)

• Pareto Optimal Insurance Policies: Kinks with or without frictions 

  Aase, Knut K. (Discussion paper;8/25, Working paper, 2025-02-26)

  We analyze optimal risk sharing between a customer and an in surer, and present alternative explanations for the prevalence of kinks in Pareto optimal contracts, like deductibles and upper bounds as in XL-contracts. Linear ...

• Optimal Insurance Policies and Saving in a Temporal World 

  Aase, Knut K. (Discussion paper;7/25, Working paper, 2025-02-25)

  We consider Pareto optimal risk sharing between a buyer and a seller of insurance contracts, as well as consumption substitution and saving in a two-period context. The separation of the time periods allows us to consider ...

• Recursive utility and jump-diffusions 

  Aase, Knut K. (Discussion paper;6/25, Working paper, 2025-02-24)

  We consider agents in an exchange economy having preferences represented by scale invariant recursive utility, where the dynamics of both consumption and risky assets are given by jump-diffusions. In this setting we find ...

• Ansvarlig bruk av KI: En kvalitativ studie av implementering og retningslinjer 

  Fagerbakke, Axel; Reinemo, Jan Håkon (Master thesis, 2024)

  Kunstig intelligens (KI) har utviklet seg mye de siste årene, hvor spesielt generativ KI har endret flere arbeidspraksiser og bransjer. Et økende antall forskningsartikler peker mot at KI kan skape merverdi både internt i ...

• Verdien av ekspertise 

  Bjørlykhaug Olsvik, Casper Matheus; Daae Lampe, Marcus Johan Vevle (Master thesis, 2024)

  Tidligere studier har vist at kvaliteten på menneskelig input kan forbedre interaksjon og feedback fra store språkmodeller (LLM). Dette indikerer at språkmodellene er mottagelige for menneskelig input. Med dette som ...

• Project Finance in Renewable Energy Projects - An empirical study on hydropower and wind power projects in Norway from 2010 to 2023 

  Jahr Rabo, Caroline; Jacobsen, Victoria Schnell (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis explores the financing mechanisms behind renewable energy projects in Norway, focusing on the distinction between project finance (PF) vs. corporate finance (CF). Using a dataset of 75 renewable energy projects ...

• Can You Cash In on Sin? An Analysis of Sin Stock Performance in Developed Markets 

  Swigon, Martin Piotr; Smith, Viljar Patrick Engesund (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis addresses the debate in the literature regarding the existence of a sin premium in equity markets. Focusing on three categories of sin stocks- alcohol, tobacco and gambling- we analayse data from global developed ...

• Deep Learning-Based Stock Price Prediction for Norwegian Companies: A Comparative Studytive Study 

  Sahraei, Moein; Rashidi Ranjbar, Maysam (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis discusses the applicability of advanced machine learning (specifically GBDT models) and deep learning models in financial forecasting, especially in the setting of stock price prediction on the TITLON dataset. ...

• Are public listed companies losing their influence on the economy? 

  Hamre, Lena; Hetland, Lise (Master thesis, 2024)

  Listed companies in the Nordics contribute more to employment and GDP now than in 1990. Part of this growth can be attributed to the increase in employment in sectors such as manufacturing, services, wholesale and retail, ...

• «Start Smart» på første forsøk 

  Stafsnes, Anna Stina Bjørlo; Bjerke, Maria (Master thesis, 2024)

  I denne masterutredningen har vi ønsket å belyse hvordan Start Smart oppleves i team, og avdekke hvilke faktorer som kan ha påvirkning på teamets utbytte av verktøyet. Gjennom en kvalitativ casestudie har vi intervjuet 21 ...

• Understanding the impact of circular transitions on company performance: Examining the roles of Change Management and Talent Acquisition in facilitating this relationship 

  Uthayamoorthy, Abiraami; Kjus, Stian Brustad (Master thesis, 2024)

  Circular Economy (CE) is founded on principles such as reducing, reusing, and remanufacturing. The appeal of CE lies in its potential to both drive sustainability and economic growth, which is emphasized in previous research. ...

• Økonomens nye hverdag: Teknologi som drivkraft for endring 

  Myren, Astrid; Kupen, Anna Totland (Master thesis, 2024)

  Teknologiske nyvinninger påvirker økonomers kompetansekrav og arbeidsoppgaver, og ny teknologi vil sannsynligvis også påvirke økonomens rolle. Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hvordan innføring av nye digitale arbeidsverktøy ...

• Determinants of quality in SDG disclosures in Norwegian state- owned enterprises 

  Kjørum, Gustav; Forsberg, Endre Riple (Master thesis, 2024)

  The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) urge nations to address critical challenges by 2030 (UN Global Compact, n.d.). While Norway ranks highly in SDG progress (Sachs et al., 2023), issues such as poor coordination and ...

• This Time is Different... Or Not? 

  Surendra, Harendra; Sortehaug, Anders Myren (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis examines whether the current valuation levels in the technology sector exhibit bubble-like characteristics, drawing parallels to the dot-com bubble era. To address this, we have conducted a threefold analysis. ...

• The Effect of Marketing campaigns on the Norwegian salmon sales in Germany, France, and Italy. 

  Vu, Xuan Do; Ullah, Rehmat (Master thesis, 2024)

  An Econometric study employing a multi-model approach to examine the effectiveness of marketing campaigns for salmon sales to European markets. The marketing campaigns were conducted by the Norwegian Seafood Council, and ...

• Market Timing and Capital Structure in the Nordic Markets 

  Lande, Per Ole; Hegg, Andreas Skjelland (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis investigates capital structures and the prevalence of market timing among publicly listed firms in the Nordic markets from 1995 to 2023. Building on Baker and Wurgler’s seminal 2002 study, Market Timing and ...

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