Browsing Working papers (SNF) by Title
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Medier i markedet
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2006-02)Mediene utgjør en stor del av våre liv. For eksempel tilbrakte en gjennomsnitts nordmann i overkant av 19 timer per uke foran TV-apparatet i 2005. Og ifølge tall presentert hos Albarran og Arrese (2003) bruker en gjennomsnitts ... -
Merger and collusion in contests
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)Competition in some product markets takes the form of a contest. If some firms cooperate in such markets, they must decide how to allocate effort on each of their products and whether to reduce the number of their products ... -
Merger simulations with observed diversion ratios
(2010:46, Working paper, 2010-09)A common approach to merger simulations used in antitrust cases is to calibrate demand from market shares and a few additional parameters. When the products involved in the merger case are differentiated along several ... -
Mergers and acquisitions : the way out?
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Mergers and partial ownership
(Working paper, Working paper, 2010-01)In this paper we compare the profitability of a merger to the profitability of a partial ownership arrangement and find that partial ownership arrangements can be more profitable for the acquiring and acquired firm because ... -
Mergers in two-sided media markets : pricing- and welfare implications
(;2011:24, Working paper, 2011-06)This paper discusses the pricing- and welfare implications of mergers in two-sided media markets. Media firms typically rely on revenues from two very different, but inextricably linked, customer groups: consumers and ... -
Migration policy, illegal migrants, self-selection and brain drain
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-12)We compare two migration policies: an open migration policy, where all migrants can migrate legally; and a selective migration policy, where migrants are selected according to skills. We show that since the selective ... -
Migropolis : migration networks and formation of ethnic clusters in cities
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-12)In this paper we extend previous models of migration networks and ethnic cluster formation by considering migration as an ethnic-community wide phenomena where established migrants strategically provide support to newcomers. ... -
Modeling demand for fishmeal using a heterogeneous estimator for panel data
(Working Paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2003-12)Increased livestock and aquaculture production can put pressure on the fishmeal market, and thus industrial fisheries stocks, since both of these sectors use fishmeal in their feeds. Data indicate that fishmeal supply has ... -
Modeling the Norwegian sea ‘pelagic complex’. An application of the ensemble kalman filter
(Working paper;07/13, Working paper, 2013-02)We have estimated the parameters of a modified logistic ecosystem model of the pelagic fish stocks in the Norwegian Sea with the Ensemble Kalman Filter. Our model only contains four parameters. The model appear to capture ... -
Modelling farmers' labour supply in CGE models
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-03)In most CGE models with special focus on farm policy, the on-farm wage either follows the ordinary wage in the economy or it is varies according to an assumption of sector specific farm labour. This paper demonstrates a ... -
Modernisert men urettferdig folketrygd?
(Arbeidsnotat;04/12, Working paper, 2012-01)Som et resultat av en aldrende befolkning har det i Norge som i de fleste andre OECD land, tvunget seg fram en reformering av pensjonssystemet. Med bred politisk enighet ble forslaget til modernisert folketrygd vedtatt med ... -
The more the merrier? The effect of family size and birth children’s education
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-01)There is an extensive theoretical literature that postulates a tradeoff between child quantity and quality within a family. However, there is little causal evidence that speaks to this theory. Using a rich dataset on the ... -
Motion pictures and piracy : a theoretical investigation
(Working paper;20/13, Working paper, 2013-08)In recent years, copyright-protected markets have been challenged by the sharp rise in usage of peer-to-peer networks. Many of these networks participate in illegal sharing of copyrighted materials, such as books, music ... -
Muligheter og utfordringer i fremtidens rubrikkmarked på internett
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2009-02)Denne masterutredningen tar for seg muligheter og utfordringer i det internettbaserte rubrikkmarkedet. Den ser på teknologiutvikling på internett og utvikling av teknologiske plattformer samt konsumenter sin tilbøyelighet ... -
Multi-jurisdiction quota enforcement for transboundary renewable resources
(Working paper, Working paper, 2010-06)Many renewable resources, such as fish stocks, water or environmental quality, are shared between different countries. The management of such resources then relies on international agreements. We develop a model of a shared ... -
A multi-level perspective on the dissolution of business relationships
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-12)This report presents a multi-level approach to the dissolution of business relationships. In the literature a number of factors are expected to attenuate the likelihood of relationship dissolution. Structural aspects (such ... -
Multi-purchasing in the linear city
(Working paper;28/12, Working paper, 2012-08)This paper allows for the purchase of both goods in the Hotelling model with linear transport costs. Price competition disappears as a result, and we have a stable linear model with the Principle of Minimum Differentiation ... -
Multinasjonale selskapers skattemessige tilpasning av kapitalstruktur. En empirisk studie av norsk og britisk kontinentalsokkel
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2010-10)Denne utredningen tar for seg multinasjonale selskapers skattemessige tilpasning av kapitalstruktur. Ettersom rentekostnader, i motsetning til utbytte, vanligvis er fradragsberettiget på selskapets hånd, vil skattesystemene ... -
Multinational firms : easy come, easy go?
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)Although many countries welcome inward investments by multinational firms (MNEs), it is often perceived that MNEs readily close down production in bad times. We study the choice of an MNE in deciding whether to establish ...