Browsing Department of Economics and Business Administration by Subject "VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Økonomi: 210"
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A difference in differences analysis on how a change in employment affects motivation amongst temporary employees
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)This master thesis investigates how temporary employees’ motivation changes when a company starts to hire more permanent employees. It is imperative to know how changes in the work situation affects the motivation of the ... -
Can policy and financial risk predict stock markets?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Since higher risk should be rewarded with higher expected returns, more risky time periods are expected to predict rising stock markets. This paper focuses on implied volatility as a measure of financial risk and economic ... -
Catch, Stock Elasticity, and an Implicit Index of Fishing Effort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-12)Economists are interested in the relationship between fishing effort and stock size, and the impact on catch levels. The interest lies in the stock elasticity where it is thought that for pelagic fish species it is close ... -
Co-creation and customer involvement in product development in the service industry. A case study of two service firms.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017)Dagens bedrifter har måttet vri seg fra en produktsentrert tilnærming til en kundesentrert tilnærming (Coyles & Gokey, 2005). Kundene er hva bedriftene lever av og fokuset må dermed ligge på dem. For at kundene skal ønske ... -
Connectedness of energy markets around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)This paper studies the connectedness among energy equity indices of oil-exporting and oil-importing countries around the world. For each country, we construct time-varying measures of how much shocks this country transmits ... -
Determinants of the forward premium in the Nord pool electricity market
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Nord Pool is the leading power market in Europe. It has been documented that the forward contracts traded in this market exhibit a significant forward premium, which could be a sign of market inefficiency. Efficient power ... -
Do scientific capabilities in specific domains matter for technological diversification in European regions?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Do scientific capabilities in regions translate into technological leadership? This is one of the most pressing questions in academic and policy circles. This paper analyzes the matching of scientific and technological ... -
The Effect of Public–Private Partnerships on Innovation in Infrastructure Delivery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Public–private partnerships (PPPs) have been promoted as achieving value for money in government projects through innovation. Private investment, contract bundling, and transferring risk to the private sector are regarded ... -
En analyse av utfordringene petroleumsnæringen vil møte når de beveger seg mot nordområdene
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-12)Denne oppgaven gir en samlet oversikt over utfordringene som petroleumsnæringen vil møte i Nordområdene. Den vil gi leseren en økt forståelse for dagens status for petroleumsnæringen og hvilke utfordringer som må løses for ... -
Entrepreneurs: Born or Made? Effects of Entrepreneurial Education on Entrepreneurial Intentions, Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy and Risk-Perceptions. The Case of Skape Educational Offer.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)The purpose of this study was first to investigate on how participation in entrepreneurship training influence entrepreneurial intention (EI), entrepreneurial self-efficacy (ESE) and risk-perceptions of students. Secondly, ... -
Entry and exit decisions under public and private information: an experiment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)We design an experiment to study how reversible entry decisions are affected by public and private payoff disclosure policies. In our environment, subjects choose between a risky payoff, which evolves according to an ... -
Et støysensitivt boligmarked
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Denne masteroppgaven undersøker hvordan støy fra infrastruktur (vei, jernbane eller luftfart) påvirker boligpriser på Nord-Jæren. For å besvare denne problemstillingen har det blitt innhentet støyestimater fra ... -
Evaluering av gevinstrealisering og synergieffekter i Direktoratet for økonomistyring ved sentralisert organisering av økonomitjenestetilbudet
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Digitalisering og automatisering av DFØs økonomitjenestetilbud medfører at lønns- og regnskapstjenestene kan leveres uavhengig kundenes geografiske tilknytning. Med dette som utgangspunkt vil jeg i masteroppgaven gjøre en ... -
Event study on changes in capital structure and volatility
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)The authors of this paper test whether the changes in the capital structure and more specifically the changes in Debt to Equity ratio can explain the changes in the implied volatility and realized volatility. In addition, ... -
Event study on changes in capital structure and volatility
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)The authors of this paper test whether the changes in the capital structure and more specifically the changes in Debt to Equity ratio can explain the changes in the implied volatility and realized volatility. In addition, ... -
Father Presence and the Intergenerational Transmission of Educational Attainment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11)We use administrative data from Norway to analyze how fathers’ presence affects the intergenerational transmission of educational attainment. Our empirical strategy exploits within family variation in father exposure that ... -
Fundamental bransjeanalyse av markedet for fast bredbånd og verdsettelse av NextGenTel Holding ASA
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06)Bredbåndsmarkedet er en sentral bidragsyter innenfor samfunnskritisk infrastruktur i Norge. De fire dominerende selskapene i markedet er: Telenor, Lyse/Altibox, GET og NextGenTel. Totalt utgjør selskapenes markedsandeler ... -
Gass i Tanzania - Velsignelse eller forbannelse?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-09)Formålet med masteroppgaven er å se på hvordan Tanzania best kan realisere og forvalte gassfunnene. Problemstillingen besvares gjennom en analyse av forventet lønnsomhet av et planlagt LNG-prosjekt basert på ulike ... -
Google and Financial Markets: Can Google Trends describe and predict the dynamics of Norwegian stock market?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)We investigate whether Google search volume index (SVI) can explain and predict trading activity at the Norwegian stock market (OSE). Our sample focuses on the companies listed on OSE’s tradeable index OBX. We use abnormal ... -
Har vi urealistiske forventninger til pensjon?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-14)Det har vært mye fokus på pensjon etter pensjonsreformen i 2011. Flere undersøkelser i Norge viser til at vi forventer høye pensjonsutbetalinger. Formålet med denne oppgaven var å undersøke forventninger til pensjon, samt ...