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A comment on mortgage procyclicality
(Arbeidsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold);2010:3, Working paper, 2010-09-06)This paper comments on mortgage procyclicality. A framework for credit constraints along the lines of Kiyotaki and Moore (1997) illustrates the potential regime shift in the credit risk assessments of mortgagees. Depending ... -
A comment on the optimal structure of export processing free zones
(Arbeidsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold), Working paper, 2007-09-10)This article comments on the industrial structure of developing countries’ export processing free zones (EPZ). As developing countries are exposed to irrecoverable entry costs in international markets, the relationship ... -
Commercial Real Estate at the ZLB: Investment Demand and CAPM-WACC Invariance
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)This paper analyzes the implications of a low interest rate environment (the zero lower bound – ZLB) for the demand for commercial real estate. Investment demand is conventionally assessed by return and risk adjusted return, ... -
Concepts of Work in Marx, Durkheim, and Weber
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-06)The extremely dramatic social transformation – called ‘the great transformation’ by Polanyi (1985) – that the full emergence of capitalism and industrialism meant in Europe led to the birth of modern social theory. The ... -
Contacto con el español en el tiempo libre en diferentes contextos: estudiantes de bachillerato noruegos en España y Noruega
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)I presentasjonen legger jeg fram hovedfunnene fra tre kvalitative intervjuundersøkelser blant spanskelever i vg2 og vg3 i Norge og ved norske skoler i Spania. To av undersøkelsene ble gjennomført i 2016, mens den tredje ... -
Continuity and change in stakeholder regimes: reflections on methods and methodology
(Arbeidsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold);2010:5, Working paper, 2010-12-15)For many years, universities have been regarded as operating isolated from their socioeconomic and political environment. However, there is now a demand for universities to verify their relevance to society. This paper ... -
Conversations with civil servants: East European public administration reform in search of socio-economic development
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Das skandinavische Modell heute: ein Beispiel moderner keynesianischer Wirtschaftpolitik?
(Arbeidsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold);2010:2, Working paper, 2010-04-19)Die Anfänge einer als „skandinavisches Modell“ bezeichneten Wirtschaftspolitik liegen in den dreißiger Jahren des letzten Jahrhunderts. Bereits damals wurden insbesondere in Schweden und Norwegen unter der politisch-ideologischen ... -
Dead on Arrival? Patricia Cornwell's Andy Garcia Series
(Chapter, 2003)Patricia Cornwell's new police procedural series featuring volunteer cop/rookie reporter Andy Garcia, Chief of Police Judy Hammer and Deputy Chief Virginia West has been described as DOA (Dead on Arrival) by disgruntled ... -
Do Mutual Funds Remain Persitent? Evidence from Pakistan
(Journal article, 2017)This study investigates the performance persistence of 78 mutual funds of Pakistan for the period 2009-2015. The sample period is divided into two sub-periods, based on movement of KSE 100 index closing value. A skilled ... -
‘Does anyone else have this?’ The role of emotion in forum discussions about medical conditions affecting sex characteristics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02-07)When people experience rare medical conditions or variations, searching online may be the only way to find others with similar experiences. This study examines what happens when people do just that. The dataset for the ... -
Does emigration reduce corruption?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)We study the effects of emigration on bribery experience and attitudes towards corruption in the migrants’ countries of origin. Using data from the Gallup Balkan Monitor survey and instrumental variable analysis, we find ... -
Editorial on the special issue "Theorising and narrating the geographies of demographic change"
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En ekstern evaluering av reformarbeidet i grunnskolen i Sarpsborg kommune: hovedrapport
(Oppdragsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold);2011:2, Research report, 2011-04-05)Stortingmelding 16 (2006-2007) pekte på at til tross for at grunnskolen i Norge skal gi en tilpasset opplæring som bidrar til å jevne ut sosiale forskjeller, viser forskning at utdanningssystemet i Norge forsterker sosiale ... -
Enfranchised Minors: Women as People in the Middle East after the 2011 Arab Uprisings
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-03)The civic status of female citizens in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is conceptualized as “enfranchised minorhood” which reflects the confined position of adult women as legal minors under the trusteeship ... -
Entrepreneurship and ageing: Exploring an economic geography perspective : CRED Research Paper No. 22
(Research report, 2018)The traditional understanding of entrepreneurship is biased towards certain population groups and specific locations. Yet the literature points to a much more diverse perspective on entrepreneurship and regional development. ... -
Equity induced up-trading and the housing market structure: Implications for Price-to-Income (PTI) and macroprudential interventions
(Arbeidsrapport (Høgskolen i Østfold);2012:3, Working paper, 2012-06-27)This paper relates the housing market structure and the intensity of equity induced up-trading between market segments to the equilibrium ratio between house prices and household income (PTI-ratio). When fed back into the ... -
Erfaringer fra samarbeid mellom fagseksjon og bibliotek i emnet samfunnsvitenskapelig forskningsmetode
(Journal article, 2009)Høsten 2006 samarbeidet emneansvarlig for kurset Samfunnsvitenskapelig forskningsmetode ved Høgskolen i Østfold med en bibliotekar fra høgskolebiblioteket samme sted om å lage et undervisningsopplegg og eksamen for dette ... -
Exploring Communication Strategy Use and Metacognitive Awareness in the EFL Classroom
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-14)This study explores the impact of communication strategy (CS) teaching on students' qualitative and quantitative use of such strategies in the context of learning English as a foreign language in Norway. In addition, it ... -
Exploring the use of agent-based modelling (ABM) in mixed methods research
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Agent-based modeling (ABM) is in many ways an outsider in social research methods, but I will here argue that it has an important role to play in combination with other methods and approaches. ABM can be used in ways that ...