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    • Determinants of long-term interest rates in the Scandinavian countries 

      Hol, Suzan (Discussion Papers;No. 469, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: The financial markets in a small open economy like the Scandinavian countries are influenced by international economic developments, especially in their major trading partners. This paper investigates to which ...
    • Deunionization and job polarization – a macroeconomic model analysis for a small open economy 

      Brasch, Thomas von; Gjelsvik, Marit Linnea; Sparrman, Victoria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-07)
      Declining unionization rates and job polarization are two important labor market developments of recent decades. A large body of literature has analyzed these phenomena separately, but little has been done to see whether ...
    • Developing economies and international investors. Do investment promotion agencies bring them together? 

      Harding, Torfinn; Javorcik, Beata Smarzynska (Discussion Papers;No. 513, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: Many countries spend significant resources on investment promotion agencies (IPAs) in the hope of attracting inflows of foreign direct investment (FDI). Despite the importance of this question for public policy ...
    • Did Norway gain from the 1979-85 oil price shock? 

      Eika, Torbjørn; Magnussen, Knut A. (Discussion Papers;No. 210, Working paper, 1998)
      Macroeconomic effects of the high oil prices in the period 1979-85 for the Norwegian economy are considered. An alternative low oil price scenario is developed and effects of the oil shock are calculated as the deviation ...
    • Did OPEC change its behaviour after the November 2014 meeting? 

      Boug, Pål; Cappelen, Ådne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We analyse the behaviour of OPEC as a group by formulating a theoretical model that encompasses the perfect competition model and various forms of the imperfect competition model. By confronting the theoretical model with ...
    • Didactic methods and small-group instruction for low-performing adolescents in mathematics: Results from a randomized controlled trial 

      Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; Gunnes, Trude; Lindenskov, Lena; Rønning, Marte (Discussion Paper;No. 957, Working paper, 2021-06)
      Can high-dosage tutoring help low-performing adolescents? We implement a randomized experiment to test a twofold intervention: A teacher training program customized for instructing 8th graders who perform poorly in mathematics ...
    • Differences in childbearing by time frame of fertility intention. A study using survey and register data from Norway 

      Dommermuth, Lars; Klobas, Jane; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion papers;781, Working paper, 2014-06)
      This paper focuses on the realization of positive fertility intentions with different time frames. The analyses are based on a unique combination of survey data and information from Norwegian administrative registers on ...
    • Differences in Learning and Inequality 

      Cappelen, Ådne (Discussion Papers;No. 457, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: Rapid growth in productivity combined with increasing wage dispersion in some countries, notably Anglo-Saxon, has been the subject of numerous studies. The main hypothesis in the literature is that an increased ...
    • Diffusion of climate technologies in the presence of commitment problems 

      Fæhn, Taran; Isaksen, Elisabeth Thuestad (Discussion papers;768, Working paper, 2014-01)
      Publicly announced GHG mitigation targets and emissions pricing strategies by individual governments may suffer from inherent commitment problems. When emission prices are perceived as short-lived, socially cost-effective ...
    • Digital sårbarhet: Hvem har høy risiko for å falle utenfor? 

      Rybalka, Marina; Brevik, Ragnar; Fremmerlid, Mats; Strøm, Kine Dale (Rapporter;2022/35, Report, 2022-08-22)
      Digitalt utenforskap er et tema som har fått økt oppmerksomhet i Norge de siste årene. Dette skyldes blant annet at med økt digitaliseringstakt, har konsekvensene ved å ikke henge med i den digitale utviklingen blitt ...
    • Digitale skillelinjer er der fremdeles : voksnes bruk av PC og Internett 

      Rønning, Wenche M.; Sølvberg, Astrid M.; Tønseth, Christin (Journal article, 2005-06)
      Tilgangen til PC og Internett er stor i Norge i dag, og de fleste er tilfredse med egne kunnskaper og ferdigheter. Tilgang er på den annen side ikke synonymt med kompetent bruk. Kvinner bruker IKT mindre enn menn, men er ...
    • Digitalisering i kommunene. Overblikk over tilstanden i 2018 

      Rybalka, Marina; Røgeberg, Ole; Dyngen, Øystein Åmelfot (Rapporter;2019/14, Report, 2019-06-11)
      I 2018 ble SSBs undersøkelse «Bruk av IKT i staten» utvidet til «Bruk av IKT i offentlig sektor» ved å omfatte kommuner og fylkeskommuner i tillegg til statlige virksomheter. Hele 89 prosent av kommunene har besvart ...
    • Digitalisering i kommunene. Utviklingen fra 2018 til 2022 

      Rybalka, Marina; Brevik, Ragnar; Denisova, Ekaterina (Rapporter;2023/27, Report, 2023-08-16)
      Hele 99 prosent av kommunene har besvart undersøkelsen «Digitalisering og IKT i offentlig sektor» i 2022. Dette gir oss et solid datagrunnlag for å si noe om digitaliseringsnivået i kommunene. Med utgangspunkt i enkle ...
    • Direct and indirect effects of reducing so 2 emissions: experimental calculations on the msg 4e model 

      Alfsen, Knut H.; Hanson, Donald A.; Glomsrød, Solveig (Discussion Paper;No. 20, Working paper, 1986-12-15)
      Preliminery estimates of impacts of regulating SO emissions from manufacturing sectors are made. Only emissions pertaining 2 to fuel use are included in the regulation. Direct and indirect effects are considered and it ...
    • Direct load control of residential water heaters 

      Ericson, Torgeir (Discussion Papers;No. 479, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: In Norway there is a growing concern that electricity production and transmission may not meet the demand in peak-load situations. It is therefore important to evaluate the potential of different demand side ...
    • Directed technical change and the resource curse 

      Greaker, Mads; Heggedal, Tom-Reiel; Rosendahl, Knut Einar (Discussion Paper;No. 991, Working paper, 2022-09)
      The "resource curse" is a potential threat to all countries relying on export income from abundant natural resources such as fossil fuels. The early literature hypothesized that easily accessible natural resources would ...
    • Direkte energibruk og utslipp til luft fra transport i Norge. 1994 og 1998 

      Holtskog, Sigurd (Rapporter;2001/16, Report, 2001-06-13)
      Transport kan være både energikrevende og luftforurensende. I dette arbeidet har vi gjort et forsøk på å sammenstille de forskjellige transportmidlene med hensyn på energiforbruk og utslipp til luft. Rapporten tar for seg ...
    • Direkte investeringer og petroleumsvirksomheten : utenlandske i Norge og norske i utlandet 

      Halvorsen, Tore; Mc Mahon, Lise Dalen; Olsen, Heidi Sande (Journal article, 2004)
      Oppbyggingen og driften av virksomheten på norsk kontinentalsokkel har i stor grad vært preget av at multinasjonale selskaper har bidratt med sine kunnskaper og med eierkapital. Over tid har også norske oljeselskaper ...
    • Discouraged worker effects and barriers against employment for immigrant and non-immigrant women 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Kornstad, Tom; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;No. 845, Working paper, 2016-09-01)
      A phenomenon observed in many labor markets is that the supply of labor appears to depend on business cycles. In other words, workers who are searching for work become “discouraged” under unfavorable business cycle conditions ...
    • Discrete and continuous choice, max-stable processes and independence from irrelevant attributes 

      Dagsvik, John K. (Discussion Paper;No. 79, Working paper, 1993-01)
      The Generalized Extreme Value Model was developed by McFadden for the case with discrete choice sets. The present paper extends this model to cases with both discrete and continuous choice sets and choice sets that are ...