• Budget institutions, politics and fiscal outcomes: Five essays on local government policy outcomes 

      Tovmo, Per (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2004:20, Doctoral thesis, 2004)
      This thesis contains five empirical papers on policy outcomes in local government. Four of the papers are based on Norwegian data, while one is based on data from Danish local governments. Three of the studies on Norwegian ...
    • Essays on Worker Absenteeism 

      Ose, Solveig Osborg (Doctoral thesis, 2003)
      This thesis for the doctorate includes four essays on worker absenteeism in addition to an introduction chapter. The main aim of this work has been to gain more knowledge about worker absenteeism, both theoretically and ...
    • Politics and resource use in local government service production 

      Kalseth, Jorid (Doctoral thesis, 2003)
      This thesis included five essays studying the performance of local governments in Norway. Four of the essays address variation in resource allocation and efficiency between the local governments, the fifth analyses variation ...