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Evaluating Modern Asset Pricing Models in the Norwegian Stock Market
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis evaluates three different asset pricing models in the Norwegian stock market. We chose to evaluate the CAPM, Fama- French three factor model and the q-factor model. This is the first time the q-factor ... -
Evaluating Social Programs: The Process of Impact Evaluations Described and Applied
(Master thesis, 2019)There is an increasing demand for quality evaluations of aid projects to find out what works for development and what does not. The effect of specific aid projects should be measured through impact evaluations using ... -
Evaluating the Forecast Accuracy of Policymakers, Private Banks and Exchange Rate Forecasting Models
(Master thesis, 2016)This paper compares the out-of-sample forecast accuracy of policymakers, private banks and three classes of exchange rate models in predicting the yearly Norwegian kroner/Euro, I-44 and KKI exchange rate. The three classes ... -
Evaluating the Performance of Norwegian Socially Responsible Investment Funds
(Master thesis, 2018)This study investigates the financial performance of Norwegian SRI mutual funds over the time period January 2010 - December 2017. The study is performed by comparing 32 SRI funds to 42 conventional funds with similar ... -
Evaluating the Predictive Power of Leading Indicators Used by Analysts to Predict the Stock Return for Norwegian Listed Companies
(Master thesis, 2020)This paper studies the predictive power of leading indicators used by interviewed analysts to predict the monthly excess stock returns for some of the most influential Norwegian companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. ... -
Evaluating the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility, Crisis Type, and Image Repair Mechanisms on Crisis Recovery
(Master thesis, 2021)No company is immune to being faced with a crisis. The crises unfold fast, with unpredictable outcomes for brand reputation and consumer perception. Having appropriate crisis response plans in place is therefore crucial ... -
Evaluation of stock characteristics on the Norwegian and Romanian stock markets
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis evaluates the stock characteristics of two main asset-pricing models in both the Norwegian and Romanian stock markets with the addition of liquidity, momentum, beta and idiosyncratic volatility in order ... -
Everyone is just sitting and waiting: Organisational barriers to sustainability work in the Atlantic Salmon Farming Industry
(Master thesis, 2022)Humanity has become aware of the world's dangers, rapid climate changes, species going extinct, and oceans becoming acidified. The Atlantic salmon farming industry is currently the fastest-growing food sector in the world. ... -
Ex-post research on transitional effects of IFRS 16
(Master thesis, 2022)The objective of this master thesis is to determine the transition effects of implementing IFRS 16 on financial statement figures and corresponding financial ratios across six industries. The analysis is conducted using ... -
An examination of attribution of responsibility: Platform versus advertiser data collection practices and online behavioral advertising on social media
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this thesis is to understand how different data collection practices and usage of personal data in advertising affects consumers’ experiences when using social media platforms. More specifically, the thesis ... -
Examining the environmental effects of inccreased EV size and power
(Master thesis, 2022)The Norwegian vehicle fleet has evolved dramatically over the last 10 years, with electric vehicles (EVs) paving the way and being the favored option for Norwegian consumers when buying new cars. One of the major reasons ... -
Examining the Linkages Between Organizational Resilience and Cognitive Style - an Exploratory, Multi-Method Study
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims to narrow a research gap by exploring the linkages between organizational resilience and cognitive diversity. More specifically, we wanted to investigate cognitive differences in problem-solving style ... -
Examining The Relationship Between Perceiued Location Autonomy, Hybrid Work Promise Fulfillment and Employee Outcomes
(Master thesis, 2023)This study explored the influence of Perceived Location Autonomy (PLA) and Hybrid Work Promise Fulfillment (HWPF) on employee outcomes in a Norwegian municipality organization. Utilizing a survey-based quantitative approach, ... -
Excess stock returns during monetary policy announcement days in the euro area and the US
(Master thesis, 2018)We investigate the excess stock return performance during the ECB monetary policy decision (MPD) and the FOMC days. In particular, why on average there are a high excess return during the FOMC days but not during the ... -
Excise Duties and Cross-border Trade
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis I study the influence Norwegian excise have on the Norwegian/Swedish cross-border trade. I highlight relevant literatue and construct models to explain the consumer behavior mechanisms. I then run an OLS ... -
Exclusion of female Norwegian top executives : Gender affection on risk perception in a top executive selection
(Master thesis, 2017)While previous leadership literature has focused on the single relationship between gender and employability of top executives, this thesis contributes by exploring how the risk factors of men and women are unequally ... -
The Exclusionary Effect on The Stock Performance
(Master thesis, 2022)This study examines the direct effect on stock performance following exclusion announcements made by the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global within a short- and long-term horizon. Through an event study, we provide ... -
Exercising growth options through seasoned equity offerings : comparative impact on the stock returns of Nordic issuers
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)The apparent long-run abnormal underperformance of equity issuers has stirred great interest in finance until real (growth) options explanations have been successfully developed and tested on American SEO data in recent ... -
Exit
(Bachelor thesis, 2020)Denne oppgaven tar for seg salgsprosessen av egen virksomhet, herunder exit. Målet med oppgaven er å definere utslagsgivende faktorer man bør ta hensyn til, og prøve å tidfeste når man skal begynne å innrette seg de ... -
Expected Longevity - A Study of the Norwegian Pension System
(Master thesis, 2019)The growing concern about the increasing age wave caused the Norwegian government to change their pension system in 2011, into a more flexible pension system. One of the reasons for this is the increase in expected ...