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Determinants of Health and Labor Market Outcomes : Three Essays in Applied Microeconomics
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-04-24)This thesis consist of four chapters: One introductory chapter and three chapters that each includes the three papers that are the main part of this thesis. The introductory chapter provides an overview of the determinants ... -
Differential Information Economies and Incomplete Markets
(Master thesis, 2008-05-26)In a pure exchange economy with differential information, there may be ex-post Pareto-dominant core allocations which are not attainable as Rational Expectations Equilibria because of information verifiability issues. On ... -
Digital Health Transformation of Integrated Care in Europe: Overarching Analysis of 17 Integrated Care Programs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Digital health tools comprise a wide range of technologies to support health processes. The potential of these technologies to effectively support health care transformation is widely accepted. However, wide ... -
Do actions speak louder than words? - Communication and partner choice in the prisoner's dilemma game
(Master thesis, 2018-06-28)Communication has been shown to enhance cooperation (Dawes, McTavish and Shaklee 1977; Isaac and Walker 1988; Sally 1995; Bochet, Page and Putterman 2006). But do all people benefit equally from communication? This thesis ... -
Do Cognitive Processes Influence Social Preferences? Testing the social heuristics hypothesis in a sequential prisoner's dilemma
(Master thesis, 2017-06-09)Is cooperation intuitive or deliberative? From an early notion of cooperation as a deliberate suppression of innate selfish preferences, a growing body of literature has turned the general perception towards prosocial ... -
Do non-enforceable contracts matter? Evidence from an international lab experiment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03)Many verifiable contracts are impossible or difficult to enforce. This applies to contracts among family and friends, contracts regulating market transactions, and sovereign debt contracts. Do such non-enforceable contracts ... -
Do people demand fact-checked news? Evidence from U.S. Democrats
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In a large-scale online experiment with U.S. Democrats, we examine how the demand for a newsletter about an economic relief plan changes when the newsletter content is fact-checked. We first document an overall muted demand ... -
Do Temporary Demand Shocks Have Long-Term Effects for Startups?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Using procurement auctions and register data, we find that temporary demand shocks have long-term effects for startups. Startups that win a procurement auction have 20 higher sales and employment and are more profitable ... -
Dobbeltarbeidshypotesen - gir omsorg for barn økt sykefravær blant yrkesaktive kvinner?
(Master thesis, 2011-06-07)Formålet med denne oppgaven er å undersøke om en kombinasjon av store familieforpliktelser (målt ved antall barn) og høy yrkesdeltakelse gir økt sykefravær blant norske kvinner. I litteraturen er dette omtalt som ... -
Does variation in general practitioner (GP) practice matter for the length of sick leave? A multilevel analysis based on Norwegian GP-patient data
(Journal article, 2010-05)In Norway, as in many countries, the national insurance system is under economic stress from demographic change impacting on the pensions versus contributions balance, and an increasing number of disability and sickness ... -
Drivkreftene bak fordelingen av bistand og andre offisielle kapitalstrømmer fra Kina til Verden: En replikasjonsstudie av Dreher m. fl. (2018)
(Master thesis, 2020-08-20)Denne oppgaven er en replikasjon av Dreher m.fl. (2018). I skyggen av den såkalte replikasjonskrisen i akademia søker denne oppgaven å se om resultatene fra Dreher m. fl. (2018) kan gjenskapes ved bruk av det originale ... -
Dynamic hospital competition under rationing by waiting times
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)We develop a dynamic model of hospital competition where (i) waiting times increase if demand exceeds supply; (ii) patients choose a hospital based in part on waiting times; and (iii) hospitals incur waiting time penalties. ... -
Economic Effects of Workfare Reforms for Single Mothers: Benefit Substitution and Labour Supply Responses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We analyse the economic effects of nationwide Norwegian reforms on the state benefit programme targeting single mothers. Our results show that for each reduction of 100 Norwegian kroner (NOK) in benefit payments from the ... -
Economic incentives, employment and health
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-05-24)The goal of this thesis is to shed new light on the mechanisms behind the high rates of disabilityrelated non-employment in Norway, and to find explanations for the apparent rise of labor market exclusion problems within ... -
Educational Shifts in the Age of Automation: Does increasing robotization influence Norwegian students’ educational choices?
(Master thesis, 2024-06-03)Over the past few decades, rapid advancement in robotic technology has significantly transformed global industries, labour markets, and many other facets of society. Robotization has disrupted traditional tasks and ... -
The effect of negative income shocks on pensioners
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This paper provides the first evidence on the labor supply response to negative income shocks among full-time retirees, exploiting an institutional feature that caused differential and unexpected income losses among otherwise ... -
Effekt av endret befolkningssammensetning på sparerate, investeringsrate og driftsregnskapet overfor utlandet
(Master thesis, 2014-05-30)Denne oppgaven undersøker om differanser mellom sparing og investering kan forklares ved hjelp av alderssammensetningen i befolkningen. For å undersøke dette har jeg hentet inn data fra 24 land i perioden 1950-2009. ... -
Effekten av offentlege reguleringar på innovasjon innan vind- og solkraft
(Master thesis, 2018-06-16)I denne oppgåva undersøkjast samanhengen mellom ei rekke offentlege reguleringar og teknologisk innovasjon innan vindkraft og fotovoltaisk solkraft. Analysen er gjennomført med utgangspunkt i et utval beståande av 26 ... -
Effekten av surge på reversering av kapital i Indonesia
(Master thesis, 2014-08-31)I likhet med mange utviklingsland, har Indonesia en stor avhengighet av midler fra utviklede land. Kapitalinnstrømmingen til et land har uten tvil positiv innvirkning på den økonomiske utviklingen av landet. Men en for ... -
Effekter av innkjøpssamarbeid i det norske dagligvaremarkedet - En litteraturstudie
(Master thesis, 2015-08-31)Oppgaven analyserer effekter av innkjøpssamarbeid i det norske dagligvaremarkedet på samfunnsøkonomisk velferd og/eller konsumentvelferd. Ved innkjøpssamarbeid går en gruppe kjøpere sammen og opptrer som én stor kjøper. ...