Blar i NHH Brage på emneord "VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Economics: 212"
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A behaviour-based approach to the estimation of poverty in India
(Discussion paper;2/2013, Working paper, 2013-01)Since the late 1970s, the price indices underlying the poverty lines in India have been updated using aggregate indices. Widespread criticism of these indices led to the adoption of a new o cial methodology in 2011 based ... -
A crisis not wasted : institutional and structural reforms behind Norway’s strong macroeconomic performance
(Working paper;50/13, Working paper, 2013-12)This paper draws the line between the Norwegian boom-bust cycle and crises in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the succeeding institutional and structural reforms and the strong macroeconomic performance and stability of ... -
A crisis not wasted : institutional and structural reforms behind Norway’s strong macroeconomic performance
(Discussion Papers;18/2013, Working paper, 2013-12)This paper draws the line between the Norwegian boom-bust cycle and crises in the late 1980s and early 1990s, the succeeding institutional and structural reforms and the strong macroeconomic performance and stability of ... -
A fundamental analysis of customer/supplier relationships : Cohen & Frazzini (2008) : a profitability problem?
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis looks at the fundamental differences between customers and suppliers in relation to Cohen & Frazzini (2008) and investigates whether profitability could be a significant factor affecting their customer momentum ... -
A fundamental tax reform in Norway : a comparison of the allowance for corporate equity system and the comprehensive business income tax system in a Norwegian setting
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis seeks to answer what are the main distortions in the Norwegian tax system and to determine which of the ACE or CBIT systems that best could replace the current system. First, the thesis considers the current ... -
A long term view on the short term co-movement of output and prices in a small open economy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02)One assumption behind inflation targeting as objective for monetary policy is that inflation rates in the short run to some extent reflect output cycles. The present paper investigates the historical co-movements of output ... -
A Multilevel Analysis of the Use of Individual Pay-for-Performance Systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-10-21)Compensation systems, such as individualized pay-for-performance (I-PFP) schemes for employees, represent an important approach to aligning employer-employee interests. However, the adoption of I-PFP is much less common ... -
A note on upward pricing pressure : the possibility of false positives
(Discussion paper;11/2012, Working paper, 2012-05)Farrell and Shapiro proposed a simple test of the possible upward pricing pressure (UPP) following a merger. They showed that the test may give false negatives, that is, indicate that a merger may not give an UPP, while ... -
A psychological look at economic growth : an omni-political manifesto
(Master thesis, 2013)This master's thesis is an attempt to synthesize the psychological theory of self-esteem, as formulated by Nathaniel Branden, with economic thought in order to provide an innovative way of analyzing historical economic ... -
A review of mobile services research: Research gaps and suggestions for future research on mobile apps
(Working paper;01/15, Working paper, 2015-01)The working paper starts with an overview of the growth in research on mobile services. Based on the increase in the research on mobile services the last few years, the fact that the last general review article on mobile ... -
A stitch in time saves nine : the costs of postponing action in climate policy
(Report;2011:16, Research report, 2011)The main purpose of this report is to investigate the effects of postponing implementation of a carbon tax assuming that externalities associated with climate change and global warming is real. Failing to internalize these ... -
Active share i norsk fondsforvaltning : en empirisk analyse
(Master thesis, 2011)I en amerikansk undersøkelse fra 2007 introduserte professorene Cremers og Petajisto et nytt mål på risiko, active share. Active share defineres som den delen av porteføljen som avviker fra referanseporteføljen. Professorene ... -
Activist Hedge Funds : The Characteristics and Determinants of Abnormal Returns in Activist Hedge Fund Targets – an Event Study
(Master thesis, 2014)This thesis is a comprehensive study of the activist hedge fund phenomenon, with particular emphasis on target firm and return characteristics. The utilized sample include 3065 activist interventions in U.S. publicly ... -
After “Raising the Bar”: applied maximum likelihood estimation of families of models in spatial econometrics
(Discussion Papers;22/2011, Working paper, 2011-11)Elhorst (2010) shows how the recent publication of LeSage and Pace (2009) in his expression “raises the bar” for our fitting of spatial econometrics models. By extending the family of models that deserve attention, Elhorst ... -
Aftermarket performance of Norwegian initial public offerings
(Master thesis, 2012)The objective of this thesis is to examine whether the aftermarket performance of Norwegian initial public offerings (IPOs) is consistent with market efficiency. Previous studies state that market efficiency can be disrupted ... -
Aksjesplitter på Oslo Børs : en eventstudie
(Master thesis, 2013)Vi har i denne oppgaven sett på effekten av aksjesplitt i det norske markedet. Totalt ble 73 aksjesplitter undersøkt i perioden 1.1.1996 til 31.12.2012. Studien viser at det eksisterer enkeltdager med både signifikant mer- ... -
En aktivitetsindikator for norsk økonomisk utvikling : BNP-modellering i lys av norsk økonomisk historie og konjunkturteori
(Master thesis, 2012)I denne utredningen utleder og argumenterer vi for en aktivitetsindeks for modellering av norsk bruttonasjonalprodukt (BNP). Med bakgrunn i nyere norsk økonomisk historie og konjunkturteori viser vi at feilinformasjon ... -
Algae as a biofuel feed source : a study on economics, scaling and investment
(Master thesis, 2012)The United States is the world’s largest importer of petroleum and is developing liquid fuel substitutes from biomass to displace fossil fuel consumption as a means of energy security of supply as well as secondary interests ... -
Alternative aktivaklasser i Statens Pensjonsfond Utland : en evaluering av eiendom og Private Equity
(Master thesis, 2013)I denne utredningen har vi sett på hvilke effekter en kan forvente ved utvidelse av Statens pensjonsfond utland (SPU) dersom aktivaklassene eiendom og Private Equity (PE) inkluderes. Det er gjort ved å beskrive SPU og ... -
Amateur or professional? : a new look at 19th century patentees in Norway
(Discussion paper;12/2012, Working paper, 2012-05)The paper analyses Norwegian 19th century patentees. A special focus is on the affiliation or relationship of the patentees to the manufacturing industries, business and the wider economy. A main question is whether the ...