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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 ... -
Changes in the distribution of the world fleet, 1970-87
(Report, Research report, 2000-12)The international shipping crisis of the 1970s and 1980s coincided with massive changes in the distribution of the world fleet. Emerging Maritime Nations and countries offering Flag of Convenience-facilities became more ... -
Changes in the value relevance of accounting information over time after the transition to IFRS : evidence from Norway
(Master thesis, 2018)We have used a sample of 212 firms, 1640 firm-year observations, listed on Oslo Stock Exchange over the time period 2005-2017 to analyze whether the value relevance of accounting information has increased over time after ... -
Channel Coordination in a Multi-period Newsvendor Model with Dynamic, Price-dependent Stochastic Demand
(Discussion paper;6/16, Working paper, 2016-03-17)In this study, we extend the single-period newsvendor problem with stochastic demand into a multi-period and time-dependent one and find a solution for it. We analyze the multi-period newsvendor problem with stochastic ... -
Charities and foundations in Norway : a legal and financial framework with focus on the Olav Thon Foundationa
(Master thesis, 2017)This paper seeks to examine the history and usage of charities and foundations in Norway. The number of large foundations has been on the rise, along with the interest in the charitable sector. In its purity a philanthropic ... -
Chatbots for customer service: A quantitative research
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis we have investigated the advantages and disadvantages of chatbots for customer service. Chatbots gained popularity because of their potential to partly automate customer service centres. Their success ... -
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 ... -
Childbirth, household labor division and gender equality : evidence from ten European countries
(Master thesis, 2019)As couples transition into parenthood, they can face adjustments in terms of the labor division of standard household tasks. In this thesis, we analyze a selection of ten European countries utilizing a Regression ... -
Childhood Nutrition and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a School Breakfast Program
(DP SAM;15/2016, Working paper, 2016-11-29)While a growing literature documents the short-term effects of public programs providing children with nutritious food, there is scarce evidence of the long-term eects of such programs. This paper studies the long-term ... -
Children in the beauty contest game : behaviour and determinants of game performance
(Master thesis, 2019)This study investigates the behaviour of children aged 8-11 in a beauty contest game with ten repetitions. We observe that choices convergence towards the unique Nash equilibrium over time. Using data on children’s ... -
China : the next chapter in the Norwegian salmon adventure? : an exploratory study of Norwegian salmon exports to China
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this thesis is to explore and understand Norwegian salmon exporters’ perception of the profitability and the approach to succeed in the Chinese market. We chose to explore this topic due to the special ... -
China catching up in EV-related technologies : evidence from patent quality analysis
(Master thesis, 2019)Developing countries technologically catching up with leading countries within sectoral systems exhibit a set of common patterns, besides a series of case-specific behaviours. The attention that China has increasingly ... -
China’s branding disadvantage : an investigation into China’s need to establish global brands, challenges faced when developing these brands, and alternative strategies available
(Master thesis, 2006)The Chinese firms are producing a major part of the world’s manufactured goods and China is currently the third largest exporting nation in the world. At the same time Chinese firms are only responsible for a minute ... -
China’s pilot carbon trading schemes : assessment and lessons from EU
(Master thesis, 2013)This paper assesses the seven Chinese pilot carbon schemes that will be implemented in late 2013, and relates the most critical and relevant lessons from the European Union’s Emission Trading ... -
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 ... -
Chinese and Norwegian SOEs’ Quest for Oil in Angola : the influence of origins
(Master thesis, 2012)The concept of Corporate Social Responsibility is currently being both researched extensively as well as receiving increasing attention in the global business environment. Due to the exceptional economic growth in China, ... -
Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa : exploitation or value creation?
(Master thesis, 2011)Since the turn of the century Chinese foreign direct investments to developing countries have been growing rapidly and several question regarding these investments have asked. This paper takes a closer look at the available ... -
The Chinese seafood industry : structural changes and opportunities for Norwegians
(Report, Research report, 2005-09)This report contains papers from Norwegian and Chinese researchers on Chinese seafood production and seafood trade. The papers were presented at The International Workshop on Chinese-Norwegian relations in the Seafood ... -
The choice of seasoned-equity selling mechanism : theory and evidence
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-11)Extending the Myers and Majluf (1984) framework, we present a model for the choice of seasoned-equity selling mechanism. A sequential pooling equilibrium exists which implies a positive market reaction to certain flotation ... -
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 ...