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A Wavelet Analysis of the Bitcoin- Hashrate Nexus Accounting for the Effects of Energy Commodities
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates the relationship between the growth rates of Bitcoin and Bitcoin hashrate while controlling for the effect of energy commodities, specifically two-month futures on Brent crude oil, coal, and natural ... -
A Wavelet Analysis of the Bitcoin-Hashrate Nexus Accounting for the Effects of Energy Commodities
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates the relationship between the growth rates of Bitcoin and Bitcoin hashrate while controlling for the effect of energy commodities, specifically two-month futures on Brent crude oil, coal, and natural ... -
Abnormal Stock Market Returns around VIX Volatility Peaks : Is there evidence for abnormal return around volatility peaks?
(Master thesis, 2016)Is has been observed that the volatility index, VIX, often ends in a spike peak. The intention when introducing VIX was to measure the volatility related to S&P indices. Evidence in the literature argue that VIX is an ... -
Access to mainstream microfinance services for persons with disabilities — lessons learned from Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)This article reports from a pilot project in Uganda where the aim is to enable persons with disabilities to have access to mainstream microfinance services. Several lessons have already been learned: 1) entrepreneurs with ... -
Advertising expenditure as a determinant of a brand's share of the market (A case with low and high involvement products)
(Master thesis, 2007)This study attempted to determine the impact of brand’s advertising expenditure on its share of the market and its variation, if any, across different product categories (i.e., lowinvolvement vs. high- involvement ... -
Agile Project Management: The Degree of Agility in Projects : A quantitative study of factors that affect the degree of agility in projects
(Master thesis, 2019)Agile project management methods have become more prevalent in recent years, as a response to rapidly changing business requirements, technologies and market conditions. The traditional, plan-driven approach was unable to ... -
AMS & demand response : insentiver til forbrukerne for å oppnå ønskede virkninger med AMS
(Master thesis, 2014)Innen 1.januar 2019 skal det innføres nye smarte strømmålere hos alle norske husholdninger. Ønsket til blant annet nettselskapene er at det da skal være mulig å flytte noe av strømforbruket fra perioder med høy belastning ... -
An Analysis of Bull and Bear Markets in the U.S. and Norway
(Master thesis, 2017)There is no previous research on the dating of bull and bear cycles in the Norwegian stock market. Even for the U.S., few researchers have conducted a thorough analysis of the bull and bear markets. The purpose of this ... -
An analysis of factors influencing store format choice among customers in Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2012)Food and grocery retailing market in Pakistan has gone to dynamic changes. New foreign food and grocery chains’ coming in creating competition among all the large and small players active in the market. However, the larger ... -
An Analysis of Financial Health: Financial Statement and Break-Even Point at PT. Gexcon Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this paper is to analyze the financial position of PT. Gexcon Indonesia as of 31 December 2021. The qualitative aspects of the company are analyzed through strategic analysis, which together with the company's ... -
An analysis of foreign direct investments: inflows and determinants : a study of the nordic and baltic countries
(Master thesis, 2012)It is more important to analyze foreign direct investments (FDI) than ever before, due to its growth effects and importance to the country‘s economy. During the last century it could be noticed huge changes in world’s ... -
An anatomy of financial crises in Norway, 1830-2010
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)On the basis of a novel dataset, the article investigates the anatomy of financial crises in Norway from 1830 to 2010. First, nine significant crises are identified. Second, the article examines spillover effects on the ... -
An Econometric Analysis of Convergence : Econometric methods applied to the theory of macroeconomics and economic growth
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis explores the concept of convergence in a macroeconomic perspective and applies econometric methods to economic growth theory. Tests and analysis are performed using a dataset of national accounts from ... -
An empirical investigation of factors influencing management accounting outsourcing practics among SMEs in Pakistan and the effect of outsourcing on firm´s performance
(Master thesis, 2013)The purpose of this study is to identify factors that affect the Pakistani Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) decisions to outsource management accounting practices in terms of transaction cost economics (TCA), the ... -
An empirical study of hedging in the nordic power market
(Master thesis, 2011)Due to the deregulation of electricity, the market for the trading of power has increased considerably over the last twenty years. In this period, prices for electricity have proven to be very volatile, so in an attempt ... -
An Empirical Study Of Service Quality Dimensions On Customer Satisfaction And Customer Loyalty In Nepalese Commercial Banking Sector
(Master thesis, 2016)The main purpose behind of this study is to find out the major factors that have impact in customer satisfaction and customer loyalty in case of commercial banks of Nepal. The thesis tries to explore whether there exists ... -
An Empirical Study of the Salmon Market : Is there a relationship between the spot price of fresh farmed salmon and a portfolio of salmon farming companies listed on Oslo Stock Exchange?
(Master thesis, 2019)Salmon has become one of the most important export incomesfor Norway, and it is an industry that is still growing. Norway holds a big part of the salmon market, ifbig fluctuationsoccurin the salmon market, itmayalso have ... -
An ethical perspective on problems multinational companies in the apparel industry face, when outsourcing their production to developing countries with inadquate institutions
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis addresses the ethical problems multinational companies in the apparel industry face, when outsourcing their production to developing countries with inadequate institutions. I will use ... -
An exploratory study of Initial Coin Offerings : A better understanding of the ICO market and its fraudulent and unregulated nature
(Master thesis, 2018)Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs) has become a new way for firms to raise capital, in 2017 and the first quarter of 2018 they raised approximately $12 billion. If a person managed to buy the top 10 performing ICOs in 2017, ... -
An institutional perspective on corruption in transition economies
(Journal article, 2017)Manuscript Type: Empirical Research Question/Issue: Companies operating in transition economies encounter a broad range of potential challenges. In the area of tax, firms make direct tax payments but may also encounter ...