• Gender Diversity and Financial Performance in Law Firms 

  Nartey, Jarl Michael Ekremsvik; Jøsok, Anders (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis sets out to answer the question, “Does gender diversity among partners in law firms impact the financial performance of the firm?”. To address this, a dataset was created comprising the top 20 Norwegian firms ...

• Why Firms Lay Off Workers Instead of Cutting Wages: Evidence From Linked Survey-Administrative Data 

  Bertheau, Antoine; Kudlyak, Marianna; Larsen, Birthe; Bennedsen, Morten (DP SAM;04/2025, Working paper, 2024-02)

  We use a novel large-scale survey of firms, implemented in Denmark in 2021 and linked to administrative data, to study why firms lay off workers instead of cutting wages. Our questions on layoffs, wage cuts, and the link ...

• Freedom to Freeride 

  Wedervang, Liselotte Halland; Hovde, Magnus Øystese (Master thesis, 2024)

  This study examines the balance between freedom, fairness, and efficiency when individuals are presented with the opportunity to act paternalistically. Specifically, we study third-party decisions in public goods, focusing ...

• Rating the Raters 

  Bjerkvik, Theodor; Andersen, Kasper Rau (Master thesis, 2024)

  This thesis investigates the role of credit ratings in financial markets and their reliability and consistency in assessing corporate default risk. Credit ratings serve as vital tools for reducing information asymmetry ...

• Merger Remedies: Is the Cure Effective in Restoring Competition? An Assessment Based on Merger Remedy Decisions Across Selected European Jurisdictions 

  Popp, Luis Gabriel (Master thesis, 2024)

  The purpose of this thesis is to analyse the structuring and effectiveness of merger remedies by national competition authorities across multiple European OECD countries and industries on a quantitative as well as qualitative ...

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