Browsing NHH Brage by Author "Juranek, Steffen"
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Analyzing the efficacy of the pharmaceutical patent system
Brown, Scott; Andersson, Martine (Master thesis, 2019)The purpose of this thesis is to provide insight into the complexities of the pharmaceutical industry and the subsequent role that patent protection influences both consumer markets and business operations. The methods ... -
China catching up in EV-related technologies : evidence from patent quality analysis
Carrozzo, Margherita (Master thesis, 2019)Developing countries technologically catching up with leading countries within sectoral systems exhibit a set of common patterns, besides a series of case-specific behaviours. The attention that China has increasingly ... -
Classroom experiments on technology licensing: Royalty stacking, cross-licensing and patent pools
Haugen, Atle; Juranek, Steffen (Discussion paper;3/21, Working paper, 2021-02-11)We present two classroom experiments on technology licensing. The first classroom experiment introduces the concept of royalty stacking. The students learn that non-cooperative pricing of royalties for complementary ... -
Creating a National Champion: International Competition and Unbundling in Rail Transportation
Juranek, Steffen (Discussion paper;18/15, Working paper, 2015-04-10)This article investigates the incentives to unbundle operations and infrastructure in the railway industry in a two-country model with international network effects from the viewpoint of national governments. The analysis ... -
Digital transformasjon i et stort internasjonalt selskap : en kvalitativ eksplorerende studie om endringer medført av en digitaliseringsstrategi
Gjerde, Justina; Lunde, Solveig Tveter (Master thesis, 2018)Digitalisering påvirker organisasjoner i stor grad, og DNV GL gjennomgår en digital transformasjon der de har investert tid og ressurser på digitalisering for å henge med i konkurransen. I denne masterutredningen har vi ... -
Disrupting disruption : an empirical analysis of patent activities in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina.
Borg, Marie Ilona Kramarics (Master thesis, 2021)t is well established that innovation is one of the key factors to fight climate change. This thesis explores the reverse relationship between climate change and innovation by investigating the implication of a natural ... -
The Effect from Taxes on the Location of Patents A quantitative research on affiliates within European multinational enterprises
Anker, Albert (Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we examine how multinational enterprises strategically allocate their patents in order to reduce the consolidated tax burdens. It is crucial to acknowledge the importance of patents in profit shifting, ... -
The effect of patents on financial constraints : an empirical analysis of Norwegian companies 2009-2018
Bache, Carl; Spilde, Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we investigate the relationship between patenting activity and financial constraints for a broad panel of Norwegian companies between 2009-2018. The research is inspired by Hottenrott, Hall and Czaranitzki ... -
The Effect of Social Distancing Measures on Intensive Care Occupancy: Evidence on COVID-19 in Scandinavia
Juranek, Steffen; Zoutman, Floris T. (Discussion paper;2/20, Working paper, 2020-04-29)Understanding the effectiveness of social distancing on the spread of COVID-19 is crucial to justify economically costly social distancing measures. We present a case study focusing on the three Scandinavian countries. ... -
The effects of corporate taxation on innovation : an empirical analysis on the effects of corporate taxation on innovation in Europe
Maier, Isabella (Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims at analyzing the relationship between corporate income taxation and innovation in Europe to further the discussion about which policy tool is optimal to encourage innovation. This was done using a fixed ... -
Forbrukslån i Norge : en analyse av markedet for forbrukslån og kundene som benytter seg av det
Daltveit, Vegard; Larsen, Christoffer (Master thesis, 2017)Vår utredning baserer seg på et ønske om å få innsikt i forbrukslånsbransjen. I arbeidet med oppgaven har vi lagt mye vekt på å få et så helhetlig bilde av bransjen som mulig. Forbrukslån er et kontroversielt produkt som ... -
Fra bensinstasjon til energistasjon : en empirisk studie av hurtigladetilbudet på bensinstasjoner
Sollie, Ida Engdal; Kafili, Negin (Master thesis, 2021)Et landsdekkende ladenettverk er den siste brikken som må på plass for å sikre en sømløs overgang til elektriske kjøretøy og komme nærmere målet om en helelektrifisering av bilparken innen 2025. Bensinstasjonsbransjen ... -
Gender-related differences in investment decisions : through the lens of equity crowdfunding : an empirical study in collaboration with dealflow
Jørgensen, Ingrid; Tranaas, Nelly A. (Master thesis, 2020)The remainder to progress towards full gender equality requires increased female presence in financial markets, in particular in investing. The need to better understand female investment decisions, in an environment ... -
Human capital in outsourcing decisions : an empirical study on patent data
Eikaas, Carina Langfjord; Ekre, Njål Engen (Master thesis, 2017)Outsourcing of knowledge activities has become more popular as the world´s economy has become increasingly knowledge-based in recent years (Parkhe, 2007). The knowledge that is held by a firm is known as the firm’s Human ... -
Investing in legal advice – What determines the costs of enforcing intellectual property rights?
Juranek, Steffen (Discussion paper;20/15, Working paper, 2015-08-28)This paper studies the determinants of investment in legal advice by plaintiffs in patent litigation. A hand-collected sample of US patent litigation cases is used to identify the empirical factors that determine the ... -
Kvinner i toppledelsen – påvirkes norske børsnoterte selskapers verdi og lønnsomhet? : en empirisk analyse av norske børsnoterte selskaper i perioden 2008- 2016
Viung, Mats Johnsen; Lægreid, Raymond (Master thesis, 2020)Et relativt nytt forskningsområde i global sammenheng er hvilken effekt kvinner i toppledelsen har på selskapsprestasjoner. I norsk sammenheng foreligger det begrenset forskning på området, og denne masterutredningen har ... -
Labor Market Effects of COVID-19 in Sweden and its Neighbors: Evidence from Novel Administrative Data
Juranek, Steffen; Paetzold, Jörg; Winner, Hannes; Zoutman, Floris T. (Discussion paper;8/20, Working paper, 2020-07-24)This paper studies the labor market effects of non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. We focus on the Nordic countries which showed one of the highest variations in NPIs despite having ... -
Machine learning in bankruptcy prediction : utilizing machine learning for improved bankruptcy predictions in the Norwegian market with an emphasis on financial, management and sector statements
Meese, Eystein Nordby; Viken, Torbjørn (Master thesis, 2019)In this thesis, we create a new multi-year model for predicting bankruptcies in the Norwegian market. Our emphasis is on utilizing all parts of the financial statements and related information, rather than previously ... -
Measuring incubation performance in Bergen teknologioverføring : a quantitative study on the effects of business incubation
Styve, Josefin; Stubberud, Preben (Master thesis, 2018)As the perceived value of innovative start-up environments has accumulated, the measurement of performance in business incubators have become a topic of increasing interest (M'Chirgui, 2012). Innovation is a key performance ... -
NPEs’ patent acquisitions : empirical analysis of patent data
Nilsen, Magne; Paudel, Prakash Raj (Master thesis, 2018)Patent trolls, or NPEs, act as intermediaries in the markets for technology and behave opportunistically to earn profit through patent litigation and licensing. Some researchers claim that NPEs harm the economy and ...