Browsing Norges Handelshøyskole by Subject "economic analysis"
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The Norwegian model for wage settlements : theoretical analysis and illustrations
(Master thesis, 2020)This study has examined the research question; How can The Norwegian model for wage settlements be improved using insight from the Ricardo-Viner and Heckscher-Ohlin models? by formulating hypotheses and illustrating these ... -
On the Choice of Uniform or Personalized Prices in the Digital Economy : Spatial Price Policy in Two-Sided Markets
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we examine firms’ choice of price policy, uniform or personalized prices, in the digital economy. We focus on firms operating in the digital economy as the prevalence of big data allows firms in this ... -
On uncertainty and investment rates : with empirical analysis of developed economies
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis investigates the impact of uncertainty on investment rates. The theoretical and empirical literature on the subject is surveyed before I do an empirical analysis on investment data for 14 developed economies ... -
Optimal risk sharing : expected utility theory versus the dual theory of choice under risk
(Master thesis, 2018)An introduction to the dual theory of choice under risk is given. Optimal risk sharing under both expected utility theory and the dual theory of choice under risk is reviewed. Central results to insurance in pure demand ... -
Political budget cycles in a small, open economy : the independent central bank as an institutional constraint conditional on the exchange rate regime
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis investigates political budget cycles (PBC) in a modern democracy. A model of PBC in a small, open economy is developed using the New-Keynesian methodology, incorporating separate fiscal and monetary authorities. ... -
Price change frictions in production plants : learning from a simulation study
(Master thesis, 2016)Price stickiness is often taken for granted in modern macroeconomic models, without adequate knowledge of the underlying microeconomic foundations. We want to assess whether the assumptions of price stickiness are ... -
Rebalancing in the eurozone : effects on the terms of trade, the real exchange rate and welfare
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis sets up and solves an intertemporal general equilibrium model of regional rebalancing. The world consists of two regions, each endowed with two goods -one tradable and one nontradable. The model is solved in ... -
Reference dependent risk preferences and insurance Demand
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis explores insurance decisions with respect to modest risks. Bernoulli’s expected utility theory is compared to a model where utility depends on both final wealth and changes in wealth relative to some reference ... -
Research on technical trading and market efficiency : a trader's perspective
(Master thesis, 2012)Research on the predictive power of technical analysis is a matter of controversy. The objective of this thesis is to look at the empirical research done on technical trading and see how the results can be used from a ... -
Resolution of financial distress : determinants of restructuring outcome in the Norwegian bond market
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis analyses possible determinants explaining restructuring outcomes for financially distressed firms in the Norwegian bond market. This includes both Norwegian firms and foreign firms issuing bonds in the Norwegian ... -
Seasonality in natural gas prices : an empirical study of Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures Prices
(Master thesis, 2013)In this thesis we investigate whether seasonality is a significant factor in natural gas futures prices. We test for seasonality by estimating the two-factor model of Schwartz & Smith (2000), using Kalman filtering techniques ... -
Some implications of a mandatory gender quota for firms implementing at different points in time
(Master thesis, 2016)This master’s thesis examines some of the implications of the Norwegian gender quota for firms implementing it at different points in time. It is found that firms lose between 14% and 22% of their general board ... -
Sustainability disclosure and stock returns : a study of firm 10-K sustainability disclosure and stuck returns in the period 1994-2017.
(Master thesis, 2019)I utilize a keyword matching technique for comparing sustainability disclosure levels among publicly listed U.S. firms. By computerized parsing of the 10-K form, filed with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission, I ... -
TCPOP : Valuation and Optimal Strategy for Option Contracts in the Shipping Industry
(Master thesis, 2009)This thesis is an analysis of a special type of option contract often found in the shipping industry, a time charter with purchase option (TCPOP). The TCPOP is a time charter (TC) agreement with an embedded purchase ... -
The effect of aid and state visits on trade
(Master thesis, 2012)This paper investigates the effect of aid on trade for twelve European countries and the effect of state visits on trade for four European countries. The theoretical foundation for the analysis is the gravity model of ... -
The effect of natural resource abundance on income of local labor markets
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis contributes to the literature on the effect of natural resource abundance on regional level outcomes in Norway. We aim to analyze the causal effect of an onshore petroleum facility (OPF) approval on ... -
The Effects of popcorn time on Netflix in a two–sided market
(Master thesis, 2016)My thesis discusses the effects on legal streaming agents of entry of free, but illegal, substitutes, in a two–sided video streaming market. Legal streaming agents rely on support from two very different, but inevitably ... -
The financial impact of informal economic sanctions : an empirical study of the impact of China’s informal economic sanctions on Norwegian salmon exports following the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize
(Master thesis, 2018)In this study, we have investigated whether the Chinese informal economic sanctions against Norwegian salmon had a negative effect on Norwegian salmon exporting firms’ financial performance. According to theory on international ... -
The nature and causes of the Norwegian interbank offered rate
(Master thesis, 2015)The importance of interbank rates for unsecured funding has increased vastly the last decades with the expansion of nancial instruments. Today's interbank rates are arguably the most in uential benchmarks in pricing ... -
The value of adapting to climate change for Norwegian salmonid aquaculture : a scenario-based analysis
(Master thesis, 2018)The Norwegian aquaculture industry accounts for 6.5 percent of total exports from Norway. The United Nations projects that by 2030 the world population will grow to 8.5 billion people. In order to maintain food security, ...