Blar i Thesis på emneord "economics"
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Competitive aspects of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation’s (NRK) radio services : advertising and diversity in a two-sided radio market
(Master thesis, 2016)There has been an ongoing debate in Norway on how the state-owned, commercial-free broadcaster, NRK, influences commercial agents in different media markets. Up to this point, little research has been done on NRK’s impact ... -
Consumer inertia and switching costs in the Norwegian electricity market
(Master thesis, 2020)In this thesis we aim to investigate the degree of consumer inertia and estimate the switching costs in the Norwegian electricity market. We utilize two separate models to estimate the implicit switching costs embedded ... -
COVID-19 Vaccination Rates and Political Party Affiliation in Norway - An Empirical Analysis of Voting Patterns and Vaccine Rejection
(Master thesis, 2022)Vaccines are widely accepted as one of the most effective means in combating contagious diseases due to their health- and economic benefits both on individual- and societal levels. As politicisation of vaccines has proven ... -
Crossing Borders, Shaping Futures : An empirical study of migration’s influence on Mexican educational paths.
(Master thesis, 2023)This study aims to answer the question: "Can migration from Mexico to the United States have a causal effect on educational attainment in Mexico?". We examine the impact of residing in Mexican households where at least ... -
The daughter effect : how the sex of offspring influences father’s attitudes toward intimate partner violence : evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
(Master thesis, 2020)Violence against women is to date one the most prevalent and destructive human right violations in the world (UN, 2020). Yet, our understanding of how violent attitudes are shaped and developed, is rather limited (Picon, ... -
Deforestation in Brazil : an empirical evaluation on the effectiveness of the Soy Moratorium
(Master thesis, 2019)This dissertation is designed to explore the lamentable destruction that is taking place in the Amazon rainforest and further conduct an analysis with the aim of evaluating if abiding the Soy Moratorium of 2006 had any ... -
Digitalization, a firm’s COVID-19 vaccination? : do more digitalized firms outperform less digitalized firms during the pandemic?
(Master thesis, 2021)This paper examines how the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic have impacted more and less digitalized firms in Norway. Our main hypothesis is that more digitalized firms outperform their less digitalized ... -
Do interest rates really respond to financial stability concerns? : an analysis of monetary policy in Norway 1999-2018
(Master thesis, 2018)This master thesis estimates monetary policy reaction functions for the Norwegian economy from 1999 to 2018 using a Taylor rule. In a Taylor rule the interest rate is typically set dependent on inflation and the output ... -
Does heterogeneity in contract-type and employment sector matter? : an analysis of transitions of the temporarily employed in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Over the past few decades, temporary contracts have become increasingly important in determining career trajectories of individuals. For some, it has worked as a bridge to permanent employment, while for others, it has led ... -
Does institutional quality matter for offshore supply rates? : an empirical analysis of the relationship between costs and institutional quality, as evidenced by day rates in the PSV market 1995-2013
(Master thesis, 2015)The role of institutions for long-run economic development is widely recognized as important. However, we have limited knowledge about how institutional quality systematically influence prices in a specific market. This ... -
Does the ownership of CEOs affect their compensation? : a study of the link between ownership structures and CEO pay in unlisted Norwegian shipping and sea transport companies.
(Master thesis, 2019)This master’s thesis studies the link between ownership structures and CEO compensation in unlisted Norwegian shipping and sea transport firms. The objective is to examine differences in total pay and pay-performance ... -
Duration of Norwegian Cartels : What influenced the duration of the legal Norwegian cartels in the period 1957-1991?
(Master thesis, 2016-09-02)In this thesis I study the duration of cartels using data on 191 legal manufacturing cartels that was registered in the Norwegian Cartel Registry between 1957 and 1991. I find that the Norwegian manufacturing cartels ... -
Economic growth – is openness to international trade beneficial?: an empirical analysis of economic growth and trade policy
(Master thesis, 2015)This thesis attempts to answer the following research question: “To which degree, if any, does policy open to international trade lead to increased economic growth within a country?” The applied measure of openness to ... -
The effect from accrual earnings management in private equity trade : a studie of the Norwegian private equity market’s investments and divestments
(Master thesis, 2019)Our paper looks at account manipulation in private companies purchased and sold by private equity funds. We use a proxy for discretionary accrual earnings management to measure the degree of manipulation in accounting data, ... -
The Effect of Changes in Local Labour Market Conditions on Disability Benefit Take-Up : Evidence From Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)This master’s thesis examines the impact of changes in local labour market conditions on disability benefit take-up, particularly focusing on the 2014 oil price decline. Using municipality-level data for Norway from ... -
The Effect of Investment in Elderly Care on Hospitalization: Evidence from Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)In this paper we look at how investment in long-term care for elderly affects their hospital use. We use an action plan – the HPE – which increased the number of long-term care units in Norway by almost 60 percent. With ... -
The effect of local labour demand on disability insurance uptake
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis explores the relationship between local labour demand and the uptake of disability insurance (DI) in Norway. We employ a Bartik shift-share instrumental variable approach to perform an empirical analysis into ... -
The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women’s Labor Market Outcomes : Initial Emperical Evidence on the Gender Gap in Employment and Actual Hours Worked in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)The aim of this master thesis is to estimate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the gender gap in employment and hours worked in the Norwegian labor market. First, we illuminate attributes of the Nordic model and trends ... -
The Effect of Volunteering on Social Recognition : Evidence From a Distribution Game
(Master thesis, 2021)Volunteering is essential for developed economies. While previous research about volunteering has focused on the volunteers themselves, our study investigates how volunteers are viewed by society. We conducted a randomized ... -
The Effect of Volunteering on Social Recognition: Evidence From a Distribution Game
(Master thesis, 2021)Volunteering is essential for developed economies. While previous research about volunteering has focused on the volunteers themselves, our study investigates how volunteers are viewed by society. We conducted a randomized ...