Blar i School of Economics and Business (HH) på tittel
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How are social preferences of youth related to their motivation to invest in environmental conservation (local public goods)?
(CLTS Working paper;03/21, Working paper, 2021)We have used simple incentivized social preference experiments for a sample of 2427 resource-poor rural youth that have formed natural-resource based youth business groups in their home communities. The experiments were ... -
How can bunker oil price risk be reduced using fuel oil futures?
(Master thesis, 2018)The primary objective of this thesis is to study fuel oil futures contacts to find possible ways to reduce bunker oil price risk. Specified, by examining the hedge performance of fuel oil futures to find out “how can bunker ... -
How can “tragedies of the commons” be resolved? Social dilemmas and legislation
(CLTS Working paper;01/23, Working paper, 2023-01)Humanity’s problem with climate change has been likened to a “tragedy of the commons”. If the atmosphere is seen as an open access dump for gasses like CO2 or methane, Garret Hardin’s conclusion from 1968: “Freedom in a ... -
How do social preferences and norms of reciprocity affect generalized and particularized trust?
(CLTS Working paper;8/19, Working paper, 2019)We study how social preferences and norms of reciprocity are related to generalized and particularized trust among members of youth business groups in northern Ethiopia. Members of these groups are recruited among land-poor ... -
How does Ethiopia’s productive safety net program affect livestock accumulation and children’s education?
(CLTS Working paper;2014:8, Working paper, 2014)We use panel data from Northern Ethiopia to investigate the welfare impact of Ethiopia’s Productive Safety Net Program. We assess whether the program raised livestock asset levels and children’s education among participant ... -
How have ESG-investments performed during the Covid-19 pandemic? : an event study of S&P ESG indices
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we investigate the impact of covid-19 on ESG versions of broad market indices from S&P. We use a cross-market approach and look for abnormal returns in Europe, the US, and the global market. A total of nine ... -
How Large is the Endowment Effect in the Risky Investment Game?
(CLTS Working paper;04/21, Working paper, 2021)The risky investment game of Gneezy and Potters (1997) has been a popular tool used to estimate risk tolerance and myopic loss aversion. Holden and Tilahun (2021) tested and found that the simple one-shot version of this ... -
How much are sustainable funds influenced by changes in the oil price? An empirical analysis of risk-adjusted returns, 2018-2023
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis examines the impact of oil price changes on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) funds. As sustainable investment funds gain popularity in response to growing environmental concerns, understanding the ... -
How pro-poor are land rental markets in Ethiopia?
(CLTS Report;2016:1, Report, 2016)This study builds on data collected over a 15 year period (1998-2013) in three regions in Ethiopia through funding from the Research Council of Norway, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, NORAD, Global Land Tools Network ... -
How related are risk preferences and time preferences?
(CLTS Working paper;4/19, Working paper, 2019)Risk and time preferences are fundamentally important for financial decisions. We study such preferences for business group members based on field experiments in Ethiopia. The relationship between risk preferences and time ... -
How WEIRD are student samples? Lessons based on the trust game in Malawi
(CLTS Working paper;06/23, Working paper, 2023-11)We have used the standard trust game on a random sample of university students (N=764) and a random sample of rural residents (N=834) in Malawi. The study identifies social preference types (Bauer, Chytilov´a, & Pertold-Gebicka, ... -
How will increased demand for electric vehicles influence the price and production of cobalt and lithium?
(Master thesis, 2018)The demand for electric vehicles is predicted to increase drastically mainly due to climate concerns. Lithium and cobalt, two metals used in the battery for electric vehicles have therefore gained more attention as there ... -
How will REPowerEU affect Norwegian competitiveness in the renewable energy sector?
(Master thesis, 2023)In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the European Commission presented the REPowerEU plan with the goal to reduce EU member states’ reliance on Russian oil and gas. The plan encompasses various ... -
HRM og organisasjonsforpliktelse
(Master thesis, 2016-04-04)Temaet for denne oppgaven er ledelse av menneskelige ressurser (HRM) og organisasjonsforpliktelse. HRM utgjør en kritisk faktor for organisasjonens suksess, og bidrar til hvorvidt den opererer lønnsomt. HRM-praksisen ... -
Husdyrgjødselkostnad i norsk mjølkeproduksjon : resultat frå eit rettleiingsprosjekt
(Master thesis, 2018)Målet med denne oppgåva er å undersøka kostnadane knytt til husdyrgjødselhandtering og måtar å redusera desse. Oppgåva har ein teoridel som gjev bakgrunn for temaet og ei undersøking av talmateriale henta frå norske gardsbruk ... -
Hva driver boligprisene i Oslo : har vi en boligprisboble?
(Master thesis, 2017)I denne oppgaven undersøker vi hva som driver boligprisene i Oslo og om vi er inne i en boligboble. To problemstillinger drøftes. «Hva driver boligprisene i Oslo?», hvor vi undersøker boligmarkedet, teori rundt boligprisdannelsen ... -
Hva er dårlig ledelse? : en studie av populæroppfatningen av dårlig ledelse
(Master thesis, 2014-08-18)Vi har gjennom vår kvalitative og kvantitative forskningsstudie ønsket å finne ut hva folk flest legger i begrepet dårlig ledelse, da dette temaet ikke har blitt viet like mye forskning som ledelse generelt. Vår studie ... -
Hva er effekten av oljeprisendringer på det russiske aksjemarkedet? : analyse av hovedindeksen, sektorindeksene og de 20 største selskapene i Russland i perioden fra januar 2009 til desember 2020
(Master thesis, 2021)Hensikten med denne masteroppgaven er å undersøke hvilken effekt endringer i oljepriser har på aksjemarkedet i Russland. Den russiske føderasjonen er en stor oljeeksportør. Det forventes at endring i oljeprisen påvirker ... -
Hva er hovedrisikoene og hvor store er de tilknyttet AI-baserte automatiseringsløsninger i regnskapsbransjen?
(Master thesis, 2021)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å se på hovedrisikoene og hvor store de er tilknyttet AI-baserte automatiseringsløsninger i regnskapsbransjen. For å besvare denne problemstillingen valgte jeg både kvalitativ- og kvantitativ ... -
Hva er riktig forsyningskjede for Devold sine produkter?
(Master thesis, 2014-08-18)