• Four essays on consumer studies, market simulation, and international trade of fish 

      Chen, Xianwen (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, ...
    • 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 ...
    • Socioeconomic status and health : the role of lifestyle choices 

      Øvrum, Arnstein (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 ...
    • The economics of dairy production : effects of breeding and marketing quotas 

      Atsbeha, Daniel Muluwork (PhD Thesis;2012:22, Doctoral thesis, 2012)
      This dissertation compiles four articles investigating the effects of breeding and marketing quota in dairy production. Farm level panel datasets from Norway and Iceland were used for the analysis. In the first article, ...
    • Time and money : a study of purchasing decisions 

      Buason, Arnar Mar (PhD Thesis;2017:54, Doctoral thesis, 2017)
      A consumer does not just choose how much to purchase of each good on a shopping trip, but also how frequently he shops during a certain period of time. The first paper introduces a microeconomic model, which accounts for ...
    • Willingness to pay for quality in experimental auction markets and stated choice surveys 

      Alfnes, Frode (Dr.scient.;2003:1, Doctoral thesis, 2003)
      The principal objective of this thesis is to investigate the willingness to pay for quality. The thesis consists of four papers exploring Norwegian consumer preferences for imported and hormone-treated beef. The first paper ...