Blar i Statistics Norway's Open Research Repository (SNORRe) på forfatter "Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon"

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    • Are tax exemptions for electric cars an efficient climate policy measure? 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion papers;743, Working paper, 2013-05)
      This study finds that the welfare gain, excluding environmental effects, generated by increasing the Norwegian tax rate on purchase of electric cars from 8 to 37 percent amounts to approximately 5500-6500 NOK (or 680-820 ...

    • Avgiftssystemer for CO2-utslipp ved klimamål for 2020. Effekter for handels- og tjenestenæringer 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Tsygankova, Marina (Rapporter;2011/20, Report, 2011)
      Klimaforlikets mål om nasjonale utslippsreduksjoner i 2020 kan nås med ulike virkemidler. Rapporten analyserer konsekvenser av å innføre uniforme eller differensierte avgifter på utslipp av CO2 slik at klimamålet for ...

    • Avoiding adverse employment effects from electricity taxation in Norway: What does it cost? 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Welfare analyses of energy taxes typically show that systems with uniform rates perform better than differentiated systems. However, most western countries include some exemptions for their energyintensive export industries ...

    • Avoiding adverse employment effects from energy taxation: What does it cost? 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 432, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: Welfare analysis of energy taxes typically shows that systems with uniform rates perform better than differentiated systems. However, most western countries include some exemptions for their energyintensive export ...

    • Biofuel mandate versus favourable taxation of electric cars. The case of Norway 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion papers;745, Working paper, 2013-06)
      This study investigates whether biofuel policies or favourable taxation of electric cars should be employed to satisfy a green house gas emission target connected to private transport within the Norwegian economy. The study ...

    • Bør elektrisitetsavgiften legges om? : mål og dilemmaer i utformingen av elektrisitetsavgiften 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Fæhn, Taran; Aasness, Jørgen (Journal article, 2006)
      Den norske forbruksavgiften på elektrisitet er i de seneste årene blitt diskutert i mange ulike sammenhenger, med ulike politiske målsettinger i fokus. Den har blitt begrunnet både med energi- og miljøpolitiske mål, og ...

    • COVID-19, tapt verdiskaping og finanspolitikkens rolle. Utredning for Koronakommisjonen 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Brasch, Thomas von; Cappelen, Ådne; Holden, Steinar; Holmøy, Erling; Slettebø, Olav; Sletten, Pål; Zhulanova, Julia (Rapporter;2021/13, Report, 2021-04-14)
      Ifølge våre beregninger førte pandemien til at BNP for Fastlands-Norge i 2020 falt med 145 milliarder kroner, eller 4,7 prosent, sammenlignet med en bane uten korona. Samlet for perioden 2020–2023 anslås det neddiskonterte ...

    • Designing an electricity tax system in presence of international regulations and multiple public goals : an empirical assessment 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Fæhn, Taran; Aasness, Jørgen (Discussion Papers;No. 555, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: The European competition rules restrict governments’ opportunity to differentiate terms of energy accessibility among firms and industries. This easily runs counter with regional and industrial goals of national ...

    • Efficient Combination of Taxes on Fuel and Vehicles 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      A tax on fuel combined with tax exemptions or subsidies for fuel-efficient vehicles is implemented in many countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other negative externalities from road traffic. This study, however, ...

    • Efficient taxation of fuel and road use 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion papers;905, Working paper, 2019-04)
      This study calculates efficient taxes on fuel and road use designed to combat driving related externalities. The study shows that the efficient road user charge on fuel is below the marginal mileage-related damage to prevent ...

    • Energy taxation in a small, open economy : efficiency gains under political restraints 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Fæhn, Taran (Discussion Papers;No. 387, Working paper, 2004)
      Abstract: Welfare analyses of energy taxes typically show that systems with uniform rates perform better than differentiated systems, especially if revenue increases can be recycled via cuts in more distortionary taxes. ...

    • Er strømstøtte god samfunnsøkonomi? 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Vinteren 2021/22 ble det innførte strømstøtte for å kompensere for de høye strømprisene. Motivet var å forhindre at fattige husholdninger og enkelte næringer ble rammet av de høye strømprisene. Men er dette god samfunnsøkonomi? ...

    • Income taxation, tuition subsidies, and choice of occupation 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 459, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: Differentiated tax rates on labor and capital income are found to be optimal in this study, where agents choose occupation based on lifetime income net of tuition costs. Efficient revenue raising in a case ...

    • Knowledge spillovers and the timing of R&D policy 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Heggedal, Tom-Reiel; Jacobsen, Karl (Discussion Papers;635, Working paper, 2010)
      We analyze how knowledge spillovers influence the optimal timing of R&D policy. Using numerical simulations we find that optimal subsidies to R&D may be rising over time even when the returns to knowledge is decreasing. ...

    • Langsiktige virkninger på offentlige finanser og verdiskapning av endringer i fruktbarhet 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Holmøy, Erling; Strøm, Birger (Rapporter;2019/16, Report, 2019-06-14)
      Alle gjennomarbeidede fremskrivninger viser at den sterke veksten i antall eldre i de kommende tiårene vil skape et stadig sterkere pres på offentlige finanser. Det har vært hevdet at økt fruktbarhet vil bremse denne ...

    • Makroøkonomiske drivere for utviklingen i energiforbruket 

      Hagem, Cathrine; Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Rapporter;2016/15, Report, 2016-04-21)
      Hvordan utvikler energiforbruket seg fram mot 2050? Og hvordan påvirker økt produktivitetsvekst og befolkningsvekst energibehovet? I rapporten studeres sammenhengen mellom veksten i energiforbruket og utviklingen i ...

    • The marginal (opportunity) cost of public funds 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Paper;No. 925, Working paper, 2020-04)
      Several studies show cases where the Samuelson rule holds, or where the marginal cost of public funds (MCF) equals one within optimized tax systems. The conditions for the original Samuelson rule to hold in these studies ...

    • Modellering og analyse av husholdningenes valg av biltyper 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Jacobsen, Karl; Strøm, Birger (Rapporter;2011/14, Report, 2011)
      Denne rapporten dokumenterer strukturen til en modell for husholdningenes valg av biltyper i Norge. Formålet med en slik modell er å lage modellkonsistente fremskrivninger av husholdningenes energibruk til egentransport, ...

    • Optimal combinations of income tax and subsidies for education 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 313, Working paper, 2001)
      Abstract: Nielsen and Sørensen (1997) find that progressive taxation of labour income is optimal when capital income is taxed. This paper shows that their main result still holds when introducing endogenous choice of ...

    • Promotion rat race and public policy 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 686, Working paper, 2012)
      This study investigates whether excess effort to climb a career ladder justifies policy interventions. The answer depends on whether the government is able to levy a higher tax burden on career workers than on non-career ...