Browsing Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi by Author "Su, Xunhua"
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“Cash-out” refinancing – funding entry into self-employment? - A study on self-employed using a matching approach
Engebretsen, Even Strøm; Johansson, Daniel (Master thesis, 2015)In recent years, the Norwegian housing prices and household debt to disposable income have reached extraordinary new heights. Su et. al (2014) points to cash-out refinancing as one of the key drivers behind the debt to ... -
Forecasting the Norwegian Krone exchange rate using the oil price : a trader's and a statistician's perspective
Karlsen, Johan L.S.; Mjøen, Morten B. (Master thesis, 2015)In the past nearly one year, there has been a 30% depreciation of the Norwegian currency. The dramatic fall in the oil price is blamed to be the key reason since the oil price drop can be considered as an exogenous shock ... -
Immigration and House Prices in Norway
Frostad, Astrid Øksendal (Master thesis, 2014)During the past decades, many developed countries including Norway have experienced a remarkable rise in both house prices and immigration inflows. Extant studies have aimed to shed light on how immigration inflows affect ... -
The Cash-out Refinancing in the Norwegian Housing Market
Almaas, Synne Schanke; Bystrøm, Line Synnøve (Master thesis, 2014)The housing prices in Norway and the ratio of Norwegian household debt to disposable income have reached unprecedentedly high levels in recent years, raising concerns about whether we are in a serious housing bubble. This ... -
The effect of Loan-to-Value restrictions on Norwegian household debt
Heer, Joël; Lund, Vigdis (Master thesis, 2014)Household debt has reached record high levels in Norway and is considered to be a threat to the financial stability. To dampen the rapid accumulation of household debt and increasing housing prices, the Financial Supervisory ...