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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 Polls Influence Opinions? Investigating Poll Feedback Loops Using the Novel Dynamic Response Feedback Experimental Procedure
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Opinion polls may inadvertently affect public opinion, as people may change their attitudes after learning what others think. A disconcerting possibility is that opinion polls have the ability to create information cascades, ... -
Do sub-groups of butterflies display different elevational distribution patterns in the Eastern Himalaya, India?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Understanding the pattern of biodiversity along environmental gradients helps in identifying diversity hotspot areas that can be prioritized for conservation. While the elevational distribution of several taxa has been ... -
Do voters follow? The effect of party cues on public opinion during a process of policy change
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)A large body of literature has demonstrated how citizens use party endorsements when shaping their policy opinions. However, recent studies question the centrality of party cues in shaping public opinion. This study advances ... -
Do women work and men decide? Gender dimensions of cash cropping in the Middle Hills of Nepal
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)ABSTRACT The study entitled Do Women Work and Men Decide? Gender Dimensions of Cash Cropping in the Middle Hills of Nepal'' was carried out in two villages in the Kaski District, Nepal, with objectives to document the ... -
Do you bend or break? System Dynamics in resilience planning for food security
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-03)This paper discusses our experience in using system dynamics to facilitate resilience planning for food security in rural communities that are exposed to ever‐increasing climatic pressures in Guatemala. The social–ecological ... -
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 ... -
Documentary in a Culture of Clearance: A Study of Knowledge of and Attitudes Toward Copyright and Fair Use Among Norwegian Documentary Makers
(Journal article, 2010-01)Copyright law is a mechanism for regulation of production and dissemination of culturalproducts. In documentary storytelling reuse of copyrighted material such as footage andmusic is of great importance. This requires ... -
Does administrative capacity matter? The absorption of the European Fund for the integration of migrants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Empirical evidence of the relationship between administrative capacity and the use of EU funds is plentiful. According to this strand in literature, the complexity of spending rules is key in explaining the implementation ... -
Does aid save infants lives? A geospatial impact evaluation of aid effectiveness in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2019-06-21)While there are many studies of how official development aid (ODA) affects economic growth, there are far fewer studies of how aid affects health outcomes. Also, most of the studies of aid effectiveness have been cross-country ... -
Does criminalizing the purchase of sex reduce sex-buying? Evidence from a European survey on prostitution
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Whether to criminalize or legalize the purchase of sex has given rise to heated discussions and different policy initiatives. Opponents of the criminalization of sex-buying argue that prohibition pushes the sector underground, ... -
Does direct democracy mean more equal democracy? A study of government responsiveness in advanced democracies
(Master thesis, 2020-06-24)As it constitutes a main feature of contemporary democracy, government responsiveness has provided the basis for large a body of literature, usually finding that public policy tends to reflect the preferences of citizens. ... -
Does national culture matter for organizational culture in institutions of higher education? An Italian university and a Norwegian university compared
(Master thesis, 2012-06-07)The university of today has become an object of study, debate and reflection. Changes in the social sphere, globalization, economic and political trends, all these factors push universities towards new forms and role. ... -
Does performance auditing matter? The government administration’s response to the performance auditing of the Norwegian Office of the Auditor General
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-05-28)The point of departure for this thesis is Michael Power’s provocative proposition in his 1997 book The Audit Society (Power, 1997). There he states that auditing produces only reassurance. This thesis is an empirical ... -
Does Postponement of First Pregnancy Increase Gender Differences in Sickness Absence? A Register Based Analysis of Norwegian Employees in 1993–2007
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-25)Background: From 1970–2012, the average age at first delivery increased from 23.2–28.5 in Norway. Postponement of first pregnancy increases risks of medical complications both during and after pregnancy. Sickness absence ... -
Does Stock and Flow diagrams lead to a better management of credit card ? The case of exponential growth bias. An experimental study
(Master thesis, 2014-06-02)Abstract Exponential growth bias is the tendency to linearize exponential functions. It means that people underestimate the future value of a growing debt in case of borrowing and future value of a growing investment in ... -
Does tree canopy closure moderate the effect of climate warming on plant species composition of temperate Himalayan oak forest?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09)Question: We ask if there are significant changes in plant species composition after 20 yr of documented temperature increase (~1 °C), and if the temporal changes are different in closed temperate oak forest compared to ... -
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 ...