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Green bonds in shipping : an event study of green bonds in shipping and their impact on institutional ownership and equity risk
(Master thesis, 2021)The allocation of capital to green projects have increased in recent years as focus on climate change and the necessity to transit to a more sustainable and carbon neutral environment have intensified. With decarbonization ... -
Is there a flight to quality? : a study on flight to quality within the equity markets
(Master thesis, 2021)Much of the research on flight to quality use different definitions of "flight" and "quality", making the findings difficult to compare. The coherent story behind this phenomenon is that investors become risk-averse ... -
Cargo scheduling and ship routing : simultaneous evaluation of fuel costs, opportunity costs and port charges
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis we propose an approach to find cost minimizing schedules on how contracts of affreightment can be carried out. For cost control our approach covers fuel costs and a set of vessel specific costs which are ... -
The effects of corporate taxation on innovation : an empirical analysis on the effects of corporate taxation on innovation in Europe
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims at analyzing the relationship between corporate income taxation and innovation in Europe to further the discussion about which policy tool is optimal to encourage innovation. This was done using a fixed ... -
ETFs and information acquisition
(Master thesis, 2021)I examine how exchange-traded funds (ETFs) affect incentives to produce information about individual securities. Due to their low trading costs, ETFs can be used to trade on information about less liquid and more constrained ... -
The Arab spring : economic causes and consequences of the Arab spring : an empirical socio-economic analysis
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this thesis is to elaborate on the prelude and postlude of widespread protests across the Middle East and North Africa in 2010 and subsequent years. These series of events became known as the Arab Spring. ... -
The effects of eco-labels and eco-claims on consumers’ purchase intention : the moderating role of regulatory focus
(Master thesis, 2021)As consumers increasingly realize the impacts of their consumption patterns on the environment, many try to pursue a more sustainable purchase behavior by dedicating particular attention to environmentally friendly product ... -
Value relevant ESG scores and superior performance : when is a high ESG score indicative of better financial performance?
(Master thesis, 2021)Purpose - The objective of this thesis is to develop a methodology that will enable investors to differentiate between two types of companies: those with high performance on ESG issues that have the potential to significantly ... -
Private and public sanctions : investigating cartel decisions using Twitter data
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates whether the announcement of cartel decisions by the European Commission provides new information for investors and if Twitter data can be used to explain abnormal returns. The dataset consists ... -
Organizational legitimacy in innovation units with radical mandates : an exploratory case study unpacking the role of New tech lab in the DNB organization
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims to explore how innovation units with radical mandates work to achieve organizational legitimacy. The context for the study is the Norwegian banking institution DNB and its innovation unit New Tech Lab. ... -
The effect of Time of Use in Norway : an empirical analysis of the effect of Time of Use tariff in combination with four different communication strategies on electricity consumption from a field experiment in Eastern Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Norway has the world's second highest electricity consumption per capita (International Energy Agency, n.d.). Increased electrification of society services is expected to push peak consumption to higher levels than its ... -
The way exchange of information impacts money laundering : empirical analysis on how exchange of information agreements impacts trade gaps between tax havens
(Master thesis, 2021)Is there a trade gap between tax havens, and is this trade gap affected by exchange of information agreements? This thesis aims to show that value preserving objects can be used as a mean for money laundering or tax evasion ... -
The effect of explanations on perceived credibility of sustainability claims : how brands can position themselves as sustainable without being suspected of greenwashing.
(Master thesis, 2021)As businesses are increasingly focusing on positioning themselves along sustainability dimensions, the occurrence of perceived greenwashing is threatening the perceived credibility of brands with genuine intentions. ... -
An age-structured model for the effect of interest rate changes on consumption
(Discussion paper;8/21, Working paper, 2021-08-30)A model for the effect of an interest rate change on household consumption is developed. The approach is age-structured: households reconsider their consumption patterns at the moment of the interest rate change and the ... -
Essays on Business Cycles and Macroeconomic Policy
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Price Change Synchronization within and between Firms
(SAM DP;15/2021, Working paper, 2021-08)This paper provides evidence on price rigidity at the product- and firm-level in Norway. A strong within-firm synchronization is found supporting the theory of economies of scope in menu costs. The industry synchronization ... -
Initial private offerings : an empirical study of the short-run performance of initial private placements on the Euronext Growth Oslo marketplace
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis investigates the short-run performance of initial private placements on the Euronext Growth Oslo marketplace from 2016 until March 1, 2021. Initial private placements differ from initial public offerings (IPOs) ... -
Bærekraft i bank : en komparativ studie om bærekraft i norske bankers kredittvirksomhet
(Master thesis, 2021)anker er, på grunn av sin rolle som mellomledd i økonomien, avgjørende for at samfunnet skal kunne bevege seg i en mer bærekraftig retning. Den tidligere bærekraftsøkonomen Klas Eklund understreket dette med «Bankene kan ... -
Digital innovasjon og merkeidentitet : en casestudie av selskapene Bulder Bank og Fjordkraft
(Master thesis, 2021)I denne masteroppgaven har vi gjennomført en casestudie der vi har analysert den digitale innovasjonsprosessen som selskapene Bulder Bank og Fjordkraft har gjennomført, og hvordan merkeidentiteten har blitt påvirket av den ... -
Incumbent responses to disruptive business models : a case study from the German sports rights broadcastingmarket
(Master thesis, 2021)When disruptive technologies become incorporated in new business models (BMs) by entrants, they pose a significant threat to incumbents. But how do established firms respond to the entry of disruptive BMs? This thesis ...