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IS THE "HANDLING REGLER" SUSTAINABLE IN THE LONG RUN? RETURN UNCERTAINTY, PAYOUT RULES, AND SURVIVAL OF THE NORWEGIAN PENSION FUND GLOBAL
(Master thesis, 2019)The Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global enjoys the position of being one of the largest global sovereign funds in line with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, China Investment Corporation and Saudi Arabian Authority ... -
Is the Electricity Market Efficient? - An Investigation of the Norwegian Electricity Market
(Master thesis, 2022)The electricity retailing market has been brought to attention recently for gaining massive revenues and confusing consumers in its pricing settings. This paper intends to examine the efficiency in the electricity end-user ... -
Is the Engel curve approach viable in the estimation of alternative PPPs?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Conventional estimates of purchasing power parities (PPP) rely on cross-country price data. Using Engel curves, Almås (2012) was able to show, however, that PPPs contain substantial bias. Since constructing conventional ... -
Is the Fama French Five Factor model still working?
(Master thesis, 2020)Many different asset pricing models have been developed over the years, in order to understand how the risk of an investment should affect the expected return. None of the models developed seem to be completely exempt ... -
Is the Housing Market an Inequality Generator?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We study inequality generated by capital gains in the housing market by exploiting two countrywide data sources in Norway: a registry of housing units and a database of transactions. We identify and follow all individuals ... -
Is the Oslo housing market overpriced? An empirical study assessing Oslo housing market prices based on its fundamental determinants
(Master thesis, 2022)Fluctuations in housing prices have large repercussions on the economy. A housing bubble burst could have adverse consequences for households and investors. In this paper, we discover fundamental determinants in the pricing ... -
Is the Philosopher's Stone Green? An Event Study on Market Reactions to Green Initiatives in Listed Companies
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims to investigate whether shifts in ESG can be driven by nancial incentives rather than sustainability itself by employing an event study methodology. We rst analyse abnormal trading volumes and nd that ... -
Is the Public Oversight of Auditors Effective? The Impact of Sanctions on Loss of Clients, Salary and Audit Reporting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study examines the consequences of sanctions against individual Swedish auditors issued by the Supervisory Board of Public Accountants (SBPA). The results provide no support for individual auditor client loss after ... -
Is the Return on Investment of Norwegian Pension Funds a Result of Luck or Managers’ Skills? Is it Possible to Predict Which Pension Funds that Will Outperform the Market?
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this research is to get insight into the Norwegian pension fund market. We will look further into the performance of pension funds by analyzing the drivers of the return of the funds. The data of study ... -
Is there a natural resource curse?
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Is there an association between firm's green bond issuance and their financial performance?
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the relationship between green bond issuance and financial and environmental performance. The study utilizes a panel dataset consisting of 832 conventional bonds and 81 green bonds that were issued ... -
Is there anybody alive out there?
(Master thesis, 2018)Hva er den drivkraft som får enkelte ledere til å lykkes i å drive en virksomhet eller et prosjekt mot de virkelig store prestasjoner? De som starter fra ingenting og når helt til topps? Å lykkes stort avhenger helt ... -
Is Your Voice Enough, Alexa? Assessing the Role of Digital Assistant Personality, Modality, and Product Involvement on Consumer Evaluations.
(Master thesis, 2021)This study dives into the relatively unexplored topic of digital assistants and the new phenomena of voice shopping. Specifically, we were interested in the different characteristics of said assistants on purchase intention. ... -
ISKP i Afghanistan
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne trusselvurderingen vurderer Den islamske statens Khorasan-provins (ISKP) sannsynlige terror trussel ovenfor norske og vestlige hjelpearbeidere i Afghanistan. Formålet er å formidle det man tror er den mest sannsynlige ... -
Islamic State - Khorasan Province (ISKP)
(Master thesis, 2022)Vi har i denne trusselvurderingen vurdert terrortrusselen fra Islamic State - Khorasan Province (ISKP) mot en norsk delegasjon på besøk i Kabul i juni 2022. Bakgrunnen for reisen er samtaler med Taliban for å sikre at ... -
ISM and Stock Market Returns
(Master thesis, 2018)We want to study if the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), the main indicator within the Institute For Supply Management Manufacturing Report On Business predicts future excess stock market returns. Hence, we intend to ... -
ISO 26000 som et virkemiddel for institusjonalisering av samfunnsansvar (CSR)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Det eksisterer diverse frivillige standarder og verktøy knyttet til bedrifters samfunnsansvar (CSR). Et nytt «skudd på stammen » er ISO 26000 Veiledning om samfunnsansvar. Denne standarden, som er utarbeidet av ... -
“It is Very Difficult for us to Separate Ourselves from this System”: Views of European Researchers, Research Managers, Administrators and Governance Advisors on Structural and Institutional Influences on Research Integrity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Research integrity is fundamental to the validity and reliability of scientific findings, and for ethical conduct of research. As part of PRINTEGER (Promoting Integrity as an Integral Dimension of Excellence in Research), ... -
“It is Very Difficult for us to Separate Ourselves from this System”: Views of European Researchers, Research Managers, Administrators and Governance Advisors on Structural and Institutional Influences on Research Integrity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Research integrity is fundamental to the validity and reliability of scientific findings, and for ethical conduct of research. As part of PRINTEGER (Promoting Integrity as an Integral Dimension of Excellence in Research), ... -
IT start-up cluster in Hangzhou ; How can Hangzhou become a star city for IT start-ups in China?
(Master thesis, 2016)