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Calibration of interest rate models in Solvency II: Impact on capital requirements
(Master thesis, 2014)Solvency II is the new solvency regulations for European insurers and reinsurers that will replace the current regulations. Solvency II has been postponed several times, but implementation is now scheduled for January ... -
Call the midwife. Health personnel and mortality in Norway 1887–1920
(Cliometrica;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05-18)At the turn of the twentieth century, Norway, like many other countries, experienced a decrease in mortality and a substantial increase in the number of health personnel. In order to assess how these changes were connected, ... -
Can a better informed listener be easier to persuade?
(Economic Theory;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-22)We study the impact of exogenous news on the classic Bayesian persuasion problem. The sender supplies information over multiple periods, but is unable to commit at the onset to the information that she will supply in periods ... -
Can access be accessible? Facilitating digital access to information for everyone
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)This thesis evaluates two norwegian library websites with regards to universal design. The research question guiding the thesis is, "How can two Norwegian library websites improve how they facilitate digital access to ... -
Can Computers Automate Welfare? Norwegian Efforts to Make Welfare Policy More Effective
(Journal of Extreme Anthropology;Vol. 5 No. 1 (2021): Algorithmic Governance: Fantasies of Social Control, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-20)Information-driven automated systems that deliver services proactively to citizens in need are heralded as the next level of digital government. There is, however, concern that such systems make welfare services less ... -
Can service users speak? Dissenting voices and subaltern speech in social work
(Qualitative Social Work;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Service user involvement and participatory research are central concepts in social work practice and research. Inspired by Spivak’s essay “Can the Subaltern Speak,” this article draws on the poststructural and postcolonial ... -
The Cantril Ladder elicits thoughts about power and wealth
(Scientific Reports;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The Cantril Ladder is among the most widely administered subjective well-being measures; every year, it is collected in 140+ countries in the Gallup World Poll and reported in the World Happiness Report. The measure asks ... -
Capable Design or Designing Capabilities? An Exploration of Service Design as an Emerging Organizational Capability in Telenor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This empirical paper examines a process, starting with the managerial decision to make service design an organizational capability, and follows it as it unfolds over time within one organization. Service design has become ... -
Capital Structure Decisions in Energy Companies Listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange
(Master thesis, 2018)In this thesis, we have analyzed which factors that may affect the capital structure choices of the oil and gas companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, which historically have paid a huge contribution to the Norwegian ... -
Capital Structure Determinants - Capital structure determinants for large listed Norwegian and foreign public firms
(Master thesis, 2016)The ultimate goal of all the firms in the market is to maximize the firm value and the wealth of shareholders. The empirical data suggests that such goals can be achieved by an optimal combination of debt and equity which ... -
Care parading as service: Negotiating recognition and equality in user-controlled personal assistance
(Gender, Work and Organization;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-09-11)This article addresses aspects of the relationship between disabled people and their personal assistants within the user-controlled personal assistance programme in Norway (BPA). Within this programme, a disabled person ... -
Case studies on digitization and metadata creation and management
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis’ initial aim is to study the life-cycle of metadata from its creation, its development and management and the role they play during digitization processes. Three memory institutions and their respective ... -
Case study and professional development in the education of students at the child welfare program
(European Journal of Social Education;(22/23), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012-02)This article analyses and discusses the use of the case study in relation to constructivist learning theory in a child welfare educational context. From a teacher's point of view there are two central questions: How do ... -
A case study of library professionals’ attitudes towards marketing electronic resources in Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Science
(Master thesis, 2012)Marketing as a commercial term has already been implemented in the public sectors for example library. There are a lot of research studies paid attentions to marketing policies, activities as well as users. Meanwhile, there ... -
A case study on the application of wiki technology for knowledge management in the corporate setting
(Master thesis, 2011)In our current world of postindustrial generation, knowledge has been considered as one of the most significant production resources. More and more organizations realize the importance of leveraging and retaining employees‟ ... -
Caste – the actual cost of empowerment? : Dalit women & NREGA - a study of the poverty, social exclusion & shame nexus
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis seeks to examine the lives of rural Dalit women in private as well as public spheres. A theoretical framework of poverty, shame and social exclusion has been used to explore the objectives. The study goes further ... -
Cataloging images in library, archive and museum
(Master thesis, 2015)This research was supposed to illustrate the process of image cataloging in a library, an archive and a museum in Oslo. Because of the importance and performance of visual items, cataloging becomes an effective aspect in ... -
The Causal Mechanism of Financial Education: Evidence from Mediation Analysis
(Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization;Volume 177, September 2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-30)This paper uses a field experiment in India and mediation analysis to investigate the causal mechanisms between financial education and financial behavior. Focusing on the mediating role of financial literacy, we propose a ... -
Causing or Preventing (Reverse) Discrimination When Transposing EU Free-Movement Rules in the European Economic Area: A First Categorization of the Approaches Adopted by National Legislators
(Nordic Journal of Migration Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Within the European Economic Area (EEA), many rights are granted to EU/EEA nationals in terms of free movement and residency. Most of these rights, enshrined in Directive 2004/38/EC, apply also to their family members, ... -
CEO Power and the Market's Reaction to Mergers and Acquisitions: An Empirical Analysis of Listed Norwegian Firms
(Master thesis, 2019)In this paper, we investigate the effects of CEO power on the announcement returns of Norwegian acquiring firms that have announced mergers or acquisitions (M&As) in the period 2008-2017. Based on existing literature and ...