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Har salgsmåned betydning for boligprisen?
(Master thesis, 2012)Hensikten med denne oppgaven var å finne ut salgsmåned har betydning for boligprisen. Analysen omfatter solgte selveierboliger i Kristiansand i perioden 1. januar 2000 til 31. desember 2011, fra et datagrunnlag bestående ... -
Har salgsmåned påvirkning på salgspris?
(Master thesis, 2018)Målet med oppgaven er å se om salgsmåned har en påvirkning på salgsprisene. Analysen omfatter alle solgte boliger i Kristiansand i perioden 2007 til 2017, som ga meg datamaterialet på 20 433 omsatte boliger. Alt av ... -
Has the Introduction of Bitcoin Futures on Regulated Exchanges Decreased Price Volatility?
(Master thesis, 2019)Bitcoin is a tremendously debated phenomenon in the world of finance and in recent the scientific literature on the topic has expanded. In this thesis,the bitcoin to US dollar exchange rate is examined through various ... -
Having a Chatbot as a Colleague
(Master thesis, 2022)Research on digital technologies can provide valuable insight as the digital transformation area continues to grow. Chatbots have received a massively increasing interest in the latest year. The implementation of a chatbot ... -
Having a Chatbot as a Colleague
(Master thesis, 2022)Research on digital technologies can provide valuable insight as the digital transformation area continues to grow. Chatbots have received a massively increasing interest in the latest year. The implementation of a chatbot ... -
Hedge funds performance evaluation
(Master thesis, 2009)This paper uses the traditional sharpe and some modern ratios to evaluate the performance of Credit Suisse/Tremont hedge funds index in comparison to the equity, bond and commodity markets. As concluded by previous ... -
Hedgefond : en analyse av egenskaper, risiko og prestasjoner
(Master thesis, 2008)Det grunnleggende formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å analysere risikojustert avkastning til hedgefond, samt analysere og sammenligne prestasjonene deres opp mot aksjeog obligasjonsmarkedet. Ved bruk av både tradisjonelle ... -
Historical performance of different asset classes (among stock, bonds) during different periods of stock market cycles.
(Master thesis, 2010)This thesis was carried out as the final assignment of the Master of Business Administration Program at University of Agder, in the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences. The subject of the thesis is the relative ... -
Historisk avkastning på valutaobligasjoner
(Master thesis, 2008)Denne oppgaven omhandler strukturerte produkter, og herunder valutaobligasjoner utstedt av Nordea med forfall i 2007 eller senere. Jeg starter med å fortelle grunnleggende om de strukturerte produktene og deres posisjon ... -
Household skills and low wages
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008)Household skills provide job skills when tasks in jobs and household production are similar and jobs produce substitutes for home-made services. Opportunity costs of higher education are foregone earnings during schooling ... -
How Brand Strategy and Brand Communication Help to Building Brand Equity in a developing country – a Study on the metropolitan city, Kathmandu, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2023)Globalization has made the business world competitive like never before. The concept of building a long-term brand is emerging rapidly over time. Proper mechanisms, tools, or techniques were absent from branding used today. ... -
How can knowledge sharing reduce barriers for entering the Chinese market? : A study on Business Region Kristiansand China Forum
(Master thesis, 2018)Konfidensiell til / confidential until 01.07.2023 -
How cultural differences in a manager-subordinate relationship affect employee well-being
(Master thesis, 2022)Purpose: Psychological and social well-being are important aspects of the everyday life of employees and can affect their engagement, motivation, job satisfaction, and more. Several factors influence employees’ well-being, ... -
How cultural differences in a manager-subordinate relationship affect employee well-being
(Master thesis, 2022)Purpose: Psychological and social well-being are important aspects of the everyday life of employees and can affect their engagement, motivation, job satisfaction, and more. Several factors influence employees’ well-being, ... -
How do firms use corporate social responsibiblity to build brand equity
(Master thesis, 2012)Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Conscience, Social Performance and Sustainable Responsible Business are the different names of Corporate Social Responsibility. It is a self-regulating mechanism whereby companies take ... -
How do management control systems change with different ownership in a Tanzanian start-‐up? -‐ a case study
(Master thesis, 2016-11-07)Konfidensiell til / confidential until 01-07-2021 -
How do we value private companies? Case example: Sørlandschips AS
(Master thesis, 2010)This thesis has tried to discuss and analyze how an investor should try to value a private company. In addition to special characteristics like the value of control, illiquidity discount and lack of diversification, ... -
How fair-value accounting can influence firm hedging
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The potential influence of accounting regulations on hedging strategies and the use of financial derivatives is a research topic that has attracted little attention in both the finance and the accounting literature. However, ... -
How good is the out-of-sample performance of optimized portfolios : an empirical comparison of optimal versus naive diversification
(Master thesis, 2014)Preceding research is inconclusive on the empirical performance of optimized portfolios. In this thesis I evaluate the out-of-sample performance of a minimum-variance portfolio, a meanvariance portfolio, an equally-weighted ... -
How Norway’s Sovereign Wealth Fund Affect the Excluded Companies’ Stock Price
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis examines the effect Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global (GPFG) has on the companies it excludes from the portfolio. The data sample consists of 25 companies excluded based on environmental damage and ...