• A comparison of Asset Pricing Models in the Norwegian Stock Market 

      Lønø, Bjørn Erik; Svendsen, Christoffer Erevik (Master thesis, 2019)
      Abstract This master thesis tests and evaluates different asset pricing models for the Norwegian stock market. The models are made to explain the cross-section of expected stock returns, and we apply them to real-world ...
    • Commodity Derivative Usage in U.S. Non-Financial Firms 

      Masaric-Johnson, Caitlin Aurora; Nguyen, Linh Hong Thi (Master thesis, 2019)
      Financial derivatives have been studied and scrutinized in depth since the financial crises in 2007-2009. Derivatives’ effect on firms, in particular firm value, have been studied prior to, during, and post global ...
    • Role of the Board and the case of Special Meetings 

      Sešek, Laura; Sandstå, Martin Larsen (Master thesis, 2019)
      In this paper, we study heterogeneity of Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation of the companies with Board-centred model of corporate governance and the case of special meeting thresholds. The research is conducted on ...
    • Total Factor Productivity, Intangible Assets and Return 

      Nguyen, Minh Tin Dang; Zhao, Yajie (Master thesis, 2019)
      Empirical evidences documented many links between firm characteristics with stock returns. Even with the Fama-French three factor model in 1992, there are still a lot of abnormal returns cannot be explained by CAPM model ...