Blar i ODA Open Digital Archive på forfatter "Zhang, Danielle"
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Active versus passive investing in sustainable and conventional funds: A comparison of U.S. sustainable and conventional equity funds in terms of active and passive management
Håberget, Natalia; Johnsen, Susanne Pernille Jordheim (Master thesis, 2021)This thesis examines whether it is possible to create an excess return in equity funds by following an active management strategy rather than a passive strategy. In addition, we compare sustainable and conventional funds ... -
CEO Power and the Market's Reaction to Mergers and Acquisitions: An Empirical Analysis of Listed Norwegian Firms
Jugo, Alen; Rohin, Tawab (Master thesis, 2019)In this paper, we investigate the effects of CEO power on the announcement returns of Norwegian acquiring firms that have announced mergers or acquisitions (M&As) in the period 2008-2017. Based on existing literature and ... -
Does the stock market react to President Trump’s tweets? A study of the stock price reaction of the targeted companies in President Donald Trump’s firm-specific tweets.
Andersen, Helle Repsjø; Ro, Sofie Amalie (Master thesis, 2020)Does President Donald J. Trump influence the stock market when posting company-specific tweets? In this study we explore the market efficiency theory and whether President Trump’s influence a stock price reaction when ... -
En kvalitativ studie om skatte- og avgiftssystemet incentiverer til sirkulær økonomi
Engeskaug, Vibeke; Naoum, Hanane (Master thesis, 2022)In today ́s world, it is crucial to take the environmental perspective into account to maintain long- term and profitable growth. In 2021, the European Council of Economic and Financial Affairs (ECOFIN) prepared a strategy ... -
Exploring the Impact of ESG Scores on Stock Risk and Returns: A Comparative Study on the Nordic Countries' Stock Markets
Nelvik Uthuslien, Lisa; Andreasson, Sandra Maria Kristina (Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scores' relationship to the risk and return of stocks in the Nordic countries. Data on Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Finland stock markets is from Refinitiv ... -
Fundamental Analysis and Valuation of P/F Bakkafrost
Borge, Tormod Frogner (Master thesis, 2020)This master thesis conducts strategic analysis and a fundamental valuation of the company P/F Bakkafrost in order to find the company`s intrinsic value. Bakkafrost is the largest aquaculture company in the Faroe Islands, ... -
Gjeldsregisterets påvirkning på boligprisen i Norge - En empirisk analyse av hvordan innføringen av gjeldsregisteret juni 2019 har påvirket boligprisveksten i Norge
Isegran, Rasmus Andreas (Master thesis, 2020)I kjølvannet av boliglånsforskriften i 2015 og 2017, som har satt restriksjoner på bankenes utlånspraksis, har nordmenns totale forbruksgjeld vokst seg til urovekkende nivåer. Innføringen av et nasjonalt gjeldsregister i ... -
How does COVID-19 Affect the Stock Market in Norway? An Event Study Comparing the Norwegian Stock Market to the Stock Markets in Sweden and Denmark
Erland, Marie; Kaiser, Maria Holm (Master thesis, 2021)The outbreak of COVID-19 weakened the world economy and the overall stock market crashed. The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the stock market reacted to key events during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first event ... -
The Impact of COVID-19 on the Norwegian Stock Market
Zhang, Danielle; Erland, Maria; Kaiser, Marie Holm (Beta – Scandinavian Journal of Business Research;Volume 36, nr. 1-2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-18)This paper studies the potential economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic using Norwegian stock market data. We conduct event studies on three major events that are related to the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in ... -
Investor Sentiment and the Cross-Section of Stock Returns: A Study on the Effect of Investor Sentiment in the Norwegian Stock Market
Irandoust, Yashar; Klausen, Ruben Lende (Master thesis, 2023)We build a model of investor sentiment for the Norwegian stock market and examine its effect on the returns of various types of stocks following positive and negative sentiment periods. Our sample consists of all listed ... -
Krypto møter aksjer. En analyse av risiko og avkastning under Covid-19 pandemien.
Tveten, Nora Johanne Frønes; Larsen, Rebekka Jahren (Master thesis, 2022)This paper will examine the developments in risk and return in the cryptocurrency- and stock market from 2014 to 2022. The analysis compares the top six cryptocurrencies and the CCi30 index with the equity indexes S&P ... -
Performance and Activeness of Norwegian Active Mutual Funds
Stangeby, Chris Philip; Aasermoen, Erlend (Master thesis, 2021)This paper aims to investigate the performance and activeness of active open-end mutual funds in Norway in the time period 2010 to 2020. The study uses a dataset free of survivorship bias by including delisted funds in ... -
Performance of Sustainability Focused Funds in Scandinavia
Lia, Simen; Lindhjem, Vebjørn (Master thesis, 2021)The consciousness about sustainability and environmental solutions has never been greater than it is now. Several companies and private investors are taking these issues into account when choosing where to invest. This ... -
Returns across Asset Classes: a Nordic Perspective
Nielsen, Thomas; Suleman, Haris (Master thesis, 2022)This paper examines the performance of five asset classes using global and Nordic data from the period of 1960–2021. To investigate the return performance of these assets, we have calculated the return on assets using ... -
Risk and Return on ESG Rated Companies An Empirical Study on ESG for Listed Companies in the Nordic Countries
Gjevik, Julie Eldegard; Børseth, Malene (Master thesis, 2023)This thesis investigates risk and return on ESG - environment, social and governance - rated public companies in the Nordic countries over the period 2018 - 2022. We further divide our sample into two sub-periods, in an ... -
The Seasonal Affective Disorder on Oslo Stock Exchange - Investigating snow as a potential remedy to risk aversion
Bakken, Anders; Ellingsen, Mats (Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis we investigate whether the Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) also known as Winter depression has an impact on the returns on Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE), and whether the effect SAD has on returns are influenced ... -
Sin stock returns on the European market: A study on traditional sin and new sin industries
Sagbakken, Siri Tronslien (Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, I study sin stocks on the European market over the period 2005-2020. Traditionally, sin stocks are defined as publicly traded companies involved in the sectors of alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and defense. ... -
The stock market effects of legal insider trades, a study of legal insider trades at the Oslo Stock Exchange
Skålnes, Severin; Røhnebæk, Anders Gjølstad (Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we study the market reaction to insider trades at the Oslo Stock Exchange. More specifically, we investigate the abnormal return on legal insider trades in the short run. Our study is conducted for the ... -
Stock market reaction of private placement announcements on Oslo Stock Exchange
Haugen, Mons; Caspersen, Aleksander (Master thesis, 2022)In our study we investigate the stock market reactions following private placement announcements of firms on Oslo Stock Exchange. Further, we investigate whether factors related to firm performance influences the stock ... -
What Are the Determinants of Abnormal Returns to Bidders? An Event Study of Norwegian Bidders Listed on Oslo Stock Exchange
Siayor, John Dela; Berger, David Victor (Master thesis, 2019)We examine the abnormal returns of 158 mergers and acquisitions announced between 2001 and 2018, in which the bidder was a Norwegian firm listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. We use an estimation window of [-147,-22] ...