Doctoral theses (HH): Recent submissions
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Four essays on the characteristics of the oil market
(PhD Thesis;2018:63, Doctoral thesis, 2018)The purpose of this thesis is to study the role of oil in the macroeconomy. The thesis consists of an introduction and four independent papers. The first paper studies factors drive the oil prices, in the long run, using ... -
Incentivized forest conservation : spatial econometric and experimental evidence
(PhD Thesis;2018:21, Doctoral thesis, 2018)A key element in the implementation of an effective result-based mechanism for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is the reference level (RL). Setting RLs requires modeling and predicting ... -
Climate-smart agriculture in Malawi : uptake and opportunities in the face of climate change
(Doctoral thesis, 2018)Is agriculture becoming climate-smart? Can recurrent weather events such as droughts explain increased use and adoption of agricultural technologies that are perceived climate-smart? I have merged a four-wave household ... -
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 ... -
Time and money : a study of purchasing decisions
(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 ... -
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 ... -
Landholding, forest extraction and poverty in Uganda
(PhD Thesis;2012:53, Doctoral thesis, 2012)Motivated by a large body of literature that suggests land is a key determinant of livelihood strategies for farm households in developing countries, this thesis offers insights on how the mode of land acquisition at the ... -
The economics of dairy production : effects of breeding and marketing quotas
(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, ... -
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, ... -
Consumers and bioenergy : the effects of behavioural factors in households' heating consumption choice in Norway
(PhD Thesis;2013:63, Doctoral thesis, 2013)How energy consumers behave, namely, what type and how much of different energy products and services they consume, direct and indirect affects the environment, as well as personal (and collective) well-being. Understanding ... -
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 ... -
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. ... -
Conservation agriculture, livelihoods and deforestation in Zambia
(PhD Thesis;2016:102, Doctoral thesis, 2016)Conservation agriculture (CA) practices such as minimum tillage have been promoted for about two decades as a way to conserve soils and increase agricultural productivity and farm incomes in sub-Saharan Africa, including ... -
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 ... -
Health economic evaluations of shoulder pain, colorectal cancer and scoliosis
(PhD Thesis;2015:16, Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-25)Key conclusions In Paper I, a cost-of-illness (COI) study on shoulder pain in Sweden, showed that the mean health care cost per patient was €326 during 6 months, and physiotherapy treatments accounted for 60% of this cost. ... -
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, ... -
Climate change and agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa : four approaches to modeling rural households
(PhD Thesis;2015:7, Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-28)The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to increased knowledge of potential impacts of climate change on the welfare of households in developing countries. It focuses on impacts of changing temperature and precipitation ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
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 ...