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Business models for media firms : does competition matter for how they raise revenue?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-07)The purpose of this article is to analyze how competitive forces may influence the way media firms like TV channels raise revenue. A media firm can either be financed by advertising revenue, by direct payment from the ... -
Business Region Bergen : bakgrunnsnotat for indikatorer
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2009)SNF har på oppdrag av Business Region Bergen (BRB) utarbeidet et sett med indikatorer for relevante økonomiske og strukturelle forhold innen BRB. For en del indikatorer er det ikke tilgang på kommunedata, og indikatorene ... -
Buying power in UK retail chains : a residual supply approach
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-11)The development of supermarket chains has led to substantial concentration in food supply chains, and has raised concerns not only that these companies can exploit oligopoly power, but also oligopsony power. In this paper, ... -
Bør kommuner kjøpe helseforsikring
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2006-12)Private helseforsikringer har så langt hatt et relativt beskjedent omfang i Norge, også sammenliknet med våre skandinaviske naboland. Den viktigste årsaken til at relativt få tegner private forsikringer mot sykdom, er ... -
Bør Norges Bank reagere sterkere på boligpris- og kredittvekst? : lærdommer fra bankkrisen og dagens finanskrise.
(Master thesis, 2009)I denne masterutredningen har vi tatt for oss boligprisenes og kredittmarkedets utvikling i Norge, med et mål om å bedømme hvorvidt Norges Bank bør ha en sterkere vektlegging av disse størrelsene. Dette gjøres ved å trekke ... -
Can land reform be an effective approach to alleviate poverty and inequality in Nepal?
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-09)Land is the main source of income and consumption for the Nepalese people. This study analyses the economic relationship between access to land and poverty in Nepal by establishing the link between land and consumption as ... -
Capacity adjustment and drivers of investment in a fishery with tradable output quotas
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-03)In this study, I analyse what drives investment and capital development, and hence the development of fishing capacity in a well-managed fishery. An empirical analysis of drivers of firm-level investment in the Norwegian ... -
Capacity and compliance in quota regulated industries
(Working paper, Working paper, 2010-10)Production quotas can restore efficiency in industries characterized by production externalities, such as resource industries and industries with environmental regulations. However, with imperfect quota enforcement, firms ... -
Capacity witholding and strategic firm behavior : a agent based simulation aproach to the study of market power in a uniform price auction
(Master thesis, 2013)The relationship between market structure and market power is a focal point of debate in the study of liberalized electricity markets. The overall aim of this research is to assess the presence of market power and if ... -
Capital structure and international debt shifting: a comment
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-08)In a recent article, Huizinga, Laeven and Nicodème (2008) present a novel model that motivates an extensive empirical analysis of international debt shifting. We point out that the model fails to account for internal ... -
Carbon emissions markets
(Master thesis, 2008)The purpose of this thesis is to explain the carbon emissions markets; what they are, how they work and what determines the carbon price. With a focal point on the EU ETS, the thesis deals with these problems with thorough ... -
Carry trade : hvordan carry trade, og en potensiell reversering, kan forklare bevegelser i de internasjonale finansmarkedene
(Master thesis, 2009)Problemstillingen for utredningen er; hvordan carry trade, og en potensiell reversering, kan forklare bevegelser i de internasjonale finansmarkedene. Mitt mål med oppgaven er å belyse hva som ligger i begrepet carry trade ... -
Cartels uncovered
(Working paper, Working paper, 2011-03)How many cartels are there? The answer is important in assessing the need for competition policy. We present a Hidden Markov Model that answers the question, taking into account that often we do not know whether a cartel ... -
Cartels uncovered
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-03)How many cartels are there? The answer is important in assessing the efficiency of competition policy. We present a Hidden Markov Model that answers the question, taking into account that often we do not know whether a ... -
A case study evaluating export of environmentalfriendly products into Norway
(Master thesis, 2010)The market for environmental friendly products in Norway is increasing. New research and increased focus on environmental effects are among the largest drivers of demand. Customers who are concerned about environmental ... -
Caset Island : hva gjorde finanskrisen ekstra alvorlig for sagaøyen?
(Master thesis, 2010)Høsten 2008 ble verden rystet av en internasjonal finanskrise. Det var få land som ble rammet like hardt som vikingøyen Island. I løpet av den første uken i oktober gikk de tre største islandske bankene konkurs. På grunn ... -
The cash-for-care benefit and daycare use : a quasi-experimental approach
(Master thesis, 2011)This paper sets out to explore the effects of a cash incentive on parents’ choice of daytime care for children in the age group 1-3 years. By studying the Norwegian Cash-for-Care reform from 1998/1999 we are able to able ... -
CEO wealth and company risk : an empirical investigation of relationships between CEO wealth and leverage ratios
(Master thesis, 2013)Capital structure theorists have argued for different determinants of leverage ratios throughout the age of modern corporate finance literature, with thorough empirical evidence of key determinants having surfaced in ... -
The challenge of a rising skill premium for redistributive taxation
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-02)The present paper analyses the challenge to redistribution programs posed by an increase in skill premium. The increase in skill premium, which we observe in most OECD countries, affects taxation through its effect on ...