• Can policy and financial risk predict stock markets? 

      Helseth, Marius Aleksander Emblem; Krakstad, Svein Olav; Molnar, Peter; Norlin, Karl-Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Since higher risk should be rewarded with higher expected returns, more risky time periods are expected to predict rising stock markets. This paper focuses on implied volatility as a measure of financial risk and economic ...
    • Do political risks harm development of oil fields? 

      Bøe, Kristine; Jordal, Therese; Mikula, Stepan; Molnar, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-11)
      We examine the impact of political risks and financial development on investments in the petroleum industry utilizing a unique dataset of investments in individual oil and gas fields around the world. We find that the ...
    • Increasing perseverance in math: Evidence from a field experiment in Norway 

      Bettinger, Eric Perry; Ludvigsen, Sten Runar; Rege, Mari; Solli, Ingeborg Foldøy; Yeager, David S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12)
      Research by psychologists and economists demonstrates that many non-cognitive skillsare malleable in both children and adolescents, but we have limited knowledge on what schools can do to foster these skills. In a field ...
    • Understanding risk of bubbles in cryptocurrencies 

      Enoksen, F. A.; Landsnes, Ch. J.; Lucivjanska, Katarina; Molnar, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-08)
      As cryptocurrencies emerged only recently, they are subject to only very limited financial regulations. In this paper we study which variables can predict bubbles in the prices of eight major cryptocurrencies, focusing on ...