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Developing social capital through the SLU leadership development program
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-07)This report is one of several reports within the GOLD research project at SNF. The research project aims to identify tools and techniques applied by Norwegian-based multinational companies that seek to develop a competitive ... -
Developing wind power in South Africa : a sustainable means to satisfying South Africa's energy demand
(Master thesis, 2010)The South African electricity industry is easily the largest in Africa, yet it has been unable to meet the country's energy demands, despite the country's mass-electrification programme. Power cuts since late 2007 have ... -
The development of Danish flexicurity and possible lessons for America
(Master thesis, 2007)An article in the Economist earlier this year mentioned interest among certain political circles in Washington in the Danish Flexicurity Model. With this in mind, the aim of this exercise is two-fold. First, to explore ... -
The development of Hong Kong as an international financial center and the prospect of constructing Shanghai as the next one : based on a comparative functional study
(Master thesis, 2010)Shanghai is a building international financial center. And, Hong Kong as a part of China has been the one of the most important international financial centers for many years. At present, it is rare to find the literatures ... -
Disability compensation and responsibility
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-12)It is a central political goal to secure disabled individuals the same opportunities as others to pursue their conception of a good life. This goal reflects an ambition to combine an egalitarian and a liberal moral intuition. ... -
Discipline networks in Statoil : outcomes, success factors and challenges for network leaders
(Working paper, Working paper, 2010-04)In this paper we describe and analyze outcomes, success factors and challenges of 131 discipline networks in Statoil. Based on a survey of 2.517 members of these networks, we find that a) participation in discipline networks ... -
A discussion of the economic rationale and estimation methods of anti-dumping : Making reference to the EC/WTO case of Norwegian salmon
(Master thesis, 2007)This thesis examines the economic rationale of anti-dumping. The matter is first approached from a fundamental level comparing anti-dumping with competition law. Thereafter the case of Norwegian salmon is presented and ... -
Distributed generation in electricity networks : benchmarking models and revenue caps
(Master thesis, 2010)The main focus of this thesis is the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate’s regulation model for the grid companies in Norway. We have taken a special interest in distributed generation and how the model ... -
Do mergers & aquisitions undertaken by developed countries acquirers in emergin markets generate more returns than those with US targets? : An event study
(Master thesis, 2013)The purpose of this master thesis is to answer whether a Developed Country firm would generate higher returns to its shareholders by acquiring a company from the US or by acquiring an Emerging Market target. It includes ... -
Do non-enforceable contracts matter? Evidence from an international lab experiment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Many verifiable contracts are impossible or difficult to enforce. This applies to contracts among family and friends, contracts regulating market transactions, and sovereign debt contracts. Do such non-enforceable contracts ... -
Do prices reflect short-term output fluctuations? : empirical evidence from a small open raw material based economy
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-01)Within the framework of Keynesian economic theory it is widely taken for granted that short term output fluctuations are mirrored in corresponding fluctuations in prices. By examining data on prices and output for a small ... -
Do slotting allowances harm retail competition?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-09)Slotting allowances are fees paid by manufacturers to get access to retailers’ shelf space. Both in the USA and Europe, the use of slotting allowances has attracted attention in the general press as well as among policy ... -
Do spillovers justify subsidies to commercial R&D? : four microeconometric essays
(Doctoral thesis, 2002)Chapter 1: In the introductory chapter, I place my thesis in an empirical research tradition going back to the mid-19S0s, investigating the economics of technological change. Key issues have been the private and social returns ... -
Does grief transfer across generations? In-utero deaths and child outcomes
(Discussion paper;23/2014, Working paper, 2014-06)While much is now known about the effects of physical health shocks to pregnant women on the outcomes of the in-utero child, we know little about the effects of psychological stresses. One clear form of stress to the ... -
The drivers of services on next generation networks
(Report, Research report, 2010-06)This report is concerned with the drivers of service development on future networks. As telecommunication networks are being transformed into next generation networks, the communication and media landscapes are being ... -
Dry bulk shipping and business cycles
(Master thesis, 2010)This thesis studies short- and long-term relationships between freight rates in dry bulk shipping and business cycles. The analysis combines a theoretical specification of the market with an econometric approach to study ... -
Dynamic capabilities for the internationalization of services : the AFF case
(Report, Research report, 2008-08)In order for professional service firms, more specifically management consultancies, to fulfill the needs of domestic client firms that have internationalized, the ability to meet new demands and provide new services becomes ... -
Dynamic externalities and regional manufacturing development in Poland
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 1999)The impact of localization and urbanization economies on regional manufacturing development in Poland 1976-96 is assessed in terms of employment and the regional convergence or divergence of the economy. Current research ... -
E-verkets bane eller e-verk på banen? : kompetanseutfordringer i kraftbransjen i Norge
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An econometric analysis of the office real estate market in Oslo and Bergen
(Master thesis, 2008)This master thesis exposes the application of two existing econometrical and dynamic models originally written for London to the Norwegian cities of Oslo, the capital, and Bergen, the second largest city of the country. ...