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Welfare Competition in Norway
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:7, Research report, 2004)Local redistribution policy creates incentives for welfare migration that may result in 'underprovision' or even a 'race to the bottom'. This paper evaluates the empirical importance of welfare competition. Our contribution ... -
Welfare Effects of Changing Technological Efficency in Regulated Open-Access Fisheries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Small-scale fisheries often operate under conditions of regulated open access; that is, the fishery is subject to natural or regulatory constraints on fishing technology, including regulations of fishing gear and fishing ... -
What do unions do? Evidence from Norway
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:158, Doctoral thesis, 2023) -
When is Democracy an Equilibrium?: Evidence from Colombia's La Violencia
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:7, Research report, 2006)The conventional wisdom in political science is that for a democracy to be consolidated, all groups must have a chance to attain power. If they do not then they will subvert democracy and choose to fight for power. In this ... -
Why do we live bigger? : an analysis of the Norwegian demand for house size
(Master thesis, 2015)In Norway, the average house size has increased with 8.4 m2 between 2001 and 2013. During the same time, households have experienced a huge increase in disposable income, house prices have reach unprecedentedly high levels ... -
Wildlife conflicts: Wolves vs. moose
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)During the last few decades, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) has re-colonised Scandinavia. The current population counts some 430 individuals. With the wolf re-colonisation, several conflicts have arisen. One important conflict ... -
Wildlife Conservation Policies and Incentives to Hunt: An empirical analysis of illegal hunting in western Serengeti, Tanzania
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:3, Research report, 2004)This paper investigates factors determining participation and effort in illegal hunting, using cross-section survey data from households in western Serengeti, Tanzania. One purpose of the analysis is to study the impact ... -
Women in the Work Force: Examination of the U-shaped Hypothesis for South Korea
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven tar for seg forholdet mellom økonomisk utvikling, målt ved en økning i BNP per capita, og andelen kvinner i arbeidsstyrken i Sør-Korea de siste 40 årene. Analysens grunnlag er "den U-formede hypotesen"; en ... -
Zero hours contracts and self-reported (mental) health in the UK
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article examines associations between precarious contract types and a range of self-reported health measures for the UK. We focus on zero hours contracts (ZHCs), an extreme form of precarious employment that has grown ... -
Zero Hours Contracts and Their Growth
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article studies the prevalence and nature of zero hours contracts (ZHCs) in the UK labour market. It is widely argued that the headline count of ZHC workers based on the Labour Force Survey historically underestimated ... -
Økonometrisk-komparativ analyse: Humankapitalens lønnsavkastning i USA og Norge
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Store sosiale og økonomiske ulikheter kan være en grunnleggende utfordring for samfunnet. Noen land er preget av svært stor ulikhet, mens andre land har i sammenligning klart å opprettholde forholdsvis små klasseskiller. ... -
Økonomisk analyse av en aldersstrukturert modell for villaks
(Master thesis, 2010)