• Forecasting commodity prices with switching regimes : a MS-VAR approach for fish meal price 

      Tveterås, Sigbjørn (Working paper, Working paper, 2003-07)
      The objective of this paper is to present a parsimonious forecasting model of the fish meal price. The focus is on the soybean meal market’s impact on the fish meal price together with the stocks-to-use as an indicator of ...
    • Foreign aid and international public goods : incentives and strategic behavior 

      Pedersen, Karl Rolf (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-08)
      This paper considers a stylized model where a donor and a recipient government derive utility from a public good (for example consumption among the poor or defense capacity in the recipient country), in addition to a private ...
    • Foreign aid and social sector spending in developing countries 

      Hagen, Rune Jansen; Hatlebakk, Magnus (Report, Research report, 2002)
      Foreign aid is of critical importance to achieving the international goal of providing basic social services to all mankind by 2015. If strategies for funding health and education are to be successful, understanding the ...
    • Foreign direct investment : assessing the need for a multilateral agreement 

      Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell (Report, Research report, 2002-06)
      Do we need a multilateral agreement for policies towards international investments similar to the trade agreements that exist? Foreign direct investments (FDI) play an important role in the international economy, and in ...
    • Foreign direct investment and wages in Central and Eastern Europe 

      Faggio, Giulia (Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-04)
      This paper explores the link between foreign direct investment and wages in three countries of Central and Eastern Europe: Poland, Bulgaria and Romania. The objective of the study is twofold. It tries to detect (1) whether ...
    • Foreign direct investment in non-metropolitian Norway : an analysis of strategies, objectives and autonomy 

      Jakobsen, Stig-Erik; Rusten, Grete (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-10)
      The internationalisation of the western economy in recent years implies cross-border investments and an increasing number of firms with production in more than one country. The exploitation of natural resources has ...
    • Foreign direct investment, regional change and poverty : identifying Norwegian controlled FDI in developing countries 

      Fløysand, Arnt; Haarstad, Håvard; Jakobsen, Stig-Erik; Tønnesen, Anders (Report, Research report, 2005-03)
      This report discusses the role of the involvement of multi-national companies in development and poverty reduction strategies, by identifying Norwegian controlled FDI in developing countries. The first part of the report ...
    • Foreign direct investments and regional effects : the case of Norway 

      Rusten, Grete; Jakobsen, Stig-Erik; Kvinge, Torunn (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)
      Foreign direct investments (FDI) have had an important role in Norway since the start of the manufacturing age in the beginning of the 1900s. Traditionally these were mostly export-oriented manufacturing companies. However, ...
    • Foreign direct investments: The BRIC countries and Norway 

      Heum, Per; Pires, Armando José Garcia (Working papers;44/13, Working paper, 2013-11)
      The present working paper is part of the EU-funded project COST ACTION IS0905, The Emergence of Southern multinationals and their Impact on Europe. Southern multinationals refer to multinationals from emerging economies. ...
    • Foreign economic aid : should donors cooperate? 

      Torsvik, Gaute (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-06)
      When several altruistic donors provide aid to alleviate poverty in another country, they face a common good problem. Solving this problem calls for cooperation and policy integration. But before we conclude in favour of ...
    • Foreign firm location and local multiplier effects : the case of Norwegian industrial towns 

      Jakobsen, Stig-Erik; Rusten, Grete; Haugaard, Trine; Fløysand, Arnt; Kvinge, Torunn (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)
      The Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) theory show that these investments form regional effects. Our paper emphasis the heterogeneity of these effects. Different motives for FDI creates different multiplier effects, such as ...
    • Forhandlingsmakt i legemiddelmarkedet : en empirisk analyse av grossistenes forhandlede innkjøpspriser 

      Graaner, Kathrine Håland; Klemsdal, Ragnhild (Arbeidsnotat;24/13, Working paper, 2013-08)
      Grossistleddet i det norske legemiddelmarkedet domineres i dag av tre aktører som betjener hele markedet. Disse er vertikalt integrert med hver sin apotekkjede. Grossistenes forhandlingsmakt påvirker hvilke priser man vil ...
    • Form og substans : flernasjonale selskaper og skatteplanlegging 

      Schjelderup, Guttorm (Working paper;05/14, Working paper, 2014-03)
      Denne artikkelen viser hvordan flernasjonale selskaper reduserer sin skattebelastning gjennom internpriser, tynn kapitalisering og bruk av gjennomstrømsløsninger og holdingselskaper i skatteparadis. Artikkelen stiller ...
    • The formalization of club organization in Norwegian professional football 

      Jakobsen, Stig-Erik; Gammelsæter, Hallgeir; Fløysand, Arnt; Nese, Gjermund (Working Paper, Working paper, 2005-12)
      Like professional football in other European countries Norwegian top football has experienced increased commercialization since the early 1990s. This development has been characterised by a growth in turn-over, and the ...
    • Fornøyd med ’Raskere tilbake’? : resultater fra en brukerundersøkelse 

      Kjerstad, Egil; Ravneberg, Bodil (Rapport, Research report, 2008-10)
      Tilskuddsordningen for helse- og rehabiliteringstjenester, eller 'Raskere tilbake' som ordningen også markedsføres under, ble iverksatt etter initiativ fra Sykefraværsutvalget. I denne rapporten redegjøres det for erfaringer ...
    • Forskning og utvikling i de maritime næringene 

      Henriksen, Espen R.; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Steen, Frode (Rapport, Research report, 2000-11)
      Potensielle samvirkegevinster mellom de maritime næringene har vært et sentralt spørsmål i norsk politisk debatt. Gjennom flere studier har forskere forsøkt å kartlegge eksistens og form av mulige samvirkegevinster. Forskning ...
    • FoU i petroleumsnæringen : aktører og kontraktspraksis 

      Buller, Hans Raaum (Rapport, Research report, 2005-08)
      I rapporten kartlegges FoU-virksomheten innenfor petroleumsnæringen. Spesiell fokus er på kontraktene som benyttes for FoU-prosjekter. Formålet med rapporten er todelt, 1) å gi en oversikt over dagens ordninger og kontrakter ...
    • Fra forskning til utvikling : regnskapsrådgivning i småbedriftssegmentet 

      Bulukin, Kristijane Cook; Gooderham, Paul N. (Rapport, Research report, 2005-12)
      Denne rapporten er siste ledd i forskningsprosjektet ”Enhanced value creation in the SME sector: strengthening the impact of authorised accountants”. Hensikten med prosjektet er todelt: i) å undersøke kritiske faktorer ...
    • Fra plan til marked : en analyse av Kinas finansielle system 

      Erlandsen, Anna; Erlandsen, Ben-David (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2004-11)
      Denne oppgaven er en presentasjon og en analyse av Kinas finansielle system. Det legges stor vekt på å vurdere systemets sunnhet, samt danne et bilde av sannsynligheten for at en finansiell krise vil ramme Kina i fremtiden. ...
    • Fra regnskapsfører til rådgiver? : endring i profesjonelle roller 

      Blom, Maria (Rapport;2013:3, Research report, 2013-06)
      Endringer i profesjonelle roller utmerker seg i et endringsperspektiv, da de har dyptgripende, psykologiske konsekvenser for rolleinnehaver. Denne utredningen søker å identifisere faktorer som motiverer mennesker til å ...