• Ulike kredittinstitusjoners utforming av kredittkontrakter i rurale markeder 

      Pettersen, Ingrid Kristine (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-09)
      Denne oppgaven tar for seg manglende tilgang på kreditt blant rurale låntakere i utviklingsland. Årsaken er problemer knyttet til asymmetrisk informasjon og hånhevelsesproblemer. Alle utlånere har behov for sikkerhet for å kunne tilby kreditt. Pant er et eksempel på dette. I modelleringne blir det derfor vist hvordan pant kan redusere kredittrasjoneringen. Derimot er pant en mangelvare blant de aller ...
    • Unemployment rate, Labor-Market and Sickness-absence. How the unemployment affects sickness-absence in Troms County. An empirical analysis 

      Berthung, Espen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-09-03)
      This thesis investigates how the unemployment rate affect the sickness-absence in Troms county. For doing so, we set up a model that investigates the causal relationship between labor market tightness and workers absence behavior and the cyclical selecting of employees with bad health during different states of the business cycle. We take advantage of over 230,000 recorded sickness-absences and ...
    • Using graded sick leaves to affect leave length. An empirical analysis on the effects of graded sick leaves on leave length in Troms, Norway 

      Kristoffersen, Vidar (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-05-31)
      Graded sick leaves might be used to extract otherwise untapped capacity for productivity in sick or injured workers, but what are the secondary effects of such a policy? This thesis aims to answer the question of how the use of graded sick leaves might affect the length of the sick leave using comprehensive sick leave data from Troms county in Norway from 2010 through 2017. Aparametric Weibull ...
    • What ticks the tickets? 

      Derås, Rune Milian (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-06-22)
      Knowing how to sell the right product, to the right customer to the right price can be the difference between profit or loss for music festivals. Festivals main source of income comes from ticket sales and being able to efficiently conduct booking management is crucial to sustain a stable income throughout the financial year. Little empirical research has been done on pricing strategies and demand ...
    • Øker generisk markedsføring etterspørselen av norsk laks i global handel? 

      Arnesen, Marius Ihle (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2022-06-01)
      Norske oppdrettere er pålagt en eksportavgift for laksen de eksporterer. Avgiften skal blant annet gå til Norsk sjømatråd (NSR) som skal drive med felles markedsføring av norsk sjømat. I denne studien er det benyttet en etterspørselsanalyse til å undersøkelse om markedsføringen fører til økt etterspørsel i norsk laks på verdensmarkedet. En nytte-kostnadsanalyse er gjennomført for å finne ut om ...