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Comparative Study of Factor-Based Strategies in the Nordic Countries
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis examines whether an investor could generate net returns above the Morgan Stanley Country Index by applying momentum and value strategies in the Nordic countries between 1990 and 2019. We first investigate ... -
Comparative study of short-run IPO performance in a selection of Euronext countries
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis investigates the relevance of prevalent underpricing theories on 175 IPOs occurring between 2014-2021 in the Euronext countries of Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. Across all Euronext IPOs, we observe an ... -
Comparing the efficiency of pricing mechanisms in Norwegian ipos
(Master thesis, 2017)On Oslo Stock Exchange, there are mainly two pricing mechanisms that are being used when pricing an IPO, these being book-building and fixed-price. As there do not exist much research on which of these two are the more ... -
Comparison of classical RFM models and Machine learning models in CLV prediction
(Master thesis, 2020)This study analyzes the difference between classical RFM models and Machine Leaning (ML) models when calculating CLV with transactional data. In this paper we run different programs to analyze the CLV value by using ... -
A Comparison of Norwegian Business Cycle Indicators
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates how different economic indicators can classify economic recession and forecast GDP in Norway. The study focuses particularly on the Financial News Index (FNI) and the financial crisis. In-sample ... -
Compliance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act in the auditing and accounting industry
(Master thesis, 2022)Economic crime is a widespread societal concern threatening the integrity of financial systems and the rule of law. Following the increased recognition of combating money laundering and terrorist financing, we intend to ... -
Comprehending envy and its impact on employees and the organization
(Master thesis, 2016)Considerable theoretical and empirical work has identified the impact of envy on the organization and its employees. The mechanisms underlying this emotion, however, are not well understood. To enhance the understanding ... -
A comprehensive analysis of Brent Crude oil forecasting methods combining machine learning and quantitative models with application
(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 ... -
Comprehensive evaluation on urban freight logistics in selected tertiary industries of Oslo
(Master thesis, 2016)City logistics, an important function integrated in city daily operations, aims to support the city’s economic and social growth while eliminates environmental impacts to the minimum level. Nowadays, urbanization is still ... -
The Comprehensive Risk Control Package: Its effect on performance during the COVID- 19 pandemic
(Master thesis, 2023)This study analyzes the impact that IFRS 16 has had on the accuracy of equity analysts’ forecasts in Scandinavia, with a particular focus on potential sector variations. The primary objectives of this research are (1) ... -
Conceptual and empirical differences in how choice architecture can influence choice and decision making
(Master thesis, 2016)Research shows that people may not always make decisions rationally but may rely on intuitive judgement and associative memories (Morewedge & Kahneman, 2010, p. 435). From this perspective, biases and heuristics can emerge, ... -
Conditional currency hedging for international equity portfolio
(Master thesis, 2017)The given study focuses on international equity portfolios based in seven developed economies and examines whether conditional approach to unitary, universal, and minimum variance currency hedging outperforms the ... -
Consumer Debt: Predicting default with machine learning methods
(Master thesis, 2021)The aim of this thesis is to explore if a machine learning model can create value by predicting default at the time of credit application. In extension of this, the thesis will evaluate whether a predictive model can be ... -
Consumer Perception and Trust in Sustainable Fashion: The role of NGOs and information sources
(Master thesis, 2023)The fast fashion sector is currently facing a unique and complicated situation due to the increased public awareness of environmental sustainability. Fast fashion companies have come under fire for their environmental ... -
Consumer Responses to Sponsorships in Podcasts
(Master thesis, 2018)Podcast is a phenomenon that has received rising interest the past decade. Marketers have already acknowledged the potential of utilizing podcast as a marketing communication tool, and the medium has especially been ... -
Consumers’ purchase behavior towards green beauty care products
(Master thesis, 2021)Consumers are increasingly looking for a more sustainable consumption. In the past years, a green trend has emerged in the beauty care market. However, even if consumers claim to want more green products, an attitude-behavior ... -
Consumers’ willingness to incur debt with “Buy Now Pay Later” payment options
(Master thesis, 2021)Consumers are offered more payment options than ever before, and many of them offer exceptionally flexible solutions and different ways of financing purchases with credit. Simultaneously, the increased credit use has led ... -
Consumption inequality and publicly prouided seruices from local gouemment
(Master thesis, 2022)This study aims to identify how consumption inequality has evolved and how in-kind transfers, or publicly provided services, from local governments affect the level and trend in consumption inequality. We have imputed ... -
Contracting capabilities : how can contracting capabilities be measured and developed, and how do they impact firm performance in B2B relationships?
(Master thesis, 2014-02-12)This master thesis builds on previous research by Argyres and Mayer (2007). They argue that a firm´s ability and capacity to perform tasks related to contractual work can be defined as contracting capabilities. These ... -
Contrarian investment strategies : evidence in China stock market 2002-2011
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)This master thesis aims to investigate the profitability of momentum and contrarian investment strategies in Chinese “A” share market listed on both the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) and the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) ...