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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 M&A on Employee Performance : An empirical study on post-MBA employee performance in private Norwegian target companies
(Master thesis, 2023)This paper analyses post-M&A employee performance for private Norwegian target companies using accounting data between 2007 and 2016. We have created an algorithm which identifies ownership changes in firms from accounting ... -
The effect of market structure on banks’ interest rate spreads : an empirical analysis of the Norwegian bank market
(Master thesis, 2010)In this study we investigate how market structure affect the interest rate spread of banks that provide lending for commercial entities in Norway. We delineate the Norwegian bank market into local commuter belts, and define ... -
The Effect of Moderators in Green Marketing: Stakeholder Evaluation and the Effect on Green Brand Equity and Perceived Greenwasing
(Master thesis, 2022)While transparency is widely accepted as one of the key practices to gain stakeholders' trust, prior research has surprisingly found that transparency does not always pay off. Given a company with a high perceived ... -
The effect of ownership structure on firm performance : a study of Norwegian listed firms
(Master thesis, 2009)This paper empirically investigates the relationship between ownership structure and firm performance, treating ownership concentration and owner identity as separate, but dependent dimensions of ownership structure. We ... -
The effect of patents on financial constraints : an empirical analysis of Norwegian companies 2009-2018
(Master thesis, 2021)In this thesis, we investigate the relationship between patenting activity and financial constraints for a broad panel of Norwegian companies between 2009-2018. The research is inspired by Hottenrott, Hall and Czaranitzki ... -
The Effect of Social Distancing Measures on Intensive Care Occupancy: Evidence on COVID-19 in Scandinavia
(Discussion paper;2/20, Working paper, 2020-04-29)Understanding the effectiveness of social distancing on the spread of COVID-19 is crucial to justify economically costly social distancing measures. We present a case study focusing on the three Scandinavian countries. ... -
The Effect of Sustainability on Bond Pricing : An empirical study of bonds issued by Norwegian savings and commercial banks
(Master thesis, 2021)We find that Norwegian banks pay lower bond coupon rates for displaying sustainabilityrelated characteristics or for issuing green bonds. Using data on bonds issued by 29 Norwegian banks in the primary market, we estimate ... -
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 Time of Use in Norway : an empirical analysis of the effect of Time of Use tariff in combination with four different communication strategies on electricity consumption from a field experiment in Eastern Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)Norway has the world's second highest electricity consumption per capita (International Energy Agency, n.d.). Increased electrification of society services is expected to push peak consumption to higher levels than its ... -
The Effect of Uncertainty on Investment Empirical evidence from listed Norwegian firms 2005-2018
(Master thesis, 2022)The relationship between uncertainty and investment is an extensively explored topic in economic and financial literature. Regardless, the dramatic events of recent years have reinvigorated the need to garner a greater ... -
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 ... -
Effectiveness of a girls’ empowerment programme on early childbearing, marriage and school dropout among adolescent girls in rural Zambia: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Adolescent pregnancies pose a risk to the young mothers and their babies. In Zambia, 35% of young girls in rural areas have given birth by the age of 18 years. Pregnancy rates are particularly high among ... -
The Effects of a Local Subsidy on the Heat Pump Market : A Study Examining how a Subsidy for Heat Pumps in Bergen Municipality has Affected Price, Demand and Energy Consumption
(Master thesis, 2023)In this thesis, we investigate a municipal heat pump subsidy. We examine the subsidy in two ways: how demand and price is affected, and whether the subsidy achieves its goal of reduced energy consumption. Through interviews ... -
The effects of changes in EU emission trading scheme on the value of a gas fired power plant in Norway
(Master thesis, 2011)The purpose of this thesis was to study how changes in the carbon market influences the present value of the gas fired power plant operated by Naturkraft AS. The changes in focus here are the ones introduced in EU’s Emission ... -
Effects of consumer ethnocentrism on evaluation of foreign vs. domestic brands : a study of consumer behavior in Southeast Europe
(Report, Research report, 2001-12)The main objective of the pilot project has been to get new insight into the field of international trade and export marketing. We aimed to gain new knowledge of the factors that may impact how consumers from different ... -
The effects of corporate taxation on innovation : an empirical analysis on the effects of corporate taxation on innovation in Europe
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims at analyzing the relationship between corporate income taxation and innovation in Europe to further the discussion about which policy tool is optimal to encourage innovation. This was done using a fixed ... -
Effects of CSR messages on Perceived Greenwashing & Green Brand Equity : The interaction of message frames and industry stereotypes
(Master thesis, 2023)Given the paradigm shift towards environmentalism, stakeholders, especially consumers, are exerting pressure on companies to be more transparent with their business practices. Companies in turn are responding through CSR ... -
The effects of different strategic variables in non-cooperative fisheries games
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-10)In this paper we use stock size, harvest quantity and fishing effort, respectively, as strategic variables. We model a two agent (nations) non-cooperative fishery game, where the agents harvest a common fish stock. The ...