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Danmarks fastkurspolitik: ERM2
(Master thesis, 2018-06-23)Formålet med denne masteropgave er at redegøre for og analysere den danske pengepolitik, såvel som at undersøge betydningen af fastkurspolitikken. Med fokus på valutakursændring og spændet mellem danske- og euroområdets ... -
De baltiske staters valg av valutakursregimer
(Master thesis, 2006)Hensikten med denne oppgaven er å beskrive en del sentrale problemstillinger i forbindelse med at enkelte sentral- og østeuropeiske land (CEEC) skulle gjennomgå en overgang fra planøkonomi til markedsøkonomi (transition ... -
Den samfunnsøkonomiske effekten av markedsføring - anvendt i den norske kosmetikk- og toalettartikkel bransjen
(Master thesis, 2009-06-02)I denne oppgaven utdypes aktiviteten markedsføring og dens betydning som en konkurransevariabel.Den norske kosmetikk- og toalettartikkelbransjen er anvendt som et eksempel på en bransje som aktivt bruker ulike markedsfør ... -
Det svensk-norske elsertifikatmarkedet: Hva blir konsekvensene?
(Master thesis, 2012-05-31)I denne oppgaven skal følgende problemstilling besvares: Hvordan vil en introduksjon av elsertifikater i Norge slå ut i engrospris, sluttbrukerpris og ny fornybar kraftproduksjon i et felles marked med Sverige? Flere land ... -
Determinants of child mortality in Angola: An econometric analysis
(Master thesis, 2011-11-30)The aim of this thesis is to investigate determinants of child mortality in the regions of Luanda and Uíge in Angola. The country has one of the highest child mortality rates in the world. The literature on the subject has ... -
Determinants of Chinese FDI in Africa: An econometric analysis
(Master thesis, 2014-02-03)The aim of this thesis is to examine the determinants of Chinese FDI in Africa over the period from 2003 to 2011. The investigation is based on a sample of panel data from 49 African countries, using aggregate Chinese ... -
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 ...