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The dilemma of centrality : eliminate or promote opportunistic behavior : from a network perspective
(Master thesis, 2016)This master thesis is a research proposal focusing on the extent to which a firm’s position, within a network structure, impacts opportunistic behavior. Much of the recent literature on inter-firm relationships pays great ... -
The drivers of services on next-generation networks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This paper is concerned with the drivers of service development on future telecommunication networks. As these networks are being transformed into next-generation networks, new and different services are being developed ... -
The early history of environmental economics
(Discussion paper;10/2014, Working paper, 2014-04)This paper considers economists’ treatment of problems related to the environment prior to the establishment of environmental economics as a separate field in the 1960s. In discussing the literature from the late 18th ... -
The Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna : fast crash and swift recovery for the Ferrari of the ocean?
(Working paper;2016:7, Working paper, 2016-11)The Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Bluefin tuna tastes delicious. Naturally, the Japanese sashimi market fights over this high value fish. Unfortunately, this moneymaking resource has been overfished since the 1970s ... -
The economic effect of proximity on plant level performance and investment : evidence from the opening of new airline routes in Norway
(Master thesis, 2015)This paper empirically analyses the effect of direct airline routes on plant-level investment and productivity in Norway. I look at the effects of changes in proximity due to the opening of new direct flight routes between ... -
The economic effects of the production area regulation : an empirical study of the norwegian aquaculture industry
(Master thesis, 2018)The Norwegian aquaculture industry has grown and developed substantially since its mere beginning in the 1970s (Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet, 2015; PwC, 2016b; Statistisk sentralbyrå, 2018c). Governmental regulation ... -
The Economic Geography of Regional Differentiation - Studies in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 1975)The central concern of this thesis is with the degree of freedom of action which peripheral areas retain in directing their own development. The evolution of regional policy in Norway is described in detail, with close ... -
The economic impact of fuel consumption uncertainty for tankers
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)In this thesis, we evaluate how uncertainties in ship operation, particularly fuel consumption, impact speed optimization and profit maximization. By courtesy of SKS Tankers AS, three years of noon reports and the ship ... -
The economic impact of multiple sclerosis to the patients and their families in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) imposes high economic costs on society, but the patients and their families have to bear some of these costs. Objective We aimed to estimate the magnitude of these economic costs in ... -
The economic impact of NorNed on Norway - who benefits? : a welfare analysis
(Master thesis, 2011)This thesis assesses the welfare effect of NorNed on the Norwegian society, and distributional issues are also addressed. In doing so we combine traditional welfare theory with theory on international trade and apply a ... -
The eff ect of introducing voluntary audit on accounting quality and firm behaviour : an empirical study of small Norwegian firms
(Master thesis, 2015)Auditors play an important role by ensuring that the rm's external stakeholders base their decisions on information subject to adequate controls. In this study, we explore the e ffects the option of voluntary audit has ... -
The effect from accrual earnings management in private equity trade : a study of the Norwegian private equity market’s investments and divestments
(Master thesis, 2019)Our paper looks at account manipulation in private companies purchased and sold by private equity funds. We use a proxy for discretionary accrual earnings management to measure the degree of manipulation in accounting data, ... -
The effect from loss anticipation on debt shifting: empirical evidence from european multinational corporations
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis examines whether multinational companies consider the anticipation of losses when deciding upon their optimal capital structure and debt shifting strategies. It is important to understand how capital is ... -
The effect of aid and state visits on trade
(Master thesis, 2012)This paper investigates the effect of aid on trade for twelve European countries and the effect of state visits on trade for four European countries. The theoretical foundation for the analysis is the gravity model of ... -
The effect of arbitrage activity in beta and momentum strategies on abnormal trading profits
(Master thesis, 2015)The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the effect of arbitrage activity on abnormal trading profits based on the new measures of arbitrage proposed by Lou and Polk (2013) and Huang, Lou and Polk (2014), called Comom ... -
The effect of arbitrage activity in low volatility strategies : an empirical analysis of return comovements
(Master thesis, 2017)The goal of this thesis is to examine the effect arbitrageurs have on prices in the stock market. More specifically, we seek to investigate arbitrage activity in the low volatility anomaly by decomposing it into systematic- ... -
The effect of asymmetric information concerning the bidder on earnout agreements
(Master thesis, 2016)It has been argued that earnout contracts has a great attribute in being able to mitigate asymmetric information concerning both parties of a deal simultaneously, but this aspect of earnout agreements has not yet been ... -
The effect of brand, packaging and social marketing for consumer perception of cigarettes
(Master thesis, 2014)This paper describes consumer perception of cigarettes and how brand, packaging and social marketing can affect this. The aim of the study is to reveal how brand and packaging is used by the cigarettes manufacturers and ... -
The effect of capital taxes on household's portfolio composition and intertemporal choice : evidence from the Dutch 2001 capital income tax reform
(Discussion papers;23/14, Working paper, 2014-06)This paper estimates the effect of capital taxation on portfolio composition and savings using quasi- experimental variation generated by the Dutch 2001 capital tax reform. The reform drove a wedge between the taxation ... -
The effect of competition on non-performing loan rates - evidence from the Norwegian banking market
(Working paper;2015:11, Working paper, 2015-09)The relationship between bank competition and financial stability has been thoroughly debated over the last decades. The importance of a stable banking system for financial stability makes this a topic of interest for both ...