Browsing Centre for Applied Research at NHH (SNF) by Title
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From book-keeping to strategic tools : some aspects on the role of accounting in the Scandinavian health care sector
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-07)This paper presents some aspects of the introduction of more accountable management control in the Scandinavian hospital sector. A contingency model is used to understand the complexity of public sector government. Contextual ... -
From the cradle to the labor market? : the effect of birth weight on adult outcomes
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2005-12)Lower birth weight babies have worse outcomes, both short-run in terms of one-year mortality rates and longer run in terms of educational attainment and earnings. However, recent research has called into question whether ... -
Fuel cells in shipping : higher capital costs and reduced flexibility
(Report, Research report, 2003-04)This paper discusses some main economic characteristics of fuel cell power production technology applied to shipping. Whenever competitive fuel cell systems enter the market, they are likely to have higher capital costs ... -
Fusjon i bensinmarknaden : simulering av prisverknader
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Fusjoner og konkurranse : kostnads- og etterspørselsestimering i markedsmodeller
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2000-01)I forbindelse med fusjons- og konkurransesaker kommer det ofte frem et behov for å kunne måle konkurranseeffektene av eventuelle bedriftssammenslåinger. Dette krever bruk av ulike markedsmodeller der økonomisk adferd ... -
Fusjoner og oppkjøp : er det lønnsomt?
(Rapport, Research report, 2002-08)Denne rapporten drøfter fusjoner og oppkjøp i elektrisitetsbransjen. Bakgrunnen for temaet er at lønnsomheten ved fusjoner og oppkjøp viser seg å være dårlig. Ved oppkjøp er det typisk selgende aksjonærer som tjener på ... -
Future mobile internet services : business model scenarios
(Report, Research report, 2004-06)In this report we explore future business models for mobile internet services. Based on four different scenarios, we sketch out how future conditions in the mobile industry may influence value propositions, value networks, ... -
Følgeevaluering av forskningsbasert kompetansemegling : underveisrapport 2005
(Rapport, Research report, 2006-04)SNF har fått i oppdrag av Norges forskningsråd (Forskningsrådet) å gjennomføre en følgeevaluering av programmet Forskningsbasert kompetansemegling. Evalueringen skal følge programmet fra april 2005 til juni 2007. I denne ... -
Følgeevaluering av Kompetansemegling : bedriftenes erfaringer med programmet (underveisrapport 2006/2007)
(Rapport, Research report, 2007-10)SNF har fått i oppdrag av Norges forskningsråd å gjennomføre en følgeevaluering av programmet Kompetansemegling. Hovedmålsetningen for dette programmet har vært "å fremme økt innsats på forskning og utvikling hos bedrifter ... -
Følgeevaluering av Verdiskapingsprogrammet for matproduksjon
(Rapport, Research report, 2002-12)Det statlige Verdiskapingsprogrammet for matproduksjon har som formål å bidra til økt verdiskaping gjennom å stimulere til økt utnyttelse av markedsmuligheter både innenfor primærproduksjon og foredling. Denne følgeevalueringen ... -
Gains and losses from trade when countries differ in public knowledge stocks
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-09)Following the insight from endgenus growth theory, we assume that countries with advanced production structures have high levels of public knowledge. The purpose of this paper is to analyze whether a developing country ... -
Gasellers liv og virke : hurtigvoksende foretaks rolle i norske regioner
(Rapport, Research report, 2009-12)Nær fire prosent av norske aksjeselskap doblet omsetningen i fireårsperioden 2003-2006. Rapporten analyserer hvilke type foretak dette er og i hvilke bransjer og regioner de synes å finne grobunn. Rask vekst av enkeltnæringer ... -
Gender differences in early retirement behaviour
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-05)In this paper we analyse early retirement for men and women focusing on family characteristics such as marital status, spouse income and wealth, and spouses' labour market status. The female participation rate is high in ... -
Gender wage gap studies : consistency and decomposition
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-12)This paper reviews the empirical literature on the gender wage gap, with particular attention given to the identification of the key parameters in human capital wage regression models. This is of great importance in the ... -
Gender, Social Norms, and Entrepreneurship
(Working paper;05/15, Working paper, 2015-04)In this paper, we analyze two puzzles on entrepreneurship and gender. First, a number of field experiments in developing countries on business training and business grants have shown that it is very difficult to raise ... -
Generalization of age-structured bioeconomic models in theory and practice
(Working paper, Working paper, 2010-08)The harvesting functions and the stock dynamics in age-structured bioeconomic models are generalized in order to incorporate density dependence. Using this generalization anything from completely uniformly distributed fish ... -
Geografiske konsentrasjoner av hovedkontorer : funksjoner, behov og eksterne effekter
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2002-09)Både i Norge og i andre vestlige land kan vi observere at hovedkontorene for de store selskapene er konsentrert til hovedstaden og andre storbyregioner. Hva er bakgrunnen for denne opphopningen og hvilke ringvirkninger ... -
Geographical distribution of fish catches and temperature variations in the Northeast Atlantic since 1945
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-01)Warming of the northeast Atlantic is expected to affect the location and productivity of fish stocks. It is examined whether variations in catches of cod, herring, mackerel, anchovy and sardines in the ICES statistical ... -
A geographical perspective on the natural gas supply industry in the United Kingdom
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)Natural gas has, over the last 40 years, come to account for a substantial percentage of primary energy consumption (i.e. including inputs to electricity and heat generation) in the United Kingdom (UK). In 2002, this ... -
The geography of rapid-growth firms : exploring the role and location of entrepreneurial ventures
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-12)This paper reports from an ongoing study focused on Norwegian rapid-growth firms. It starts with a general discussion of the dynamics of firm growth and particularly on rapid-growth as an entrepreneurial achievement and ...