• A comparative analysis of cryptocurrency markets 

      Sæther, Hilde Camilla Mari; Helland, Erik Johan (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)
      Cryptocurrency is a relatively recent economic and technological phenomenon, competing with established traditional third party financial systems through a trust-based peer-to-peer decentralized network. This unique financial ...
    • A comparative volatility analysis and an enquiry into the future of Bitcoin 

      Kvammen, Einar Berg; Askeland, Andreas Lie (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)
      The main object of this thesis is to investigate if Bitcoin has matured as a financial asset. We intend to do this by comparing the volatility of Bitcoin to the volatility of gold and S&P500 using the best fitting GARCH ...
    • An Analysis of how Changes in the Oil Price Influence the Oslo Stock Exchange 

      Løvbrekke, Ingrid Katrine (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)
      This master thesis was written at the University of Stavanger (UiS), department of Industrial Economics, Risk Management and Planning, during the spring of 2017. The idea behind stems from interests in oil price changes ...
    • An analysis of commodity price dynamics with focus on the price of salmon 

      Øglend, Atle (PhD thesis UiS; 99, Doctoral thesis, 2010-06-04)
      This thesis is concerned with studying the short run dynamics of commodity prices. The industry of interest and primary study is Norwegian Aquaculture, with the price of farmed salmon as the main data-set. Even though ...
    • An Analysis of Temporal and Spectral Connectedness and Spillover in Commodity Markets 

      Yahya, Muhammad (PhD thesis UiS;457, Doctoral thesis, 2020-05)
      This thesis is concerned with evaluating the temporal and spectral connectedness and spillover dynamics of commodity prices. The industries of interest are crude oil, agricultural commodities, aquaculture, and Norwegian ...
    • Barrierer mot og drivere for en vellykket BREEAM-sertifisering 

      Vedelden, Maria Gilje (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-12-15)
      BREEAM-sertifisering er en frivillig tredjeparts miljøsertifisering som tar for seg alle aspekter rundt et bygg. I Norge ble BREEAM-NOR innført i 2012, og er den valgte miljøsertifiseringsordningen. Graden av sertifiserte ...
    • Blockchain: The Future of Cross Border Payments 

      Isaksen, Marcus (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-12-15)
      Bitcoin developed a trustless monetary system, without the need of intermediaries. Bitcoin has been expected to threaten banks traditional monetary systems. The underlying technology, blockchain, is a profound technology ...
    • Can AIS data be used to predict fish processing at Grieg Seafood Stjernelaks? 

      Refnin, Vemund Edvard; Johannessen, Markus Aarekol (Master thesis, 2023)
      This study investigates the potential of using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data to predict fish processing at Grieg Seafood Stjernelaks. The re- search involved creating and analyzing two processed datasets: ...
    • Casestudie - Forretningsanalyse av Geomec Engineering 

      Risbakken, Sanaz Rahimi (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-07-13)
      Bedrifter som går inn i nye markeder med nye produkter, utsetter seg for en veldig høy grad av risiko. Samfunnsøkonomisk er man avhengig av innovasjonen disse selskapene bidrar med. Det er derfor viktig å forstå ...
    • Drivers of natural gas price divergence between NBP and TTF in 2022 

      Sinnes, Simon; Scotland, Mariann Laursen (Master thesis, 2023)
      The European gas market has undergone substantial transformations and fluctuations in recent years, resulting in a decoupling in natural gas prices between trading hubs in 2022. Specifically, the Title Transfer Facility ...
    • Effekten av koronaviruset på det norske kapitalmarkedet 

      Mohammed Ahmed, Hemn (Master thesis, 2021)
      The study examines how the coronavirus outbreak impacted the Norwegian economy in 2020 by using event study methodology. The coronavirus spread rapidly across Europe during the first quarter of 2020, and reached Norway ...
    • Ei investeringsanalyse i automatisert grading av støypegods for Bergen Engines AS. 

      Herheim, Sjur (Master thesis, 2022)
      Bergen Engines AS har i fleire år hatt eit ynskje om å automatisere grading av støypegods. Ein har tidlegare utført konseptarbeid og innhenta kostnader, men av ulike årsaker har det ikkje vorte utført ei finansiell vurdering ...
    • Essays on International Trade of Salmon and Wine 

      Tveteraas, Ursula Landazuri (PhD thesis UiS; 526, Doctoral thesis, 2020-06)
      This thesis deals with the trade of two products, salmon and wine, exported from and to Norway. The World has benefitted from innovations and productivity growth in the Norwegian salmon aquaculture industry, increasing the ...
    • Estimating Pricing Rigidities in Bilateral Transactions Markets 

      Øglend, Atle; Asche, Frank; Straume, Hans-Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)
      Many price indices are constructed using bilateral transaction prices. This paper shows how the time series behavior of cross-sectional price moments can reveal useful information about pricing behavior in bilateral ...
    • A FICC-study on return spillover - Case study: Norway 

      Holm, Christian Kenneth Edvardsen; Lukerstuen, Lars (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-ISØP/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06-13)
      During periods of downward turns, and high volatility, there is an associated increase in individual asset risk, as well as effects stemming from the volatility of other assets. This spillover effect is well studied for ...
    • Fish Pool priser - Hva forteller de oss fremtidige laksepriser? 

      Asche, Frank; Misund, Bård; Øglend, Atle (Journal article, 2016)
      I denne artikkelen diskuterer vi hva FishPools futurespriser sier om fremtidige laksepriser. En forutsetning for at en futureskontrakt skal gi en god sikring er at futuresprisen er et godt estimat på fremtidig spotpris. ...
    • Futures market efficiency before and after a structural break in the market integration between Henry Hub and NBP 

      Gregersen, Joachim Milling; Arulthas, Dharun (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-15)
      The development in the natural gas markets throughout the past two decades is likely to have made an impact on the market characteristics. Commodity market financialization in the early 2000s and the shale gas revolution ...
    • Futures market hedging efficiency in a new futures exchange: Effects of trade partner diversification 

      Øglend, Atle; Straume, Hans-Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12)
      This paper uses transaction data to examine hedging efficiency in a new futures exchange; the Fish Pool salmon futures exchange in Norway. The paper utilizes data on firm level exporter/importer transaction prices to ...
    • How much of the Energy Prices in Norway are driven by the European Energy Market 

      Huang, Tze (Master thesis, 2023)
      In this thesis the historical electricity prices in the Norwegian and German markets are statistically analyzed based on spot and day-ahead market electricity price data provided by Nord Pool. The purpose is to see how the ...
    • Hvordan etablere kontraktstrategi som stimulerer til innovasjon og entreprenørskap. 

      Dåsvand, Aleksander (Masteroppgave/UIS-TN-IØRP/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-06-15)