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Bank lending policies and monetary policy: Some lessons from the negative interest era
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)What is the long-term impact of negative interest rates on bank lending? To answer this question, we construct a unique summary measure of negative rate exposure by individual banks based on exclusive survey data and banks’ ... -
Mitigating the lack of prior entrepreneurial experience and exposure through entrepreneurship education programs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose To increase the understanding of how entrepreneurship education impacts entrepreneurial careers, the purpose of the paper is to investigate the role that a venture creation program (VCP) might have in mitigating ... -
The demise of branch banking – Technology, consolidation, bank fragility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We study bank branching dynamics across 3,143 US counties and 26 years. During the last decade, banks closed their branches at an unprecedented rate. At its peak in 2009, there were 90,783 branches. By 2020, this number ... -
Fixed rate versus adjustable rate mortgages: Evidence from euro area banks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Why do residential mortgages carry a fixed or an adjustable interest rate? To answer this question we study unique data from 103 banks belonging to 73 different banking groups across twelve countries in the euro area. To ... -
External wealth of nations and systemic risk
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)External imbalances played a pivotal role leading to the global financial crisis and were an important cause of turmoil. While current account (flow) imbalances narrowed in the aftermath of the crisis, the net international ... -
Manage biodiversity risk exposure?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Using event study approach, we examine the investors’ reactions to biodiversity-related policy events. We study firms that manage their biodiversity risk exposure as well as those that do not. We also study industries with ... -
Dynamic hedging for the real option management of hydropower production with exchange rate risks
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We study the risk management problem of a hydropower producer that hedges risk by trading currency and power futures contracts. The model considers three types of risks: operational risk due to supply uncertainty, profit ... -
Population Aging and Bank Risk-Taking
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)What are the implications of an aging population for financial stability? To examine this question, we exploit geographic variation in aging across U.S. counties. We establish that banks with higher exposure to aging ... -
Financing UK democracy: a stocktake of 20 years of political donations disclosure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Political donations in the UK have been subject to comprehensive disclosure since 2001. We study the data produced as part of this disclosure policy to evaluate the role of private and public political finance over time. ... -
Beauty, underage drinking, and adolescent risky behaviours
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Physically attractive individuals experience a range of advantages in adulthood including higher earnings; yet, how attractiveness influences earlier consequential decisions is not well understood. This paper estimates the ... -
How Ethnic Discrimination Shapes Political Reintegration After War: Insights From a Conjoint Experiment in Colombia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The reintegration of former armed group affiliates into formal politics is a fundamental challenge for post-conflict societies. Arguably, this challenge is even more difficult in settings where ethnic discrimination is ... -
Using VR technology in the pre-onboarding of temporary employees in a Norwegian SME
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)European industry is currently facing extensive transformations. The well-being of the employees is an essential element in this transition, which is part of what we now call Industry 5.0. A challenge is to find and maintain ... -
Reporting Schemes
(Chapter, 2023)This chapter gives an overview of different reporting schemes which can be used by companies to communicate their environmental, as well as their sustainability, performance. Connections between different reporting schemes, ... -
The European Market for Guarantees of Origin for Green Electricity: A Scenario-Based Evaluation of Trading under Uncertainty
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Guarantees of Origin (GOs) were introduced in order to enhance transparency about the origin of green electricity produced in Europe, and to deliberately empower end-consumers to participate in the sustainable energy ... -
Uncovering Strategies and Commitment Through Machine Learning System Introspection
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Deep neural networks are naturally “black boxes”, offering little insight into how or why they make decisions. These limitations diminish the adoption likelihood of such systems for important tasks and as trusted teammates. ... -
Financing College Through Student Loans: An Incentive for Academic Performance?
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Input-Output Analysis and Cleaner Production
(Chapter, 2023)This chapter gives an overview of the basic principles for analysing material flows for production processes. This type of analysis is based on a calculation of materials going in and out of a process. Typical materials ... -
The Role of Public Sector Buyers: Infuencing Systemic Change in the Construction Sector
(Chapter, 2023)Construction machinery is essential to all construction projects and is also a significant contributor to both air pollution and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The Non-Road Mobile Machinery Market (NRMM), otherwise known ... -
Digitalization as a source of competitive advantage in high-cost countries, a case of Norwegian countries. A dynamic capability approach.
(Master thesis, 2023)Sammendrag Denne oppgaven undersøker hvordan suksessrike Norske produksjonsbedrifter utnytter mulighetene som digitalisering gir dem. Hovedmålene i digitaliseringsutnyttelsen er forbedring av konkurransefortrinn, ... -
Managing Business Relationships in Turbulent Environments to Achieve Resilience: A Case Study on Norwegian Firms Selling to African Markets
(Master thesis, 2023)Mange globale forretningsfirmaer fra vestlige land engasjerer seg i økende grad med fremvoksende markeder. Disse markedene er imidlertid ofte preget av turbulente forretningsmiljøer, noe som kan utgjøre utfordringer for ...