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Taxes and decision rights in multinationals
(Working paper, Working paper, 2007-04)We examine how a multinational’s choice to centralize or decentralize its decision structure is affected by country tax differentials. Within a simple model that emphasizes the multiple conflicting roles of transfer prices ... -
Team incentives in relational contracts
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-11)Incentive schemes for teams are compared. I ask: under which conditions are relational incentive contracts based on joint performance evaluation, relative performance evaluation and independent performance evaluation ... -
Team incentives in relational employment contracts
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-08)The paper analyzes conditions for implementing incentive schemes based on, respectively joint, relative and indendent performance, in a relational contract between a principal and a team of two agents. A main result is ... -
Technical trading rule performance in the second-hand asset markets in bulk shipping
(Working paper, Working paper, 2000-01)This paper investigates the performance of technical trading rules applied to asset play in the international bulk shipping industry. The rules are tested on monthly returns in the Products Carrier segment for the period ... -
The television industry as a market of attention
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-10)In this article, I view the TV industry as a two-sided market, with advertisers on one side benefiting from the presence of TV viewers and on the other side TV viewers having a dislike for advertising on TV. I use this ... -
Temporary bottlenecks, hydropower and acquisitions in networks
(Working paper, Working paper, 2003-01)The purpose of this article is to study the effects of an acquisition in an energy system dominated by hydropower and with temporary bottlenecks. We apply a model with four markets: two regions and two time periods. It is ... -
Temporære flaskehalser og oppkjøp i norsk kraftforsyning
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2002-06)I dette notatet drøfter vi hvordan et oppkjøp vil påvirke prissettingen i et vannkraftsystem der produsentene må fordele sin produksjon over to perioder og det forekommer temporære flaskehalser. Vi viser at i en slik ... -
Temporære flaskehalser og oppkjøp i norsk kraftforsyning : et svar til von der Fehrs kommentarer
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2002-06)I Skaar og Sørgard (2002) konkluderte vi med at den samfunnsøkonomiske lønnsomheten av et oppkjøp i et vannbasert kraftsystem er tvetydig i en situasjon med temporære flaskehalser og gitt total produksjon. von der Fehr ... -
Terminstrukturen i Brent-futures markedet
(Arbeidsnotat, Working paper, 2000-05)Terminstrukturen for en råvare har stor betydning for hensiktsmessigheten av ulike prissikringsstrategier. I dette notatet studerer vi prisbildet i markedet for Brent-futures i perioden 1988-1998. Sentrale begreper når ... -
Testing the role of comparative advantage and learning in wage and promotion dynamics
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-06)Can job assignment based on comparative advantage and learning about workers’ ability explain wage and promotion dynamics within firms? In order to answer this question the Gibbons and Waldman (1999b) model is estimated ... -
Text and voice : complements, substitutes or both?
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005)Text messaging has become an important revenue component for European and Asian mobile operators. We develop a simple model of demand for mobile services incorporating the existence of call externalities and network effects. ... -
The Bergen Wave and the Media, 1990-2008
(Working paper;2011:29, Working paper, 2011-11)Music scenes have frequently been closely related to geographical locations; Merseybeat and Liverpool; Motown, techno and Detroit; and grunge and Seattle. In Norway, the term ‘the Bergen wave’ characterizes periods where ... -
The business commitment of a norwegian company in Germany : an examination from a tax perspective
(Working paper;17/13, Working paper, 2013-07)The German market is large and of great economic importance for Norway. A detailed understanding of the German tax system and the cross-national regulations between Germany and Norway are necessary for Norwegian companies ... -
The business model of the British Virgin Islands and Panama
(Working paper;31/13, Working paper, 2013-09)In this note, we describe the history and the main characteristics of the tax havens The British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Panama. We discuss the financial channels used in these jurisdictions to move money and assets across ... -
The Café Femenino Peru story : evaluating the potential of a for-profit gender equitable value chain
(Working paper;2016:1, Working paper, 2016-04)The focus of this paper is on evaluating how Café Femenino Peru, an organically grown coffee produced by women, is successful in promoting gender equity, while being a for-profit business. Using the ‘pro-poor perspective’ ... -
The capital constraining effects of the norwegian wealth tax
(Working paper;41/12, Working paper, 2012-10)This paper investigates if the Norwegian wealth tax imposes capital constraints on small privately held businesses. A panel of 31,428 Norwegian firms from 2005 to 2009 is used to estimate two models of capital constraints. ... -
The Eastern Atlantic bluefin tuna : fast crash and swift recovery for the Ferrari of the ocean?
(Working paper;2016:7, Working paper, 2016-11)The Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean Bluefin tuna tastes delicious. Naturally, the Japanese sashimi market fights over this high value fish. Unfortunately, this moneymaking resource has been overfished since the 1970s ... -
The effect of competition on non-performing loan rates - evidence from the Norwegian banking market
(Working paper;2015:11, Working paper, 2015-09)The relationship between bank competition and financial stability has been thoroughly debated over the last decades. The importance of a stable banking system for financial stability makes this a topic of interest for both ... -
The effect of credit portfolio diversification and ownership on banks’ risk exposure : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Arbeidsnotat;2019/2, Working paper, 2019-04)In this thesis, we attempt to provide evidence on the effect of credit portfolio diversification in two dimensions, industrial and geographical diversification. Further, we analyze whether differences in banks' risk ... -
The effect of industrial diversification on banks’ performance : a case study of the Norwegian banking market
(Working paper;2017:9, Working paper, 2017-06)By attracting deposits from savers and offering financing to borrowers, banks play an important role in the economy. Which strategic approach banks ought to pursue for optimizing performance and hence contribute to financial ...