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    • The costs of taxation in the presence of inequality 

      Valseth, Åsmund Sunde; Holtsmark, Bjart; Holtsmark, Katinka (Discussion papers;908, Working paper, 2019-06)
      This paper provides a new and improved measure of the marginal cost of public funds (MCF). It is based on a benchmark tax which is distributionally neutral and non-distortive. This is in contrast to the MCF-measure used ...

    • The demand for labour and the Lucas critique : evidence from Norwegian manufacturing 

      Ukjent forfatter (Discussion Papers;No. 256, Working paper, 1999)
      This paper uses neoclassical theory as a foundation for modelling labour demand in Norwegian manufacturing. Applying the Johansen (1988,1991) methodology, we obtain a single cointegrating vector between employment, production, ...

    • The distributional impact of public services in European countries 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Langørgen, Audun; Lindgren, Petter Y. (Discussion papers;746, Working paper, 2013-06)
      The purpose of this paper is to study the impact of including the value of public health care, longterm care, education and childcare on estimates of income inequality and financial poverty in 23 European countries. The ...

    • The distributional impact of the Norwegian tax reform measured by disproportionality 

      Thoresen, Thor Olav (Discussion papers;146, Working paper, 1995-06)
      This paper focuses on the measurement of progressivity and the distributional effect of the Norwegian tax reform of 1992. Progressivity is measured by the degree of disproportionality, which implies that the burden of taxes ...

    • The division of housework : does regional context matter? 

      Lappegård, Trude; Kjeldstad, Randi; Skarðhamar, Torbjørn (Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 689, Working paper, 2012)
      Sammendrag Denne studien ser på sammenhengen mellom deling av husarbeid og local kjønnslikestillingskontekst. Vi bruker data fra den norske Generations and Gender survey 2007 i kombinasjon med med ulike makromål på ...

    • The double dividend in the presence of abatement technologies and local external effects 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Tsygankova, Marina; Martinsen, Thomas (Discussion Papers;No. 691, Working paper, 2012)
      Denne studien analyserer om det eksisterer en netto velferdsgevinst forbundet med å øke en uniform skatt på utslipp av klimagasser i kun den Norske økonomien utover en internasjonal kvotepris. Studien påviser et moderat ...

    • The dual approach for measuring multidimensional deprivation and poverty 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Peluso, Eugenio; Sigstad, Henrik (Discussion papers;820, Working paper, 2015-10)
      This paper is concerned with the problem of ranking and quantifying the extent of deprivation exhibited by multidimensional distributions, where the multiple attributes in which an individual can be deprived are represented ...

    • The Duhem-Quine thesis and experimental economics. A reinterpretation 

      Søberg, Morten (Discussion Papers;No. 329, Working paper, 2002)
      Abstract: The Duhem-Quine thesis asserts that any empirical evaluation of a theory is in fact a composite test of several interconnected hypotheses. Recalcitrant evidence signals falsity within the conjunction of hypotheses, ...

    • The dynamic effects of aggregate demand, supply and oil price shocks 

      Bjørnland, Hilde Christiane (Discussion Papers;No. 174, Working paper, 1996)
      This paper analyses the dynamic effects of aggregate demand, supply and real oil price shocks on real output and unemployment. Oil price shocks are included explicitly in the model, to investigate their role in explaining ...

    • The dynamic factor model revisited: the identification problem remains 

      Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;No. 369, Working paper, 2004)
      Abstract: The lack of identification of short run run effects in a system of regression equations consisting of a dynamic translog cost function and cost share equations derived from this cost function is shown. Keywords: ...

    • The effect of childhood family size on fertility in adulthood. New evidence from IV estimation 

      Cools, Sara; Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (Discussion papers;802, Working paper, 2015-03)
      While fertility is positively correlated across generations, the causal effect of children's experience with larger sibships on their own fertility in adulthood is poorly understood. Using the sex composition of the two ...

    • The effect of pension wealth on private savings. Results from an extended life cycle model 

      Jia, Zhiyang; Zhu, Weizhen (Discussion papers;697, Working paper, 2012-07)
      An extended life cycle model is used to investigate how variation in the level of expected pensions influences non-pension wealth accumulation. We try to explain why the offset effects between pension wealth and private ...

    • The Effect of plant downsizing on disability pension utilization 

      Rege, Mari; Telle, Kjetil; Votruba, Mark (Discussion Papers;No. 435, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: We investigate the impact of plant downsizing on disability pension utilization in Norway. Plant downsizing substantially increases the disability entry rate of workers in affected plants. Workers originally ...

    • The Effect of skill mismatch on wages in a small open economy with centralized wage setting: The Norwegian case 

      Bjørnstad, Roger (Discussion Papers;No. 270, Working paper, 2000)
      Pervasive skill-biased technological changes, probably from trade in computer technology, have visualized the pros and cons of wage setting centralization in small open economies. Skill mismatch has increased in countries ...

    • The Effect of using administrative registers in economic short term statistics: The Norwegian labour force survey as a case study 

      Thomsen, Ib; Zhang, Li-Chun (Discussion Papers;No. 273, Working paper, 2000)
      In case of a single survey at one time point, it is well known that combining administrative registers with survey data often substantially improves the quality of statistic production. However, in short term statistics ...

    • The effect of working conditions on teachers’sickness absence 

      Rønning, Marte (Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 684, Working paper, 2012)
      This paper investigates the effect of working conditions on the amount of teachers’sickness absence in Norway. Exploiting intertemporal variation within teachers who have not changed schools, the findings indicate that ...

    • The effects of an upper secondary education reform on theattainment of immigrant youth 

      Brinch, Christian N.; Bratsberg, Bernt; Raaum, Oddbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 528, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: The national Norwegian school reform of 1994, which gave statutory right to at least three years of upper secondary education, had a significant impact on educational attainment among immigrant youth. In particular, ...

    • The effects of innovation policies on firm level patenting 

      Klemetsen, Marit Elisabeth (Discussion Papers;No. 830, Working paper, 2015-12-10)
      This paper examines the impacts of R&D tax credits and direct R&D subsidies on Norwegian firms' patenting, with a particular focus on environmental patenting. This paper examines the impacts of R&D tax credits and direct ...

    • The effects of R&D tax credits on patenting and innovations 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Norwegian business spending on R&D is low by OECD standards. To stimulate business R&D, in 2002 the Norwegian government introduced a tax-based incentive, SkatteFUNN. We analyze the effects of SkatteFUNN on the likelihood ...

    • The effects of R&D tax credits on patenting and innovations 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Discussion Papers;No. 565, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: Norwegian business spending on R&D is low by OECD standards. To stimulate business R&D, in 2002 the Norwegian government introduced a tax-based incentive, SkatteFUNN. We analyze the effects of SkatteFUNN on the ...