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Upstream partnerships among competitors when size matters
(Working paper;2017:6, Working paper, 2017-06)In several industries, downstream competitors form upstream partnerships. An important rationale is that higher aggregate upstream volume might generate efficiencies that reduce both fixed and marginal costs. Our focus is ... -
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 ... -
Raising rivals’ costs or improving efficiency? : an exploratory study of managers’ views on backward integration in the grocery market
(Working paper;2017:5, Working paper, 2017-06)Large retail grocery chains’ backward integration into distribution, procurement and production is controversial, and has received a lot of attention by both policymakers and market players. If a large retail chain for ... -
Små dytt for store valg : rapport fra et forskningsprosjekt om nudging for økt rekruttering til lærerutdanningen
(Arbeidsnotat;2017:2, Working paper, 2017-02)Bakgrunnen for prosjektet er at en betydelig andel av de som har lærerutdanning som førstevalg og får et tilbud om studieplass, aldri møter til studiestart. Kunnskapsdepartementet ønsket sammen med fem utdanningsinstitusjoner ... -
Regnskapsboka : dokumentasjon og kvalitetssikring av SNFs og NHHs database med regnskaps- og foretaksinformasjon for norske selskaper
(Arbeidsnotat;2016:10, Working paper, 2016-12)Arbeidsnotatet beskriver databasen med norske regnskapstall og selskapsinformasjon som brukes i forskning og utredninger ved Samfunns- og næringslivsforskning AS (SNF) og Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH). Formålet med notatet ... -
Norwegian corporate accounts : documentation and quality assurance of SNF’s and NHH’s database of accounting and company information for Norwegian companies
(Working paper;2016:11, Working paper, 2016-12)This working paper describes the database used by the Institute for Research in Economics (SNF) and the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in research based on companies' accounts. The purpose of this working paper and ... -
Predators in the market : implications of market interaction on optimal resource management
(Working paper;2016:8, Working paper, 2016-11)A two-species bioeconomic model is analyzed, but in contrast to most similar models, there is no biological interaction between the species, only economic. The interaction takes place in the market where the quantity of ... -
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 ... -
Concerns among local government facility managers
(Working paper;2016:9, Working paper, 2016-12)Purpose: To investigate which concerns are most important for local government facility managers in Norway. Design: We analyze a survey dataset covering about 2/3 of all Norwegian local governments, using descriptive ... -
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’ ... -
PCAIDS and growth index demand modelling for imported cod products in Portugal : ‘Special issue – fisheries and aquaculture’
(Working paper;2016:5, Working paper, 2016-05)The demand function represents the fundamental building block in economics and provides important information for investment and policy purposes. The aim of this paper is to characterize and measure the demand structure ... -
Fish processing in Portugal : an industry in expansion
(Working paper;2016:4, Working paper, 2016-05)This paper analyses developments in the Portuguese fish processing industry from the 1960s to the present as well prospects for future expansion. Fish processing has expanded in recent decades gaining market share in the ... -
A framework for sustainable interorganizational business model
(Working paper;2016:2, Working paper, 2016-04)Drawing on literature on business model innovations and sustainability, this paper develops a framework for sustainable interorganizational business models. The aim of the framework is to enhance the sustainability of ... -
Framing agenda for business model innovation research from the B2B context
(Working paper;2016:3, Working paper, 2016-04)This paper reviews the literature on business models in the business-to-business (B2B) context and proposes a research agenda that can be explored by future studies using various management and organizational theories. We ... -
Optimal fishing mortalities with age-structured bioeconomic model-a case of NEA mackerel
(Working paper;2016:6, Working paper, 2016-05)The effects of random environmental impacts on optimal exploitation of a fish population are investigated using both optimization and simulation, based on a discrete-time age-structured bioeconomic model. The optimization ... -
Indexing of technical change in aggregated data
(Working paper;2015:6, Working paper, 2015-07)The Baltagi-Griffin general index of technical change for panel data has earlier been applied to aggregated data via the use of period dummy variables. Period dummies force modeling into estimation of the latent level of ... -
A bioeconomic analysis of an age-structured fish stock continuous in time and age
(Working paper;2014:15, Working paper, 2015-03)An age-structured bioeconomic model, that is completely continuous in state and time, is developed. To make the model more realistic, a nonlinear recruitment function is introduced and steady state solutions are studied ... -
Value chain and price integration in the Spanish market for salted cod
(Working paper;2015:10, Working paper, 2015-09)Salted cod is a much appreciated product in the traditional Spanish cuisine. Following the collapse of the Newfoundland fishery, local processors became dependent on imports of raw material in order to keep on producing. ... -
Demand characteristics for imported cod products in Portugal frozen, salted & dried and salted
(Working paper;2015:9, Working paper, 2015-09)The demand function represents the fundamental building block in economics and provides important information for investment and policy purposes. The aim of this paper is to characterize and measure the demand structure ... -
The Portuguese fish processing industry from the 1960s to the present
(Working paper;2015:13, Working paper, 2015-12)The purpose of this report is to analyse developments in the Portuguese fish processing industry from the 1960s to the present. In this period, Portugal has undergone tremendous political and macroeconomic changes. While ...