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Reverse Logistics in the Automotive Industry
(Master thesis, 2023)The focus on reverse logistics and supply chain has transformed the strategic approach of companies towards profitability. Establishing strong relationships and shared goals with manufacturers, third-party logistics partners, ... -
The relationship between earnings yield, size, and stock returns across capital markets of different sizes
(Master thesis, 2023)We study the relationship between earnings yield, size, and stock returns across capital markets of different sizes. Using data from 2002-2022, we group index constituents of the SPX, ASX, NIKKEI 225, HEX, and OSEAX into ... -
RESEARCH ON THE NORWEGIAN CONSUMPTION FUNCTION: Consumer Confidence
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper examines the link between consumer confidence and consumption expenditures in Norway. We first tested the predictive ability of consumer confidence in a linear regression with macroeconomic fundamentals as ... -
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 ... -
The Impact of Inflated ESG Ratings on Socially Responsit>le lnuestment: An Analysis of Aduerse Selection
(Master thesis, 2023)We find that sustainable investors can be deceived to preform unsustainable investments when relying solely on ESG ratings. This is because companies can artificially inflate their ESG rating by promising future ... -
Towards Improved Bankruptcy Prediction: Utilizing Variational Autoencoder Latent Representations in a Norwegian Context
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis conducts a rigorous examination of the potential for Variational Autoencoder (VAE)-derived latent embeddings to enhance the performance of classification algorithms when assessing business risk profiles from ... -
Shocks and stocks: An examination of stock market returns and -uolatility in relation to changes in the oil marke
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper reexamines the dynamic relationship of the oil- and stock markets by extending the original Structural vector autoregressive model (SVAR) for oil market shocks, proposed by Kilian (2009), to include two separate ... -
Why do compounding firms obtain significantly higher share price returns compared to other seruice and infrastructure firms?
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis aims to investigate the phenomenon of compounders and their ability to obtain significant and often unexplainably high returns on their acquisitions. It compares compounders with other service and infrastructure ... -
Return policies in the apparel industry
(Master thesis, 2023)The objective of this master's thesis was to examine the impact of various incentives on consumers' decision to return products in the Norwegian market, as well as the resulting effects of return decisions on the performance ... -
Gender Diversity and Earnings Management: A study on Norwegian Firms
(Master thesis, 2023)Due to the ethical and moral complexities associated with earnings management, the examination of gender differences has generated interest in relation to the quality of earnings reporting. However, the available studies ... -
The Impact of State Ownership and Regulatory Changes on ESG Performance
(Master thesis, 2023)In this study, we explore the dynamic relationship between state ownership and ESG performance in Chinese firms, focusing on the impact of the 2018 Corporate Governance Code and the different ESG Category scores. Our ... -
Shipping Stakeholders Risk Management Perspective Based on Drivers, Barriers, Enablers and Collaborative Partnerships During the Transition to Sustainable Fuel
(Master thesis, 2023)The transition to sustainable fuels in shipping is necessary to satisfy the requirements set by the International Maritime Organisation and the European Union. The shipping industry's emission rate is increasing and has ... -
Kravet til minste aksjekapital, jf. asl. § 3-1 (1)
(Master thesis, 2023)Denne masteroppgaven behandler kravet til minste aksjekapital for aksjeselskaper i Norge, jf. asl. § 3-1, og om aksjekapitalen bør reduseres. Det har på 2000-tallet vært en utvikling i EU, der land har redusert eller ... -
Forecasting Realized Volatility with Earnings Announcements and Overnight Returns
(Master thesis, 2023)In our study, we forecast realized volatility utilizing a large panel of stocks from the S&P 500, with the inclusion of overnight returns and earnings announcements. Our comparative analysis employs both the heterogeneous ... -
En redegjørelse av innsideinformasjonsbegrepet i MAR, og hensynene bak reguleringen
(Master thesis, 2023)Formålet med oppgaven er å identifisere eventuelle forskjeller som kan ha oppstått mellom Norge og EU i fortolkningen av innsideinformasjonsbegrepet slik det fremkommer i MAR. Det drøftes også i hvilken grad de eventuelle ... -
The effect of policies in achieving the “Norway’s Climate Action Plan for 2021 – 2030”
(Master thesis, 2023)This research paper investigates the impact of energy policies on the energy market in Norway and assesses the possibility of achieving CO2 targets set by Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment in the “Norway's ... -
Unraveling the Link between Environmental Metrics and Stock Returns: An In-Depth Analysis of Climate Risk Premiums and Climate News Hedge Portfolios
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines a broad range of E(SG) scores and real environmental metrics’ cross-sectional and time-series effect on excess stock return, in the European market from December 2010 to December 2022. The objective ... -
Who is posting the brand-related content (BRC) on Instagram and do they earn profit? Consumers’ response to BRC post on Instagram
(Master thesis, 2023)Growing use of social media and predicted increases in the social media marketing trend necessitates an understanding of how different social media elements work. This study focuses on finding how the brand-related content ... -
Analyzing Market Efficiency and Price Dynamics in the Nordic Electricity Futures Market
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper examines the relationship between monthly spot and futures prices in the Nord Pool electricity market, exploring long and short-term equilibrium dynamics. Using various models, including error correction models, ... -
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 ...