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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 study of Norwegian local government behaviour in a dynamic context
(Documents;2011/6, Working paper, 2011)Using previous work on the subject as a foundation, Norwegian local government spending behaviour is analysed in a dynamic framework facilitated by a panel dataset, combining municipality data for the years 2001 to 2008. ... -
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 Two-Stage Bennet Decomposition of the Change in the Weighted Arithmetic Mean
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The weighted arithmetic mean is used in a wide variety of applications. An infinite number of possible decompositions of the change in the weighted mean are available, and it is therefore an open question which of the ... -
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. ... -
Abating greenhouse gases in the Norwegian non-ETS sector by 50 per cent by 2030. A macroeconomic analysis of Climate Cure 2030
(Rapporter;2020/23, Report, 2020-06-24)Klimakur 2030 er et oppdrag fra regjeringen om å utrede tiltak og virkemidler i klimapolitikken mot 2030; se fotnote 1. Denne rapporten besvarer det særskilte mandatet til Statistisk sentralbyrå om å analysere de samlede ... -
Absolutte og relative tall : tall kan temmes!
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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 ... -
Accounting for family background when designing optimal income taxes : a microeconometric simulation analysis
(Discussion Papers;No. 619, Working paper, 2010)Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to introduce and adopt a generalised version of Roemer's (1998) Equality of Opportunity (EOp) framework, which we call extended EOp, for analysing second-best optimal income taxation. ... -
Accounting for family background when designing optimal income taxes: a microeconometric simulation analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The purpose of this paper is to introduce and adopt a generalised version of Roemer's (1998) Equality of Opportunity (EOp) framework, which we call extended EOp, for analysing second-best optimal income taxation. Unlike ... -
Accumulation of r&d capital and dynamic firm performance: a not-so-fixed effect model
(Discussion Papers;No. 184, Working paper, 1996)Considering the observed patterns of R&D investment, we argue that a model which allows for a positive feedback from already acquired knowledge to the productiveness of current research, fits the empirical evidence better ...