• A comparison of the big four professional service firms 

  Gustavsen, Ingeborg Louise; Zimmer, Mathias Hove (Arbeidsnotat;2018/8, Working paper, 2018-08)

• The effect of credit portfolio diversification and ownership on banks’ risk exposure : a case study of the Norwegian banking market 

  Ragnhildstveit, Mathilde; Silver, Caroline (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 ...

• When parents decide : gender differences in competitiveness 

  Tungodden, Jonas (Arbeidsnotat;2019/3, Working paper, 2019-06)

  The gender difference in willingness to compete has been proposed as an explanation for the observed gender difference in education and labor market outcomes. This paper presents the first study of how parents make ...

• Hospital competition in the national health service : evidence from a patient choice reform 

  Brekke, Kurt R.; Canta, Chiara; Siciliani, Luigi; Straume, Odd Rune (Arbeidsnotat;2018/10, Working paper, 2018-12)

  We study the impact of exposing hospitals in a National Health Service (NHS) to non-price competition by exploiting a patient choice reform in Norway in 2001. The reform facilitates a di§erence-in-di§erence research ...

• Competition with personalized pricing and strategic product differentiation 

  Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle; Nguyen-Ones, Mai (Arbeidsnotat;2018/7, Working paper, 2018-12)

  Consumers leave increasingly more digital footprints which improve Örmsíability to practice personalized pricing (Örst-degree price discrimination). We ask whether there exist strategic e§ects that reduce Örmsíincentives ...

• Økt drivstoffpris – konsekvenser for den norske fiskeflåten? 

  Asche, Frank; Roll, Kristin H. (Arbeidsnotat;2019/1, Working paper, 2019-03)

  Dette notatet undersøker økonomiske konsekvenser av økte drivstoffpriser for fem utvalgte grupper av den norske fiskeflåten; konvensjonelle kystfartøy i lukket gruppe, konvensjonelle havfartøy, trålere, kystnotfartøy i ...

• Internationalization of innovative activities in Norway US patents involving Norwegian inventors and assignees 

  Qiu, Xinlu; Heum, Per; Cheng, Xiaomei (Working paper, 2018-05)

  Purpose: To investigate the international connectivity of innovation activity in Norway. Design: We use patent data from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to examine the level and international pattern ...

• 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 ...

• Konkurranse og effektivitet i det norske sparebankmarkedet : en empirisk analyse av konkurranse og effektivitet blant norske sparebanker i perioden 1997-2013 

  Barvik, Karl Eilertsen; Nygaard, Magnus Sveen (Working paper, 2017-12)

  Forholdet mellom konkurranse og effektivitet har vært et omdiskutert tema de siste tiårene. Betydningen av en effektiv banksektor er av interesse for både økonomer og tilsynsmyndigheter. Denne studien utleder strukturelle ...

• Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates? 

  Straume, Odd Rune; Brekke, Kurt R.; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin (Working paper, 2018-09)

  Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on its impact on service provision is limited, mainly due to endogeneity issues. In this paper we exploit that many GPs, in addition to own ...

• How does the type of remuneration affect physician behaviour? Fixed salary versus fee-for-service 

  Brekke, Kurt R.; Holmås, Tor Helge; Monstad, Karin; Straume, Odd Rune (Working paper, 2018-09)

  We analyse the effects of fee-for-service versus fixed salary on the treatment decisions of general practitioners (GPs) and on patients’ health outcomes. Using rich Norwegian register data during 2009-2013, we find that ...

• Local Bank Competition, Loan Rates and Risk 

  Sæthre, Morten (Working paper, 2017-12)

  This paper investigates the effect of competition on the relation between borrowers’ risk and interest rates in the market for business loans. I estimate the relationship between the loan rates and risk of closure conditional ...

• A contraction approach to periodic optimization problems 

  Sandal, Leif K.; Kvamsdal, Sturla F.; Maroto, José M.; Morán, Manuel (Working paper, 2017-11)

  Consider an infinite horizon, multi-dimensional optimization problem with arbitrary but finite periodicity in discrete time. The problem can be posed as a set of coupled equations. We show that the problem is a special ...

• Competition and risk taking in the banking industry: The case of capital requirements 

  Ulsaker, Simen A. (Working paper, 2017-12)

  This article examines how stricter capital requirements affect competition and risk-taking incentives in the banking industry. When banks choose their risk profiles by solving portfolio problems, there is a clear trade-off ...

• Tilknytningsformer for arbeid : virksomhetsstudien 

  Nesheim, Torstein (Arbeidsnotat;2017:7, Working paper, 2017-06)

  Dette notatet er en underveisrapportering fra et prosjekt om tilknytningsformer i arbeidslivet. Prosjektet er et samarbeidsprosjekt mellom Fafo (hovedansvarlig) og SNF, og er finansiert av Arbeids- og sosialdepartementet. ...

• Raising rivals’ costs or improving efficiency? : an exploratory study of managers’ views on backward integration in the grocery market 

  Bernes, Hanna Skjervheim; Flo, Isabel Marie; Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle (Working paper;2017:5, Working paper, 2017-06)

  Large retail grocery chains’ backward integration into distribution, procurement and production is controversial, and has received a lot of attention by both policymakers and market players. If a large retail chain for ...

• Upstream partnerships among competitors when size matters 

  Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle (Working paper;2017:6, Working paper, 2017-06)

  In several industries, downstream competitors form upstream partnerships. An important rationale is that higher aggregate upstream volume might generate efficiencies that reduce both fixed and marginal costs. Our focus is ...

• Building conditions in Norwegian local governments : trends and determinants 

  Hopland, Arnt O.; Kvamsdal, Sturla F. (Working paper;2017:13, Working paper, 2017-10)

  In light of evidence of low levels of maintenance of public buildings, we investigate trends and determinants of public building conditions in Norwegian local governments. On average, the condition of Norwegian local public ...

• Små dytt for store valg : rapport fra et forskningsprosjekt om nudging for økt rekruttering til lærerutdanningen 

  Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Ekström, Mathias; Pires, Armando J. G. (Arbeidsnotat;2017:2, Working paper, 2017-02)

  Bakgrunnen for prosjektet er at en betydelig andel av de som har lærerutdanning som førstevalg og får et tilbud om studieplass, aldri møter til studiestart. Kunnskapsdepartementet ønsket sammen med fem utdanningsinstitusjoner ...

• Individuelle priser i dagligvaremarkedet : et fangens dilemma for kjedene? 

  Foros, Øystein; Kind, Hans Jarle; Steen, Frode (Arbeidsnotat;2017:4, Working paper, 2017-06)

  Bedrifter har fått større mulighet til å samle informasjon om hver enkelt kunde. I dagligvaremarkedet samler kjedene informasjon om hvor og hva vi handler. NorgesGruppen og Coop har i mange år hatt rabattprogrammer hvor ...

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