Blar i Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap (SAM) på emneord "Panel data"
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The effect of hospital mergers on long-term sickness absence among hospital employees: a fixed effects multivariate regression analysis using panel data
(BMC Health Services Research;14(art.50), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background: Hospitals are merging to become more cost-effective. Mergers are often complex and difficult processes with variable outcomes. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of mergers on long-term sickness absence ... -
Extreme weather events and stock returns in the insurance industry
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis examines abnormal returns on insurance stocks listed on NYSE subsequent to an Atlantic hurricane making landfall in the U.S., using data from 2000 to 2018. We investigate if firm characteristics explain the ... -
Gender discrimination before mandated quotas? Evidence from Norway: 1989 to 2002
(Scandinavian Journal of Management;31(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-01)Is the low percentage of women on boards due to discrimination? Discrimination has a time dimension; it is repeated period after period and is thus highly persistent. This persistence is tested with data from Norway before ... -
The impact of Islamic banking model and Islamic financial development on bank performance: Evidence from dual banking economies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose The purpose of this study is to develop an Islamic Banking Index representing the Islamic banking model and to investigate its impact on the performance of Islamic and conventional banks. This study also analyzes ... -
Microfinance mission drift?
(World Development;38 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01)Claims have been made that microfinance institutions (MFIs) experience mission drift as they increasingly cater to customers who are better off than their original customers. We investigate mission drift using average loan ...