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Testing the role of comparative advantage and learning in wage and promotion dynamics
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-06)Can job assignment based on comparative advantage and learning about workers’ ability explain wage and promotion dynamics within firms? In order to answer this question the Gibbons and Waldman (1999b) model is estimated ... -
Tests for market integration and the law of one price : the market for whitefish in France
(Report, Research report, 2003-01)This paper examines the relationship between causality models and cointegration models in testing for price integration and the Law of One Price (LOP). In our review, we show that cointegration models, which allow for ... -
Text and voice : complements, substitutes or both?
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005)Text messaging has become an important revenue component for European and Asian mobile operators. We develop a simple model of demand for mobile services incorporating the existence of call externalities and network effects. ... -
The Bergen Wave and the Media, 1990-2008
(Working paper;2011:29, Working paper, 2011-11)Music scenes have frequently been closely related to geographical locations; Merseybeat and Liverpool; Motown, techno and Detroit; and grunge and Seattle. In Norway, the term ‘the Bergen wave’ characterizes periods where ... -
The business commitment of a norwegian company in Germany : an examination from a tax perspective
(Working paper;17/13, Working paper, 2013-07)The German market is large and of great economic importance for Norway. A detailed understanding of the German tax system and the cross-national regulations between Germany and Norway are necessary for Norwegian companies ... -
The business model of the British Virgin Islands and Panama
(Working paper;31/13, Working paper, 2013-09)In this note, we describe the history and the main characteristics of the tax havens The British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Panama. We discuss the financial channels used in these jurisdictions to move money and assets across ... -
The Café Femenino Peru story : evaluating the potential of a for-profit gender equitable value chain
(Working paper;2016:1, Working paper, 2016-04)The focus of this paper is on evaluating how Café Femenino Peru, an organically grown coffee produced by women, is successful in promoting gender equity, while being a for-profit business. Using the ‘pro-poor perspective’ ... -
The capital constraining effects of the norwegian wealth tax
(Working paper;41/12, Working paper, 2012-10)This paper investigates if the Norwegian wealth tax imposes capital constraints on small privately held businesses. A panel of 31,428 Norwegian firms from 2005 to 2009 is used to estimate two models of capital constraints. ... -
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 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 ... -
The effect of credit portfolio diversification and ownership on banks’ risk exposure : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Arbeidsnotat;2019/2, Working paper, 2019-04)In this thesis, we attempt to provide evidence on the effect of credit portfolio diversification in two dimensions, industrial and geographical diversification. Further, we analyze whether differences in banks' risk ... -
The effect of industrial diversification on banks’ performance : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Working paper;2017:9, Working paper, 2017-06)By attracting deposits from savers and offering financing to borrowers, banks play an important role in the economy. Which strategic approach banks ought to pursue for optimizing performance and hence contribute to financial ... -
The effect of recessions on firms’ boundaries
(Working paper;04/13, Working paper, 2013-01)The economic theory of the firm offers conflicting predictions of how the two major effects of recessions, changes in demand and access to credit, affect firm boundaries. Using data on Norwegian firms in the recent recession, ... -
The effects of a day off from retail price competition : evidence on consumer behavior and firm performance in gasoline retailing
(Working paper;2017:11, Working paper, 2017-08)First, we analyze how regular days off from competition and a time-dependent price pattern affect firm performance. Second, we examine the effects on firms’ profitability from consumers’ changing search- and timing behavior. ... -
The ensemble kalman filter for multidimensional bioeconomic models
(Working papers;04/14, Working paper, 2014-03)To serve the needs for integrating economic considerations into management decisions in ecosystem frameworks, we need to build models that capture observed system dynamics and incorporate existing knowledge of ecosystems ... -
The market for consumption devices : on complementary products and seller-side revenue-extraction
(Working paper;40/12, Working paper, 2012-11)Some products and services are perfect complements to technological devices, such as video games to video game consoles. We analyze how competition between two firms selling such devices is affected by the fact that they ... -
The opportunism problem revisited : the case of retailer sales effort
(Working paper;30/13, Working paper, 2013-09)We study a setting where the opportunism or commitment problem identified by Hart and Tirole (1990) may arise. An upstream monopolist may sell its product to two differentiated downstream retailers. Contract unobservability ... -
The Portuguese fish processing industry from the 1960s to the present
(Working paper;2015:13, Working paper, 2015-12)The purpose of this report is to analyse developments in the Portuguese fish processing industry from the 1960s to the present. In this period, Portugal has undergone tremendous political and macroeconomic changes. While ... -
The turn-around of Uninor
(Working paper;06/13, Working paper, 2013-01)On October 29, 2008, Telenor of Norway announced its plans to enter the Indian mobile telecom market. Despite a strong start, revenue did not grow in line with business projections. In a highly congested market, price war ... -
The effect of market structure on banks’ interest rate spreads : an empirical analysis of the Norwegian bank market
(Report, Research report, 2010-11)In this study we investigate how market structure affects the interest rate spread of banks that provide lending for commercial entities in Norway. We delineate the Norwegian bank market into local commuter belts, and ...