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The efficiency of Microfinance Institutions compared to Norwegian Savings Banks : Looking outside the industry in the pursuit of Microfinance efficiency and sustainability
(Master thesis, 2016)Microfinance institutions (MFIs) are seeing high growth in their industry, but faces challenges when it comes to financial viability. The Norwegian savings banks have one of the world’s most efficient banking systems and ... -
The Extent of Volatility Predictability Evaluation of forecasting accuracy dependent on time, distribution and model order
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis focuses on the accuracy and ability of out-of-sample volatility forecasting over different time horizons. Using data at daily frequency we forecast the future volatility over multiple time horizons (1, 3, 6, ... -
The Financial Benefits of Not Getting an Education : An Exploratory Study of the Opportunity Cost of Higher Education
(Master thesis, 2016)The present study aimed to explore the financial opportunities of a person without higher education in Norway. It consists of simulations of different investment strategies, and compares the earnings of an individual without ... -
The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on Private Equity Investments : A study conducted to analyze how macroeconomic factors affect the amount of private equity invested in countries
(Master thesis, 2016)This study examines how different macroeconomic factors affects the PE activity in countries. To study this, data was gathered for 49 countries from all over the world, and analysed using the statistical tool SPSS. The ... -
The impact of organizational culture on recruitment in international companies
(Master thesis, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate if, and explain why, there is a relationship between organizational culture and recruitment. More precisely, which features of organizational culture are more important than ... -
The impact of private equity on firms in emerging markets : evidence from Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)In the last decade, most emerging markets have been associated with new investment opportunities and some growth prospects that attract private equity (hereafter, PE) investors. Regions with growing interest of PE investments ... -
The impact of PSD2 : What are the challenges and potential solutions for established banks regarding FinTech companies and digital platforms?
(Master thesis, 2019)The European Union has revised the original Payment Service Directive1. The new Payment Service Directive 2(PSD2)forces the banks to implement Application Programming Interface (API), making it possible for third-party ... -
The impact of speculation in commodity futures on food prices Modelling the impact of speculation using a generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity model (GARCH).
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis examine how speculative activities in the commodity futures market affect the commodity spot prices. The relationship between the commodity futures volume of contracts traded, open interest, speculative open ... -
The impact of targets and incentive systems in a Beyond Budgeting setting : A case study of how target-setting and incentive systems are applied in a firm employing Beyond Budgeting principles
(Master thesis, 2019)The goal of this empirical study isto understand how performance management systems are applied in a firm which has implemented Beyond Budgeting. The thesisfocuseson the management control systems of result controls, ... -
The influence of board diversity on financial performance : an empirical study of Asia-Pacific companies
(Master thesis, 2014)This study investigates board diversity and its influence on financial performance. The main purpose of the study is to examine whether nationality and gender diversity influence financial performance as measured by Tobin’s ... -
The influence of international ownership on the performance of microfinance institutions
(Master thesis, 2016)The microfinance industry is experiencing rapid growth and financing this growth is a legitimate concern. During the past decade, international commercial funding in the form of international equity and debt has played a ... -
The Predictive Power of Alternative Volatility Forecasting Models over Multiple Horizons
(Master thesis, 2016)This thesis paper examines the forecast accuracy and explanatory power of volatility models over multiple forecast horizon for three asset classes. Forecast horizon ranging from 1 month up to 12 subsequent months are ... -
The relationship between default on loans and operating costs in microfinance institutions
(Master thesis, 2016)One of the challenges in microfinance is to solve asymmetric information and cost concerns related to serving poor customers with little or no collateral, in order to offer poor people and small businesses access to financial ... -
The Relationship between the EU ETS and Energy Commodities under Extreme Market Conditions
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change is becoming a more and more severe problem. Over many years, governments and organizations have introduced and proposed several measures to limit global warming. One of which is the Kyoto Protocol which was ... -
The Relationship between the EU ETS and Energy Commodities under Extreme Market Conditions
(Master thesis, 2023)Climate change is becoming a more and more severe problem. Over many years, governments and organizations have introduced and proposed several measures to limit global warming. One of which is the Kyoto Protocol which was ... -
The Role of Education and Gender in Cultural Intelligence
(Master thesis, 2017)The aim of this thesis is to identify how education and gender influences an individual’s level of cultural intelligence. This is a relatively young field that is growing, as the world is getting smaller. Initially, the ... -
The role of information technology to facilitate the movement of containers: the experience of Yara North America and their container operation
(Master thesis, 2017)Konfidensiell til / confidential until 01.01.2023 -
The Role of Social Capital in the Search for a Job : A qualitative study investigating “the hidden job market” on Sørlandet
(Master thesis, 2018)Social capital and its effect on the job market has become an important aspect of how we view the job searching process. Much research on social capital in the job search stems from large generalizable surveys, meaning ... -
The seasonality in the cryptocurrency market
(Master thesis, 2023)In recent times economists have tried to understand the cryptocurrency market in more detail. The cryptocurrency market has gathered widespread interest not only due to the financial gains made by several people but also ... -
The Sell-in-May Effect in International Stock Markets
(Master thesis, 2022)Abstract Several studies have presented evidence for higher returns in stock markets from the beginning of November to the end of April compared to the rest of the year. This phenomenon is well known as the Sell-in-May ...