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Social integration of ethnic groups in Europe. How can concepts of place and territoriality help explain processes, policies and problems of socially integrating different ethnic groups in a European context?
(Geografi i Bergen, Research report, 2003)International migration is changing the spatial and social topography of European cities. This paper represents an attempt to apply concepts of place and territoriality to the issue of integration of ethnic groups into ... -
Social media to support organisational activities : a framing theory perspective : a case study on how two Norwegian organisations use social media
(Master thesis, 2018)The aim of this thesis is to contribute new insights on social media usage in organisations by answering the following main research question: How is social media used to support organisational activities in marketing and ... -
Social media use in organizations : exploring the emergence of a new practice : a case study on institutionalization
(Master thesis, 2018)Almost a third of the world’s population use social media, and organizations show growing interest in how they can harness the potential of social media. Scholars have investigated various implications of social media ... -
Social origins of a work ethic : norms, mobility and urban unemployment
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2002-03)Neighbourhood effects and worker mobility have been proposed as explanations for the pattern of employment in cities. This paper presents a the oretical framework within which the joint impact of these two factors can ... -
Social security and future generations
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-12)We survey the effects of social security in the form of mandatory public pension programs on the intergenerational distribution of tax burdens, income, various risks and welfare. The first part considers basic theoretical ... -
Social security reforms and early retirement
(Report, Research report, 2000-09)In order to stimulate labor market participation and improve the financial viability of the social security systems, many recent reform proposals in various OECD economies suggest to scale down the non-actuarial parts of ... -
Social security reforms and early retirement
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-09)In order to stimulate labor market participation and improve the financial viability of the social security systems, many recent reform proposals in various OECD economies suggest to scale down the non-actuarial parts ... -
Social Sustainability and Cost Competitiveness – beyond ‘winwins’? A Case Study of Facilitation-based Productivity Intervention in the Pakistani Garment Industry
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis explores how a facilitation-based productivity intervention created by the International Labour Organization (ILO) might play a role in handling tensions between demands for social and environmental sustainability ... -
Socially responsible investing (SRI) mutual funds and market crises : an empirical analysis of the risk-adjusted performance of SRI funds relative to conventional funds during market crises
(Master thesis, 2020)The master thesis aims to investigate the risk-adjusted performance of socially responsible investing (SRI) funds relative to conventional funds. We study the performance in different market states from March 2003 to ... -
Socioeconomic Status and Physicians’ Treatment Decisions
(Discussion paper;12/15, Working paper, 2015-06)This paper aims at shedding light on the social gradient by studying the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and provision of health care. Using administrative data on services provided by General Practitioners ... -
Sofia-protokollen om stabilisering av NOx-utslipp : en økonometrisk evaluering
(Rapport, Research report, 2000-12)Målet med denne rapporten er å undersøke effekten av Sofia-protokollen om reduksjon av nitrogenoksider (NOx) fra 1988. Avtalelandene forplikter seg til å stabilisere utslippene av NOx på 1987-nivå innen utgangen av 1994. ... -
Soft landing of a stock market bubble : an experimental study
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-10)The paper investigates the effect of interest policy on price bubbles, trading behavior and portfolio choice in experimental stock markets. A series of experiments has 8 participants trade an asset over 15 periods. ... -
Software for Spatial Statistics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)We give an overview of the papers published in this special issue on spatial statistics, of the Journal of Statistical Software. 21 papers address issues covering visualization (micromaps, links to Google Maps or Google ... -
Software vulnerabilities and bug bounty programs
(Discussion paper;4/20, Working paper, 2020-05-12)Many software developers employ bug bounty programs that award a prize for the detection of bugs in their software. We analyze, in a model with asymmetric information, under which conditions a bug bounty program is beneficial ... -
Solar Energy for Poverty Alleviation in China Environmental Effectiveness and Economic Impact
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The sole proprietor’s income shifting under the dual income tax
(Report, Research report, 2004-02)The dual income tax provides the sole proprietor with large incentives to participate in tax minimizing income shifting to have more of his income taxed as capital income. The Norwegian split model is designed to remove ... -
Solidarity and Fairness in Times of Crisis
(DP SAM;06/2020, Working paper, 2020-05-14)In a large-scale pre-registered survey experiment with a representative sample of more than 8,000 Americans, we examine how the COVID-19 pandemic causally affects people’s solidarity and fairness. We randomly manipulate ... -
Solution Algorithms for Optimal Buy-Back Contracts in Multi-period Channel Equilibria with Stochastic Demand and Delayed Information
(Discussion paper;10/19, Working paper, 2019-09-09)We analyze the problem of time-dependent channel coordination in the face of uncertain demand. The channel, composed of a manufacturer and a retailer, is to address a time-varying and uncertain price-dependent demand. The ... -
Solvency II : an illustration
(Master thesis, 2006)This thesis focuses on Solvency II and the implications for life insurance. We first give an introduction to insurance and life insurance in general. Then we describe the balance sheet of a life insurance company. We also ...