Quality competition with profit constraints: Do non-profit firms provide higher quality than for-profit firms? [PDF]
In many markets, such as education, health care and public utilities, firms are often profit-constrained either due to regulation or because they have non-profit status. At the same time such firms might have altruistic concerns towards consumers.
Brekke, Kurt R. +2 more
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Patient Mobility, Health Care Quality and Welfare. [PDF]
Patient mobility is a key issue in the EU who recently passed a new law on patients’right to EU-wide provider choice. In this paper we use a Hotelling model with two regions that differ in technology to study the impact of patient mobility on health care
Brekke, Kurt R. +3 more
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After “Raising the Bar”: applied maximum likelihood estimation of families of models in spatial econometrics. [PDF]
Elhorst (2010) shows how the recent publication of LeSage and Pace (2009) in his expression “raises the bar” for our fitting of spatial econometrics models. By extending the family of models that deserve attention, Elhorst reveals the need to explore how
Bivand, Roger
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Valutakursmodell for den norske kronen : empirisk modellering av NOK/EUR-kursen basert på fundamentalfaktorer [PDF]
, 2010 Utredningen presenterer valutakursmodeller for norske kroner mot euro; én modell som søker å gi informasjon om tidligere bevegelser i valutakursen, én modell som predikerer endringer i valutakursen, samt langtidsløsningen til disse.
Andresen, Kjetil, Berg, Mathias
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A Crisis that Never Came. The Decline of the European Antarctic Whaling Industry in the 1950s and -60s. [PDF]
The paper analyses the decline and final close down of the European Antarctic whaling industry in the 1950s and -60s. This industry had been led by British and Norwegian companies, which were now challenged by Japan and Soviet Union that completely took ...
Basberg, Bjørn L.
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Punktlighet i jernbanen - hvert sekund teller [PDF]
, 2015 Denne boken gir en innføring i punktlighetsarbeid for jernbane, og er ment som et supplement til annen litteratur som finnes på området. Boken er basert på forsknings‐ og utviklingsarbeid utført ved SINTEF, Norges teknisk‐naturvitenskapelige universitet (
Halse, Askill Harkjerr +9 more
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Comparing estimation methods for spatial econometrics techniques using R. [PDF]
Recent advances in spatial econometrics model fitting techniques have made it more desirable to be able to compare results and timings. Results should correspond between implementations using different applications, while timings are more readily ...
Bivand, Roger
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Fast eller flytende boliglånsrente? En økonometrisk analyse [PDF]
, 2012 I valget mellom fast og flytende rente er det flere faktorer som låntaker tar hensyn til. I denne utredningen undersøker vi hvilken betydning rentedifferanse, inntekt, overskuddslikviditet, nedbetalingstid, alder, kjønn, antall personer i husstand ...
Bakke, Eva Marie, Ramic, Dzenana
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Newspaper Differentiation and Investments in Journalism: The Role of Tax Policy. [PDF]
Many countries levy reduced-rate indirect taxes on newspapers, with proclaimed policy goals of stimulating investment in journalism and ensuring low newspaper prices.
Kind, Hans Jarle +2 more
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