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Baby booming inequality? Demographic change and earnings inequality in Norway, 1967–2000

Almås, Ingvild; Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)

In this paper, we demonstrate how age-adjusted inequality measures can be used to evaluate whether changes in inequality over time are due to changes in the age-structure. To this end, we use administrative data on ...

Baby booming inequality?: demographic change and inequality in Norway, 1967-2004

Almås, Ingvild; Havnes, Tarjei; Mogstad, Magne (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-02)

We demonstrate how age-adjusted inequality measures can be used to evaluate whether changes in inequality over time are because of changes in the age structure. In particular, we explore the hypothesis that the substantial ...

Back testing multi asset value at risk : Norwegian data

Råheim, Gudmund (Master thesis, 2014)

This paper attempts to e stimate Value At Risk (VaR) for a multi asset Norwegian portfolio, using some of the most popular estimation methods , Variance Covariance Method, Historical Simulation and Monte Carlo ...

Backhauling in forest transportation : models, methods and practical usage

Carlsson, Dick; Rönnqvist, Mikael (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006)

Transportation planning in forestry is divided into strategic, tactical and operational depending on the length of the planning horizon. We consider a tactical problem of finding efficient backhauling routes. Given a set ...

Bad weather ahead: Pre-recession characteristics and the severity of recession impact

Knudsen, Eirik Sjåholm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

This paper addresses a simple question: why are some firms more severely affected by recessions than others? Using the Norwegian financial crisis of 2008 as an empirical setting, I find that firms pursuing pre-recession ...

Baker Hansen : motivasjon og bonussystemer

Hals, Knut Andreas (Master thesis, 2010)

Motiverte ansatte er en av nøkkelforutsetningene for å drive butikk på en tilfredsstillende måte. Denne oppgaven hadde som problemstilling å kartlegge motivasjonen til butikkmedarbeiderne i Baker Hansen. Videre ønsket jeg ...

Bakeribransjen i Norge : en empirisk analyse

Kjørlaug, Øyvind (Master thesis, 2009)

Denne utredningen søker å analysere om det eksisterer forskjeller innad i bakeribransjen i Norge, hovedsakelig vedrørende de ulike aktørenes forhold til konkurransesituasjon, posisjonering, prising og viktige prisfaktorer. ...

The balanced scorecard : teori og praktisk anvendelse

Kalland, Anne Linn A. (Master thesis, 2006)

I utredningen presenteres bruken av Balanced Scorecard i case bedriftene Oslo Fengsel og Sparebanken Vest. Begge bedriftene var i en omstillingsprosess og hadde dårlig måloppnåelse på det tidspunktet de innførte ...

The balanced scorecard and leadership : the system’s (ir)relevance in an uncertain world

Stemsrudhagen, Jan Ivar (Working paper, Working paper, 2003-06)

Leadership is about handling change, and the balanced scorecard (BSC) is frequently seen as an important tool for this type of work. This paper studies the way in which the executives of the EDB 4tel corporation worked ...

Balanced scorecards: a relational contract approach

Kvaløy, Ola; Olsen, Trond E. (Discussion paper;3/20, Working paper, 2020-05-08)

Reward systems based on balanced scorecards typically connect pay to an index, i.e. a weighted sum of multiple performance measures. However, there is no formal incentive model that actually describe this kind of index ...

A balanced view of development as freedom

Tungodden, Bertil (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-10)

Amartya Sen, in his most recent book Development as Freedom, argues that expansion of human freedom should both be viewed as the primary end and the principle means of development. This paper provides an overview and a ...

Balansert målstyring i Bergen kommune : en kvalitativ eksplorerende studie om bruk av balansert målstrying i Bergen kommune

Oppedal, Rikke Toska; Mellingen, Anne Karen Øvredal (Master thesis, 2018)

Det har skjedd store endringer i offentlig sektor i senere tid. Ny offentlig styring (New Public Management) er en reformbølge hvor man har brukt styringsprinsipper fra privat sektor for å effektivisere og forbedre ...

Balansert målstyring i Helse Vest RHF : korleis kan balansert målstyring bidra til betre styring av Helse Vest RHF

Myklebust, Knut Øyvind (Master thesis, 2008)

Det har dei siste åra vore mykje debatt omkring økonomisk styring av sjukehussektoren. Denne utgreiinga tek føre seg bruk av balansert målstyring i Helse Vest RHF, og om dette rammeverket kan gi betre styring for organisasjonen. ...

Balansert målstyring og beyond budgeting i norske selskaper : en analyse av årsaker til valg av styringsverktøy. Kan valgt styringsverktøy, styringsverktøyets utforming og trekk ved implementeringen ha betydning for styringsverktøyets suksess?

Hjelvik, Ine (Master thesis, 2009)

Bank bail outs: causes, implementation, pros and cons

Karibekova, Dinara (Master thesis, 2011)

This master’s thesis has explored the topic of main causes that provoked recent financial crisis transformed into global one and addressed the issue of bank bailouts application in the US that is becoming increasingly ...

Bank capital management: an examination of loan loss provisions under regulatory pressure : an empirical study of the Nordic banking sector

Fagernes, Lars Magnus; Nygård, Ida Eilertsen (Master thesis, 2016)

We study whether and how capital regulation affects banks’ loan loss provisions. Using handpicked data on 46 Nordic banks, we find that banks use discretion to reduce loan loss provisions for regulatory capital management ...