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Baby booming inequality? Demographic change and earnings inequality in Norway, 1967–2000
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ... -
A balanced view of development as freedom
(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
(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
(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. ... -
Bank bail outs: causes, implementation, pros and cons
(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
(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 ... -
Bank Recovery & Resolution Directive : Bail-in av usikrede kreditorer og konsekvenser for finansieringen i norske banker
(Master thesis, 2014)Finanskrisen og tidligere bankkriser har påvist svakheter ved myndighetenes krisehåndtering av banker. På grunn av manglende effektive krisehåndteringsmekanismer har myndighetene flere ganger sett seg nødt til å komme med ... -
Bank regulatory capital adjustment : evidence from Norwegian savings and commercial banks
(Master thesis, 2014)A growing body of theoretical literature suggests that banks have a target capital structure.1 This idea is supported by the empirical findings that it exists a large cross sectional variation in regulatory capital ratios ... -
Bank Supervision after the Financial Crisis: Signals from the Market for Liquidity
(Discussion paper;14/15, Working paper, 2015-04-10)The financial turmoil that we have been living with since August 2007 has left central banks, regulators, politicians, and economists with two big, overriding questions: How do we best get out of the crisis and how should ... -
Bankenes rolle i det internasjonale penge- og kapitalmarked
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Banker uten budsjett – hvem er de? : en studie av norske sparebanker uten budsjett
(Rapport, Research report, 2011-06)Dagens organisasjoner møter stadig tøffere, uforutsigbare og dynamiske markeder. For å holde følge med utviklingen, er økonomiske styringssystem i stadig utvikling. Styringsverktøy utvikles, modereres, suppleres og erstattes ...