• A linear demand system within a Seemingly Unrelated Time Series Equation framework 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Skjerpen, Terje; Swensen, Anders Rygh (Discussion Papers;No. 345, Working paper, 2003)
      Abstract: We consider a Seemingly Unrelated Time Series Equations framework for the linear Almost Ideal Demand system. The framework is applied to a consumer demand system covering nine non-durable commodities. We test ...
    • A method for improved capital measurement by combining accounts and firm investment data. A revised version 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Rønningen, Dag; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;No. 365, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: We propose a new method for estimating capital stocks at the firm level by combining business accounts information and investment data. The method also produces capital estimates at the sector or industry level ...
    • A state space approach for estimating VAR models for panel data with latent dynamic components 

      Raknerud, Arvid (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 ...
    • Can non-market regulations spur innovations in environmental technologies? A study on firm level patenting 

      Klemetsen, Marit Elisabeth; Bye, Brita; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion papers;754, Working paper, 2013-09)
      This paper provides new evidence on the role of non-market based (“command-and-control”) regulations in relation to innovations in environmental technologies. While pricing is generally considered the first-best policy ...
    • Drivkrefter bak svak etterspørsel i økonomien. Utredning for Sysselsettingsutvalget 

      Berg, Oddmund; Brasch, Thomas von; Cappelen, Ådne; Holm, Martin B.; Raknerud, Arvid; Tretvoll, Håkon; Vigtel, Trond Christian (Rapporter;2020/32, Report, 2020-09-14)
      Denne rapporten er skrevet på oppdrag for Sysselsettingsutvalget. Sysselsettingsutvalget skal analysere utviklingen i sysselsettingen i Norge og foreslå tiltak for å øke sysselsettingen. Arbeidet er delt opp i to faser. ...
    • Dynamics of first-time patenting firms 

      Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion Paper;No. 986, Working paper, 2022-08)
      This paper investigates firm dynamics in the period before, during, and after an event consisting of a first published patent application. The analysis is based on patent data from the Norwegian Industrial Property Office ...
    • Effect on firm performance of support from Innovation Norway 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Fjærli, Erik; Iancu, Diana-Cristina; Raknerud, Arvid (Rapporter;2015/35, Report, 2015-08)
      In this report we study possible effects of government support to firms from Innovation Norway (IN) – a government agency that aims to promote firm growth through innovation programs, regional support and other industrial ...
    • Effekten av Sivas virkemidler på vekst og verdiskaping 

      Fjærli, Erik; Iancu, Diana-Cristina; Raknerud, Arvid (Rapporter;2018/17, Report, 2018-05-15)
      I denne rapporten presenterer vi resultatene av en analyse av Sivas (Selskapet for industrivekst) næringshager og inkubasjonprogram. Statistisk Sentralbyrå gjennomførte i 2015-16 en evaluering av innovasjons- og ...
    • Effekter av SkatteFUNN på foretakenes produktivitet og lønnsomhet 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Journal article, 2007)
      Etterspørselen etter gass er i vekst verden over og kostnadene ved å transportere gassen har falt betraktelig. Samtidig ser vi en utvikling mot deregulerte og integrerte regionale gassmarkeder. Hva skjer med prisene i ...
    • Effekter av SkatteFUNN på foretakenes produktivitet og lønnsomhet : Foreløpig rapport om resultataddisjonalitet 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Rybalka, Marina; Raknerud, Arvid (Rapporter;2007/22, Report, 2007-06-05)
      SkatteFUNN ble opprettet i 2002 som et tiltak for å øke norsk næringslivs forsknings- og utviklingsinnsats. Statistisk sentralbyrå har siden 2004 evaluert ordningen og sluttrapport fra evalueringen skal foreligge innen ...
    • Estimating the returns to schooling : a likelihood approach based on normal mixtures 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion Papers;No. 567, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: In this paper we develop likelihood based methods for statistical inference in a joint system of equations for the choice of length of schooling and earnings. The model for schooling choice is assumed to be ...
    • Estimation of a model for matched panel data with high-dimensional two-way unobserved heterogeneity. 

      Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Raknerud, Arvid; Skjerpen, Terje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-11)
      We consider a model for matched data with two types of unobserved effects: a random effect related to the main observational unit and a random or fixed effect related to a secondary unit to which the main unit is matched. ...
    • Estimation of earnings- and schooling choice relations : a likelihood approach 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion Papers;No. 486, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: In this paper we develop a full information maximum likelihood method for the estimation of a joint model for the choice of length of schooling and the corresponding earnings equation. The model for schooling ...
    • Evaluation of the Norwegian R&D tax credit scheme 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Fjærli, Erik; Foyn, Frank; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Møen, Jarle; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Discussion Papers;640, Working paper, 2010)
      We find that the Norwegian R&D tax credit scheme introduced in 2002 mainly works as intended. The scheme is cost-effective and it is used by a large number of firms. It stimulates these firms to invest more in R&D, and, ...
    • Evaluering av SkatteFUNN - Sluttrapport 

      Cappelen, Ådne; Fjærli, Erik; Foyn, Frank; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Møen, Jarle; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Rapporter;2008/2, Report, 2008)
      SkatteFUNN ble opprettet i 2002 som et tiltak for å øke norsk næringslivs forsknings- og utviklingsinnsats. Statistisk sentralbyrå har siden 2004 evaluert ordningen. Nordlandsforskning har på oppdrag fra SSB gjennomført ...
    • Exit dynamics of start-up firms. Does profit matter? 

      Golombek, Rolf; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion papers;706, Working paper, 2012-10)
      While little attention has been paid to the role of profitability in the empirical literature on firm exit, we employ a detailed recently established database of Norwegian manufacturing firms to identify the extent to which ...
    • Exit dynamics with adjustment costs 

      Golombek, Rolf; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion Papers;No. 442, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: We use the Stock and Wise approximation of stochastic dynamic programming in order to identify the extent to which profitability can explain exit behavior. In our econometric model, heterogeneous firms engage ...
    • Exit dynamics with rational expectations 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Golombek, Rolf (Discussion Papers;No. 291, Working paper, 2000)
      Abstract: We develop an econometric model for firm exit, using stochastic dynamic programming (SDP) as a starting point. According to SDP, the value of an operating firm can be written as the sum of (i) the net present ...
    • Facts about entrepreneurship in Norway. Who become entrepreneurs and how do they perform? 

      Fjærli, Erik; Iancu, Diana; Raknerud, Arvid (Rapporter;2013/52, Report, 2013-11)
      The report focuses on the identification of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial firms from registry data. We provide characteristics of new firms: their distribution by cohort, industry and size: their survival, growth and ...
    • Forecasting key macroeconomic variables from a large number of predictors : a state space approach 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Skjerpen, Terje; Swensen, Anders Rygh (Discussion Papers;No. 504, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: We use state space methods to estimate a large dynamic factor model for the Norwegian economy involving 93 variables for 1978Q2–2005Q4. The model is used to obtain forecasts for 22 key variables that can be ...