Blar i Department of Economics på emneord "economics"
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Blinded by the choice : an experimental study on luck, choice and distributive justice
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis aims to study moral motivation in economic decision making and to increase understanding of how we treat the element of choice when it comes to economic inequality and distribution of income. Most people agree ... -
Disability, social identity, and entrepreneurship : evidence from a lab experiment in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)There are more than one billion persons with disabilities worldwide, constituting one of the most marginalized groups in the world. This paper investigates barriers to entrepreneurship among persons with disabilities. The ... -
Disability, social identity, and entrepreneurship : evidence from a laboratory experiement in rural Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)People with disabilities (PWDs) often face social exclusion due to the stigma associated with having a disability. This results in many PWDs being disadvantaged economically, in education attainment and career opportunities. ... -
Does education foster voter participation? : an empirical study using a Norwegian school reform
(Master thesis, 2016)There is a common agreement that education is an essential part of a stable democracy. This is based on the belief that education encourages citizens to participate in democratic processes, and provides them with the ... -
Effekten av digitale ordbøker i norsk skole: bedre språk eller tomme ord?
(Master thesis, 2015)I denne oppgaven har vi forsøkt å finne ut om bruk av digitale ordbøker fra iFinger fører til bedre karakterer i språkfag i norsk skole. iFinger har blitt innført på videregående skoler og ungdomsskoler ved forskjell ... -
Fairness and inequality : measuring fairness preferences and identifying the unfair income inequality in Germany
(Master thesis, 2016)The standard measures of economic inequality seem not to be in accordance with the way people tend to think about inequality. Rather than considering all economic inequality unfair, people seem to accept inequalities arising ... -
Using exogenous tax variation to identify the effect of municipalities’ financial condition on the integration outcome of refugees in Norway.
(Master thesis, 2016)The inflow of refugees to Europe in the past few years has motivated us to study the outcome of integration of refugees. The Norwegian settlement policy of refugees implies that refugees are assigned to municipalities ... -
What makes people refuse to lie? : understanding pure lie aversion
(Master thesis, 2012)In this paper, I examine pure lie aversion in a controlled experiment. When both the liar and the person that is being lied to benefits from the lie, why do some people still refuse to lie? I use treatments to capture pure ...