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Can mutual fund managers beat the market?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2011;, Master thesis, 2011)The purpose of this thesis is to analyze and understand whether fund managers have superior abilities when it comes to investing and managing capital in the stock market. The analysis is conducted on the basis of 55 Norwegian ... -
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 ... -
Capturing and identifying Customer Value in a B2B environment: A case from Norwegian Oil and Gas Asset Integrity Service Providers
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2017;, Master thesis, 2017-05-22)Without suitable business model and strategies, companies have tough time surviving and sustaining in any market. Customer value is a corner stone in most businesses. Customer needs are dynamic, changing from time to time ... -
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 ... -
Changes in health and health behavior associated with retirement
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-12)Objectives: While poor health contributes to early work exits, it is less clear how early work exits affect health. This study therefore examines changes in health associated with retirement. Method: Survey data from ... -
Climate change policies in Norway: preferences for plan A versus plan B
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013)This contingent valuation study provides rare willingness-to-pay (WTP) estimates for climate policies in Norway. The highly controversial topic climate change policy, associated with massive costs, emphasizes the importance ... -
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 ... -
Consumption patterns for salmon and herring in Russia, with focus on factors influencing the total consumption frequency
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2009, Master thesis, 2009)The thesis is a quantitative and descriptive study, aiming to increase the knowledge about consumption of salmon and herring in Moscow and St.Petersburg. Data collected for Norwegian Seafood Export Council (NSEC), have ... -
Contagion during the financial crisis of 2007-2008
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-07-14)The global financial crisis in recent times has created a deep appreciation for the strong connectivity between the world economies. First regarded as a domestic shock, the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States ... -
Corporate identities behaviour under the larger merger
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-05-08)Under temavalget for oppgaven jeg har prøvd å satse på å jobbe med noe som ikke bare fanger min interesse, men er også høyt relevant for dagens trender i arbeidslivet. Da det er nettopp anvendelse av teori kunnskaper en ... -
Corporate reputation in mergers and acquisitions
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-15)The purpose of this master thesis is to uncover the role of corporate reputation as an intangible asset towards a sustainable competitive advantage in mergers and acquisitions. Identifying corporate reputation as an ... -
Corporate Social Responsibility gjennom hundre år : en case studie av Lyse energi as
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-IØL/2010;, Master thesis, 2010)Virksomheter i dag måles ikke bare etter deres økonomiske bunnlinje, men også etter deres opptreden i forhold til samfunnet. Virksomheters samfunnsansvar (Corporate Social Responsibility) er dermed et fenomen som har ... -
Currency hedging for emerging market value portfolios
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2013;, Master thesis, 2013-07-15)In this thesis we study currency hedging from the perspective of a developed market (DM) value investor who invests in emerging markets (EM). We construct emerging market equity portfolios sorted on P/E, P/B, and both ... -
Currency hedging in the Norwegian seafood industry
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2016;, Master thesis, 2016-06-14)This paper examines the effect of currency hedging on the financial results, stock prices and firm value on ten seafood companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Running Monte Carlo simulations on a firm’s financial ... -
Debt and religion: are religious people more debt averse and have high willingness to pay their debts off?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2012;, Master thesis, 2012)Religion has always played an important role in lifestyle of many people. Recently many scholars have started to focus on interconnections between religion and different economic aspects. This thesis is an attempt to define ... -
Det norske obligasjonsmarkedet - en studie av markedsstrukturen og lånebetingelsene
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-12)Formålet med denne oppgaven har vært å gi et oversiktsbilde over de prospektpliktige lånene på Oslo Børs i perioden 2011 til 2014. Vi har derfor sett nærmere på utsteders lånebetingelser, samt studert strukturen i ... -
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 ... -
Did the '08 financial crisis change the Norwegian bond market?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2014;, Master thesis, 2014-06-16)Since the beginning of the 21th century, there has been a great development in the Norwegian bond market. It has gone from a small market with few, usually government controlled, issuers, to a market characterized by large ... -
Did the capital structure of firms listed on Oslo Stock Exchange change in the period 2004-2013?
(Masteroppgave/UIS-SV-HH/2015;, Master thesis, 2015-06-02)After the financial crisis in 2008, the financial landscape has undergone changes. This has affected firms' access to capital. It has become harder to obtain traditional bank loans, because of new regulations and restrictions ...