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The European Union emissions trading scheme failure analysis and assessment of market stability reserve solution
(Master thesis, 2016)The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is presented to be the cornerstone of European Union climate policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Implemented in 2008, it is the first, and still the biggest ... -
The European Union's common fisheries policy : historical challenges and future outlook
(Master thesis, 2011)My thesis aims to create an overview of the history of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) in the European Union (EU), pointing out important challenges with regards to accession of new member states, an oversized fishing ... -
The evasion gamble : behavioural insights on tax compliance
(Master thesis, 2013)The thesis explores the insights from behavioural economic research for tax compliance. The theoretical model of tax evasion by Allingham and Sandmo (1972) is reviewed and then enriched with findings from research on ... -
The evolution of social mobility: Norway over the 20th century.
(SAM;02/2016, Working paper, 2016-02-12)This paper documents trends in social mobility in Norway starting from fathers born at the turn of the 20th century and ending with sons born in the 1970s. We measure social mobility with intergenerational income ... -
The exercise of covenant defeasace options : a study of the removal of restictive covenants in US corporate bonds, by means of big-data analysis
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis aims to examine the exercise of covenant defeasance options. To find what bonds are defeased, we build a SEC crawler to analyze more than 1.4m SEC filings. Our methods of analysis are descriptive statistics and ... -
The expansion of low cost carriers into the long-haul market: a strategic analysis of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA
(Master thesis, 2015)The low-cost carrier (“LCC”) business model has been in existence for several decades and their market share has been growing steadily. However, the most successful LCCs such as Southwest, Ryanair and EasyJet have focused ... -
The expansion of the Panama canal : a study of consequences in the container shipping industry
(Master thesis, 2014)The Panama Canal has become a constraining factor on trade across the Pacific and Atlantic Ocean, and the expansion of the Canal is expected to have a positive influence on world trade. Our research investigates the ... -
The effect of corporate sustainability on stock performance : an empirical comparison between European stocks with good and bad ESG performance
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis investigates the effect of corporate sustainability on financial performance in Europe during the period 2005-2017. We examine whether companies with good ESG performance perform better in the stock market than ... -
The family gap in career progression
(Discussion paper;29/14, Working paper, 2014-08)This study investigates whether and when during the life cycle women fall behind in terms of career progression because of children. We use 1987-1997 Norwegian panel data that contain information on individuals’ position ... -
The Family Peer Effect on Mothers´ Labour Supply
(SAM;7/2016, Working paper, 2016-04-26)The well documented rise in female labour force participation in the last century has flattened in recent decades, but the proportion of mothers working full-time has been steadily increasing. In this paper we provide the ... -
The feasibility and challenges of introducing futures exchange to the shrimp markets
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The Feasibility and the Economic Viability of Shipping LNG via the Northern Sea Route
(Master thesis, 2013)The melting of the sea-ice in the Russian Arctic has lead to a stronger optimism than ever before as regards the supply of Norwegian LNG to Asia-Pacific via the Northern Sea Route (NSR). The successful completion of the ... -
The fellowship of the thin capitalization rules : an empirical analysis of the effect of earnings stripping rules in Norway, Finland, Spain and Germany
(Master thesis, 2017)Governments across Europe have recently introduced tax reforms to counter the growing problem of multinational companies exploiting loopholes in tax regulations. We have analysed the effect of one type of tax regulation, ... -
The financial and competitive sustainability of the transatlantic’s most environmentally-sustainable airline : can Norwegian survive and thrive? : an exploratory case study of Norwegian Air Shuttle’s ability to cultivate a sustainable competitive advantage
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates the extent to which Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA (Norwegian) possesses the resources and capabilities required to cultivate a sustainable competitive advantage. By creating and leveraging an integrated ... -
The financial and economic situation in the eurozone : is the eurozone an optimal currency area?
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis examines whether the Eurozone forms an optimal currency area by analyzing each of the 17 member countries’ contribution to increased wealth for the Eurozone. Furthermore, how the member countries have been ... -
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 Financial Instability Hypothesis and the Financial Crisis in Eastern European Emerging Economies
(DP SAM;08/2019, Working paper, 2019-04)The present paper applies the financial instability hypothesis in order to explain the financial crises of 2008-2010 in eleven emerging Eastern European economies Also, it seeks to map if institutional frameworks of these ... -
The Flow-Based Market Coupling Model and the Bidding Zone Configuration
(Discussion paper;15/18, Working paper, 2018-10-24)In May 2015, the Flow-Based Market Coupling (FBMC) model replaced the Available Transfer Capacity (ATC) model in Central Western Europe to determine the power transfer among bidding zones in the day-ahead market. It might ... -
The foreign dimension of Singapore’s economic growth : the role of foreign multinationals and labor on Singapore’s economic growth since the 1960s
(Master thesis, 2013)Singapore’s growth from its independence in 1965 to present day is truly remarkable. Much of the country’s economic success is due to the policies and strategies implemented by the Singaporean government and its agency ... -
The formation of legal terms: a case study
(Journal article, 2011)In recent years, the focus in terminology research has shifted from normative and descriptive studies to more explanatory studies, dealing with how and why new terms are formed. The present study falls within this trend. ...