• Are Estimates of Non-Standard Employment Wage Penalties Robust to Different Wage Measures? The Case of Zero-hour Contracts in the UK 

      Farina, Egidio; Green, Colin; McVicar, Duncan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Evidence suggests that non-standard jobs are associated with wage penalties. Yet, these jobs possess a range of undesirable characteristics that should generate compensating wage differentials. This evidence relies on ...
    • Do poverty traps delay economic growth? 

      Nygaard, Henrik (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      Oppgaven ser på sammenhengene mellom fattigdomsfeller og økonomisk utvikling og om dette fungerer som en stopper på utviklingen. Fattigdomsfeller defineres som mekanismer i økonomien som forsterker fattigdom, som resulterer ...
    • Do we have a green bubble in the Norwegian stock market? 

      Olsen, Maria (Master thesis, 2021)
      De siste årene har grønne investeringer fått spesielt stor interesse fra politikere og deltakere i aksjemarkedet. Grønne aksjer er nye i markedet, og mange av disse selskapene har enda ikke en positiv kontantstrøm, Prisene ...
    • Does inequality in education affect economic growth? 

      Hansen, Simen Odden (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      Bruken av human kapital i nyklassiske vekstmodeller har belyst nye og viktige elementer i forståelsen av hvordan inntektsvekst fungerer. Et nytt spørsmål i litteraturen er hvorvidt fordelingsaspektene ved humankapitalen ...
    • Does Performance Pay Increase Alcohol and Drug Use? 

      Artz, Ben; Green, Colin; Heywood, John S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Using US panel data on young workers, we demonstrate that those who receive performance pay are more likely to consume alcohol and illicit drugs. Recognizing that this likely reflects worker sorting, we first control for ...
    • Easing Income Inequality Through Quantitative Easing 

      Loui, Anastasia; Moers, Romeo (Bachelor thesis, 2021)
      Denne bacheloroppgaven analyserer de potensielle effektene Kvantitativ lettelse (QE) kan ha på inntektsulikhet. En økning i pengemengden (M1) brukes som en representasjon av QE og Gini-koeffisienten brukes som måling for ...
    • Effekten av myke kjønnskvoter på kvinneanndelen i europeiske bedriftsstyrer 

      Telstad, Rannei Skjermo (Master thesis, 2019)
      I 2006 ble Norge det første landet til å introdusere kvoter for å jevne ut den skjeve kjønnssammensetningen i bedriftsstyrer. Denne loven ble fulgt opp med strenge sanksjoner mot bedriftene som ikke møtte kvoten, og innen ...
    • Electricity Price and Volatility - The Effect of Rainfall and Temperature 

      Rudberg, Olav Yoo Stavheim (Master thesis, 2022)
      Studier av elektrisitetspriser og volatilitet har tidligere blitt gjennomført, men få studier inkluderer effekter som potensielt påvirker elektrisitetspriser og volatilitet. Masteravhandlingen studerer nordisk systempris ...
    • ESG and financial performance for large Chinese enterprises 

      Nordvoll, Jacob (Master thesis, 2022)
      En empirisk studie av 43 store kinesiske foretak i perioden 2010-2019 med data på ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) scorer og finansielle tall innhentet på årsbasis er utført. For det samlede utvalget er det ikke ...
    • An Extra Hour Wasted? Bar Closing Hours and Traffic Accidents in Norway 

      Green, Colin; Krehic, Lana (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Driving under the influence of alcohol is a major cause of fatalities worldwide. There have been a range of legislative and policy interventions aiming to address this. Bar closing hours is one policy with clear implications ...
    • Female directors, board committees and firm performance 

      Green, Colin; Homroy, Swarnodeep (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      A number of studies have found little economic impact of board gender diversity on firm performance. We return to this issue in the context of large European firms. Our contribution is twofold. First, using information on ...
    • Green Bonds in the Norwegian and Swedish Market 

      Drage, Eline; Sundt, Vemund Trøan (Master thesis, 2018)
      Green bonds are a relatively new financial instrument developed to stimulate sustainable investments. The green bond market has grown exponentially in recent years. There remains lots of potential for further growth as ...
    • Har elever med engelskspråklig bakgrunn en positiv effekt på norskfødtes engelskkompetanse? 

      Haaland, Kristine Bekkeheien (Master thesis, 2020)
      Det finnes mye litteratur om elevprestasjoner på grunnskolen og hvilke faktorer som påvirker elevers prestasjoner. En av disse faktorene er såkalte «peer effekter», som kort kan forklares som jevnaldrende sin påvirkningskraft ...
    • Hierarchy and the Employer Size Effect on Wages: Evidence from Britain 

      Green, Colin; Heywood, John S.; Theodoropolous, Nikolaos (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We argue that employer size wage effects reflect the role of hierarchy. Using matched employer–employee data and individual longitudinal data, we show that the employer size wage effects for supervisors are approximately ...
    • How does testing young children influence educational attainment and well-being? 

      Green, Colin; Nyhus, Ole Henning; Salvanes, Kari Vea (Journal article, 2022)
      How much young children should be tested and graded is a highly contentious issue in education policy. Opponents consider it detrimental to child mental health, leading to misaligned incentives in educational policy and ...
    • The impact of social health insurance on rural populations 

      Green, Colin; Hollingsworth, Bruce; Yang, Miaoqing (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Improving health outcomes of rural populations in low- and middle-income countries represents a significant challenge. A key part of this is ensuring access to health services and protecting households from financial risk ...
    • Incorporated in Westminster: Channels and Returns to Political Connection in the United Kingdom 

      Green, Colin; Homroy, Swarnodeep (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      In 2002, an amendment to UK parliamentary regulations removed restrictions on the participation of Members of Parliament (MPs) in parliamentary proceedings related to their corporate interests. Using this amendment, we ...
    • Interest rate differential and the krone exchange rate 

      Almlid, Eirik (Bachelor thesis, 2022)
      Denne Bacheloroppgaven undersøker sammenhengen mellom rentedifferansen og valutakursen mellom norske kroner og euro. Studiet bruker en multippel regresjonsmodell med oljepris og en indeks for usikkerheten i finansmarkedene ...
    • Long-Run Patterns of Labour Market Polarisation: Evidence from German Micro Data 

      Bachmann, Ronald; Cim, Merve; Green, Colin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The past four decades have witnessed dramatic changes in the structure of employment. In particular, the rapid increase in computational power has led to large‐scale reductions in employment in jobs that can be described ...
    • Paradox Lost: The Disappearing Female Job Satisfaction Premium 

      Green, Colin; Heywood, John S.; Kler, Parvinder; Leeves, Gareth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Using the original data source of Clark, we show that over the last two decades the female satisfaction gap he documented has vanished. This reflects a strong secular decline in female job satisfaction. This decline happened ...