Browsing Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap (SAM) by Author "Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem"
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Is leverage dependent on oil price? A study on capital structure in the Norwegian energy sector
Kjeilen, Aleksander Halhjem; Engen, Fredrik Aleksander Sirnes (Master thesis, 2017)We investigate capital structure in 93 exchange listed firms of the Norwegian energy sector from 2001 until late 2016. In addition to investigating factors that has been proven valid through previous studies, we believe ... -
Islamske rentefrie banker. Hva er islamsk bank, og er det mer lønnsomt enn konvensjonelle banker?
Adda, Amal (Master thesis, 2018)Denne masteroppgaven handler om islamske banker. Oppgaven går i dybden på hvordan islamske rentefrie banker kan sammenlignes med konvensjonelle rentebaserte banker. Det gjennomgås en analyse for å sammenligne lønnsomheten ... -
Konsekvensene av ESG-investeringer. Kan bærekraftige investeringer skjule en skummel trend?
Stølen, Håkon; Berg, Jan Ivar (Master thesis, 2021)Denne studien utforsker temaet miljø, sosiale forhold og selskapsstyring (ESG) og påvirkningen av antall ansatte har på ESG-scoren. For å analysere denne problemstillingen har vi en paneldatamodell med enhetsfaste effekter. ... -
Modelling the dynamics of firm valuation: An assessment of impact of exchange rate fluctuations on firm value using system dynamics
Khan, Aima; Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem (Systems research and behavioral science;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-11-28)Exchange rate volatility is a vital issue in international finance due to its effect on the value of the firm, depending on firm's exposure to the exchange rate risk. However, this impact is not clear in literature as ... -
The Nordic investors valuation of ESG. Is there a correlation between the ESG score and the stock price of companies listed in the Nordic markets?
Borgström, Max Victor; Johannessen, Bjørn Kristian Myklebust (Master thesis, 2020)This study investigates the relationship between the sustainability (ESG) disclosure and the stock price of the companies listed in the Nordic countries. We have analyzed a data panel consisting of 1350 firm-year ... -
The relevance of national culture to policy uncertainty and firm performance: European evidence
Ahsan, Tanveer; Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem; Gull, Ammar Ali; Muhammad, Fazal (Journal of economic studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of policy uncertainty (PU) on firm performance and to examine how the different cultural societies deal with the policy-induced uncertainty. Design/meth ... -
Risikovurdering av Folketrygdfondet med implementering av stokastisk volatilitetsprosess i Value at Risk
Hsu, Yi Wei; Samuelsen, Håvard (Master thesis, 2016)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å studere prestasjonsevnen til en stokastisk volatilitetsmodell innen langtidsestimering av Value at Risk for offentlige fond. Vi finner det hensiktsmessig å dele oppgaven inn i to ... -
RSI som strategi på Oslo børs. En komplett videreutviklet handelsstrategi basert på Relative Strenght Index
Carlsson, Peter Ozsvat (Master thesis, 2017)I denne masteroppgaven blir det presentert en utvikling av J. Wilders relative strenght index (RSI). Den tekniske indikatoren endres ved å gå fra å være basert på 14 perioder, til 21 perioder. Måten kjøps- og salgssignaler ... -
Scale and Skill in Mutual Fund Management: Evidence From Norway
Høiberg, Markus Snøve (Master thesis, 2019)A sample free of survivorship bias is used to identify effects of scale on mutual fund performance in the Norwegian market. Using several riskadjusted performance benchmarks, I find mixed evidence that both large and ... -
Sentiments–Risk Relationship across the Corporate Life Cycle: Evidence from an Emerging Market
Minhas, Akbar; Ahsan, Akbar; Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem; Poulova, Petra (Economies;Volume 9, Issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-11)The influence of market sentiments on the bankruptcy risk propensity of firms has been extensively explored in the literature. However, less attention has been paid to whether the corporate life cycle plays any role in ... -
Stock prices’ variability around earnings announcement dates at Karachi Stock Exchange
Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem; Abdullah, Ali; Imdadullah, Muhammad (Economics Research International;2012, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The purpose of this study is to investigate how earnings announcement event affects stock returns at Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE). For this purpose we use the KSE-100 Index as our sample. We use the CAR Analysis to analyze ... -
Sustainable Business in Norway: The Firm or the Industry Effect?
Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem; Strønen, Fred H.; Tyseng, Marius; Urdal, Marius (Sustainability;Volume 12 Issue 8, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-17)Explaining sources of profitability has been a major research stream in corporate finance and strategic management literature for decades. However, we have limited understanding of the sources of variations in firm profitability, ... -
A system dynamics model of capital structure policy for firm value maximization
Khan, Aima; Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem; Davidsen, Pål I. (Systems research and behavioral science;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-16)The complexity surrounding the maximization of firm value agenda demands a comprehensive causal model that effectively embeds the intertwining relationships of the variables and the policies involved. System dynamics ... -
Transfer pricing methods in multinational enterprises - Identifying challenges to determine the arm’s length price
Espestøyl, Mariann; Hernes-Larsen, Tatiana (Master thesis, 2021)Based on the court case analysis and expert interviews, we identify the key challenges in implementing international transfer price regulation in Norway, which relate to difficulties with the interpretation and application ... -
Value relevance of ESG: Is ESG performance value relevant for stock prices in Europe?
Kirkerud, Sina; Tran, Kim Theresa (Master thesis, 2019)This study investigates the value relevance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance for stock prices in Europe. The analysis is conducted using the Ohlson price model, which allows us to examine ... -
Valutaeksponering i den norske sjømatindustrien
Arshad, Shajah; Jugo, Alen; Rohin, Tawab (Bachelor thesis, 2017-05)Oppgaven ser på hvordan abnormal avkastning i den norske sjømatindustrien påvirkes av svingninger i kronekursen. -
The Volatility of Quality and Quality Persistence
Olsen, Gard Greger Kjærland (Master thesis, 2015)I have reconstructed the quality indicator as defined by Asness, Frazzini, and Pedersen (2013), for a panel of 265 listed US firms and analyzed its persistence. The results show that conditioning on volatility of quality ... -
What Causes Stock Market Volatility in Pakistan? Evidence from the Field
Ghufran, Bushra; Awan, Hayat M.; Khakwani, Aftab; Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)We examined the presence of volatility at the Karachi Stock Exchange (recently changed the name to Pakistan Stock Exchange) (KSE) by fitting Exponential Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (EGARCH) ... -
What determines leverage in Pakistan? A panel data analysis
Qureshi, Muhammad Azeem; Imdadullah, Muhammad; Ahsen, Tanveer (African Journal of Business Management;6(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Most of the chemical sector firms in Pakistan have foreign ownership or collaboration with foreign companies. It may be hypothesized that the leverage behavior of such firms is likely to be in line with the results of ...