Browsing Mohnsenteret for innovasjon og regional utvikling by Author "Kvitastein, Olav Andreas"
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Barnehagelærere med ny identitet - Ikke lenger profesjonsnomader?
Skauge, Tom Roger; Ødegaard, Elin Eriksen; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)When professionals leave the profession for which they were trained, it is reasonable to assume that society has a challenge. Important theoretical and practical expertise and knowledge leave the sector. Often, escape ... -
Do New Firms Recruit Employees From Small or Large Firms, and Do Small or Large Firms Recruit Employees From Firms That Cease to Operate?
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Panel data of Norwegian industries show that when they increase in the number of firms, firm size inequality in employees decreases. Decreasing firm size inequality implies that large firms become smaller in employees, and ... -
Effect of Long-Term Absenteeism on the Operating Revenues, Productivity, and Employment of Enterprises
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Previous studies have shown that absenteeism is negatively associated with employee-level performance, but we do not know how exactly absenteeism affects enterprise-level performance. To bridge this knowledge ... -
External shocks and enterprises' dynamic capabilities in a time of regional distress
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas; Solheim, Marte Cecilie Wilhelmsen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We study if dynamic capabilities alleviate enterprises' revenue losses after an external shock. Contextually, we study Norwegian enterprises before and after the price decline of crude oil in 2014, which strongly affected ... -
Has the popularity of battery electric vehicles in Norway affected total new car sales? A synthetic control method study
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have gained popularity in Norway, chiefly due to generous tax incentives. Using the synthetic control method, we study if BEVs’ popularity has complemented or substituted for conventional ... -
How Norwegian aquaculture firms across the value chain were affected by and responded to COVID-19
Aarstad, Jarle; Jakobsen, Stig Erik; Fløysand, Arnt; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Previous research has shown that Norwegian aquaculture did not report being much affected by COVID-19 but had a strong response to the pandemic regarding cost reductions, market development, and business network development. ... -
Is Industry Size a Carrier for Wage Inequality? A Panel Study Addressing Independent Variables of Inherently Different Sizes across Units
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)We address how independent variables of inherently different sizes across units, e.g., small vs. large industries, in panel regression is an advantage interpretively. Analyzing a Norwegian industry panel, we find that wage ... -
Is There a Link between the 2021 COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake in Europe and 2022 Excess All-Cause Mortality?
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: We primarily study a possible link between 2021 COVID-19 vaccination uptake in Europe and monthly 2022 excess all-cause mortality, that is, mortality higher than before the pandemic. Methods and Results: Analyses ... -
R&D investments and employment decisions as a function of enterprise size and regional population density before and during COVID-19
Aarstad, Jarle; Jakobsen, Stig Erik; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Norwegian data show that from 2018 to 2020, enterprises in densely populated regions increased R&D investments relative to those in sparsely populated regions, but not from 2016 to 2018. Therefore, COVID-19 likely induced ... -
An unexpected external shock and enterprises’ innovation performance
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Previous research has shown that competition can affect innovation, but we do not know if an unexpected external economic shock, as it decreases demand that increases competition, also affects innovation. Responding to ... -
Wage Inequality’s Decreasing Effect on Enterprise Operating Revenues
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study assesses whether wage inequality affects enterprises’ operating revenues and whether operating revenues reversely affect wage inequality. To study our research questions, we analyze panel data from Norway and ... -
What Predicts Long-Term Absenteeism, and Who Disappears from the Workforce When Enterprises Downsize?
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This paper primarily studies how wages predict long-term absenteeism in enterprises. In addition, it studies who disappears from the workforce when downsizing. Analyzing Norwegian enterprise data using dynamic unconditional ... -
When it blows, it does not do so at the top: employment and wage inequalities in Norwegian small and large firms
Aarstad, Jarle; Kvitastein, Olav Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Panel data of Norwegian industries between 2001 and 2014 show that while employment growth occurs equally in small and large firms percentage-wise, employment reduction largely occurs in large firms. The findings imply ...