Browsing Institutt for samfunnsøkonomi by Document Types "Doctoral thesis"
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An Empirical Analysis of Decentralization, Fiscal Competition and Welfare Policy
(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 ... -
Budget institutions, politics and fiscal outcomes: Five essays on local government policy outcomes
(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 ... -
Dropped Out?: Three Essays on High School Education
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:296, Doctoral thesis, 2013) -
The Economics of Climate Change: Impacts, Mitigation and Adaptation
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Educational efficiency and institutions
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2008:93, Doctoral thesis, 2008) -
Educational governance: Interactions between institutions and school resources
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2013:60, Doctoral thesis, 2013) -
Empirical analyses ofproductivity and international linkages
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2008:316, Doctoral thesis, 2008) -
Environmental and economic efficiency in recycling of household waste, pollution control and land-use changes
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2004:141, Doctoral thesis, 2004) -
Essays on Economics of Education: Family Characteristics, Family Dynamics and Family-School Interactions
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:112, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The thesis consists of four essays discussing topics within economics of education. The main emphasis is on the influence of family characteristics and within-family dynamics on school outcomes of young Norwegian students. ... -
Essays on Economics of Education: Teacher Labor Market Choices and Immigrant Students
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2017:57, Doctoral thesis, 2017)Summary of the thesis This thesis studies two topics within economics of education: Recruitment and retainment of teachers, and how immigrants participate in education. The thesis consists of empirical studies based on ... -
Essays on Environmental and Energy Economics
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:315, Doctoral thesis, 2023)SAMMENDRAG Bruken av Uttrykte Preferanse-metoder (Stated Preference; SP) for å måle individuelle preferanser for ulike fellesgoder har blitt stadig mer populært de siste tiårene. Denne avhandlingen bruker SP-metoder ... -
Essays on Macroeconometrics: Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Models, Expectations and Forecasting
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2021:10, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Summary Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) models are popular within macroeconomic research, and used in many central banks for both forecasting and analysing monetary policy. However, the models are debated ... -
Essays on Resources and Graduation in Upper Secondary Education
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Essays on the Macroeconomics of Natural Resources
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:50, Doctoral thesis, 2015)The relationship between natural resources and the macroeconomy is the topic of this thesis, which is composed of three self-contained essays. The first essay - "On the interplay between intergenerational transfers and ... -
Essays on urbanization and population scale effects
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:332, Doctoral thesis, 2015)The theme that unifies the essays in this dissertation is the focus on population scale effects; specifically, I investigate the relationship between population scale and economic outcomes like quality of life, probability ... -
Essays on Worker Absenteeism
(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 ... -
Exchange Rates and Currency Flows: Three Essays on Common Portfolio Shifts
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2014:87, Doctoral thesis, 2014) -
Externalities and Renewable Natural Resource Management
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2011:253, Doctoral thesis, 2011) -
Facility management, student achievements and fiscal adjustment
(Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2012:266, Doctoral thesis, 2012) -
Fiscal Federalism in Practice: Four essays on local public service production in Norway
(Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2015:103, Doctoral thesis, 2015)The Norwegian public sector appears both centralized and decentralized. On the one hand, municipalities are responsible for a large share of public sector spending, producing a wide range of important welfare services. On ...