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The exclusionary effect on the cost of equity : an empirical study of the direct exclusion effect on tobacco companies’ and fossil fuel companies’ cost of equity
(Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this paper is to examine the exclusion effect on excluded stocks’ cost of equity capital. We study the effect by examining European and US tobacco stocks before and after 2010, relative to chosen comparable ... -
Mandatory CSR reporting and corporate financial performance : the causal effects of §3-3c in the accounting act on the financial performance of Norwegian companies
(Master thesis, 2019)Regression discontinuity design was employed to estimate the causal effects of mandatory CSR disclosure imposed by §3-3c in the Accounting Act on the corporate financial performance of companies in Norway. The analysis ... -
Does the ownership of CEOs affect their compensation? : a study of the link between ownership structures and CEO pay in unlisted Norwegian shipping and sea transport companies.
(Master thesis, 2019)This master’s thesis studies the link between ownership structures and CEO compensation in unlisted Norwegian shipping and sea transport firms. The objective is to examine differences in total pay and pay-performance ... -
Verdsettelse av Selvaag Bolig ASA
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne masterutredning er å estimere en verdi for Selvaag Boligs egenkapital pr. 31.12.2019. Oppgaven bygger på en fundamental verdsettelse, kombinert komparativ verdsettelse. Det vil også bli utført diverse ... -
Machine learning in default Prediction : the incremental power of machine learning techniques in mortgage default prediction
(Master thesis, 2019)In this thesis, alternative machine learning techniques have been used to test if these perform better than a Logistic Regression in predicting default on retail mortgages. It is found that the ROC AUC statistic is ... -
Transaction Cost Economics, Firm Power, and Negotiation Strategies: An Empirical Study of Buyer-Supplier Relationships in the Oil and Gas Industry
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-12)There are two main research purposes in this dissertation. First, it aims to refine transaction cost economics (TCE) by including the scope condition of power structure in the TCE framework. This study develops a model ... -
Forsvar mot revisjon : forsvarsdepartementet sin respons på merknadar frå Riksrevisjonen
(Master thesis, 2019)Riksrevisjonen sikrar ikkje at statsrekneskapen er korrekt, men er med å redusera mengda feil. Eit av hindera på vegen mot ein feilfri rekneskap er at departementa ikkje rettar opp i manglane Riksrevisjonen påpeiker. I ... -
Suksesshonorar i aktiv forvaltning : en empirisk analyse av resultatbasert kostnadsstruktur i aktiv forvaltning, ex post og ex ante
(Master thesis, 2019)Formålet med denne masterutredningen er å avgjøre om DNB sin introduksjon av ny andelsklasse med resultatbasert honorarstruktur vil gjøre aktiv forvaltning billigere for andelseier. Utredningen er todelt, hvor vi i første ... -
Productivity development of Swedish distribution system operators in the 21st century : application of the Malmquist index
(Master thesis, 2019)Nowadays, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is a well-established practice to apply in network regulation. More specifically, DEA can turn out to be a proper tool to evaluate the productivity development of an industry. ... -
Resource rent in the Norwegian aquaculture industry : a bottom-up approach
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis investigates the generation of resource rent in the Norwegian aquaculture industry during 2010-2017. Whereas past empirical research on resource rent assumes that the license holder captures the entire rent, ... -
Three essays in Empirical Finance
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Data presentation formats And decision making effectiveness
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-06)The purpose of this thesis is to enhance the understanding of how data presentation formats may affect managerial decision processes. Compared to previous studies in this area, I have examined decision makers’ need for ... -
Losing in a Boom: Long-term Consequences of a Local Economic Shock for Female Labour Market Outcomes
(DP SAM;03/2020, Working paper, 2020-02)This paper examines the long-term labour market consequences of a positive economic shock, the first discovery of oil and gas in Norway. Existing studies focus on the short-term and men, while less is known about women and ... -
Water. Energy. Climate. Essays in Empirical Enviromental Economics
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-12) -
"We care, and we meant it": Psychological mechanisms influencing perceptions of sincerity in CSR communication
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-09)The overarching topic in this dissertation is psychological mechanisms involved in the perceptions of sincerity in CSR communication. The dissertation consist of three papers, all revolving around sincerity-perceptions in ... -
"When my relationship partner fails me..." The Role of Consumer-Product Relationship in Responses to Functional Failures
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-01)This research examines consumers’ responses to a functional failure with an ambiguous cause. Empirical evidence shows that following a functional failure which involves a product service bundle (PSB), the consumer’s ... -
The value of tactical and strategic CSR during crises of trust : evidence from the great recession
(Master thesis, 2019)In 2017, Lins, Servaes and Tamayo found that firms’ level of CSR activities affected firm performance during the 2008, 2009 financial crisis positively. In this master’s thesis, I aim to analyze the relationship on a more ... -
Formal controls and intelligent accountability: An interpretive case study on intraorganisational accountability
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-10)