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Norway and norwegian NGOs in international climate diplomacy : a separate or symbiotic relationship?
(Master thesis, 2016-11-16)Climate change and its consequences is a major challenge facing the world today, and it needs the world to come together to solve it, or to slow it down. This is the reason for the establishment of the United Nation’s ... -
Norway Post puts its signature on Lean solutions : a case study on employees’ lean awareness and perspectives
(Master thesis, 2018)Recent developments over the last 30 years have turned upside down the normal operations of post corporations worldwide. First, the general availability of the internet to the public from the 1990s and increased internet ... -
Norway's constructive engagement in Myanmar : a small state as norm entrepreneur
(Master thesis, 2016)2011 marked a significant change in Myanmar politics. After nearly 50 years of military rule, a civilian government came to power through multi-party elections and embarked on a series of economic and political reforms. ... -
Norway's search for status through the deployment of police officers to international operations
(Master thesis, 2017)This thesis studies Norway’s contributions of police officers to South Sudan as part of the United Nations Mission In South Sudan (UNMISS), and to Afghanistan as part of the Norwegian Police Support to Afghan Authorities ... -
Norway’s aid-for-trade allocation : is it based on recipient countries’ needs and policy merits, or Norway’s trade interests?
(Master thesis, 2017)Facilitating trade has been suggested as a tool for the economic development in poorer countries. However, developing countries are still struggling to integrate into world trade. The purpose of aid-for-trade is to improve ... -
Norway’s engagements in South Sudan’s peacebuilding process
(Master thesis, 2016-04-22)Norway was part of the international cooperation that joined forces to contribute to the peace process in South Sudan. The objective of this study is to analyse Norway’s contributions to the outcome of the Comprehensive ... -
Norwegian and US Policies Alleviate Business Vulnerability Due to the Covid-19 Shock Equally Well
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We use Norwegian administrative data and applications for emergency government support to simulate the magnitude and distribution of business revenue shock due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We rely on it to analyze the impact ... -
Norwegian association for development research annual conference 1997 : People, Food and the Environment 200 years after Malthus
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Norwegian carbon budget : an evaluation of the United Kingdom Climate Change Act's carbon budget and Norwegian climate policies
(Master thesis, 2017)For the past decade, political discussions, briefings, and White Papers have been leading up to the possibility of drafting a Norwegian climate law in 2017. Norwegian domestic emissions have been on the rise since 1990 due ... -
Norwegian carbon plantations in Tanzania: Towards sustainable development?
(Master thesis, 2010-12-06)This study was conducted in the Southern Highlands of Tanzania. The objective was to investigate how the emergent carbon market through the Kyoto Protocol had lead the Norwegian company Green Resources AS to acquire large ... -
Norwegian commons: a brief account of history, status and challenges
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Norwegian consumers’ ability to make optimal financial decisions and save for retirement : a behavioural economic perspective
(Master thesis, 2013-09-23)ABSTRACT The pension system in Norway has been challenged since the implementation of pension reforms in 2011. In line with the expected increase in the future pension burden, the government’s intention is to build up an ... -
Norwegian drinking water supply systems and risk management: guidelines, directives and microbial risk assessment
(Journal article, 2013)Norsk drikkevannsforsyning og risiko: Retningslinjer, direktiver og mikrobiologisk risikovurdering. Overføring av sykdomsfremkallende organismer gjennom drikkevannsforsyningen utgjør en stadig utfordring for folkehelsen ... -
Norwegian executives : leaders or managers? : a study of leadership and management aspects among Norwegian executives
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this study is to see whether the Norwegian executives are ‘leaders’ or ‘managers’. The discussion about leaders and managers, their style of working and leadership theories are not new in the field of business ... -
Norwegian fish export potential to eastern and western Europe
(Master thesis, 2012-08-16)The thesis attempts to estimate Norwegian trade potential in fish exports by using the augmented gravity models and panel data of five eastern and five western European countries. As an estimation technique for the period ... -
Norwegian honey bees surviving Varroa destructor mite infestations by means of natural selection
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Norwegian households' willingness to pay to preserve a global public good : the Amazon Rainforest
(Master thesis, 2018)The Amazon rainforest is the world's largest rainforest. Currently, at least 16 percent of the area has disappeared due to deforestation. Deforestation results in loss of ecosystem services and goods which provide local ... -
Norwegian households' WTP for radon induced lung cancer risk reduction : a contingent valuation
(Master thesis, 2014-09-24)Although indoor air radon concentration cause a number of premature deaths due to increased risk of lung cancer, very few studies have been conducted to document the health damage costs; and thus the social benefits of ... -
Norwegian hydropower for large scale electricity balancing needs. Pilot study of technical, environmental and social challenges.
(SINTEF Energy research : Energy systems;TR A7227, Research report, 2014) -
Norwegian Hydropower Producers’ Response to the 2021 Energy Price Shock: An Analysis of the Development in the Water Values
(Master thesis, 2023)Norwegian electricity prices surged during the last half of 2021. A significant increase in the European gas prices and the prices of carbon allowances, low inflow to the reservoirs in southern Norway, and increased demand ...