Browsing Høgskulen på Vestlandet by Journals "Economies"
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Crime Statistics: Modeling Theft in Favour of Victims’ Choices.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The number of reported property thefts has dropped steeply in many European countries over the last 15 years. One reason for this could be that people have become more honest, which would imply that fewer resources should ... -
The dynamics of the profitability and growth of restaurants: the case of Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The restaurant industry is quite similar across borders. It is a labour-intensive industry that is important for tourism and employment. It consists mainly of many small businesses that are regionally dispersed. There are ... -
Evidence of a Threshold Size for Norwegian Campsites and Its Dynamic Growth Process Implications—Does Gibrat’s Law Hold?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Although campsites are an important segment of the tourist sector, few applied articles have analyzed their growth path and tested Gibrat’s Law for firms within this industry. This knowledge can be of importance to the ... -
The Influence of Income and Currency Changes on Tourist Inflow to Norwegian Campsites: The Case of Swedish and German Visitors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)There are few published articles on the demand for campsites, despite this being an important segment of the tourism industry. The purpose of this study was to gain further understanding of this topic. Using publicly ... -
The Income Equalization System among Municipalities in Norway: Strengths and Implications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Norway is a leading nation pursuing egalitarian public policies. With an aim to smooth out income differences between municipalities and to stabilize individual municipality’s revenue over time, Norway has implemented a ... -
Wage Inequality’s Decreasing Effect on Enterprise Operating Revenues
(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?
(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 ...