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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 ... -
National responsibility and the just distribution of debt relief
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-08)A central question in the debate on debt relief has been whether or not highly indebted poor countries should be held responsible for their sovereign debt. Proponents of debt relief typically argue that this is not fair ... -
National versus international mergers in unionised oligopoly
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-06)We analyse how the presence of trade unions affects the pattern of mergers in an international oligopoly and the welfare implications thereof. We find that an international merger results in lower wages for all firms. A ... -
Natural gas demand in the European household sector
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-08)This paper analyzes the residential natural gas demand per capita in 12 European countries using a dynamic loglinear demand model, which allows for country-specific elasticity estimates in the short and long run. The ... -
Når er vertikal integrasjon lønnsomt? : fokus på en stor oppstrømsbedrift i gassmarkedet
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2001-12)Notatet diskuterer grunnleggende økonomiske mekanismer som kan påvirke lønnsomheten av vertikal integrasjon innen den europeiske gassindustrien. Det blir fokusert på fornuftige strategier for en stor oppstrømsbedrift, som ... -
Netthandel : litteraturgjennomgang innenfor emnet internetthandel og prissammenligning
(Arbeidsnotat;23/12, Working paper, 2012-08)Denne utredningen er en litteraturgjennomgang innenfor emnet netthandel. Utredningen fokuserer på modeller og teori innenfor emnet, spesielt med fokus på prissammenligningssider. Jeg undersøker tre bestemte modeller som ... -
Nettintegrasjon : implikasjoner for konkurranse- og reguleringspolitikk
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2002-12)Forholdet mellom konkurransepolitikk og reguleringspolitikk er for tiden under omfattende drøfting og revurdering, både med hensyn til politikkutforming, virkemiddelbruk, organisering og ansvars- og oppgavefordeling mellom ... -
Network competition : empirical evidence on mobile termination rates and profitability
(Working paper, Working paper, 2009-04)We analyze a model of multi firm competition between mobile network operators. The model assumes inelastic usage demand and full penetration, and allows for asymmetric termination rates, differences in marginal costs and ... -
Network ownership and optimal tariffs for natural gas transport
(Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)This paper addresses the issue of national optimal tariffs for transportation of natural gas in a setting where national gas production in its entirety is exported to end-user markets abroad. In a situation where the ... -
News sources and media bias
(Working paper;21/12, Working paper, 2012-08)In this paper we investigate the relationship between news sources and media firms. Although empirically important, this channel for supply-driven media bias has not previously been analyzed in economics literature. We ... -
Newspapers and advertising : the effects of ad-valorem taxation under duopoly
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-12)Newspapers are two-sided platforms that sell their product both to readers and to advertisers. Media firms in general, and newspapers in particular, are considered important providers of information, culture and language ... -
Noen prinsipielle betraktninger om politisk risiko i en velferdsstat
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2000-09)At en velferdsstat forsikrer innbyggerne mot bredt definert markedsrisiko, er et akseptert faktum blant de fleste økonomer. Hva det inntil nylig ikke har vært tilsvarende forståelse for, er hvordan politikk i en velferdsstat ... -
Non-cooperative management of the northeast atlantic cod fishery : a first mover advantage
(Working paper;23/13, Working paper, 2013-08)The point of departure for this analysis is Bjørndal and Lindroos (2012), who developed an empirical bioeconomic model to analyse cooperative and non-cooperative management of Northeast Atlantic cod. In their analysis, ...