• Prisregulering av et telenettverk : prinsipiell analyse med særlig fokus på avkastnings- og pristaksregulering 

      Jensen, Sissel; Sannarnes, Jan Gaute (Rapport, Research report, 2002-09)
      Formålet med prosjektet har vært å foreta en prinsipiell drøfting av prisreguleringsregimer for telesektoren. I analysen skiller vi mellom pristaksregulering, avkastningsregulering og kostnadsbasert regulering. Ut fra et ...
    • Prissykler i bensinmarkedet : en eksperimentell studie 

      Niedersøe, Maja Ahrens (Arbeidsnotat;29/12, Working paper, 2012-08)
      Prissvingningene i bensinmarkedet har den senere tid både vært gjenstand for forskning og et tema for medier. Til tross for den store oppmerksomheten det har fått, er det fortsatt ikke klart hvorfor prissvingningene oppstår, ...
    • Private information, transfer utility, and the core 

      Flåm, Sjur Didrik; Koutsougeras, L. (Working paper, Working paper, 2007-09)
      Considered here are transferable-utility, coalitional production or market games,featuring differently informed players. It is assumed that personalized contracts must comply with idiosyncratic information. The setting may ...
    • Private label entry as a competitive force? : an analysis of price responses in the Norwegian food sector 

      Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Steen, Frode; Sørgard, Lars (Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-12)
      According to existing theory, the introduction of a private label has an ambiguous effect on the prices of competing national brands. We undertake an empirical analysis of the effects of private label entry on national ...
    • Private labels, price rivalry, and public policy 

      Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Sørgard, Lars (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-08)
      The article examines how the existence of a retailer owned brand, private label, affects the price setting of a national brand. We find that potential for a private label introduction may lead to price concessions from the ...
    • Product development in IT and telecommunications information acquisition strategies 

      Lund, Arne-Christian; Mæland, Jøril (Working paper, Working paper, 2007-10)
      Investment projects within information technology and telecommunication industries face high uncertainty with respect to future cash flows, especially due to technological innovations and changing markets. Competition among ...
    • Productivity development in Icelandic : Norwegian and Swedish fisheries 

      Eggert, Håkan; Tveterås, Ragnar (Working paper, Working paper, 2007-12)
      Several factors contribute to the productivity of nations’ fisheries: Abundance of fish stocks, government regulation of fisheries, and innovations in fishing technologies. We analyze the total factor productivity (TFP) ...
    • Productivity in organic and conventional salmon aquaculture 

      Reithe, Siv; Tveterås, Ragnar (Working paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2000-09)
      This report provides a comparative analysis of productivity in conventional and organic salmon aquaculture. Regulations in organic salmon farming impose several restrictions on production that are not present in conventional ...
    • Project valuation when there are two cashflow streams 

      Emhjellen, Magne; Alaouze, Chris M. (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-06)
      Some authors (Lewellen, 1977, Shall, 1972, Butters et al., 1987, Laughton and Jacoby, 1993, Jacoby and Laughton, 1992, Salahor, 1998) advocate the separate discounting of different cashflows when calculating net present ...
    • Prophylaxis with fondaparinux versus enoxaparin against venous thromboembolism after major orthopaedic surgery 

      Bjorvatn, Afsane (Report, Research report, 2005-03)
      Fondaparinux (Arixtra®) is a new antithrombotic agent, which is indicated for venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis after major orthopaedic surgery. This report presents cost-effectiveness analysis of fondaparinux ...
    • Provision of renewable energy using green certificates : market power and limit pricing 

      Amundsen, Eirik Schrøder; Nese, Gjermund (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-06)
      We formulate an analytic equilibrium model for simultaneously functioning electricity market and a market for Green Certificates. The major focus of the paper is the effect of market power in a Green Certificate system. ...
    • Proximity in Bank-Borrower Relationships. Are Small and Newly Established Firms Hit Harder by Bank Branch Closures? 

      Johannessen, Ragnhild Grønn; Skarstein, Frida Lobenz (Working paper, 2018-08)
      In this paper, we use an empirical approach to provide evidence on the topic of relationship lending, by analysing if small and newly established firms are hit harder by a regional bank withdrawal. We use comprehensive ...
    • Psykologiske kontrakter i Professional Service Firms : en casestudie av et IT-konsulentselskap 

      Borgaard, Martine Borgen; Giske, Heidi (Rapport;2015:9, Research report, 2015-12)
      Vi har i denne masterutredningen studert psykologiske kontrakter i konsulentbransjen. I et forsøk på å utvide eksisterende teori har vi tatt for oss den psykologiske kontrakten i et IT-konsulentselskap hvor det foreligger ...
    • Psykologiske kontrakter i team 

      Saxegaard, Andreas Martin Edvard (Rapport;2012:7, Research report, 2012-08)
      Denne masterutredningen utforsker det hittil lite utforskede området innen teori om psykologiske kontrakter som angår eksistensen og forståelsen av horisontale og multiple psykologiske kontrakter. En kvalitativ casestudie ...
    • Psykologiske kontrakter i team : et sammenliknende multippelt casestudium 

      Eeg-Larsen, Line (Rapport;2914:6, Research report, 2014-10)
      Denne masterutredningen har studert konseptet psykologiske kontrakter og hvordan slike kontrakter eksisterer og fungerer i team. I et forsøk på å utvide teorien har oppgaven tatt for seg psykologiske kontrakters virkning ...
    • Publication bias in the returns to R&D literature 

      Møen, Jarle; Thorsen, Helge Sandvig (Working paper;06/12, Working paper, 2012-09)
      We conduct a meta-analysis of the private returns to R&D literature and find that 26 % of the results in a hypothetical complete literature are missing. The combined estimate for the marginal returns to R&D falls from 18.2 ...
    • Quality and location choices under price regulation 

      Brekke, Kurt Richard; Nuscheler, Robert; Straume, Odd Rune (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-12)
      In a model of spatial competition, we analyse the equilibrium outcomes in markets where the product price is exogenous. Using an extended version of the Hotelling model, we assume that firms choose their locations and the ...
    • Quality competition with profit constraints 

      Brekke, Kurt Richard; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune (Working paper;30/12, Working paper, 2012-09)
      Firms in markets such as health care and education are often profit constrained due to regulation or their non-profit status, and they are often viewed as being altruistic towards consumers. We use a spatial competition ...
    • Quality incentives pay-off? 

      Strandenes, Siri Pettersen (Report, Research report, 2000-12)
      Intermediaries ascertain vessel quality in shipping markets. Thus, the classification societies set minimum quality requirements for trading vessels. Minimum class requirements do not differentiate between high quality and ...
    • Quota enforcement in resource industries : self reporting and differentiated inspections 

      Hansen, Lars Gårn; Jensen, Frank; Nøstbakken, Linda (Working paper, Working paper, 2010-06)
      Individual quotas are a dominant instrument in the management of common pool renewable resources like fisheries. However, there is concern about the basic effectiveness of quota regulation due to widespread non-compliance. ...