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Drivers of deforestation and incentives for REDD+
(PhD Thesis;2022:4, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Tropical deforestation is a global environmental and development problem. Identifying policies that effectively reduce deforestation while improving rural livelihoods is essential to meet our climate and sustainable ... -
The economic implication of animal feed scarcity on farm intensifcation, food production and consumption : empirical evidence from Tigrai, Ethiopia
(PhD Thesis;2019:64, Doctoral thesis, 2018)This dissertation analyses cattle farming in order to (i) test the hypotheses of Boserup and Malthus in the merits of distinguishing both direct and indirect effects of population pressure on farm intensification, and (ii) ... -
Economics and policies for the electrification of transport
(PhD thesis;2020:41, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This thesis focuses on the economics and polices for the electrification of transport. Over the last few years we have observed a rapid rise in the number of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in Norway. This growth is the ... -
Efficiency, risk and management of fisheries sector in Bangladesh
(PhD Thesis;2012:62, Doctoral thesis, 2012)This dissertation consists of an introduction and five independent papers on Bangladesh fisheries sector. The first paper investigates how the fishery sector has developed and identifies the potential problems faced by the ... -
Eliciting consumer willingness to pay for food quality attributes : experiments conducted in Tanzania, Norway and the US
(PhD Thesis;2015:4, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-10)In assessing and measuring consumer preference and willingness to pay for quality attributes, many things matter including context and choice of methods. This thesis focuses on two themes; (1) assessing consumer ... -
Essays in transport economics : challenges in modeling travel mode choice and user benefits
(PhD Thesis;2015:61, Doctoral thesis, 2020-11-19)The subject of this PhD thesis is transport economics. The thesis concerns the modeling and application of transport-related choice data, in particular data from choice experiments, and contributes on the field of specifying ... -
Essays on contracts, risk coping and technology adoption in Ethiopia
(PhD Thesis;2010:18, Doctoral thesis, 2010)This dissertation consists of an introduction and four independent papers. The first two papers examine land and livestock rental contractual arrangements. The first paper provides detailed analysis of cost sharing contract ... -
Essays on economic valuation of cultural and natural resources in Vietnam
(Dr.scient.;2007:9, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The thesis consists of five self-contained papers. The first four papers are concerned with the economic valuation of cultural heritage sites, while the last one estimates direct use values of coastal wetlands in Vietnam. In ... -
Essays on predictive and prescriptive process monitoring
(PhD Thesis;2022:21, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This PhD thesis addresses problems related to proactive methods of decision support in business processes. These methods include predictive process monitoring, which aims to warn about potential problems before they occur, ... -
Essays on salmon commodity markets
(PhD Thesis;2023:72, Doctoral thesis, 2023)This thesis examines key aspects of the salmon industry, including financial effects of climate change, market volatility, price predictions, and the role of news on market prices. The work consists of four research ... -
Essays on the multifunctionality of agruculture and policy options
(Dr.scient.;2008:5, Doctoral thesis, 2008)Jordbruket produserer mer enn bare varer som kan omsettes i markeder. I tillegg produseres en lang rekke goder, onder og tjenester som ikke kan omsettes i markeder. Jordbruket kan på grunn av dette gi bidra til ulike ... -
Essays on the reformed Norwegian electricity retail market
(PhD thesis;2021:66, Doctoral thesis, 2021)The thesis explores efficiency outcomes following the Norwegian electricity market reform introduced in the early 1990s. Specifically, the thesis investigates efficiency outcomes resulting from the incentive regulation of ... -
Essays on the Russian electricity and capacity market
(PhD Thesis;2016:04, Doctoral thesis, 2018-05-03)During the past decade the Russian power sector has undergone a dramatic reform. This has created a need for better understanding of the drivers and development of the sector. This dissertation describes the functioning ... -
Experience and Theory: A Defense of the Kantian A priori and Kepler’s Philosophy of Science in Light of Modern Space-Time Physics
(PhD Thesis;2017:70, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis is intended as a contribution to the debate over the relation between everyday thinking and contemporary science. My main aim is to contribute to a more general debate concerning epistemology and scientific ... -
Financial inclusion : trends, determinants, and contributions
(PhD thesis;2023:3, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Finansiell inkludering er avgjørende for et lands økonomi. Forskere, politikere og andre interessenter har en økende interesse for finansiell inkludering, og flere land har innlemmet det i sine nasjonale strategier. Denne ... -
Food prices in sub-Saharan Africa : four essays on grain prices, food aid, cross-border trade and fuel prices
(PhD Thesis;2015:20, Doctoral thesis, 2017-11-29)The central concern of this thesis is the measurement and explanation of food price movements in Ethiopia and Malawi. The main objective is to examine how food grain pricesrespond to domestic and international commodity ... -
Forests and livelihoods in Malawi : looking beyond aggregate income shares
(PhD Thesis;2014:51, Doctoral thesis, 2014)This thesis assesses the role and determinants of forest products on livelihoods of rural households surrounding Chimaliro and Liwonde forest reserves in Malawi. The task is achieved in four independent but thematically-related ... -
Four empirical essays on agriculture and human capital in Sub-Saharan Africa
(PhD Thesis;2016:73, Doctoral thesis, 2016)The objective of this thesis is to shed light on households' agricultural investments and adaptation to climate risk and shocks, and how politicians and local customs may impact households' behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa. ... -
Four essays on commodity price dynamics and risk
(PhD Thesis;2017:60, Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis consists of four empirical studies of commodity markets, with emphasis on agricultural commodities and energy. Employing a variety of time series techniques, I analyze market behavior, price dynamics and ... -
Four essays on consumer studies, market simulation, and international trade of fish
(PhD Thesis;2015:73, Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-24)This thesis consists of four empirical studies of fish markets, with emphases on consumer studies, market simulation and international trade. The topics of the papers are French consumers’ preference for ecolabeled fish, ...