• Using high-stakes grades to incentivize learning 

      Fidjeland, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      I use a natural experiment in Norwegian high school to investigate how high-stakes grades affect students’ investment in schooling. By exploiting variation across space and time I compare the performance of students taking ...
    • Using the future for innovation policy learning in Norway 

      Koch, Per (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      This case study was part of Innovation Norway’s effort to introduce advanced methods for thinking about the future into national innovation policy learning. The report reflects the work undertaken between 2013 and 2017. ...
    • Utdanning som arbeidsrettet tiltak for ungdom med redusert arbeidsevne 

      Salvanes, Kari Vea; Reiling, Rune Borgan; Sandsør, Astrid Marie Jorde (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Denne artikkelen undersøker virkninger av utdanning som arbeidsmarkedstiltak for unge med nedsatte arbeidsevner. Fra og med 1. januar 2004 ble nedre aldersgrense for å få støtte til kvalifisering i det ordinære utdanningssystemet ...
    • Valorization of bio-residuals in the food and forestry sectors in support of a circular bioeconomy: A review 

      Gregg, Jay Sterling; Jürgens, Jonas; Happel, Maaike Karlijn; Strøm-Andersen, Nhat; Tanner, Anne Nygaard; Bolwig, Simon; Klitkou, Antje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      This literature review focuses on valorization of bio-residuals from the brewery, dairy, slaughterhouse and forestry sectors. Bio-residuals are organic wastes, side streams, or residues that remain at the end of the ...
    • Value Chain Structures that Define European Cellulosic Ethanol Production 

      Gregg, Jay Sterling; Bolwig, Simon; Hansen, Teis; Solér, Ola; Amer-Allam, Sara Ben; Viladecans, Julia Pladevall; Klitkou, Antje; Fevolden, Arne Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Production of cellulosic ethanol (CE) has not yet reached the scale envisaged by the literature and industry. This study explores CE production in Europe to improve understanding of the motivations and barriers associated ...
    • Vetenskaplig rådgivning - utmaningar öppnar för omdöme och värderingar 

      Sörlin, Sverker (Chapter, 2015-06-04)
      Hur står det till med den vetenskapsbaserade rådgivningen? I takt med att vetenskaplig verksamhet växer överallt och inom snart sagt alla vetenskapsområden borde läget vara det bästa tänkbara. Men är det så?
    • Vitenskapelig kvalitet og forskningspolitiske vendepunkter 1945–2020 

      Schwach, Vera (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Begrepet «vitenskapelig kvalitet» skiftet innhold mellom 1945 og 2020. Artikkelen tar sitt utgangpunkt i forskningspolitikk på nasjonalt systemnivå og bygger i det vesentlige på regjeringens forsknings- og langtidsmeldinger, ...
    • Walking the talk? Innovation policy approaches to unleash the transformative potentials of the Nordic bioeconomy 

      Scordato, Lisa; Bugge, Markus Michaelsen; Hansen, Theis; Tanner, Anne; Wicken, Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      This article explores whether and how innovation policies promote transitions to more sustainable configurations in socio-technical systems. Empirically it departs from an analysis of the bioeconomy policy strategies and ...
    • Ways of Learning: Suggestions for an Uncertain Future 

      Olsen, Dorothy Sutherland (Chapter, 2022)
      Human resource managers have to keep up to date with new technologies, with changes in employment laws, business strategies as well as knowing what kind of people are coming out of the educational system. Keeping up to ...
    • What Employers Mean When They Talk About Language Proficiency: a Civic Integration Policy Meets the Importance of Informal Skills 

      Kindt, Marianne Takvam; Bjørnset, Mathilde (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      In 2013, a Norwegian language test was made mandatory for immigrants participating in the Norwegian Introduction Programme (NIP). The rationale behind the law was that documented test scores would allow employers to better ...
    • What is the bioeconomy? 

      Bugge, Markus; Hansen, Teis; Klitkou, Antje (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The notion of grand challenges has over the last decade emerged as a central issue in policymaking and – increasingly – academia. In a European context, the Lund Declaration [1] stressed the urgency of pursuing solutions ...
    • What is the bioeconomy? A review of the literature 

      Bugge, Markus; Hansen, Teis; Klitkou, Antje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      The notion of the bioeconomy has gained importance in both research and policy debates over the last decade, and is frequently argued to be a key part of the solution to multiple grand challenges. Despite this, there seems ...
    • What knowledge does the bioeconomy build upon? 

      Dybdahl, Linn Meidell; Iversen, Eric James (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Modern economies have long been characterised as ‘knowledge-based economies’ (e.g. David & Foray, 2002), whereby more advanced economies are distinguished by their ability to generate, disseminate and use new scientific ...
    • When the education emphasises empathy: does it predict differences in professional commitment between male and female students in caring education? 

      Nesje, Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Men are underrepresented in caring degrees such as nursing, teaching and social work. There is a political ambition to attract more men to these educational programmes, in part because of the future, global need for ...
    • Which companies hire NEET? Organisational characteristics of hiring NEET in a Norwegian full-population registry study 

      Alves, Daniele Evelin; Ballo, Jannike Gottschalk; Nilsen, Wendy; Lundberg, Camilla Stub; Lillebråten, Andreas; Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Which types of organisations hire NEET? We use longitudinal national registry data from Norway to investigate four types of organisational characteristics: (a) staff proportion with low pay and low education, (b) staff ...
    • Which region to choose for an industrial policy? A research path to highlight restructuring opportunities 

      Capasso, Marco; Iversen, Eric James; Klitkou, Antje; Sandven, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-18)
      Our study explores research avenues that can help policymakers to assess regional capabilities for ‘green’ economic restructuring. After reviewing the relevant literature, and envisioning research paths which consider both ...
    • Why is there a lack of evidence on knowledge spillovers from foreign direct investment? 

      Knell, Mark; Rojec, Matija (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Empirical analyses of knowledge spillovers from foreign direct investment (FDI) offer mixed results; they find positive, neutral and negative FDI spillover effects. This lack of evidence mainly comes from the results of ...
    • Wilhelm Röpke and Richard C. Koo on Secondary Deflations and Balance Sheet Recessions 

      Olsen, Andreas Hardhaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-06-15)
      The concept of a ‘secondary deflation’ was developed in the 1930s by the German economist Wilhelm Röpke, who saw it as something different from a normal depression. While a primary deflation is a necessary reaction to the ...
    • Wooden construction in Norway: the role of intermediary organisations 

      Ingeborgrud, Lina; Klitkou, Antje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      This is a study on sustainability transitions in the Norwegian construction sector, with a focus on increasing the use of wood. The construction sector is very conservative and path dependent. Existing path-dependencies ...
    • Å forstå regionale forskjeller i gjennomføring i videregående opplæring 

      Hovdhaugen, Elisabeth; Skålholt, Asgeir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Det har lenge vært påvist store fylkesforskjeller i gjennomføring i videregående opplæring i Norge, og for å ta hensyn til dette har det i tidligere studier vært vanlig å kontrollere for ulike individkjennetegn. Denne ...