Browsing Økonomisk institutt by Title
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2014)The aim of this thesis is to provide a holistic analysis and an economic understanding of Bitcoin, answering two key questions: (i) Why do bitcoins have value? (ii) Why and how will governments seek to regulate the use of ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)This thesis investigates the behaviour of employees captured by centralised wage-negotiations. It is empirically shown that centralised institutions are correlated with compressed wages, which in turn accumulates several ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)This thesis investigates the behaviour of employees captured by centralised wage-negotiations. It is empirically shown that centralised institutions are correlated with compressed wages, which in turn accumulates several ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2016)In this thesis, I study the determinants of migration to Norway for the period of 2003 – 2013. I adapt the migration model developed by Clark et al. (2007) to Norway in order to explore the background factors in the source ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)Almost every bachelor student has asked himself this question at one point while copying notes from a blackboard: Why is this not available online? Often given reasons are pedagogic ones or lack of attendance in case of ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)This paper studies why higher economic growth cannot always enhance human development. In general, these two dimensions have a strong and positive relationship, but some countries appear unable to balance this relationship. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)In social insurance systems that grant workers paid sick leave, physicians act as gatekeepers, supposedly granting sickness certificates to the sick and not to shirkers. Previous research has emphasized the physician's ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
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Willingness to pay for connection to the electricity grid in rural Kenya Stated Preference Method (Direct surveyRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)Abstract Quality and reliable energy has been proven to be necessary and important for a high-quality life and for social and economic development. The United Nations sees reliable energy as a crucial area in the millennium ...
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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2002)The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank structural adjustment programmes to help developing countries restore their balance of payments has greatly influenced the economic set up of many countries and Zimbabwe ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2021)Using data from elections in Brazil, I will employ a Difference-in-Difference strategy (DiD) and Regression Discontinuity Design (RDD) to estimate the private returns of electoral victory in the State and Federal legislative ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)In my thesis I discuss and investigate whether there is an effect of politicians' gender on policy outcomes. The main part consists of an empirical investigation of this question, using a rich set of panel data on Norwegian ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2013)The last decade, more industrialized countries and international organizations have shown interest in different types of government intervention in the market for child care. Among these is the OECD, and in his most recent ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Existing gender inequality is believed to be heightened as a result of weather events and climate-related disasters that are likely to become more common in the future. We show that an already marginalized group—female-headed ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2017)The purpose of this master thesis is to investigate which determinants that explain the length of work spells among agents in an inbound customer call center of a large insurance company in Norway. In particular, I first ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2011)Denne oppgaven ser på kooperativer i lys av finanskrisen i 2008. Dette er gjort ved å gå gjennom den teoretiske og empiriske litteraturen relevant for kooperativer generelt, og ved å se nærmere på ett bestemt kooperativ: ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2017)This study argues that there is a systematic difference in the gender wage gap (GWG) between exporting firms and non-exporters. Exporters may require greater commitment from their employees, such as working particular hours ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)This paper examines the relationship between workers' productivity and preferred bonus scheme. The data are from a company where agents work in teams and receive a bonus that depends on individual and team performance. ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)