Blar i Department of Economics and Finance på emneord "VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210"
Viser treff 1-20 av 161
-
A Comparative Analysis of Micro Finances: An Economic Impact of Micro Finance upon Income Level of People in Kavrepalanchok District, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2016)Micro Finance, one of the essential banking services providing institution has a major contribution upon the economic development of people and nation. It targets mostly to low income generating people and assist them ... -
A comparative study of volatility forecasting models
(Master thesis, 2014)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate which of the selected models that forecasts the out-of-sample volatility most accurate and to see if the regression based models can outperform the historical volatility models. ... -
A new aid modality for Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)The result of current aid policies is that only a small percentage of foreign aid reaches the poorest of the poor in the least developed countries. Current trends of urbanisation and self-reliance place elderly people in ... -
A reply to Olav Bjerkholt on the postwar Norwegian economy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Professor Olav Bjerkholt has provided a spirited critique of our 2014 article titled “Ragnar Frisch and the Postwar Norwegian Economy.” Here we reply briefly, noting that many of the quotations he provides actually support ... -
A study of manhour overruns in projects : identifying main contributors to manhour overruns in projects
(Master thesis, 2014)Project manhour overrun is a common issue in all type of projects, particularly in large complex projects in the construction industry. General data on manhours and costs used in projects is available in companies’ databases, ... -
A study of the relationship between U.S. stock market returns and the political environment
(Master thesis, 2013)This master’s thesis examines the relationship between the political environment and the stock market returns. The main focus is whether there are differences in the stock market returns under different political parties, ... -
A study on Norwegian companies in China: Challenges & successful strategies
(Master thesis, 2016)This paper examines what governmental and cultural challenges Norwegian companies face when entering and doing business in China. In addition, this paper also discusses what strategies to implement to overcome these ... -
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 ... -
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 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 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 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 ... -
Analyse av fremdrift med tilhørende avvik ved Prosjekt Lyngdal Ungdomsskole : en casestudie
(Master thesis, 2013)Kostnadsoverskridelser og forsinkelser er noe vi f ar stadig inntrykk av at intre er i store byggeprosjekter. Denne masteroppgaven undersø kte et pågående prosjekt og registrerte og analyserte alle avvik i forhold til ... -
Anvendelse av Lean Startup i boligutvikling
(Master thesis, 2016)Masteroppgaven har som formål å undersøke hvorvidt Lean Startup-metodikken kan anvendes innenfor boligutvikling. Byggebransjen er kritisert for å være lite innovativ og for å ha behov for et større fokus på samhandling ... -
Avoiding the curse by transparency and ethics? : a comparative study of the transparency and ethical principles of the sovereign wealth funds of Norway and Kazakhstan
(Master thesis, 2014)The purpose of this thesis is to explore how transparency and ethics in sovereign wealth funds may contribute in avoiding the resource curse, and compare how the sovereign wealth funds of Norway (the Norwegian Government ... -
Avoiding the resource curse : lessons from Norway and Botswana to Ghana and Venezuela
(Master thesis, 2014)The purpose of this master thesis is find out what the resource-rich Ghana and Venezuela can learn from management of natural resources in Norway and Botswana. Previous studies show that institutions are an important ... -
Bedriftens samfunnsansvar : hvordan og i hvilken grad implementeres toppledelsens ambisjoner for samfunnsansvar i organisasjonen? - en casestudie av Kristiansand Dyrepark AS
(Master thesis, 2014)Konfidensiell til / confidential until 01-07-2019 -
Betalingsvillighet for lys, sol og utsikt: en analyse av blokkleiligheter
(Master thesis, 2014)Hensikten med oppgaven er å belyse hvordan eiendomsprisene tilblokkleiligheter påvirkes av utvalgte spesifikke attributter tilknyttet lys, sol ogutsikt. Effekten av både lys og utsikt på boligpris har blitt undersøkt opp ... -
Beyond budgeting - er det noe som passer for Block Watne? : et studium av styringssystemet til Block Watne
(Master thesis, 2014)De siste årene har det tradisjonelle budsjettet blitt kritisert på flere områder. Kritikerne drar det så langt at de mener det ikke egner seg til sine bruksområder. I nyere tid har det kommet en mer moderne styringsmodell ... -
Beyond budgeting i Norge : utbredelsen av beyond budgeting i Norge, og karakteristikker på virksomheter uten budsjett
(Master thesis, 2014)For mange virksomheter er avskaffelse av budsjetter utenkelig, likevel har noen valgt å styre uten budsjett. De har gått Beyond Budgeting. Målet med masteroppgaven er derfor å undersøke hvor utbredt Beyond Budgeting er i ...