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The pluralism of fairness ideals : an experimental approach
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-12)A core question in the contemporary debate on distributive justice is how the fair distribution of income is affected by differences in talent and effort. Important theories of distributive justice, such as strict ... -
The pluralism of fairness ideals : an experimental approach
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2005-09)A core question in the contemporary debate on distributive justice is how the fair distribution of income is affected by differences in talent and effort. Important theories of distributive justice, such as strict ega ... -
Policy and regulatory framework to enhance local content : yardsticks and best practice
(2011:02, Working paper, 2011-01)The focus of this paper is on how to design a policy to enhance national participation in the local oil and gas industry in a way that actually turns out the benefit the host country of these resources. The underlying idea ... -
Policy competition for foreign direct investment between asymmetric countries
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-09)The present paper analyses policy competition for foreign direct investment between a larger and industrially more developed country and a smaller and industrially less developed country. We demonstrate how policy ... -
Policy measures and storage in a hydropower system
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-02)In this paper we discuss how three different public policy measures affect water storage controlled by hydropower producing firms. In particular we discuss measures to promote competition, increase transmission capacity ... -
Policy sensitivity analysis : simple versus complex fishery models
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-12)Sensitivity analysis is often used to judge the sensitivity of model behaviour to uncertain assumptions about model formulations and parameter values. Since the ultimate goal of modelling is typically policy recommendation, ... -
A policy-sensitive high-level model for comparison of emission and cost reduction options for aviation : techno-economic model for zero emission aviation in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)In Norway, aviation plays a central role in connecting the remote areas of the country with its cities, and is a fundamental means of transportation for the population to reach hospitals and educational institutions. Norway ... -
Political budget cycles in a small, open economy : the independent central bank as an institutional constraint conditional on the exchange rate regime
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis investigates political budget cycles (PBC) in a modern democracy. A model of PBC in a small, open economy is developed using the New-Keynesian methodology, incorporating separate fiscal and monetary authorities. ... -
Political uncertainty : valuation and decision making with focus on oil investments
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Political Uncertainty and Household Savings
(Discussion paper;34/14, Working paper, 2014-12)Despite macroeconomic evidence pointing to a negative aggregate consumption response due to political uncertainty, few papers have used microeconomic panel data to analyze how households adjust their consumption after ... -
Politics over Profits? A quantitative study of the effect of state-ownership and development on the incentive to shift profits
(Master thesis, 2022)The literature covers empirical evidence examining the profit shifting behaviour of multinational firms within advanced economies. With the increasing interest of governments in detecting profit shifting behaviour, few ... -
Politikere som styrer kommunaleiede selskaper : en studie av kostnadseffektiviteten i vann- og avløpsselskaper
(Master thesis, 2018)I denne oppgaven undersøkes kostnadseffektivitet i vann- og avløpssektoren for kommuner som organiserer disse tjenestene i et kommunalt eid selskap. Undersøkelsene viser at kommuner som organiserer vannforsyning i kommunalt ... -
Politiske ferdigheter i organisasjoner : hvilke sammenhenger er det mellom en leders grad av politiske ferdigheter, relasjonen med de ansatte (LMX) og utnyttelse av potensial, tillit og motivasjon blant de ansatte?
(Master thesis, 2017)Formålet med denne masterutredningen er å få innsikt i hvilke sammenhenger det er mellom en leders grad av politiske ferdigheter, relasjonen med de ansatte (LMX) og utnyttelse av potensial, tillit og motivasjon blant de ... -
Politiske konjunktursykler i etterkrigstidens Norge : en teoretisk og empirisk analyse
(Master thesis, 2006-06-08)Den foreliggende utredningen bruker økonomisk teori og empiriske analyser for å analysere hvorvidt det er grunnlag for å si at man har sett politiske konjunktursykler i etterkrigstidens Norge, og hvorvidt disse eventuelt ... -
Pollution decay, consumer awareness and optimal carbon taxes
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-02)The effects of non-linear decay and consumer preferences are analyzed in a setting where optimal extraction of non-renewable resources is combined with stock externalities. The control is exercised via a corrective tax and ... -
Pooling in insurance
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-01)Risk sharing resulting in pooling of risk is considered. First pooling is discussed from the perspective of life and pension insurance. Second we take the perspective of Pareto optimal risk sharing, originating from a model ... -
A Poorly Understood Disease? The Unequal Distribution of Excess Mortality Due to COVID-19 Across French Municipalities
(DP SAM;15/2020, Working paper, 2020-08)While COVID-19 was responsible for more than 600,000 deaths worldwide as of July 24, 2020, very little is known about the socio-economic heterogeneity of its impact on mortality. In this paper, we combine several administrative ... -
Population ageing in extended overlapping generations models : a numerical analysis of the financing of the Norwegian national insurance scheme
(Master thesis, 2017)In recent years, a funding of the Norwegian National Insurance Scheme has been discussed as a sustainability-improving measure in the wake of the financial crisis and an ageing population due to baby boomers entering ... -
Port pricing : principles, structure and models
(Discussion paper;14/2014, Working paper, 2014-04)Price level and price transparency are input to shippers’ choice of supply chain and transport mode. In this paper, we analyse current port pricing structures in the light of the pricing literature and consider opportunities ... -
Port waiting time for oil tankers : Leveraging AIS data to predict port waiting time using machine learning
(Master thesis, 2023)This master's thesis investigates the predictability of waiting times at crude oil ports using Automatic Identification System (AIS) data and machine learning. Focusing on the wet bulk market, specifically four congested ...