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Cape vs the fed model: comparative analysis of the out-of-sample performance in predicting future stock returns
(Master thesis, 2017)The goal of this thesis is to compare the out-of-sample performance in predicting future stock returns of the Fed model and Shiller's cyclically adjusted price-to-earnings ratio (CAPE). The two models are also augmented with ... -
Capital structure and agency costs for Norwegian private firms
(Master thesis, 2014-02-12)This paper is motivated by the developments of capital structure theory, and the fact that private firms have been modestly researched in this field. The paper examines whether agency costs influence the capital structure ... -
Capital structure and ipo market timing in the U.S. high-tech industry
(Master thesis, 2017)The scope of this master thesis is to understand what drives the decision by American firms to raise capital through initial public offerings. In particular we assess whether American technology firms try to time the IPO ... -
Capital Structure of Foreign Direct Investments: A Transaction Cost Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Transaction cost theory (TCT) plays a major role in theorizing about the boundaries of the multinational enterprise (MNE), and is increasingly being applied to intra-MNE governance. We apply TCT to capital structure decisions ... -
Carbon capture – from waste to energy: a stylized case from a pioneering initiative at Klemetsrud, Oslo. Report to the CLIMIT – demo project 618215: Potential for financing and pricing Carbon Capture in Waste-to Energy Installations in cities
(Research report, 2019)Oslo has recently been given the European Environmental Capital award for 2019, following its adoption of an ambitious green strategy of reducing CO2 emissions by 50% by 2022, and by 95% by 2030. A core premise for Oslo ... -
Carbon capture – from waste to energy: a stylized case from a pioneering initiative at Klemetsrud, Oslo. Report to the CLIMIT – demo project 618215: Potential for financing and pricing Carbon Capture in Waste-to Energy Installations in cities
(Research report, 2019)Oslo has recently been given the European Environmental Capital award for 2019, following its adoption of an ambitious green strategy of reducing CO2 emissions by 50% by 2022, and by 95% by 2030. A core premise for Oslo ... -
Carbon Emission and Corporate Financial Performance: an empirical study of the US Energy and Technology Sectors Navn:
(Master thesis, 2020)Corporate transparency and socially responsible actions, for the past decade, have become fundamental values as well as strong variables in nowadays business operations. Today, firms have to disclose more about their ESG ... -
Carbon forestry and trading : a case study of Green Resources in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2014-02-10)This study was conducted in Norway and Uganda. The objective was to investigate the carbon forestry markets using Green Resources AS as an example. Green Resources is an interesting case because it is one of the largest ... -
Career success across the globe: Insights from the 5C project
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Careers in context: An international study of career goals as mesostructure between societies' career‐related human potential and proactive career behaviour
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Careers exist in a societal context that offers both constraints and opportunities for career actors. Whereas most studies focus on proximal individual and/or organisational‐level variables, we provide insights into how ... -
Carry trades, order flow, and the forward bias puzzle
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)We investigate the relation between foreign exchange (FX) order ow and the forward bias. We outline a decomposition of the forward bias according to which a negative correlation between interest rate di erentials and ... -
Case study - the global maritime knowledge hub
(Research Report;1/2010, Research report, 2010)MARINTEK is currently conducting a pilot project to develop a new maritime knowledge center, World Ocean Space Center, as part of the vision project "The Third Wave”. Based on this project, MARINTEK (Trondheim) has asked ... -
A case study of Indian fertilizer subsidy regime
(Bachelor thesis, 2008-09-18)The project is to provide Yara International ASA with information regarding the Indian fertilizer subsidy policy. The problem definition for the research part of the project is as follows: “How does the Indian fertilizer ... -
Cash flow permanence and payout policy in the Norwegian market
(Master thesis, 2017)We investigate the relationship between cash flow shocks, its permanence and its link to payout policy for publicly listed firms in Norway. We reject the “permanence hypothesis” suggested by Guay and Harford (2000) ... -
Cash Holdings and Corporate Diversification: Evidence From Nordic Companies
(Master thesis, 2019)We examine the relationship between diversification and corporate liquidity in Nordic firms. The significant findings of this paper show that multidivisional firms hold less cash relative to their stand-alone counterpart ... -
Caught in the middle: buying from markets and selling to networks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The purpose of this paper is to look at how relationships between buyers and sellers are affected when on the supply side the most important resource is available only through a trading system created from a market ... -
Causal effects of paternity leave on children and parents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Reserving a share of the parental leave period for fathers is considered necessary for inducing fathers to take leave, and for men's increased participation in child-rearing. We investigate how a parental leave reform ... -
Causes of price premiums with the presence of performance ambiguity in the occupational health services market
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)Managers and academics have historically paid little attention to pricing. To set the right price is the fastest and most effective way for a company to maximize profits. Therefore, it is surprising that it has received ... -
CEO Dividend Protection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper studies CEO dividend protection, an important element in the executive compensation package that protect CEOs’ compensation from stock price drops due to dividend payments. First, I show that there is large ... -
Chairman of the board incarcerated for white-collar crime after bankruptcy: What does his autobiography tell us about convenience?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Some members of the upper echelon in society violate laws whenever they feel necessary. They have access to resources to commit and conceal financial crime while they deny the guilty mind. Autobiographies by convicted ...