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Management of short-term price uncertainty in the salmon spot market
(PhD Thesis;2016:56, Doctoral thesis, 2016)The spot price of Norwegian farmed Atlantic salmon is highly volatile and hard to predict. The uncertainty over the future spot price obscures revenue projections of salmon farmers and cost expectations of processors, ... -
Mapping farmers’ preferences of cimate change adaptation measures : stated preference and field experiments in Ethiopia
(PhD Thesis;2019:46, Doctoral thesis, 2019)This thesis maps preferences for climate change adaptation measures and ecosystem services among Ethiopian smallholder farmers; by analyzing their decision-making behavior under uncertainty in a framed field experiment, ... -
Market development for a sustainable transition to bioenergy in Uganda
(PhD thesis;2023:15, Doctoral thesis, 2023)Access and use of clean energy persist as a grand societal challenge in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) without obvious solutions. This adversely affects other social-technical systems of society like health, education, climate ... -
Mastering the leader role : how individuals in leader roles increase leader role efficacy and trust in subordinates, (re)construct leader identities, and attempt to craft leader roles that fit
(PhD Thesis;2015:34, Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-28)People have a psychological need to master their environment and the roles they enact (Ashforth, 2001). Individuals who take on leader roles are no exception. However, as the leader role is filled with complex, demanding, ... -
Methodological issues in meta-analysis, benefit transfer and environmental valuation
(PhD Thesis;2008:18, Doctoral thesis, 2008)This thesis consists of four papers on methodological issues in meta-analysis (MA), benefit transfer (BT) and environmental valuation. The first paper presents a MA of stated preference studies valuing non-timber benefits ... -
Moving towards sustainability : business models and entrepreneurship in the Norwegian wool industry
(PhD thesis;2020:6, Doctoral thesis, 2020)This thesis is part of the research project "KRUS - enhancing local wool value chains in Norway", focusing on the role of Norwegian wool in a move towards more sustainability in fashion and textiles. The thesis contributes ... -
Pathways to development
(PhD Thesis;2014:73, Doctoral thesis, 2014)This thesis consists of four articles and an introduction. It contributes to the debate on development, development aid and poverty reduction, and identifies possible pathways to development. In particular, I study financing ... -
Peasant agriculture and sustainable land use in Ethiopia : economic analyses of constraints and incentives for soil conservation
(Doctor scientiarum theses;1997:25, Doctoral thesis, 1997)In agriculture-based poor economies, degradation of agricultural land poses a serious threat to current and future food production potential. Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in Africa that is heavily dependent on ... -
Peasants and risk : a study of risk, market imperfections and farm household behaviour in Northern Zambia
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Persistent miscoordination : an economics of Amazon fires
(PhD Thesis;2018:16, Doctoral thesis, 2018)This thesis analyzes micro-level causes of forest fires in the Brazilian Amazon, and the impact of policies and droughts on smallholders’ decisions to use and control fires. Fires in the Brazilian Amazon are an important ... -
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 ... -
Policy reforms, soil fertility management, cash cropping and agricultural productivity in Ethiopia
(PhD Thesis;2007:39, Doctoral thesis, 2007)This thesis consists of an introduction and four independent papers. The papers aim at investigating agricultural productivity and factors that affect the performance of agriculture and food security directly or indirectly. ... -
Poverty, institutions, peasant behavior and conservation investment in northern Ethiopia
(Dr.scient.;2003:2, Doctoral thesis, 2003) -
Poverty, resource use and intensification strategies of smallholders under population pressure in southern Ethiopia
(PhD Thesis;2007:37, Doctoral thesis, 2007)The dissertation investigates resource use and intensification strategies of smallholders facing poverty and population pressure. It comprises an introduction and four independent papers. Based on data collected from a ... -
Risk and irrigation investment in a semi-arid economy
(PhD Thesis;2008:49, Doctoral thesis, 2008)The thesis consists of an introduction and four independent papers. It investigates the role of production risk and irrigation investment on farm households’ production decisions, efficiency, and income. Paper I analyses ... -
Rural nonfarm employment in Ethiopia : participation, impacts and dynamics
(PhD Thesis;2010:20, Doctoral thesis, 2010)This thesis consists of four papers analyzing the different facets of rural nonfarm employment in Ethiopia. The analyses in this thesis are mainly based on panel data of more than 1400 rural household in Ethiopia. The ... -
Seed security in the presence of climate shocks and socioeconomic inequality in Africa
(PhD Thesis;2022:65, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Access to diverse and well-adapted seeds is vital in helping farmers raise crop yields, agricultural incomes, and food security, reducing poverty and inequalities, and improving human well-being. The realization of benefits ... -
Short term effects of long-term policies: climate policies in power markets
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SME growth : the role of collectively competence-based resources
(PhD Thesis;2014:10, Doctoral thesis, 2014)High-growth firms contribute disproportionately to job and value creation. Previous research on high-growth firms has shown that high-growth firms are characterized by innovative qualities, have important spillover effects, ... -
Socioeconomic status and health : the role of lifestyle choices
(PhD Thesis;2012:4, Doctoral thesis, 2012)This thesis focuses on the relationship between socioeconomic status, health and related lifestyle choices. It uses repeated cross-section and stated preference data from Norway and consists of four papers. The first paper ...