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Initial coin offerings considerations for an investor
(Master thesis, 2018)Cryptocurrency and blockchain has conjointly become trending buzzwords in the business world today. As the blockchain technology has become older and more researched, its areas of usage have broadened far beyond payment ... -
CO2 intensity and GDP per capita
(Discussion paper;16/18, Working paper, 2018-12-12)The relationship between CO2 intensity and GDP per capita is studied. Most rich countries show falling CO2 intensity over time and a negative correlation with GDP per capita. Many poor and medium rich countries show the ... -
Name and shame? Evidence from the European Union tax haven blacklist
(Discussion paper;18/18, Working paper, 2018-12-14)I study publication of the European Union (EU) tax haven blacklist on December 5, 2017 to examine whether and how the use of recognized tax havens affects firm value. I find that the tax haven naming and shaming by the EU ... -
The Green Paradox and learning by doing
(Discussion paper;17/18, Working paper, 2018-12-13)Production of a renewable substitute to fossil fuels is modeled as causing the cost of this backstop technology to fall over time in proportion to the scale of the substitute production and how long it has been in use. The ... -
Feeding the people: grain yields and agricultural expansion in Qing China
(DP SAM;27/2018, Working paper, 2018-12-13)We use modern econometric methods to analyze a recently-released sample of 3 000 Chinese grain yields. We find significant variation across provinces and persistent increases in yields over time – albeit slow compared to ... -
Organisatorisk læring og sikkerhet : helikopterdekkpersonell på offshoreinstallasjoner i Nordsjøen
(Master thesis, 2013)Organisatorisk læring har vært mye forsket på gjennom flere tiår, men forskningen har ikke gitt utbredt oppslutning rundt én felles forståelse av fenomenet. Denne studien støtter seg hovedsakelig til Crossan, Lane og White ... -
Why 1990 international Geary-Khamis dollars cannot be a foundation for reliable long run comparisons of GDP
(DP SAM;25/2018, Working paper, 2018-11)Using a large, new dataset of agricultural prices and quantities for many countries and regions, we create five new international Geary-Khamis pounds – for 1870, 1845, 1775, 1705, and a superior chained series. We show ... -
A continuous consumer price index for Norway 1492-2017
(DP SAM;26/2018, Working paper, 2018-11)This manuscript presents a new combined annual cost of living and consumer price index for Norway covering the period 1492-2017. When previous Norwegian historical consumer price indices partly were constructed on the basis ... -
Hero shots: involved fathers conquering new discursive territory in consumer culture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In this paper, we explore how visual expressions of culture offer new discursive territory within which consumer cultural ideals can be negotiated on a global scale. Through a critical visual analysis of the revelatory ... -
Proximity in Bank-Borrower Relationships. Are Small and Newly Established Firms Hit Harder by Bank Branch Closures?
(Working paper, 2018-08)In this paper, we use an empirical approach to provide evidence on the topic of relationship lending, by analysing if small and newly established firms are hit harder by a regional bank withdrawal. We use comprehensive ... -
Konkurranse og effektivitet i det norske sparebankmarkedet : en empirisk analyse av konkurranse og effektivitet blant norske sparebanker i perioden 1997-2013
(Working paper, 2017-12)Forholdet mellom konkurranse og effektivitet har vært et omdiskutert tema de siste tiårene. Betydningen av en effektiv banksektor er av interesse for både økonomer og tilsynsmyndigheter. Denne studien utleder strukturelle ... -
How does the type of remuneration affect physician behaviour? Fixed salary versus fee-for-service
(Working paper, 2018-09)We analyse the effects of fee-for-service versus fixed salary on the treatment decisions of general practitioners (GPs) and on patients’ health outcomes. Using rich Norwegian register data during 2009-2013, we find that ... -
Competition and physician behaviour: Does the competitive environment affect the propensity to issue sickness certificates?
(Working paper, 2018-09)Competition among physicians is widespread, but compelling empirical evidence on its impact on service provision is limited, mainly due to endogeneity issues. In this paper we exploit that many GPs, in addition to own ... -
Local Bank Competition, Loan Rates and Risk
(Working paper, 2017-12)This paper investigates the effect of competition on the relation between borrowers’ risk and interest rates in the market for business loans. I estimate the relationship between the loan rates and risk of closure conditional ... -
A contraction approach to periodic optimization problems
(Working paper, 2017-11)Consider an infinite horizon, multi-dimensional optimization problem with arbitrary but finite periodicity in discrete time. The problem can be posed as a set of coupled equations. We show that the problem is a special ... -
Competition and risk taking in the banking industry: The case of capital requirements
(Working paper, 2017-12)This article examines how stricter capital requirements affect competition and risk-taking incentives in the banking industry. When banks choose their risk profiles by solving portfolio problems, there is a clear trade-off ... -
Økonomisk analyse av alternative produksjonsformer innan oppdrett
(Report, 2018-10)Hovudformålet med denne rapporten er å analysere mogelege konsekvensar av å flytte all produksjon av atlantisk laks, både matfisk og storsmolt, over i lukka landbaserte system. Hovudfokus når det gjeld teknologi har vore ... -
The Poking Effect: Price Changes, Information, and Inertia in the Market for Mobile Subscriptions
(DP SAM;23/2018, Working paper, 2018-11)We study consumer inertia in the mobile subscription market, focusing on the decision of whether to switch to a competing provider. To identify the extent of inertia, we exploit price changes faced by 270,000 consumers of ... -
Gjenbruk av RPA i norske kommuner
(Report, 2018-08)I denne masterutredningen har vi ønsket å belyse forskningsspørsmålet: «hvordan kan RPA-løsninger utvikles og forvaltes for å muliggjøre gjenbruk på tvers av organisatoriske grenser?» Motivasjonen for dette er at den norske ... -
Plattformer og digitale økosystemer. En smakebit på restaurantbransjen i Oslo
(Report, 2018-08)Som vår primære innsamlingsmetode har vi gjennomført dybdeintervjuer med representanter for syv restaurantkjeder i Oslo. Intervjuene fanget opp hva restaurantkjedene opplever som muligheter og konsekvenser ved å delta på ...