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Centralised versus decentralised enforcement of fish quotas
(Working Paper, Working paper; Working paper, 2002-01)The purpose of this paper is to consider under what circumstances it is better to have centralised enforcement of catch quotas and when it is better to leave enforcement to the countries themselves. It is shown for a ... -
The challenge of a rising skill premium for redistributive taxation
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-02)The present paper analysis the challenge to redistribution programs posed by an increase in skill premium. The increase in skill premium, which we observe in most OECD countries, affects taxation through its effect on ... -
Challenging conventional wisdom on atypical work : why firms use external work arrangements in core value-creation areas
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-05)I denne artikkelen utfordres “konvensjonell visdom” når det gjelder atypisk arbeid. Med atypisk arbeid menes andre tilknytningsformer enn fast ansettelse i bedriften; som midlertidige ansettelser, innleie av arbeidskraft, ... -
Changes in herring consumption in Russia
(Working paper, Working paper, 2007-12)In the seafood category Russian consumers are adopting new species and new product forms at a rapid rate. We employ a panel data set on monthly per capita demand for different herring products in six Russian regions to ... -
Cheating about the cod
(Working paper, Working paper, 2006-12)The Northeast Arctic cod is managed by a total quota shared evenly between Norway and Russia. It appears that Russia has been overfishing its quota by substantial amounts for a number of years, due to insufficient monitoring ... -
China’s telecommunications industry : the forbidden city in the information age?
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-12)China’s telecommunications market has developed enormously over the past two decades. With the industry growing 30% faster than the economy as a whole, plenty of players are eager to grab a piece of the action. In light ... -
The choice of strategic core : impact of financial volum
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2001-10)Recent trends among major oil companies and independents have been consolidation through mergers and acquisitions and focus on key strategic core areas. The expressed goals have been to achieve synergy, reduce costs, and ... -
Classification of work-related competences : a critical discussion
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-10)Work-related competences are the knowledge and skills that can be useful to accomplish our jobs. What are the basic dimensions underlying obvious differences among competences? What is best way to classify competences in ... -
Climate change and credibility of fish stock agreements : the case of the north-east arctic cod
(2010:52, Working paper, 2010-12)We simulate how an increase in the productivity of the North-East Arctic cod stock would affect the Russian-Norwegian cooperation on the management of the stock. The productivity increase is linked to environmental conditions ... -
Climate change and future expansion paths for the Norwegian salmon and trout industry
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2005-10)Global warming is expected to affect the ecosystem in the Northeast Atlantic, and sufficient changes will also affect the aquaculture industry. Farming of salmon and trout is the biggest aquaculture industry in Norway. The ... -
Climate Change and its effect on the Norwegian cod fishing industry
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-01)The background for the paper is the expected climate change and its effect on the Norwegian cod fishing industry. Global warming is predicted to increase the stock of cod in the Barents Sea. Oceanographers expect that the ... -
Climate change and its effect on the Norwegian herring fishery
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-04)The effects of climate change on revenues in the Norwegian herring fishery are considered. The catch quota of Norwegian spring spawning herring is assumed to increase by 25% as a result of warming of the Norwegian Sea and ... -
Climate change and its effect on the Norwegian mackerel fishery
(Working paper, Working paper, 2005-04)The background for the paper is the expected climate change and its effect on the Norwegian mackerel fishing industry. Global warming is expected to affect the ecosystem in the Northeast Atlantic. Considerable uncertainty ... -
Climate change and the blue whiting agreement
(Working paper, Working paper, 2008-10)This paper investigates the formation, stability and success of an agreement between the coastal states on the management of the blue whiting fishery under two opposing assumption about the distribution of the stock, based ... -
Climate change and the migratory pattern for Norwegian spring-spawning herring : implications for management
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2004-04)Norwegian spring-spawning herring (Clupea harengus) has been an important source of food for centuries, mainly for Norway, Iceland and Russia, but also for other European countries. Herring is a migratory fish stock, and ... -
Climate change, poverty and food security : the role of the small-scale fisheries sector
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2005-12)Coastal small scale fisheries and communities in the developing countries are vulnerable to global climate change. The consequences occur directly due to the impact of rising temperatures on movement of fish resources and ... -
Climate policy and the steel industry : achieving global emission reductions by an incomplete climate agreement
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-11)The steel industry is one of the largest sources of global CO2 emissions and hence a candidate for climate policies. A carbon tax on emissions in industrialized countries, however, will cause relocation of steel production ... -
Climate, competition and the management of shared fish stocks
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2004-07)Long-term climate regime shifts have profound impacts on ocean temperature and circulation patterns, and on the dynamics of fish populations. Climate regime shifts can disrupt otherwise satisfactory international management ... -
Coal transport demand in Western Europe and Japan : impacts of energy market liberalisation and climate policy
(Working Paper, Working paper, 2005-12)Europe and Japan are among the main importers of coal. Climate policies following the Kyoto agreement are creating pressure to substitute away from coal and turn to less emission intensive energy sources. At the same time, ... -
Coalition formation with externalities : the case of the Northeast Atlantic mackerel fishery in a pre and post brexit context
(Working paper;2017:12, Working paper, 2017-10)In this paper we apply the so-called partition function approach to study coalition formation in the North-east Atlantic mackerel fishery in the presence of externalities. Atlantic mackerel is mainly exploited by the ...