Browsing Master's theses (HH) by Title
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Can ESG Integration in Financial Models Boost Explanatory Power? A Nordic Perspective
(Master thesis, 2024)The attention to the role of ESG in finance is growing. Previous research has produced conflicting results, some arguing for a relationship and other arguing against a connection. In this thesis we examine the relationship ... -
Can Private Equity Enhance Value Creation by Integrating ESG Considerations Throughout the Investment Life Cycle?
(Master thesis, 2023)Despite the increasing recognition of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors in public market investments, little is known about their impact on value creation in the private equity (PE) industry. This study ... -
Can shipping freight rate risk be reduced using forward freight agreements?
(Master thesis, 2013-08-30)This thesis investigates the forecasting performance and hedge efficiency of 50 Forward Freight Agreements (FFA) in bulk shipping from 2005 to 2012. We find that the hedge ratios estimated with the conventional method ... -
Can simple technical trading rules be successful in the Norwegian stock market?
(Master thesis, 2014-08-15)In this analysis, two simple technical trading rules, moving average and trading-range breakout, are tested by utilizing OBX and OSESX from Oslo Stock Exchange in 1997-2013. To assess if the rules are successful, the ... -
Can the Oil Price Predict the Wheat Price?
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates the interrelationship between the oil and the wheat price, trying to establish if the oil price causes the wheat price (in the Granger sence). -
Canadian housing prices : a case study using macroeconomic variables and machine learning
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis uses cointegration methods to investigate the extent to which segmentation manifests in the Canadian housing markets. By applying the Johansen, Engel-Granger, and FMOLS models, inference on market segmentation ... -
Carbon fee dividend and public acceptance for increased climate taxes
(Master thesis, 2020)The failure of undervalue or unpriced externalities, such as emissions, have led us to an unsustainable path that threatens our environment, our overall welfare and economic growth. To make the transaction to a “green ... -
CHANGES IN THE EXPORT TRADE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VIETNAM AND THE US
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates the changes in the trade relationship between Vietnam and the US, with a focus on GDP, tariffs and distance, the impact of the US-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement, and the effects of diplomatic ... -
Charity donor attitudes and preference : an analysis of a questionnaire survey in Norway
(Master thesis, 2014-02-13)Since private donations take a large proportion in charitable giving, the meaning of study individual donors’ attitudes and preferences become important. There were some previous researches provided the evidence that donor’s ... -
The CO2 compensation scheme in Norway : an analysis of the incentives and potential environmental effects of the 10 GWh threshold
(Master thesis, 2022)The EU Emission Trading System’s goal is to put a price on carbon to internalize the external costs of emissions. In Europe, non-renewable resources still constitute a large share of the inputs in electricity production. ... -
Coastal commons and codified commodities : exploring the role of intellectual property rights on genetic resources in Norwegian marine biotechnological innovation systems
(Master thesis, 2014-08-14)Exploitation of the extensive Norwegian marine resources has entered the era of modern biotechnology- the third strategic technology in the post-war period-with the potential to transform our future, following nuclear- and ... -
Commodity market investments and behavioral finance : the case of coffee
(Master thesis, 2015-11-06)In this thesis I test for whether strategies that are constructed to exploit possible price patterns that are created by cognitive biases described by behavioral finance are able to earn excess returns in the Arabica futures ... -
Commodity markets : an updated study of the "timed momentum" trading strategy
(Master thesis, 2016-08-25)This thesis provides the reader with an updated study of the “timed momentum” strategy proposed by Miffre and Basu (2008). Their article shows that this commodity trading strategy is able to achieve significant mean returns, ... -
Consequences of green certificate and volatility in green certificate price : a case study of Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)In last two decades national governments have increased their support to renewable energy sources (RES). The European Union (EU) has been considered as a pioneer in this area. The Norwegian governmental policies have also ... -
Consumer willingnes to pay for renewable energy : a meta analysis
(Master thesis, 2016-08-25)The electricity generated from renewable source i.e. wind, solar, hydro and biomass are considered to be environmentally stable from the point of Co2 emission and resource depletion. According to International Panel of ... -
Consumer Willingness to Taste Lab-Grown Meat, Fish and Dairy in Norway and Denmark
(Master thesis, 2024)Most studies examining consumer acceptance of lab-grown foods have predominantly centered on America, Asia, and central Europe, leaving the Nordic countries underrepresented. Subsequently, Norway and Denmark lack science-based ... -
Controller eller endringsagent?
(Master thesis, 2023)I dagens samfunn er det en økende etterspørsel etter bærekraftig forretningsdrift, og norske bedrifter følger denne trenden. Som svar på denne etterspørselen har mange bedrifter etablert stillinger som bærekraftsansvarlig ... -
Cost gain of implementing load shifting in residential buildings
(Master thesis, 2019)There is a clear trend today that we use more and more appliances with a higher power demand, something that is a real challenge for the electricity grid. Also, the shift towards electrification of the transport system ... -
Covid-19 pandemien og hjemmekontor : en deskriptiv studie av pandemiens effekt på bruk av hjemmekontor i norsk arbeidsliv
(Master thesis, 2021)Ulike versjoner av fjernarbeid har blitt stadig mer vanlig de siste årene. 12. mars 2020 ble over natten hele Norge stengt ned og hjemmekontor innført for svært mange. Dette ble starten på et enormt naturlig eksperiment ... -
COVID-19 vaccine demand and hesitancy among university students in Malawi
(Master thesis, 2022)To deal with the spread of the coronavirus and thereby the adverse consequences related to the pandemic, reaching high levels of vaccine uptake has been of utmost importance. As of January 1. 2022, only around 8% of the ...