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The impact of an urban toll ring on housing prices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020) -
Municipalities' Decision to Care : At Home or in a Nursing Home
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Trend following with momentum versus moving averages : a tale of differences
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Norway’s Intra-Arctic Shipping activity How will an increase in Norway’s Intra-Arctic Shipping activity affect economic-, environmental-, and social activities?
(Master thesis, 2020)In this foresight study, empirical studies and qualitative research have been used to identify specific activities that are affected due to an increase in Norway’s Intra-Arctic shipping activity. Furthermore, this thesis ... -
The impact of COVID ‐19 on franchising in emerging markets: An example from Brazil
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Verdsettelse av biologiske eiendeler :En kartlegging av utfordringer i oppdrettsnæringen
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Does optimized portfolios outperform the naive diversification: Implications from joint tests Can optimized trading strategies significa ntly outperform the naive diversification when correcting for data-snooping
(Master thesis, 2020)This thesis expands upon the debate surrounding the paper of DeMiguel, Garlappi &Uppal (2009). We investigate the performance of optimized strategies compared to the naive 1/N rule while controlling for data-snooping. ... -
Optimized Portfolios vs Naive Diversification: A re-examination using tests free of data-snooping
(Master thesis, 2020)Whether optimized portfolio strategies have superior performance to the naïve diversification or not, has been a heated debate since the publication of DeMiguel,Garlappi, and Uppal (2009). The authors evaluated 14 models ... -
Hva kan forklare de regionale forskjellene i boligprisutvikling i Norge? En tidsserieanalyse av Oslo, Stavanger, Kristiansand, Bergen og Tromsø 2005-2018
(Master thesis, 2020)I denne masterutredningen vil vi undersøke boligprisutviklingen i det norske boligmarkedet. Vi vil undersøke boligprisutviklingen på et regionalt nivå, og vi vil studere utviklingen i henholdsvis Oslo, Stavanger, Kristiansand, ... -
The EU-U.S. Open Skies Agreement: An Empirical Analysis of the Effects on Competition
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The effects of social processes on project performance in international projects A quantitative study on how social processes affect project performance in international projects
(Master thesis, 2020)Organizations face increasingly dynamic, uncertain and complex business environments.Projects have emerged as a reaction to these environmental challenges.This thesis aim is to obtain a better understating on how social ... -
Anti-hvitvasking i Norge: Fungerer myndighetenes tiltak?
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Sykefravær i Norge Hvilke faktorer bidrar til høyt sykefravær i Norge?
(Master thesis, 2020)Sickness absence is a major expense for the Norwegian welfare state. This master’s thesis will discuss various factors that affect Norwegian sickness absence. OECD issued a report in 2018, which showed that Norway had the ... -
Perceived flexibility: The impact of flexible work and work-home interaction on life satisfactionA quantitative study of the relationships between perceived flexibility, work-home interaction and life satisfaction
(Master thesis, 2020)The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of perceived flexibility and work-home interaction on life satisfaction. The lack of previous research, on the direct connections between the ... -
Kjønnsforskjeller i investeringsatferd En kvantitativ analyse av forholdet mellom finansiell kunnskap, risikopreferanser og kjønn i nordmenns investeringsatferd.
(Master thesis, 2020)The purpose of this thesis was to examine gender differences in Norwegians’ investment behavior in conjunction with financial literacy and willingness to take risk. The thesis is based on survey results from TNS Gallup ... -
Tilpasning av boligkonsum Hvilket økonomisk mulighetsrom har de eldre i boligmarkedet i Kristiansand?
(Master thesis, 2020)Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å undersøke de eldres økonomiske mulighetsrom i boligmarkedet i Kristiansand. Vi ønsker å gjøre rede for hvordan blant annet boligformue, pensjonsinntekt, bokostnader og preferanser, ...