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A linear demand system within a Seemingly Unrelated Time Series Equation framework
(Discussion Papers;No. 345, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: We consider a Seemingly Unrelated Time Series Equations framework for the linear Almost Ideal Demand system. The framework is applied to a consumer demand system covering nine non-durable commodities. We test ... -
A macromodel of local government spending behaviour in Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 117, Working paper, 1994)A cooperative bargaining model is adapted to the setting of local government in Norway. Aggregate consumption, the capital stock and net financial wealth in the local public sector are endogenized. The origin of intertia ... -
A method for improved capital measurement by combining accounts and firm investment data. A revised version
(Discussion Papers;No. 365, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: We propose a new method for estimating capital stocks at the firm level by combining business accounts information and investment data. The method also produces capital estimates at the sector or industry level ... -
A method of weighting adjustment for survey data subject to nonignorable nonresponse
(Discussion Papers;No. 311, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: Weighting adjustment is a standard quasi-randomization approach for survey data subject to nonresponse (Little, 1986). The existing methods are typically based on the assumption that nonresponse is independent ... -
A Note on Post-stratification when Analyzing Binary Survey Data Subject to Non-response
(Discussion papers;218, Working paper, 1998-04)In this paper we follow up two notes of Thomsen (1973, 1978) and present some results on the estimation effect of post-stratification when analyzing binary survey data subject to non-response. Using an alternative ... -
A prediction approach to sampling design
(Discussion Papers;No. 440, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: Standard approaches to sample surveys take as the point of departure the estimation of one or several population totals (or means), or a few predefined sub-totals (or sub-means). While the model-based prediction ... -
A short run dynamic equilibrium model of the norwegian production sectors
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A state space approach for estimating VAR models for panel data with latent dynamic components
(Discussion Papers;No. 295, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: The econometric literature offers various modeling approaches for analyzing micro data in combination with time series of aggregate data. This paper discusses the estimation of a VAR model that allows unobserved ... -
A Statistical Model for Simple, Fast and Reliable Measurement of Poverty. A revised version of DP 415
(Discussion Papers;No. 415, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: The primus inter pares of the UN-approved Millennium Development Goals is to reduce poverty. The only internationally accepted method of estimating poverty requires a measurement of total consumption based on ... -
A structural approach for analyzing fiscal equalization
(Discussion papers;715, Working paper, 2012-11)Many countries apply cost-equalization and/or fiscal capacity equalization formulas to enable subnational governments to provide comparable service standards at comparable tax rates. This paper demonstrates how measures ... -
A structural approach for measuring fiscal disparities
(Discussion Papers;No. 254, Working paper, 1999)Fiscal disparities arise from differences in costs and capacity to produce a standard package of public services. This paper proposes to use a structural modelling approach as basis for measuring fiscal disparities across ... -
A stylized satellite account for human capital
(Discussion papers;816, Working paper, 2015-08)This paper presents a satellite account in which investment in human capital is considered as a produced product/asset. It is not the education sector but the individual person taking education or training/courses that is ... -
A theory for ranking distribution functions
(Discussion papers;763, Working paper, 2013-11)When is one distribution (of income, consumption, or some other economic variable) more equal or better than another? This question has proven difficult to answer in situations where distribution functions intersect and ... -
A theory-based measure of the output of the education sector
(Discussion Papers;No. 353, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: The paper estimates the output of the Norwegian higher education sector based on a modification of the methodology introduced by Jorgenson and Fraumeni (JF) (1989). JF measure output in the education sector by ... -
A welfare state funded by nature and OPEC. A guided tour on Norway's path from an exceptionally impressive to an exceptionally strained fiscal position
(Discussion Papers;No. 464, Working paper, 2006)Large petroleum revenues make Norway an enviable fiscal loner. The fiscal policy rule adopted from 2001 transforms petroleum wealth into foreign assets, and only the real return on the financial fund should be spent annually. ... -
Acceptance of National Wind Power Development and Exposure: A case-control choice experiment approach
(Discussion Papers;No. 933, Working paper, 2020-06)Despite a large stated-preference literature on wind power externalities, few SP studies employ a case-control approach to examine whether people´s acceptance of new wind power developments increases or decreases with ... -
Acceptance of national wind power development and exposure: A case-control choice experiment approach
(Discussion Paper;No. 933, Working paper, 2020-06)Despite a large stated-preference literature on wind power externalities, few SP studies employ a case-control approach to examine whether people´s acceptance of new wind power developments increases or decreases with ... -
Access to treatment and educational inequalities in cancer survival
(Discussion papers;735, Working paper, 2013-02)The public health care systems in the Nordic countries provide high quality care almost free of charge to all citizens. However, social inequalities in health persist. Previous research has, for example, documented substantial ... -
Accounting for business income in measuring top income shares. Integrated accrual approach using individual and firm data from Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 837, Working paper, 2016-02-11)Business income is important in the upper tail of the personal income distribution, but the extent to which it is captured by measures of personal income varies substantially across tax regimes. Using linked individual ... -
Accounting for differences in choice opportunities in analyses of energy expenditure
(Discussion Papers;No. 400, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: Zero expenditure poses several challenges when estimating demand systems. Zero expenditure on energy goods occur due to limited opportunity to consume the good or because the household chooses not to use all ...