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Fiscal policy convergence and business cycle synchronization in the euro area
(Master thesis, 2012-04-26)This thesis aims to detect whether fiscal policy convergence (or divergence) is a determinant of business cycle synchronization in the European Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) of the European Union. The thesis is based ... -
Political economy and corporate governance : political connection of board directors and political moderation of CEO-wages in Norwegian state-owned companies
(Master thesis, 2012-05-09)This thesis examines the relationship between political connection of board directors and CEO-wages in 27 Norwegian state-owned companies and enterprises in 2000-2010. I hypothesize that political connected directors ... -
Political risk and international investment : the renewable energy market in Australia and the 2013 election
(Master thesis, 2013-02-13)Renewable energy has become a controversial political- and economical topic. The world community are on a global scale experiencing shrinking reserves of non-renewable energy sources such as fossil fuels, which also are ... -
Risk and rationality in occupational pensions : defined-benefit vs. defind-contribution from a corporate standpoint
(Master thesis, 2013-02-11)In Norway, pensions are conceived to be a right, and perhaps not an earned benefit. Changes in the demographic structure in the Norwegian population have produced a need for pension accumulation outside the public scope. ... -
Social banks and impact measurement : the cases of Charity Bank and Triodos Bank
(Master thesis, 2013-02-07)Social banks are founded on values of using financial services to “create a positive impact on the society and the environment” (Weber 2011b, 5). How can the banks know that they actually achieve positive impact? How can ... -
Strategic distribution : a cross-national investigation of swing voter effects
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The European Union : the climate change package : renewable energy directive 2009/28/EC
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)The following general problem for discussion has been chosen: Why did the EU decide on targets concerning renewable energy sources and why exactly these targets? What are the European Union and the nation-states doing to ... -
The Government pension fund global : an analysis of the climate change strategy in the period 2006 to 2012
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)This thesis in Political Economy is a case study of the Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) and the climate change strategy in the period 2006 to 2012. Climate change is a topic of growing interest among investors, and ... -
The Russo-Ukrainian gas conflict and its effect on EU's approach to energy security
(Master thesis, 2013-02-15)The Russo-Ukrainian gas conflict was a prolonged dispute between Russia Ukraine on issues in the gas relations between the two countries. This conflict has caused several supply disruptions in the supplies to the EU. The ...