Ingvild Almås of the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) believes that incomes in poor countries are systematically overestimated in traditional economics research. She launches a new method for measuring income in the April edition of American Economic Review.
Since the financial crisis started in 2007, thousands of newspaper articles have been filled with new, Norwegian economic expressions and terms. 'This can create language confusion,' says Marita Kristiansen.
'Individual rewards are necessary because of considerations of fairness. If employees do not see a connection between effort and rewards, that could be harmful in terms of work motivation,' says Professor Nicolai J Foss.
The new research centre for service innovation uses companies as a laboratory, while the companies now have access to the researchers' expertise.
Customers who have mergers pushed down their throats react with frustration, dissatisfaction and - finally - by changing suppliers. They see it as a 'forced marriage' where their freedom of choice is set aside.
The Bergen Centre for Competition Law and Economics opened in 2011. Legal scholars and economists from the University of Bergen (UiB) and the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) have worked together in a unique research collaboration on competition policy.
'When a company is in the danger zone and there is a risk that the authorities will expose cartel activities, the lawyers turn up with an application form for leniency. There are lawyers who fly all over the world to save companies from huge fines and directors from prison sentences. As soon as they smell trouble for a company, they get in touch with the competition authorities so that they can apply for amnesty from prosecution.'
Too much wealth makes entrepreneurs fat and content. In a new study of Norwegian entrepreneurs, researchers find that profits increase most for the entrepreneurs with least capital.
Should we let children stay children for as long as possible, or is an early school start important to prepare children for life in a knowledge-based society?
A neuroeconomic study is being conducted at Haukeland University Hospital, the first of its kind in Norway. Economists and neuroscientists have joined forces to study how the brain works when you make economic decisions. The goal is to show that we do not dislike inequality, but injustice.
Do we listen to our heads or our hearts when investing? In an extensive field experiment involving 140,000 bank customers, two NHH researchers have investigated what motivates customers to invest in green funds.
On Friday 20 January 2012 Cathrine Kleppestø will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
A lot has gone wrong in the Greek economy in the last year - including in the air. Earlier this year, the EU Commission blocked the proposed merger between Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines. The reason given was that the merger might lead to the creation of a 'quasi-monopoly'. This will be one of the topics for discussion at the Annual Conference of the Association of Competition Economics (ACE) on 17 and 18 November.
Professors Kjell Gunnar Salvanes and Jarle Møen and research fellow Helge Thorsen have published the results of a research project on the selection and allocation of labour to the teaching profession. The main findings are surprising and some people may also find them controversial.
NHH has appointed ten new honorary doctors in connection with the anniversary. Thursday 8 September will be a historic day, as all the doctors will be gathered for the first time for a symposium at NHH. All students and staff at NHH will have an opportunity to attend lectures by Nobel laureate Finn E Kydland and the other honorary doctors.
For the first time, researchers have studied how strong the social norms are in different countries. An international study shows that Norwegians make very strict requirements of personal conduct and that they sanction unwanted behaviour. 'A surprising result,' says Associate Professor Vidar Schei at NHH.
On Tuesday 24 May 2011 Anne Isabelle Robbestad will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
"Economics Evolving, A History of Economic Thought" is the title of Professor Emeritus Agnar Sandmo's recently published history of economic thought.
A microfinance research project led by NHH professors Bertil Tungodden and Kjetil Bjorvatn has received a grant of 9.7 million NOK from the Norwegian research Council. The funds will be used for several purposes, including continued research on the effect of basic business education for microfinance clients in Tanzania.
On Tuesday 30 November Ken Andre Blindheim will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and defend his thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
On Tuesday 19 October Na Zhou will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic and defend her thesis for the PhD degree at NHH.
NHH is increasingly international in its orientation; however, the institution also has a responsibility for upholding and developing Norwegian as a professional language in its domains. A committee is presently working on a proposal on how to strike the balance."One important step is to raise an awareness concerning these challenges, another is to focus on quality regardless of language," says committee chair Marita Kristiansen.
On Friday 13th March Leif Atle Beisland will hold a trial lecture on a prescribed topic, and will then defend his doctoral thesis as a final requirement of the PhD programme at NHH. The title of Beisland's dissertation is "Essays on the Value Relevance of Accounting Information".
Budget less management systems are effective - they allow employees to remain focused on their work and they enable management to foresee and make changes faster. NHH researchers will help StatoilHydro toss out its budgets.
What happens when one of the USA's largest investment banks goes bankrupt?
NHH researchers Øystein Foros (t.h) and Frode Steen believe that petrol stations in Norway are coordinating petrol prices, something that costs customers money. By publishing recommended retail prices on their web pages the players in the market can adjust their prices to one another. Today the market follows a cycle with the highest price occurring on Monday and the cheapest petrol on Sunday. Now, Foros and Steen stress that the companies must be forbidden from publishing recommended retail prices on the internet.
In the future of Norwegian agriculture the role of the farmer could be more of "park curator" rather than producer of raw goods, believes NHH-professor and agricultural economist, Rolf Jens Brunstad.
The law regulating pharmacies should secure users cheaper medicines. However, the market is controlled by three dominant pharmacy chains, leading to restricted competition and preventing prices from falling.
Department managers in Norwegian hospitals nowadays have to take care of both the financial aspect of running a hospital and the treatment of patients. NHH researcher Katarina Østergren is concerned with the strong emphasis on financial results.
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