Browsing Articles by Author "Hanson, Torbjørn"
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Efficiency and productivity in the operational units of the armed forces: A Norwegian example
Hanson, Torbjørn (2016)Most nations spend a considerable part of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defense. However, no previous study has addressed productivity and efficiency in the core area of the armed forces, operational units, using ... -
Estimating output mix effectiveness: An applied scenario approach for the Armed Forces
Hanson, Torbjørn (2019)The ability of public sector policy makers to prioritize has a huge impact on the effectiveness of public service provision. Public services can take the form of final outputs demanded by consumers or of intermediate outputs ... -
The malleability of competitive preferences
Johnsen, Åshild Auglænd; Finseraas, Henning; Hanson, Torbjørn; Kotsadam, Andreas (2023-04-14)Men are more competitive than women, but we do not know how stable competitive preferences are. We conduct a pre-registered data collection in the Norwegian Armed Forces, a traditionally male environment, using survey ... -
No Country for Old Men? Increasing the Retirement Age in the Norwegian Armed Forces
Hanson, Torbjørn; Lindgren, Petter Y. (2020-05-25)Ageing workforces due to low fertility rates and higher life expectancies challenge modern industrialized economies. In order to secure economic welfare and to balance public budgets, governments worldwide implement reforms ... -
Nytte-kostnadsanalyse av heving av særaldersgrensen i Forsvaret
Hanson, Torbjørn; Lindgren, Petter Y. (2019-09-30) -
Trust, ethnic diversity, and personal contact: A field experiment
Finseraas, Henning; Hanson, Torbjørn; Johnsen, Åshild Auglænd; Kotsadam, Andreas; Torsvik, Gaute (2019-03-22)We study how close personal contact with minorities affects in-group and out-group trust in a field experiment in the armed forces. Soldiers are randomly assigned to rooms with or without ethnic minorities. At the end of ...