• What are the key determinants of adopting IFRS or simplified IFRS for private Norwegian firms? 

  Johansen, Sebastian; Holten, Arild Andreas Green (Master thesis, 2023)

  This master thesis researches the determinants of voluntary adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) or simplified IFRS by private Norwegian firms. We hypothesize that Ownership structure, Choice of ...

• Trust and Foreign Direct Investment in Sub-Saharan Africa 

  Skadberg, Marcus André; Hvale, Herman (Master thesis, 2023)

  Our paper explores the intricate relationship between trust and foreign direct investment (FDI) in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We aim to answer the research question: “Is there a positive relationship between trust and ...

• A comprehensive analysis of Brent Crude oil forecasting methods combining machine learning and quantitative models with application 

  Heen, Jon Fredrik Rasmussen; Bachke, Christoffer (Master thesis, 2023)

  This study utilizes time series analysis and machine learning techniques to forecast Brent Crude oil prices. The forecasting models include an ARIMAX model, three machine learning models (GRU, LSTM, CNN) and an ARIMAX model ...

• Credit Risk Implications in Norwegian Banks: A Comparative Analysis of The Internal Rating Based and Standardised Approaches 

  Tandberg, Haakon Vebjørn; Ulfseth, Yngve Brække (Master thesis, 2023)

  Objective: This study aims to evaluate the implications of the Internal Ratings-Based approach on credit risk in comparison to the Standardised Approach among Norwegian banks. The adoption of the IRB approach was initially ...

• Sex or gender? Explaining individual differences in financial risk-taking 

  Stranden, Aleksandra Røys; Mohr, Anna Maria (Master thesis, 2023)

  While the relationship between sex and financial risk-taking behavior has been well explored in previous research, the existing literature lacks research that distinguishes between sex and gender as antecedents of financial ...

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