• Electricity consumption and economic growth at the state and sectoral levels in Ghana : a cointegration analysis 

  Effum, Clifford (Master thesis, 2021)

  This thesis examines the relationship between electricity consumption and economic growth in Ghana both at the state and sectoral level in Ghana. It considers GDP as well as the value-added of the major sectors in the ...

• Personality traits, food values and consumer behavior 

  Ardebili, Aida Tabarroky (PhD Thesis;2021:33, Doctoral thesis, 2021-04)

  The thesis consists of four papers investigating the effects of personality traits and food values on food-related choices and behavior. The analysis uses data from the Norwegian Monitor Survey (NMS) and an online survey ...

• The Corona pandemic among university students in Malawi 

  Holden, Stein T.; Katengeza, Samson; Tione, Sarah; Tilahun, Mesfin; Berg, Ørjan; Chimseu, Patrick; Njinga, Blessings (CLTS Working paper;06/21, Working paper, 2022)

  This study provides the initial survey data from a sample of 764 students at the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources (LUANAR), Lilongwe, Malawi. It aims to provide evidence on the extent of exposure ...

• Does respondents' recruitment method affect the willingness-to-pay for clean-up of contaminated marine sediments? : comparing two internet panels and SMS recruited respondents in a contingent valuation survey 

  Fredriksen, Kaisa Andrea Ferguson (Master thesis, 2021)

  The purpose of this study is investigate the effects of combining recruitment methods from two survey agencies in a contingent valuation (CV) survey on Norwegian households’ willingness to pay (WTP) for restoration of ...

• The impact of crude oil price changes on output, inflation, and the exchange rate in Ghana 

  Antwi, Alex (Master thesis, 2021)

  With oil being an integral of Ghana’s economy, Ghana largely depends on the importation of crude oil to meet its numerous needs. This high dependency on oil products in the economy causes macroeconomic variables such as ...

• Driftsoptimalisering i virksomheter gjennom kostnadskalkulasjon ABC, forskjeller mellom bedrifter og forutsetninger for vellykket gjennomføring av metoden 

  Elgstøen, Aleksandra Olegovna Sharipova (Master thesis, 2021)

  Formålet med denne utredningen er å gjennomføre en sammenligningsanalyse av ABC-implementeringserfaringer i ulike selskaper for å kunne danne et bedre bilde av hvilke selskaper/bransjer som har bedre forutsetninger for å ...

• Disability types and children’s schooling in Africa 

  Zhang, Huafeng; Holden, Stein Terje (CLTS Working paper;04/22, Working paper, 2022)

  The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set up by the United Nations include an overarching principle of “leaving no one behind” and aim for, among other goals, equal access to education for children with disabilities. ...

• Is diminishing impatience in time-dated risky prospects explained by probability weighting? 

  Holden, Stein T.; Tilahun, Mesfin; Sommervoll, Dag Einar (CLTS Working paper;03/22, Working paper, 2022)

  We use a field experiment and a within-subject design based on multiple Choice Lists (CLs) that integrate time and risk. Diminishing impatience with extended time horizons is studied by varying time horizons from one week ...

• Can the risky investment game predict real world investments? 

  Holden, Stein T.; Tilahun, Mesfin (CLTS Working paper;05/21, Working paper, 2022)

  The incentivized risky investment game has become a popular tool in lab-in-the-field experiments for its simplicity and ease of comprehension compared to some of the more complex Multiple Choice List approaches that have ...

• Entreprenøriell læring i en investorrelasjon : engleinvestoren som mentor 

  Khalil, Mekarim Azhar (Master thesis, 2021)

  Bakgrunn: Flere forskere betrakter engleinvestoren som den desidert viktigste bidragsyteren av risikokapital og kompetanse i et selskaps tidligfase. Et sentralt kjennetegn ved engleinvestorer er deres engasjement etter ...

• Are the MSCI ESG leaders ahead? : an empirical matched paired study of the MSCI ESG leaders Indexes 

  Schjermann-Ulvin, Mari Kristine (Master thesis, 2021)

  This thesis investigates the comparative financial performance of 62 indexes within the MSCI universe, between the years 2010 and 2019, the subperiod 2016 to 2019 and analyses the investment approach employing the Carhart ...

• Forecasting short-term electricity load in Norway : using a dynamic harmonic regression approach and artificial neural networks 

  Aronsen, Amanda Sophie; Gravem, Marius Liabø (Master thesis, 2021)

  In this master thesis, the hourly electricity load in Norway for 2019 is forecasted a day-ahead, using past historical load from Nord Pool, weather temperature, and calendar effects for various holidays. Three models are ...

• Turismeutvikling og bevaring av villmark og biodiverset : en betinget verdsettingsstudie av sosiale fordeler og kostnader av hytteutbygging i Norefjell-Reinsjøfjell 

  Tellefsen, Henriette (Master thesis, 2021)

  Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å undersøke befolkningens preferanser for omfang av videre hytteutbygging i Norefjell-Reinsjøfjellområdet, og måle den totale samfunnsøkonomiske nytten av redusert omfang av fremtidig ...

• Gender differences in investments and risk preferences 

  Holden, Stein T.; Tilahun, Mesfin (CLTS Working paper;02/22, Working paper, 2022)

  We analyze individual investment behavior among 822 young men and women that are members of 111 formal business groups in northern Ethiopia.We collected baseline data and investment data one year later combined with ...

• Digital mastery within the Norwegian SMB market : seniors' perspectives on the challenges they face as they strive for digital maturity, as well as the solutions to those challenges and the factors affecting their firms 

  Nwachukwu, Chukwudi Ndu (Master thesis, 2021)

  Background: All businesses, regardless of size, want to be part of the digital revolution and to achieve a greater degree of digital maturity over time. They do so because they want to produce more effective outcomes while ...

• Om tillit i Malawi: Atferd i tillitsspill i 18 Malaviske landsbyer i 2007 

  Tomas Moe, Skjølsvold; Erling, Berge; Sverre, Bjørnstad; Henrik, Wiig (CLTS Working paper;01/22, Working paper, 2022)

  This paper originates from a series of “trust games” performed in Malawi during the summer of 2007. The results from the games are interpreted as pure stylized cases of a social dilemma. Some dilemmas, such as the prisoner’s ...

• Et studie av metoder for analyse av boligpriser : fordeler og ulemper ved bruk av metodene paneldata, tidsserie og prediksjon med regresjonsalgoritmer, for analyse av boligpriser 

  Sveen, Øyvind; Hessen, Jacob Haanes (Master thesis, 2021)

  Denne masteroppgaven undersøker tre forskjellige metoder for boligprisanalyse, der formålet er å utforske metodenes fordeler og ulemper. Da boligprisene i Oslo har steget mye og gjort det vanskelig for førstegangskjøpere ...

• A theoretical discussion on the trade-off between, carbon sequestration and biodiversity, and optimal rotation forestry in Norway 

  Thorkildsen, Tom Erik (Master thesis, 2021)

• Mot en sirkulær økonomisk BAE-næring : bidrag av emballasje på byggeplass : «avfallsproblematikk og mulige løsninger : status for emballasje til byggeprodukter og muligheter fremover» 

  Kadibu, Tresor Ngalasele (Master thesis, 2021)

  Gitt behovet for å redusere avfall på byggeprosjekter og bidra til BAE-næringens innsats for å dra nytte av "Sirkulær Økonomi" under målet "avfallsfrie byggeplasser", er det nødvendig å ha en global forståelse av produksjon, ...

• Beyond Ostrom: Randomized Experiment of the Impact of Individualized Tree Rights on Forest Management in Ethiopia 

  Takahashi, Ryo; Otsuka, Keijiro; Tilahun, Mesfin; Birhane, Emiru; Holden, Stein T. (CLTS Working paper;06/21, Working paper, 2021)

  In this study, we argue that while community forest management is effective in protecting forest resources as argued by Ostrom, it may fail to provide proper incentives to take care of such resources because of collective ...

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