School of Economics and Business (HH): Recent submissions
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Determinants of aid allocations on UNDP 16 projects in countries with armed conflict or political instability
(Master thesis, 2022)The United Nations (UN) is a multilateral organization that addresses issues that transcend national boundaries. The UN Membership approved in 2015 “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development”, which is built on 17 ... -
På hvilke måter bidrar engleinvestor til entreprenøriell læring hos gründer gjennom mentorering?
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne masteroppgaven er en kvalitativ dyadisk studie av ikke-finansiell kapital belyst fra gründeren og engleinvestorens perspektiv. Målet med oppgaven har vært å undersøke/avdekke hvordan norske engleinvestorer kan opptre ... -
Fit-for-55 : new emission trading system in the EU for buildings and road transport : an environmental economic analysis of implementing the new ETS in both the EU and Norwegian sectors
(Master thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to discuss the potential effects of the implementation of a newly proposed emissions trading system (ETS) for the road transport and building sectors in the European Union, laid forward in the recently ... -
Approaches to branding and behaviour : studies of HRM and employee voice through organizational branding
(PhD Thesis;2021:18, Doctoral thesis, 2021)After decades of research there still are few studies which draw lines between research on HRM, employee voice and organizational branding. Such an academic cross-fertilization is offered by this dissertation, as a core ... -
Electricity consumption and economic growth at the state and sectoral levels in Ghana : a cointegration analysis
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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?
(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?
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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
(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 ...