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Talking with venture capitalists: Gender-related Differences in Investment Decisions
(Master thesis, 2022)The venture capital industry has grown rapidly over the last decades and is seen as an important part of the financial market that provides capital to start-ups. As in most other countries, the venture capital industry in ... -
Talking with Venture Capitalists: Gender-related differences in Investment Decisions
(Master thesis, 2022)The venture capital industry has grown rapidly over the last decades and is seen as an important part of the financial market that provides capital to start-ups. As in most other countries, the venture capital industry in ... -
Target cost in Statoil projects: The effects of capital expenditure targets
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-05)This paper consists of an explorative investigation into the effects of the concept “target cost” in development projects executed by the Norwegian energy company Statoil ASA. Target cost is a financial target towards ... -
Temporal Stability of Norwegians' Willingness to Pay to Avoid an Oil Spill in Lofoten
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2020;, Master thesis, 2020-06)This paper investigates the temporal stability of Norwegians’ willingness to pay (WTP) to avoid an oil spill in Lofoten. Two questions are addressed: 1) does Norwegians’ WTP to avoid an oil spill in Lofoten change over ... -
Terrorism and the Impact on the Economic Growth in France: A Synthetic Control Approach
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-12)This thesis maps out whether terrorism affects a country’s economy and explains which factors it affects in order to have an impact on the economic growth. We have chosen to look at the coordinated terror attacks in Paris, ... -
Terrorism and the Norwegian stock market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)Terrorism has increased drastically and have almost become a part of our everyday life; how does this affect the Norwegian stock market? In 1970 there was 651 registered terrorism attacks worldwide, in 2016 this number had ... -
Terrorismens effekt på aksjemarkeder - En analyse av det norske aksjemarkedets reaksjon på terrorangrepet 22. juli 2011
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-13)Ved hjelp av den klassiske hendelsesstudien undersøker denne oppgaven hvordan det norske aksjemarkedet reagerte på terrorhendelsen 22. juli 2011. Oppgavens mål er å kartlegge om hendelsen hadde innvirkning på markedets ... -
Testing for Bubbles in the Bitcoin Market
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06-14)Intrigued by Bitcoin’s exceptional value development and media attention the last years, we assess if there have been any speculative bubbles in the Bitcoin market and if it exists any bubble today. Our empirical analysis ... -
The AI Wave Hitting The Audit Profession: A Systematic Litterature Review
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the audit profession, focusing on the benefits, challenges, and necessary adaptations. Through a comprehensive literature review, four key themes emerge: ... -
The Changing Landscape of Customer Due Diligence in AML Legislation: Implications for Digital Onboarding and External Service Providers
(Master thesis, 2023)Over the last decades, advancement in financial technology has led to a significant change in how financial institutions conduct customer due diligence (CDD) within anti-money laundering (AML) legislation. Technology has ... -
The Complexity of Human Dishonesty
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2018;, Master thesis, 2018-06)The purpose of this master thesis is to extend the current knowledge on dishonesty by adding a new dimension of cheating on behalf of others - more precisely a charitable cause. Additionally, the aim is to analyse the ... -
The Economics of Carbon Capture and Storage: An assessment of the economic viability of CCS in Europe.
(Master thesis, 2023)Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a key technology in the transition to net-zero emissions economies. By 2030, the European Union aims to capture and store at least 50 million tonnes of CO2 per year (Mtpa), and demand ... -
The effect from Reform 97 on the high school graduation gender gap
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-17)Abstract: In 1997, Reform 97 was introduced in the Norwegian school system. The reform made it mandatory for children to start school at the age of six instead of seven, resulting in expanding the primary school with one ... -
The Effect Of COVID-19 On Male And Female Labor Supply.
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper carries out an empirical analysis to answer how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the labor force in Norway. More specifically how it impacted the female labor force in actual hours worked. This research has been ... -
The effect of COVID-19 on volatility and spillover effects between major international stock indices.
(Master thesis, 2022)In 2020, COVID-19 was initially seen as an epidemic and evolved into an all-out pandemic. As a result, global economies across the globe were affected. This thesis explores the relationship between market turbulence across ... -
The effect of COVID-19 on volatility and spillover effects between major international stock indices.
(Master thesis, 2022)In 2020, COVID-19 was initially seen as an epidemic and evolved into an all-out pandemic. As a result, global economies across the globe were affected. This thesis explores the relationship between market turbulence across ... -
The Effect of Fintechs on the Traditional Banking System in Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2022)In the Nigerian financial sector, Fintechs disruptions are well pronounced with the introduction of new innovations that improve financial services in the country. This study assesses the effect of Fintechs on the traditional ... -
The effect of government response to Covid-19 on currency exchange rate: analysis of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis investigates the effect of the government response to the spread of Covid-19 virus on currency exchange rate in three Scandinavian countries – Denmark Norway and Sweden in the period January 2020-March ... -
The effect of government response to Covid-19 on currency exchange rate: analysis of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark
(Master thesis, 2021)This master thesis investigates the effect of the government response to the spread of Covid-19 virus on currency exchange rate in three Scandinavian countries – Denmark, Norway and Sweden in the period January 2020-March ... -
The effect of loss aversion on cheating behavior: an experimental study.
(Masteroppgave/UIS-HH/2019;, Master thesis, 2019-06-14)In this thesis our main objective is to investigate how loss aversion affects cheating and dishonest behavior. We conduct a lab-experiment built on the experimental design of Mazar, Amir, and Ariely (2008) where we manipulate ...