• Geographical distribution of fish catches and temperature variations in the Northeast Atlantic since 1945 

      Hannesson, Rögnvaldur (Working paper, Working paper, 2006-01)
      Warming of the northeast Atlantic is expected to affect the location and productivity of fish stocks. It is examined whether variations in catches of cod, herring, mackerel, anchovy and sardines in the ICES statistical ...
    • A geographical perspective on the natural gas supply industry in the United Kingdom 

      Chapman, Keith (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)
      Natural gas has, over the last 40 years, come to account for a substantial percentage of primary energy consumption (i.e. including inputs to electricity and heat generation) in the United Kingdom (UK). In 2002, this ...
    • The geography of rapid-growth firms : exploring the role and location of entrepreneurial ventures 

      Bastesen, Jarle; Vatne, Eirik (Working paper, Working paper, 2009-12)
      This paper reports from an ongoing study focused on Norwegian rapid-growth firms. It starts with a general discussion of the dynamics of firm growth and particularly on rapid-growth as an entrepreneurial achievement and ...
    • Gir forskningsstøtte til næringslivet økt forskningsinnsats? 

      Henningsen, Morten; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Møen, Jarle (Arbeidsnotat;05/12, Working paper, 2012-05)
      En lang rekke studier forsøker å estimere den såkalte addisjonaliteten til FoU-subsidier, det vil si i hvilken grad offentlig støtte til kommersiell forskning utløser eller fortrenger private investeringer. Dette er et ...
    • Gjeldsfinansiering av immaterielle investeringer 

      Berg, Merete Fiskvik; Bjugstad, Marit (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2009-08)
      Denne utredningen omhandler gjeldsfinansiering av immaterielle investeringer. Hypotesen som ligger til grunn for arbeidet er at det er vanskelig å pantsette, og dermed lånefinansiere, slike investeringer. FoU antas å fungere ...
    • Global economics and national politics 

      Hagen, Rune Jansen; Torsvik, Gaute (Working paper, Working paper, 2001-12)
      This paper contributes to the literature on the political economy of increased capital mobility. Two parties, one from the left and one from the right, compete for position. The election is to be held in the future and the ...
    • Global leadership development programs as a means to develop the social capital necessary for knowledge sharing in multinational enterprises 

      Espedal, Bjarne; Gooderham, Paul N.; Jordahl, Atle (Working paper, Working paper, 2010-09)
      This working paper explores if Global Leadership Development programs (GLD programs) can be a vehicle for developing the social capital of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs) and ultimately enhance knowledge sharing across ...
    • The global market for tilapia : one or several 

      Norman-López, Ana; Bjørndal, Trond (Working paper, Working paper, 2009-05)
      Tilapia is one of the fastest growing aquaculture species in the world. It is produced and consumed in all continents and in more countries than most other species, making the market more heterogeneous than for other ...
    • Global markets - local competence? : internationalisation of the Norwegian petroleum industry 

      Vatne, Eirik (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)
      The first part of this paper summarise the regime of regulation of the Norwegian petroleum activities historically, describe the fairly successful results of this seed bed policy, and lastly the need to internationalise ...
    • Global warming and fish migrations 

      Hannesson, Rögnvaldur (Working paper, Working paper, 2005-01)
      Ocean temperatures are expected to rise over the next decades. This is likely to affect the distribution of fish stocks between the exclusive economic zones (EEZs) of different countries. Such changes are likely to be ...
    • Global warming stationarity in sea temperature data 

      Lorentzen, Torbjørn (Working paper, Working paper, 2007-06)
      According to the UN's Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC), the earth's climate is already changing. The objective of the paper is to analyze how the average yearly sea temperature has evolved at two different ...
    • Good jobs, bad jobs and redistribution 

      Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Sandvik, Bjørn; Straume, Odd Rune (Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-08)
      We analyse the question of optimal taxation in a dual economy, when the government is concerned about the distribution of labour income. Income inequality is caused by the presence of sunk capital investments, which creates ...
    • Green certificates in an international market 

      Nese, Gjermund (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-12)
      An analytical equilibrium model for a simultaneously functioning electricity market and a market for Green Certificates is formulated. The main focus is on the effects of changing the percentage requirement, which is ...
    • Grossistenes incentiver i legemiddelmarkedet : en undersøkelse av prissetting fra grossist til apotek i et vertikalt integrert marked 

      Gudbrandsen, Kenneth Brendjord; Fellkjær, Kristian Thoring (Arbeidsnotat;2011:22, Working paper, 2011-09)
      Det norske legemiddelmarkedet preges av at det er tre grossister som er vertikalt integrert med sine egne apotekkjeder. Disse grossistene selger internt til sine egne apotek, i tillegg til å selge til eksterne, selvstendige ...
    • Grønne sertifikater i et vannkraftbasert elektrisitetsmarked 

      Skjeret, Frode André (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2009-12)
      Dette arbeidsnotatet ser på effekter av å innføre et marked for grønne sertifikater i det norske elektrisitetsmarkedet, et marked nesten utelukkende basert på vannkraft. Vi viser at innføring av grønne sertifikater i Norge ...
    • Handel og økonomisk vekst i Kina : en analyse av sammenhenger og utvikling 

      Haugen, Hanne (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2003-12)
      Dette arbeidsnotatet handler om sammenhengen mellom økonomisk vekst og handel i Kina. Etter 1978 åpnet det tidligere lukkede Kina seg mot omverdenen og startet sin open door-politikk. Dette innebar blant annet en storsatt ...
    • Handlingsrom for ledelse : i hvilken grad og på hvilken måte har ledere valg- og handlefrihet? 

      Espedal, Bjarne; Lange, Birthe Kåfjord (Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2005-06)
      Utøvelse av ledelse krever handlingsrom som gjør det mulig å balansere kostnadseffektivitet og predikerbarhet med fleksibilitet og tilpasningsevne. Med dette som utgangspunkt belyses og drøftes begrepet ”ledelsens ...
    • Harmonization of corporate tax systems and its effect on collusive behavior 

      Schindler, Dirk; Schjelderup, Guttorm (Working paper, Working paper, 2006-10)
      We study how harmonization of corporate tax systems affects the stability of international cartels. We show that tax base harmonization reinforces collusive agreements, while harmonization of corporate tax rates may ...
    • Harvest rules when price depends on quantity : the case of Norwegian spring spawning herring (Clupea Harengus L.) 

      Sandberg, Per (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-12)
      For fish stocks where the unit price of harvest is constant, unit harvest costs independent of quantity and non-increasing in biomass, regulation based on target escapement has been shown to optimise the net present value ...
    • Head office location : agglomeration, clusters or flow nodes? 

      Jakobsen, Stig-Erik; Onsager, Knut (Working paper, Working paper, 2003)
      The basic aim of the paper is to establish an understanding of the concentration of head offices to metropolitan areas. Our discussion of the locational pattern of head offices in Norway is based on empirical data from a ...