Blar i Fakultet for økonomi (ØK) på utgivelsesdato

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    • A political economy theory of the soft budget constraint 

      Robinson, James A.; Torvik, Ragnar (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:9, Research report, 2005)
      Why do soft budget constraints exist and persist? In this paper we argue that the prevalence of soft budget constraints can be best explained by the political desirability of softness. We develop a political economy model ...

    • Small international firms : the emergence of international new ventures 

      Aspelund, Arild (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2005:69, Doctoral thesis, 2005)

    • The economics of a stage-structured wildlife population model 

      Olaussen, Jon Olaf; Skonhoft, Anders (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:17, Research report, 2005)
      A simple three-stage model of the Scandinavian moose (Alces alces) (young, adult female and adult male) is formulated. Fecundity is density dependent while mortality is density independent. Two different harvesting regimes ...

    • The Barrier Model of Productivity Growth: South Africa. 

      Harding, Torfinn; Rattsø, Jørn (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:1, Research report, 2005)
      The barrier model of productivity growth suggests that individual country productivity is related to the world technology frontier disturbed by national barriers. We offer a country study of the barrier model exploiting ...

    • Productivity Growth in Backward Economies and the Role of Barriers to Technology Adoption. 

      Stokke, Hildegunn E. (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:2, Research report, 2005)
      We offer a barrier model of growth with a broader understanding of the sources of productivity growth. Organizational change is suggested as an alternative to innovation and technology adoption. Domestic and international ...

    • On the economics of biological invasion: An application to recreational fishing 

      Olaussen, Jon Olaf (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:12, Research report, 2005)
      The paper demonstrates four general mechanisms that may affect economically valuable species when exposed to biological invasion. We distinguish between an ecological level effect and an ecological growth effect. In addition ...

    • The bioeconomics of a wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) recreational fishery 

      Olaussen, Jon Olaf; Skonhoft, Anders (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:14, Research report; Peer reviewed, 2005)
      A biomass model of a wild salmon (Salmo salar) river recreational fishery is formulated, and the ways in which economic and biological conditions influence harvesting, stock size, profitability, and the benefit of the ...

    • Organofosfater i hydraulikk- og turbinoljer. Del III: Hudeksponering ved arbeid med turbiner 

      Svendsen, Kristin V Hirsch; Krüger, Kirsti; Malvik, Bjarne (SINTEF Energi. Rapport, Research report, 2005)

    • Primary Physicians’ Response to Changes in Fees. 

      Grytten, Jostein; Carlsen, Fredrik; Skau, Irene (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:18, Research report, 2006)
      The study examines how the service production of primary physicians in Norway is influenced by changes in fees. The data represent about 2 650 fee-for-service physicians for the years 1995-2000. We constructed a variable ...

    • Undersøkelse av preinkubator- og inkubatortjenester i tilknytning til Universitets- og Høgskolemiljø i Norge 

      Aune, Tina Bjørnevik (TØH-notat, Working paper, 2006)
      ”Trondheim er Norges svar på Silicon Valley”. Dette sto i det trendsettende amerikanske IT-tidsskriftet Wired Magazine i juliutgaven i 20001. Her ble Trondheim, som eneste norske by på listen, rangert som nummer 46 på ...

    • Portfolio Choice when Managers Control Returns. 

      Matsen, Egil (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:2, Research report, 2006)
      This paper investigates the allocation decision of an investor with two projects. Separate managers control the mean return from each project, and the investor may or may not observe the managers’ actions. We show that the ...

    • An Empirical Analysis of Decentralization, Fiscal Competition and Welfare Policy 

      Fiva, Jon H (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2006:124, Doctoral thesis, 2006)
      While competition among companies tends to be beneficial for the general public, this is not necessarily the case for competition among governments. Key in the fiscal competition theory is that the mobility of firms and ...

    • Gaussian IV estimator of cointegrating relations 

      Bårdsen, Gunnar; Haldrup, Niels (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:3, Research report, 2006)
      In static single equation cointegration regression models the OLS estimator will have a non-standard distribution unless regressors are strictly exogenous. In the literature a number of estimators have been suggested to ...

    • Resource Boom, Productivity Growth and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics - A dynamic general equilibrium analysis of South Africa 

      Stokke, Hildegunn E (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:8, Research report, 2006)
      We study the impact of a natural resource boom on structural change and real exchange rate dynamics, taking into account the indirect effect via relative sectoral productivity changes. Our contribution relative to the Dutch ...

    • Politics in Wage setting: Does government colour matter? 

      Johansen, Kåre; Mydland, Ørjan; Strøm, Bjarne (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:1, Research report, 2006)
      This paper studies the relationship between wage formation and the political colour of the government in an economy with centralized wage bargaining. Ideological, organizational and personal ties between the central trade ...

    • Centralized or decentralized financing of local governments? Consequences for efficiency and inequality of service provision 

      Borge, Lars-Erik (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:14, Research report, 2006)
      Compared with most countries the Norwegian system of financing local governments is highly centralized. Grants make up a substantial part of revenues and local taxes are highly regulated by the center. The development of ...

    • Joker: Choice in a simple game with large stakes. 

      Matsen, Egil; Strøm, Bjarne (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:19, Research report, 2006)
      This paper examines data from the Norwegian television game show Joker, where contestants make well-specified choices under risk. The game involves very large stakes, randomly drawn contestants, and ample opportunities for ...

    • Eco-efficiency in extended supply chains – methodological development with regulatory and organizational implications 

      Michelsen, Ottar (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2006:216, Doctoral thesis, 2006)
      The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the development and understanding of ecoefficiency assessments for extended supply chains. Using a methodological approach, the main outcome is a consistent methodology to ...

    • The silence of the lambs 

      Skonhoft, Anders (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:13, Research report, 2006)
      A model analyzing the economics of sheep farming is formulated. The basic idea is simple. Sheep are capital and they are held by farmers as long as their capital value exceeds their slaughter, or meat, value. The farmers ...

    • Constitutions and the resource curse 

      Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Aslaksen, Silja (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:11, Research report, 2006)
      Recent advances in the political economy literature suggests that constitutional arrangements determine a wide range of economic pol icy outcomes. In particular, it is argued that different forms of government (presidential ...