• 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 ...
    • Fastpris på bøker 

      Foros, Øystein; Hjelmeng, Erling; Kind, Hans Jarle (Arbeidsnotat;47/13, Working paper, 2013-12)
      Det er omstridt hvorvidt bokbransjen skal tillates å benytte fastpriser (bindende videresalgspriser). Et premiss hos mange som er skeptisk til faste bokpriser er at det fjerner konkurranse og leder til høyere sluttbrukerpriser. ...
    • FDI in LDCs : facts, theory and empirical evidence 

      Bjorvatn, Kjetil (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-11)
      One of the most striking signs of globalization is the strong growth in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the last two decades, and particularly since the second half of the 1980s. The present paper describes recent ...
    • Feasibility in finite time 

      Flåm, Sjur Didrik; Hiriart-Urruty, J.-B.; Jourani, A. (Working paper, Working paper, 2007-10)
      It is common to tolerate that a system`s performance be unsustainable during an interim period. To live long however, its state must eventually satisfy various constraints. In this regard we design here differential ...
    • Financial Centers in Belgium : a comprehensive case study of multinationals’ financial centers in Belgium 

      Styczen, Marius Petter (2010:31, Working paper, 2010-06)
      This thesis explores the tax regime and environment for financial centers of multinational companies in Belgium. I show that the taxation of such activities have been and still is beneficial in Belgium and conclude that ...
    • Financing of media firms: does competition matter? 

      Kind, Hans Jarle; Nilssen, Tore; Sørgard, Lars (Working paper, Working paper, 2005-01)
      This paper analyses how competition between media firms influences the way they are financed. In a setting where monopoly may lead the media firms to be completely financed by consumer payments, competition may lead the ...
    • Finanspolitisk regelstyring : mindre fleksibilitet - bedre resultater? 

      Thøgersen, Øystein (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2004-11)
      Normativ teori for optimal finanspolitikk tilsier at skatteratene bør utjevnes over tid. Egenskaper ved de politiske budsjettprosessene skaper imidlertid en tendens til offentlig formuestæring eller gjeldsakkumulasjon som ...
    • Fish processing in Portugal : an industry in expansion 

      Bjørndal, Trond; Brasão, Ana; Ramos, Jorge; Tusvik, Amalie (Working paper;2016:4, Working paper, 2016-05)
      This paper analyses developments in the Portuguese fish processing industry from the 1960s to the present as well prospects for future expansion. Fish processing has expanded in recent decades gaining market share in the ...
    • Fish wars on the high seas : a straddling stock competition model 

      McKelvey, Robert W.; Sandal, Leif Kristoffer; Steinshamn, Stein Ivar (Working Paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2001-04)
      The post World War II era saw the development of powerful self-contained fishing fleets, so-called distant-water fleets (DWFs), which roamed the world’s oceans, seeking out rich harvesting targets wherever they might be ...
    • Fish wars on the high seas : erecting economic barriers to entry 

      McKelvey, Robert W.; Sandal, Leif Kristoffer; Steinshamn, Stein Ivar (Working paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2000-10)
      The 1993 U.N. Straddling Stock Agreement prescribes a multi-national organizational structure for management of an exploited marine fish stock, one whose range straddles both “Extended Economic Zones” (EEZs) and high seas ...
    • Fishermen’s compliance : a dynamic model 

      Nøstbakken, Linda (Working paper, Working paper, 2006-11)
      In this paper, a dynamic model of fishermen's compliance is developed and used to analyse several issues. There are two parties involved in the fishery; the regulator and the fishermen. The regulator takes on a long term ...
    • The fishmeal market : an integrated part of the vegetable oilmeal market? 

      Tveterås, Sigbjørn (Working paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2000-10)
      In this report the concept and implications of market integration is discussed in some detail with an application to the fishmeal and soymeal market. Both are important inputs in the animal and aquaculture feed market. ...
    • 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 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 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 ...