• "Å miste dei beste hovuda". Verknader av hjerneflukt for u-land 

      Refsdal, Åsne Skjelbred (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-05)
      Den nye hjernefluktlitteraturen legg eit teoretisk grunnlag for at det ved høve til migrasjon kan bli ein positiv auke i humankapitalnivået og at eit u-land kan oppleve ein fordelaktig hjerneflukt (beneficial brain drain). Ein føreset at det er høgare avkasting av utdanning i mottakarlanda (i-land) enn sendarlandet (u-land) ved at likevektslønna i i-land er høgare. Dette gjer at fleire menneske vil ...
    • Behavioral sunk cost. Subsequent choices with prior investment 

      Fosse, Gaute (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-09-01)
      In this paper we address the sunk cost effect with behavioural investment. From an incentivized task in a survey with a built-in game of two parts. Part one is a game with a 2X2 design: High sunk cost condition, High and Low treatment group. And Relevant sunk cost condition, Relevant and Irrelevant treatment group. The game is where subjects put in time and effort, for which the attributes of the ...
    • Bidrar FoU til dannelsen av næringsklynger? 

      Berg, Kristin (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-05-15)
      Diskusjonen i denne oppgaven går ut på hvorvidt FoU samarbeid mellom forskningsintensive bedrifter bidrar til å skape vekstkraftige næringsklynger. Jeg ser på dette gjennom en enkel oligopolmodell bestående av to like bedrifter som foretar strategivalg angående FoU og produksjonskvantum. Beslutningsprosessen illustreres som et tretrinnsspill hvor bedriftene først velger om de vil samarbeide om FoU ...
    • Can stock returns be used as a proxy for corporate bond yields? 

      Grønning, Stian Ek (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-06-04)
      In this paper, I have investigated the relationship between the change in yield and stock returns for 27 firms for 47 consecutive business days. Firstly, I have found that there is an inverse relationship between the rating of firms and the degree of correlation between the stock return and the change in yield for bonds issued by the same firm. Secondly, I have not successfully managed to demonstrate ...
    • Challenges in Experimental Economics: Discussions based on a field study among fishermen 

      Uuskartano, Kia Johanna; Breivik, Svetlana S. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-29)
      Experimental economics has in later decades evolved to become a part of the economics science and is now steadily reported in economics journals. But there are still debates going on in this field; these debates regard for example whether theory should be revised due to findings from experiments, whether experiments should be conducted in the laboratory or in the field in addition to debates regarding ...
    • A chip off the old block or not? An analysis of parents' influence on their children's choice of educational field 

      Nordli, Sunniva Stoltz (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-29)
      The intergenerational mobility in education length is well-documented. However, the number of people having a master’s degree in Norway has increased in the past years. An innovative study is instead to investigate the mobility for the educational fields between generations. This thesis is investigating the parents’ influence on their children’s choice of educational fields for higher education. The ...
    • Cointegration in the Norwegian Model for Wage Formation. Against the Backdrop of the 2004 EU Expansion and the 2001 Change to Inflation Targeting, Have Wage Levels in the Construction and Wholesale Undersectors Continued to Exhibit a Long-Run Relationship with Wage Levels in the Industry, Public and Private Sectors? 

      Viland, Kristoffer (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-29)
      In this thesis, hourly wage rate data spanning 1978-2018 has been collected to investigate if the wage levels in the construction and wholesale sectors follow the wage levels in the industry, public, and private sectors. Against the backdrop of the EU expansion in 2004 and the 2001 implementation of inflation targeting monetary policy, there has been an interest in studying the stability of the ...
    • Demand analysis of the Chinese whitefish market 

      Balachandran, Adrian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-11-30)
      A demand analysis of the Chinese whitefish market was done, using Chinese import data provided by Norwegian Seafood Council. The main whitefish species of Alaska Pollock, Cod, Haddock, Coalfish and Hake was studied using the LA/AIDS model. Alaska Pollock is the cheapest of the whitefish species, and it has the largest market share, of an average of 50 percent of all Chinese whitefish imports. Because ...
    • Demand Analysis of the Whitefish Market in the EU - Has Pangasius Taken Over Market Shares in the Whitefish Market? 

      Hellandsjø, Lena Victoria (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-30)
      The market for seafood has changed significantly during the last couple of decades. This is mainly due to two prevailing trends, that is the stagnation in harvest of wild fish and increased production of aquaculture species. The growth in the supply of aquaculture products is caused by both new species entering the market and an increased production of already established species. Given the vast ...
    • Determinants of credit constraints in Ethiopia 

      Eshetu, Obse Muktar (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-06-15)
      A well-functioning financial system plays an important role in resources allocation and credit expansion, and is vital in stimulating economic growth by fueling investment and consumption. Development of efficient financial system should therefore be one of the main priorities of a developing nation such as Ethiopia. The county has achieved phenomenal economic growth over the last decades and advanced ...
    • Econometrics versus the Bookmakers. An econometric approach to sports betting 

      Hansen, Sindre Michael (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-06-01)
      Bruk av økonometri for å estimere sannsynligheter for ulike utfall i fotballkamper, over en Premier League sesong. Lager en modell basert på Bradley-Terry. Resultatet av estimeringene testes deretter ved å sammenligne med historisk odds satt av ulike spilltilbydere, og anvendes for hypotetiske innsatser. Modellen viser profitt.
    • The economic potential for closed cage fish farming and the total economic value of the wild salmon stock. A literature review 

      Pedersen, Christ Ulrik Alterskjær (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-06-22)
      The aquaculture industry has been in rapid development in the last decades. Norwegian Atlantic salmon farming has proven to be an efficient and fast growing industry. Being able to develop and utilize open net-pens on the Norwegian coastline has been a key factor for the industry. However, the open net-pen technology are facing problems with external environmental effects. These environmental problems ...
    • The Efficiency of Coercion 

      Andersen, Chris Rune (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-06-14)
      Oppgaven tester hvorvidt det eksisterer effektive og ineffektive intervaller av tvangsbruk innad autoritære regimer. Ved bruk av offentlig tilgjengelig data som blir brukt som mål på tvangsbruk, tester vi for om fordelingen av tvangsbruk er multimodal (flertoppet), og forsøker å identifisere effektive og ineffektive intervaller derav
    • Electric vehicles in Norway: a cost-benefit analysis 

      Johnsen, Truls J. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-05-31)
      This research looks at the socioeconomic effects between the procurement and use of an electric vehicle compared to a conventional vehicle under today´s policy measures. In order to get a sufficient comparison between electric and vehicles the cost-benefit analysis was chosen. The cost-benefit analysis was done in three separate scenarios, where each scenario included different variables. This was ...
    • En etterspørselsanalyse av laksemarkedet i EU. Med et spesielt blikk på lakseavtalen mellom Norge og EU 

      Thyholdt, Sverre Braathen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-05)
      Denne oppgaven er en etterspørselsanalyse av laksemarkedet i EU, hvor spesielt effekten av lakseavtalen mellom EU og Norge blir analysert. For å estimere effekten er det blitt brukt tre forskjellige AIDS (almost ideal demand system) modeller. Den første modellen behandler lakseavtalen som en dummyvariabel. Dummyvariabelen er en skiftvariabel som viser skiftene i etterspørselskurven lakseavtalen ...
    • En nytte- kostnadsanalyse av den mulige "flerbruksveien" i Lyngen 

      Sæther, Marit Slåen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-11-15)
      Denne oppgaven utfører en nytte- kostnadsanalyse av en mulig skogsvei til flerbruk i Lyngen. Flere av økosystemtjenestene i området vil kunne påvirkes av en mulig vei, og disse tjenestene blir forsøkt beskrevet, og tallfestes der det er mulig. På nyttesiden er det rekreasjonsverdi og innsparinger i terrengtransport som er de største prissatte komponentene. Investeringskostnader og vedlikeholdskostnader ...
    • En sammenligning av økonomiske teorier for regional vekst 

      Lunde, Grethe (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-15)
      Formålet med denne oppgaven er å sammenligne to teorier for økonomisk vekst i regioner. På den ene siden har jeg en keynesiansk tilnærming hvor jeg har benyttet en modell utledet av Thirlwall (1980). Thirlwalls modell fokuserer på etterspørselen etter eksportvarer som kilde til økonomisk vekst, hvor tilbudet i markedet tilpasser seg etterspørselen. Jeg har supplert med teori fra blant annet Kaldor ...
    • An Essay on the Significance of Economic Growth and Inequality on Human Welfare 

      Jacobsen, Martin Iver (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-12-22)
      When the twenty-first century began there had over several decades been developed a dominant political discourse where economic growth was the overarching objective of public policy and with the terms of that discourse reflecting a significantly changed acceptance for the market mechanism as the primary way to achieve that end. Moreover, a significant degree of inequality was not only seen as an ...
    • The Fairtrade value chain : the impact of ethical consumers in the North on producers and communities in the South 

      Myhr, Sindre (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-05-30)
      In this thesis, the value chain for Fairtrade labeled goods is examined from ethical consumers in the north to producer organizations in the south. From there, the analysis studies how the income can be shared between producers, stakeholders and communities in different scenarios. Profit functions are used in a principal-agent setting to analyze participation constraints as well as incentive ...
    • Forest Illegalities and Corruption in Cameroons Forest Sector. A Theoretical and Literature Review of Corruption with Regards to Forest Illegalities 

      Niba, Eric Suh (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-08-30)
      In the past decades illegal logging and related forest, activities have increasingly been a global concern, especially in forest products producer countries. This phenomenon has high rates in the Cameroon forest sector caused by poverty, poor Law enforcement, lack of transparency, conflicts, state ownership of majority of forested land, and in addition to these, its high rates of corruption. ...