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Does a master’s degree at BI generate added value for a bachelor’s graduate?
(Master thesis, 2021)The aim of our master thesis is to investigate whether taking a master’s degree at BI Norwegian Business School generates added value in terms of lifetime salary earnings for a bachelor graduate. In addition, we plan to ... -
Does Africa grow differently?
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Does analyst dispersion on macro economic factors affect the foreign exchange risk premium?
(Master thesis, 2018)Borrowing in low-interest countries and investing in high-interest countries is recognized as a “carry trade” strategy, where the return is identified as the currency risk premium. In this paper, we examine if a more ... -
Does Cohesion Predict Knowledge Sharing in Cross-Functional Work Groups? A Multilevel Approach
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this study was to investigate whether task and/or social cohesion can predict knowledge sharing in cross-functional work groups. Norwegian employees working in cross-functional work groups (N = 425) completed ... -
Does corporate activism affect brand equity? an event study on 55 american brands
(Master thesis, 2019)With the rise of corporate activism many have questioned the partaking of companies in political and social debates, and whether such engagement is appropriate. And, maybe more importantly from a managerial perspective, ... -
Does ESG Investments Come at a Cost?
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis investigates the financial market’s reaction to the implementation of ESG related investment methods. In order to investigate this, we estimated the riskadjusted performance, evaluated and compared a high-rated ... -
Does ESG rating affect sin stock performance? Evidence from sin stocks in US markets
(Master thesis, 2020)Sin stocks and ESG are two sides of a story that has received extensive attention separately, but not many researchers have looked at the possibility to connect the two. Previous research show puzzling evidence about a ... -
Does ETF Ownership Increase S&P 500 Stock Volatility?
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis studies the relation between exchange-traded fund ownership and volatility for 396 equity ETFs in the United States, using a data set comprising 11 years, from January 2008 to December 2018. We study stocks ... -
Does Firm Performance Improve After CEO Turnover?
(Master thesis, 2020)Several papers have evaluated the relationship between firm performance and CEO turnover. There is robust evidence that the separation between forced and voluntary resignations affects performance changes in the US. ... -
Does information asymmetry vary between insiders in different industries
(Master thesis, 2018)In this master thesis, we examine the level of private information of insiders on the Oslo Stock Exchange. We contribute to the understanding of the issue by recognizing how the sector characteristics influence insider ... -
Does internet usage impact voter turnout?
(Master thesis, 2017)This master thesis explores the effect of internet usage on political participation and voters’ political preferences, as measured by voter turnout and party vote shares. We conduct a two-stage least squares analysis ... -
Does it pay to be active? Norwegian mutual fund performance from 1991 to 2019
(Master thesis, 2020)This research paper shows that Norwegian active funds have first-order stochastically dominated Norwegian index funds for the subperiod 1991 to 2005, measured by net returns, not accounting for redemption and subscription ... -
Does macro uncertainty affect stock markets?
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis concerns the topic of uncertainty and its application to economics. Uncertainty is a situation which involves imperfect and/or lack of information necessary for the prediction of future events. In this study, ... -
Does management compensation affect the usage of financial derivatives? A study on non-financial firms listed on the Oslo stock exchange
(Master thesis, 2014-02-19)The purpose of this master thesis is to examine how management compensation affects the usage of financial derivatives. The study focused on non-financial firms listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange with the data collected ... -
Does Materiality Matter? Links Between ESG Issues and Firm Performance
(Master thesis, 2020)Using material classifications of sustainability categories, we map industry-specific sustainability indicators into materiality-adjusted firm-level ESG scores in a unique geographical sample of the Nordics and the United ... -
Does mortgage regulation affect speculation in the housing market?
(Master thesis, 2019)This paper examines the contribution of mortgage regulations to changes in housing speculation. By defining speculative behaviour in the housing market as short-term investments with a resale within 12 months, we were ... -
Does observation of employees affect the quality of Leader Member Exchange (LMX)-relationships?
(Master thesis, 2021)This study seeks to explore the relationship between observation of employees and leader-member exchange theory (LMX). Hence, exploring whether observation of employees affects the quality of relation shared between an ... -
Does opting out from auditing decrease earnings quality and/or increase tax aggressiveness? An analysis of small companies from Norway.
(Master thesis, 2018)Following a new legislation in Norway from 2011, smaller unlisted Norwegian companies now have an opportunity to opt out from auditing. We hypothesize that this has led to a decrease in earnings quality and an increase ... -
Does Originating From A Wealthy Family Affect Entreprenurial Performance? A Thesis Investigating Norwegian Entrepreneurial Businesses
(Master thesis, 2018)In this paper, we delve into several questions regarding wealth and entrepreneurial performance in Norway. Specifically, we investigate whether or not entrepreneurs that originate from wealthy families perform better as ... -
Does residential property taxation affect the quality of municipal welfare services? Evidence from the Norwegian school system
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis explores the incentive effect of residential property taxation on the quality of welfare services provided by the Norwegian municipalities, where the quality of welfare services are measured by school ...