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A partner in crime : assortative matching and bias in the crime market
(Discussion papers;25/14, Working paper, 2014-06)I identify a discriminatory bias in partnership formation within the property crime mar- ket in the United States. Theoretically, the prisoner's dilemma creates an incentive for a criminal to form a partnership with a ... -
A psychological look at economic growth : an omni-political manifesto
(Master thesis, 2013)This master's thesis is an attempt to synthesize the psychological theory of self-esteem, as formulated by Nathaniel Branden, with economic thought in order to provide an innovative way of analyzing historical economic ... -
A race to the bottom? : a game-theoretic approach to monetary policy interdependence
(Master thesis, 2017)The recent low interest regime of most central banks in the world raises several questions. First, it appears that the interest rates may have been too low during periods of recessions. Second, the key policy rates seem ... -
A replication of "What will it do for my EPS?" : a straightforward but powerful motive for mergers
(Master thesis, 2015)The purpose of this paper is to investigate the possibility of predicting what firms ultimately become targets in a merger and acquisition transaction, by replicating the results of Garvey, Milbourn & Xie in “What Will It ... -
A review of mobile services research: Research gaps and suggestions for future research on mobile apps
(Working paper;01/15, Working paper, 2015-01)The working paper starts with an overview of the growth in research on mobile services. Based on the increase in the research on mobile services the last few years, the fact that the last general review article on mobile ... -
A simple wavelet-based test for serial correlation in panel data models
(Discussion paper;11/14, Working paper, 2014-03)Hong and Kao (2004) proposed a panel data test for serial correlation of unknown form. However, their test is computationally difficult to implement, and simulation studies show the test to have bad small-sample properties. ... -
A simulation analysis of the container handling process at Husøy port : the effect of a new container terminal
(Master thesis, 2015)In this thesis we have been using simulation as a method to analyse the structural changes at Karmsund Container Terminal. By measuring the different steps in the container handling process, we were able to evaluate how ... -
A specialized parallel corpus of English and Spanish Free Trade Agreements for the study of specialized collocations
(Journal article, 2011)This paper describes the Corpus of Free Trade Agreements (henceforth FTA), a specialized parallel corpus in English and Spanish from Europe and America that is being prepared and aligned with Translation Corpus Aligner 2 ... -
A stitch in time saves nine : the costs of postponing action in climate policy
(Report;2011:16, Research report, 2011)The main purpose of this report is to investigate the effects of postponing implementation of a carbon tax assuming that externalities associated with climate change and global warming is real. Failing to internalize these ... -
A study of moral motivation in paternalistic behavior : a study of how two variations of information asymmetry affect the willingness to make paternalistic decisions
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to study moral motivation in hard paternalistic interferences, and further contribute to the understanding of the nature behind paternalistic behavior. Based on the evidence that people are ... -
A study of tax minimization strategies in multinational companies : with focus on The Coca-Cola company and IKEA
(Master thesis, 2014)In this thesis we study how multinational companies are using various strategies in order to minimize their total tax burden. We use theory and relevant literature to describe some of the strategies available, and we ... -
A study of the Norwegian Stock Market, 1961-1989 : characteristics of the Oslo Stock Exchange and an empirical analysis of the price-book anomaly
(Master thesis, 2018)This thesis analyzes characteristics of the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) in the time period 1961-1989. Furthermore, this thesis extends the literature concerning the research on the P/B anomaly in the Norwegian stock market ... -
A study on adapting advanced traceability system between feed manufacturer and salmon farmer in a farmed salmon supply chain
(Master thesis, 2015)Adopting an advanced traceability system in a supply chain is crucial to solve food safety issue. It is certainly important for firms to improve their traceability to deal with potential recalls ... -
A supply side perspective on the historical short term co-movement of output and prices in Norway : empirical evidence and implications for monetary policy
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis explains how inflation targeting as an objective for monetary policy, to some extent, relies upon the inflation rate reflecting output cycles in the short-term. It also explains how this assumption does not ... -
A Taste Of "Nextopia"
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)This paper investigates consumer response to advertising for future, to-be-released products. Drawing on recent consumer psychology research on the optimism bias, positive uncertainty, and affective (mis-)forecasting, we ... -
A tool kit for measurement of organisational learning: Methodological requirements and an illustrative example
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)Few studies attempt to measure organisational learning. Measurement is critical to evaluate relationships between initiatives to support learning and organisational performance. This paper proposes a theory-based tool kit ... -
A/S Moelven Brug : karakteristika og synspunkter
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ABC i PET
(Master thesis, 2008)Kostnadsvurderinger av PET i Norge har vært gjort tidligere (J.G.Fjell, 2003 og overslagsmessig av SMM). Disse er imidlertid teoretisk beregnet i forkant av innføringen av PET ved Riks-Radiumhospitalet. Både organisering ... -
Absent doctors, shy economists and polemic linguists? Writer manifestation in academic texts
(Journal article, 2004)The work reported here is part of a project funded by the Norwegian Research Council, for the period 2002-2004. Professor Kjersti Fløttum from the University of Bergen is project leader. The project title is Kulturell ...