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What are the implications of dividend changes? : an empirical study of dividend signaling in the Norwegian stock market
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the dividend signaling theory’s relevance at the Oslo Stock Exchange in the period from 2006 to 2018. First, we analyze the short-term effects of dividend changes, measured by ... -
What can explain Taiwan’s growth miracle over the period 1950-2000? : export promotion, capital accumulation, policies and institutions
(Master thesis, 2010)This thesis surveys the literature on the sources and explanations of Taiwan‟s growth miracle in the period 1950-2000. The empirical literature on the decomposition of Taiwan‟s growth experience indicates that a large ... -
What causes abnormal returns following stock splits? : the impact of institutional and retail ownership over time
(Master thesis, 2020)In this study we investigate to what degree the composition of ownership, retail and institutional, has an effect on the already established abnormal returns following stock splits. We look at time periods of 1 month, 3 ... -
What Characterizes Cycles with Crashes versus Corrections in the House Market? An Empirical Test on Price Behaviour Based on Economic Key Indicators
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to examine and compare the cycles characterized by crashes and corrections in the Norwegian house market, by focusing on crucial economic indicators. By employing descriptive analysis and time-series ... -
What constitutes a convention? : implications for the coexistence of conventions
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2002-03)A model of repeated play of a coordination game, where stage games have a location in social space, and players receive noisy signals of the true location of their games, is reviewed. Sugden (1995) suggests that in such ... -
What determines banks’ market power? : Akerlof versus Herfindahl
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2005-09)We introduce a model analyzing how asymmetric information problems in a bank-loan market may evolve over the age of a borrowing firm. The model predicts a life-cycle pattern for banks’ interest rate markup. Young firms ... -
What determines microenterprise growth? : evidence from Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2012)This study provides empirical evidence on the growth determinants of microenterprises funded by microfinance loans through the analysis of survey data of Tanzanian microentrepreneurs. We find strongly positive correlations ... -
What determines private equity holding periods? : an empirical analysis of Nordic private equity investments
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis seeks to identify what determines private equity holding periods in the Nordics. We examine whether i) portfolio company characteristics, ii) PE firm and PE fund char acteristics and iii) market level conditions ... -
What determines the economic geography of Europe?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 1998-10)This paper focuses on what the driving forces behind industry localisation in Europe are. Based on traditional as well as new trade theory and new economic geography our cross-sectoral empirical analysis seeks to explain ... -
What determines the personal costs of bankruptcy for CEOs? : an empirical study on the personal costs of bankruptcy for CEOs in Norway
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis is a study of personal costs of bankruptcy for CEOs in Norway. If these costs are substantial, they can incentivize CEOs to hedge against bankruptcy. The practical implications can be severe for the firms’ ... -
What determines the post IPO exit process for private equity investors? : an empirical analysis of private equity divestment strategies
(Master thesis, 2016)The objective of this thesis is to investigate what determines the post IPO exit process for private equity (PE) investors, through an empirical approach. Our sample data for the analysis consists of 466 private equity ... -
What Do You Buy When No One’s Watching? The Effect of Self-Service Checkouts on the Composition of Sales in Retail
(Discussion paper;3/18, Working paper, 2018-03-16)Buying items that are unhealthy or are of a private nature may carry a stigma and cause embarrassment. I analyze whether the anonymity provided by self-service checkouts changes customers' shopping patterns in grocery ... -
What does it take to unlock a Public-Private Partnership for Good? Case study on the deployment of Carbon Capture and Storage in Norway
(Master thesis, 2022)In light of the world's social and environmental turmoils, cross-sectoral collaboration is often thought of as a potential solution to address sustainability challenges. We contribute to the nascent thread of research ... -
What drives financial distress risk and default rates of leveraged buyout targets? : empirical evidence from european transactions
(Master thesis, 2016-03-29)Recent studies show that private equity ownership leads to increasing risk of financial distress of their target companies, yet not resulting in higher default rates. But can this be observed in all European countries? ... -
What drives the devil’s machine? : an empirical study on dividend withholding taxes, settlement changes, and legislative changes’ effect on trading around the ex-dividend date in European markets.
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis explores the dividend withholding tax (DWT) schemes related to changes in the general DWT rate, the effect of imposing a DWT on investors, settlement cycles, and legislative measures to limit the DWT ... -
What drives the Rebound Effect in transportation? An evaluation based on a Traveling Purchaser Problem
(Master thesis, 2022)Limiting climate change is one of the most important challenges of the 21st century. Focusing on the transport sector, encouraging the use of more energy-efficient transport modes, and improving the performance of vehicles ... -
What Explains the Gender Gap in College Track Dropout?Experimental and Administrative Evidence.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)We exploit a unique data set, combining rich experimental data with high-quality administrative data, to study dropout from the college track in Norway, and why boys are more likely to drop out. The paper provides three ... -
What Happened in Burlington?
(Discussion paper;26/15, Working paper, 2015-10-07)Three visualization techniques illustrate the distribution of electoral preferences over a candidate triple. Two of them, introduced here, concern an IRV tally. The conditions that may allow the “pushover strategy” and ... -
What happens when it's windy in Denmark?: an empirical analysis of wind power on price volatility in the Nordic electricity market
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-12)This paper attempts to empirically test the effect that wind power production in Denmark has on volatility of the nord-pool wholesale electricity prices. The main result is that wind power tends to significantly reduce ... -
What is stopping Norwegian firms from innovating their business models? : towards a business model perspective on innovation
(Master thesis, 2016)The purpose of this thesis is to explore the diverging concept on business model innovation and understand why Norwegian firms fail to innovate their business models. In doing so, the differences and relationship between ...