• Amateur or professional? : a new look at 19th century patentees in Norway 

      Basberg, Bjørn L. (Discussion paper;12/2012, Working paper, 2012-05)
      The paper analyses Norwegian 19th century patentees. A special focus is on the affiliation or relationship of the patentees to the manufacturing industries, business and the wider economy. A main question is whether the ...
    • Globalisation and maritime labour in Norway after World War II 

      Tenold, Stig (Discussion paper;17/2014, Working paper, 2014-05)
      This paper looks at how "Globalisation" – narrowly defined as the causes and effects of increased international economic integration – has influenced the demand for and supply of maritime products and services, with a ...
    • Made in China, sold in Norway : local labor market effects of an import shock 

      Balsvik, Ragnhild; Jensen, Sissel; Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar (Discussion paper;25/2014, Working paper, 2014-06)
      We analyze whether regional labor markets are affected by exposure to import competition from China. We find negative employment effects for low-skilled workers, and observe that low-skilled workers tend to be pushed ...
    • Strategy and hegemony in chemical tanker shipping, 1960-1985 

      Tenold, Stig; Murphy, Hugh (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-01)
      The article analyses the emergence of chemical shipping as a specialized shipping segment. In the 1950s and 1960s seaborne transport of chemicals was characterized by rapid technological development. This was based on ...