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Evaluering av Kompetanseutviklingsprogrammet : underveisrapport 2005
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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?
(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?
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...