• Et klyngeperspektiv på lønnsomhet og videreforedling i fiskerinæringa i Hordaland 

      Aarset, Bernt (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper; Working paper, 2000-10)
      Klynger eksisterer på forskjellige geografiske nivå og omfatter forskjellige kombinasjoner av virksomhet. Klynger inngår i et system der det er et kontinuerlig søk etter nye løsninger. Klyngetankegangen er basert på at en ...
    • Et tiår etter Bosman : konsekvenser for utviklingen av norsk toppfotball 

      Gammelsæter, Hallgeir; Jakobsen, Stig-Erik (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2007-03)
    • Ethics and credibility of organic salmon regulation 

      Tveterås, Sigbjørn; Aarset, Bernt (Working paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2000-09)
      The objective of this report is to establish how important standardisations of regulations is for the credibility of organic fish products, from the viewpoint of consumers, producers, animal welfare groups, and environmentalists. ...
    • Ethics vs. profits in the management of petroleum resources 

      Nese, Gjermund (Working paper, Working paper, 2006-11)
      Many of the decisions made by policy makers today may affect not only the people belonging to the present generation, but can have long-term effects that reach far into the future and thus significantly affect the life of ...
    • European policy on state aid to the coal industry 

      Kolstad, Julie Riise (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-10)
      In this article we take a closer look at the argumentation behind subsidies to the European coal industry, the actual EU regulations and strategies on the subject, and the effects on both Western and Eastern European coal ...
    • Evaluation of the Norwegian R&D tax credit scheme 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Fjærli, Erik; Foyn, Frank; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Møen, Jarle; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Working paper, Working paper, 2010-08)
      We find that the Norwegian R&D tax credit scheme introduced in 2002 mainly works as intended. The scheme is cost-effective and it is used by a large number of firms. It stimulates these firms to invest more in R&D, and, ...
    • Evaluering av Kompetanseutviklingsprogrammet : underveisrapport 2002 

      Døving, Erik; Skule, Sveinung (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2002-05)
      Dette notatet er andre underveisrapport fra evalueringen av Kompetanse-utviklings-programmet (KUP). Bedømt ut fra sine målsetninger, innsatsområder, prioriteringer og vilkår for prosjektstøtte er KUP et initiativ som tar ...
    • Evaluering av Kompetanseutviklingsprogrammet : underveisrapport 2003 

      Døving, Erik; Ure, Odd Bjørn; Teige, Berit; Skule, Sveinung (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2003-12)
      Kompetanseutviklingsprogrammet (KUP) er et ledd i iverksetting av Kompetansereformen. Utgangspunktet for programmet er at markedet for etter- og videreutdanning ikke fungerer så bra som det bør og kan. Programmet har som ...
    • Evaluering av Kompetanseutviklingsprogrammet : underveisrapport 2004 

      Døving, Erik; Ure, Odd Bjørn; Skule, Sveinung (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2004-08)
      Utgangspunktet for programmet er at markedet for etter- og videreutdanning ikke fungerer så bra som det bør og kan. Programmet har som formål å (i) bidra til å gjøre private og offentlige virksomheter bedre i stand til å ...
    • Evaluering av Kompetanseutviklingsprogrammet : underveisrapport 2005 

      Døving, Erik; Ure, Odd Bjørn; Tobiassen, Anita Ellen; Lund, Monica (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2005-09)
      Dette notatet er femte underveisrapport fra evalueringen av Kompetanseutviklingsprogrammet (KUP). Programmets satset i 2003 på spredning og institusjonalisering, og fikk i 2005 i oppdrag å gjennomføre prøveprosjekter for ...
    • Everybody knows that the boat is leaking : How Norway thwarts its WTO commitments 

      Blandford, David; Gaasland, Ivar; Vårdal, Erling (Working paper;32/12, Working paper, 2012-10)
      We conduct a WTO-consistent assessment of Norwegian agricultural programs and policy since 1995. Most important, we highlight cases where Norway has found ways to work around its WTO-commitments in order to avoid policy ...
    • The evolution of inequality in productivity and wages : panel data evidence 

      Faggio, Giulia; Salvanes, Kjell Gunnar; Reenen, John Van (Working paper, Working paper, 2007-08)
      There has been a remarkable increase in wage inequality in the US, UK and many other countries over the past three decades. A significant part of this appears to be within observable groups (such as age-gender-skill cells). ...
    • Explaining non-compliance in the Norwegian coastal cod fishery : an application of the multinomial logit 

      Jensen, Carsten Lynge; Aarset, Bernt (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)
      Establishing motive is central to the analysis of criminal behaviour. This paper analyses the range of motives for non-compliant behaviour among coastal cod fishermen. A multinomial logit model is employed to analyse the ...
    • Explaining off-farm labour supply : the importance of income 

      Bratberg, Espen; Holgersen, Lars Petter; Vårdal, Erling (Working paper, Working paper, 2008-01)
      We have collected a panel of 4,723 farm holders as of 1994. In 1995 these farmers face the choice either to continue or to quit farming, for example by working full time in an another industry. Presumable, when individuals ...
    • Explaining vertical integration : transaction cost economics and competence considerations 

      Gulbrandsen, Boge; Haugland, Sven Arne (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)
      This study develops a conceptual model that explains vertical integration as a synthesis of transaction costs economics and the competence perspective. Our empirical results show that asset specificity and closeness to ...
    • An exploration of two perspectives on global leadership and the potential consequences for global leadership development 

      Rønning, Rune; Espedal, Bjarne; Jordahl, Atle (Working paper, Working paper, 2010-02)
      The paper explores two logics of global leadership; the logic of instrumentality and the logic of appropriateness. These two logics and their relation to multinational enterprises are traced in organizational theory and ...
    • Extended prophylaxis with fondaparinux versus enoxaparin against venous thromboembolism 

      Bjorvatn, Afsane (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-06)
      Patients undergoing major orthopaedic surgery face considerable risk of venous thromboembolic complications (VTE). This paper presents cost-effectiveness analysis of extended prophylaxis with fondaparinux and enoxaparin ...
    • Externalizing the Core : explaining firms’ use of employment intermediaries in the information- and communication technology industries 

      Nesheim, Torstein; Kalleberg, Arne L.; Olsen, Karen Modesta (Working paper, Working paper, 2005-01)
      Recent research on non-standard employment relations indicates that these arrangements may be a source of innovation and competitive advantage for the firm. In this paper, we analyze firms’ motives for using two types ...
    • Faglig grunnlag for pilot-studier 

      Sunnevåg, Kjell J. (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2005)
      Bakgrunnen for dette notatet er et prosjekt finansiert av Kommunal– og regionaldepartementet. Siktemålet med prosjektet er å studere effektivitet og effektivitetsutvikling innenfor sentrale kommunale og fylkeskommunale ...
    • Family stability and labor market gender convergence 

      Grytten, Ola Honningdal; Hunnes, Arngrim (Working paper, Working paper, 2009-05)
      The present paper examines the historical development in the structure of the family in terms of marriage, divorce, fertility and labor 1886/2007 in order to map quantitative changes. The paper draws new information from ...