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Price discrimination and competition in a retail gasoline market : a case study from Sandviken and Askøy
(Master thesis, 2006)Gasoline retail prices are generally easily observable on an everyday basis, and high price volatility raises public concern. There seems to be widespread opinion that higher gasoline prices are the result of firm collusion ... -
Price effects of CO2-quotas on the Nordic electricity market
(Master thesis, 2008)The aim of the thesis is to examine the electricity market and the introduction of CO2-quotas. In order to perform this study, the text is divided into five main sections. The introductory section presents several assumptions ... -
Price matters: an empirical analysis of the effects of house prices on fertility in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)Since the late 1970s, the fertility rate in Norway has been relatively stable, slightly below replacement level. After a peak in 2009, fertility has declined, and in 2018 it dropped to the lowest level ever recorded. At ... -
The Price of Conflict: A study of Oil Companies in Nigeria
(Master thesis, 2022)In this thesis, we use an event study methodology to investigate whether oil producers holding concessions in Nigeria have benefitted from conflict and regulatory shocks assumed to inflict changes in the business ... -
The Price of Information: Evaluating Customer Responses to Information-as-a-service (InaaS) Pricing Models : An explorative case study with three InaaS software firms
(Master thesis, 2023)Companies have to constantly adjust their data acquisition strategy as new information sources have become increasingly available. This has made it more complex for InaaS vendors to configure pricing models that align ... -
Price Premiums in the Shipbuilding Market : A study of determinants for bulker, tanker and container segments in the 1990-2014 period
(Master thesis, 2016-09-01)In this thesis we investigate whether a number of variables specific to a vessel, the contracting parties, or market conditions affect the price charged for the ship. Literature in maritime economics seems to suggest ... -
Price setting in the Swedish grocery market : monopoly and monopsony market forces
(Master thesis, 2008)This paper investigates the level of efficiency in the Swedish grocery market. The effect of market power on price both from retailers to consumers, and from suppliers to retailers is analyzed and discussed. Using three ... -
Pricing behavior of multiproduct firms : evidence from Norwegian PPI Data
(Master thesis, 2016)According to New Keynesian theory, monetary policy works in the short run because of micro level wage and price rigidities. There is broad consensus that nominal price rigidities exist. Enhanced knowledge of the microeconomic ... -
Pricing in Offshore Shipping Markets : A Two-Regime Mean Reverting Jump Diffusion Model with Seasonality
(Master thesis, 2014)The academical research on o shore shipping markets is very limited. This thesis is an attempt to improve our understanding of the spot rates for o shore shipping markets and consequently our ability to do more accurate ... -
Pricing on movies on demand ; an empirical analysis of revenue implications of selected pricing techniques applied to movie rental via TV provider
(Master thesis, 2012)This empirical study explores revenue implications of different pricing techniques applied to movie rental via TV-provider (movie on demand). The problem statement is: What is the optimal pricing technique for movies on ... -
The Principal-Agent Problem in Finance: Performance Clauses in Shipping Charterparties : The misalignment of incentives for performance between shipowners and charterers regarding ‘Good weather conditions’ in time charter contracts
(Master thesis, 2023)This study investigates how definitions of ‘Good weather conditions’ influence speed and fuel consumption claims in dry bulk shipping time charter contracts. Using observed weather data, we simulate various definitions ... -
Principal-agent problem in technology projects on kickstarter : an exploratory case study
(Master thesis, 2016)I conducted an exploratory research of the little understood principal-agent interaction in a reward-based crowdfunding environment. A broad-stroke exploratory research like this is unavoidably limited in the extent to ... -
Prinsipper for nærings – og skattepolitikken i Norge
(Master thesis, 2006-05-16)Denne utredningen tar for seg prinsipper i nærings – og skattepolitikken. Utredningen diskuterer offentlig sektors oppgaver, og skisserer samtidig viktige rettesnorer for utformingen av skatte – og avgiftssystemet. Diskusjonen ... -
Prisbevegelser og konjunkturer i Norge : en empirisk analyse av simultanitet mellom konjunkturer og priser i Norge fra 1866 – 2006
(Master thesis, 2011)Oppgaven undersøker om det er simultanitet mellom priser og konjunkturer i Norge fra 1866- 2006. KPI viser prisutviklingen på varer og tjenester som private husholdninger etterspør. Den prosentvise endringen i KPI brukes ... -
Prisdiskriminering : teori og og praktisk anvendelse
(Master thesis, 2011)Oppgaven formål er å undersøke Lord of the Rings Online og Free-2-Play hybridmodellen. Caset undersøkes i lys av teori omkring prisdiskriminering, hvor det følgende blir undersøkt: - Nødvendige forhold som muliggjør ... -
Prisdiskriminering i den amerikanske nybilbransjen : en studie av den amerikanske nybilbransjen, om det eksisterer prisdiskriminering og mulige årsaker til dette
(Master thesis, 2017)Forhandlinger er en stor del av prosessen rundt det å kjøpe seg ny bil. Det har imidlertid vært diskutert i flere tidligere studier hva som påvirker rabatten man oppnår. Spørsmålene som er stilt er blant annet om det er ... -
Prisdiskriminering i offentlig sektor : en kvalitativ studie på dagens og fremtidens prisdiskriminering i norsk kollektivtransport
(Master thesis, 2020)Den følgende masteroppgavens formål er i hovedsak å bidra med innsikt i hvordan prisdiskriminering benyttes i offentlig sektor ved en besvarelse av følgende hovedproblemstilling: “Hvordan praktiseres prisdiskriminering i ... -
Priselastisiteter for kollektivtransport i Bergensområdet : utført i samarbeid med Skyss
(Master thesis, 2019)Denne utredningen har hatt som formål å estimere priselastisitetene for kollektivtransport i Bergensområdet og er utført i samarbeid med Skyss. Målet har vært å utarbeide gode estimater for hvordan prisendringer på ... -
Prising : hotellbransjen i Bergen
(Master thesis, 2010)I denne oppgaven har jeg sett nærmere på hotellbransjen i Bergen. Jeg har vurdert hvilke vilkår bransjen operer under og de utfordringer dette byr på. Først har jeg startet med beskrive hotellnæringen i Bergen på et ... -
Prising av boliger En studie av prisingsstrategier blant bolig entreprenører
(Master thesis, 2022)Formålet med denne utredningen var å undersøke hvordan boligbyggere går frem for å prise sine boligbyggeprosjekter, og hvorvidt det finnes forskjeller mellom metodene som ulike aktører anvender. For å kunne besvare ...