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The impacts of alternative policy instruments on environmental performance. A firm level study of temporary and persistent effects
(Discussion papers;788, Working paper, 2014-10)We study the effects of various environmental regulations on environmental performance measured as emission intensity. Moreover, we aim to test whether any such effects are persistent or only temporary. Conventional theory ... -
The response by the Norwegian aluminium industry to changing market structure
(Discussion Papers;No. 237, Working paper, 1998)This paper analyses how changes in market structure have affected the margins (measured by the Lerner index) of Norwegian aluminium plants. Instead of showing the expected negative trend, due to increased competition ... -
Time aggregation and state dependence in welfare receipt
(Discussion papers;771, Working paper, 2014-03)Dynamic discrete-choice models have been an important tool in studies of state dependence in benefit receipt. An assumption of such models is that benefit receipt sequences follow a conditional Markov process. This property ... -
Understanding rig rates
(Discussion papers;696, Working paper, 2012-06)We examine the largest cost component in offshore development projects, drilling rates, which have been high in recent years. To our knowledge, rig rates have not been analysed empirically before in the economic literature. ... -
Using the Helmert-transformation to reduce dimensionality in a mixed model: An application to a wage equation with worker and firm heterogeneity
(Discussion Papers;No. 667, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: A model for matched data with two types of unobserved heterogeneity is considered – one related to the observation unit, the other to units to which the observation units are matched. One or both of the unobserved ... -
Why are there so few female entrepreneurs? An examination of gender differences in entrepreneurship using Norwegian registry data
(Discussion papers;790, Working paper, 2014-11)Women make up almost 50 percent of the employed population in Norway, but only about 25 percent of the entrepreneurs. Using registry data on the whole population we address gender differences in the propensity to become ... -
Why educated mothers don't make educated children? : a statistical study in the intergenerational transmission of schooling
(Discussion Papers;No. 563, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: More educated parents are observed to have better educated children. From a policy point of view, however, it is important to distinguish between causation and selection. Researchers trying to control for ... -
Will it float? The New Keynesian Phillips curve tested on OECD panel data
(Discussion Papers;No. 463, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: Galí, Gertler and Lòpez-Salido (2005), GGL, assert that the hybrid New Keynesian Phillips curve, NPC, is robust to different choices of estimation procedure and so some forms of specification bias. Specifically, ...