• Emission targets and coalition options for a small, ambitious country: An analysis of welfare costs and distributional impacts for Norway 

      Fæhn, Taran; Yonezawa, Hidemichi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      We theoretically and numerically analyse the impacts for a small, open country with carbon abatement ambitions of joining a coalition with allowance trading. Besides welfare impacts for both the coalition and the small, ...
    • Empirical modeling of internal migration and commuting flows for economic regions in Norway 

      Kornstad, Tom; Skjerpen, Terje; Stambøl, Lasse Sigbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This article provides empirical results for internal migration and commuting flows using panel data for 89 economic regions in Norway for the years 2001–2014. The emphasis is on the potential effects of different incentive ...
    • Estimating occupational mobility with covariates 

      Modalsli, Jørgen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-08)
      The Altham statistic is often used to calculate intergenerational associations in occupations in studies of historical social mobility. This paper presents a method to incorporate individual covariates into such estimates ...
    • 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. ...
    • A European equivalence scale for public in-kind transfers 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Langørgen, Audun; Lindgren, Petter Y. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      This paper introduces a theory-based equivalence scale for public in-kind transfers, which justifies comparison of distributions of extended income (cash income plus the value of public services) between European countries. ...
    • Farvel til en fossil æra? IEAs Net Zero by 2050-scenario 

      Glomsrød, Solveig; Lindholt, Lars; Wei, Taoyuan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Norge har sluttet seg til Parisavtalen og 1,5°C-målet, som innebærer at verden må nå netto null utslipp av CO2 innen midten av dette århundret. Norsk økonomi lener seg fortsatt tungt på olje- og gassinntekter med et betydelig ...
    • Fibonaccirekken i økonomifaget 

      Brasch, Thomas von; Byström, Johan; Lystad, Lars Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Fibonaccirekken er en myteomspunnet tallrekke. Fasinasjonen for denne rekken skyldes blant annet at den nesten har en «universell» anvendelse og blir koblet til arkitektur, kunst, musikk samt en rekke fenomener i naturen. ...
    • A financial accelerator in the business sector of a macro-econometric model of a small open economy 

      Benedictow, Andreas; Hammersland, Roger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      We have incorporated afinancial accelerator mechanism operating through investments in thebusiness sector in a dynamic macroeconometric model of the Norwegian economy. In this newand amended model aggregated credit and ...
    • Firm-Related Risk and Precautionary Saving Response. 

      Fagereng, Andreas; Guiso, Luigi; Pistaferri, Luigi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-05)
      We propose a new approach to identify the strength of the precautionary motive and the extent of self-insurance in response to earnings risk based on Euler equation estimates. To address endogeneity problems, we use Norwegian ...
    • Fiscal effects of the Norwegian pension reform – A micro–macro assessment 

      Fredriksen, Dennis; Holmøy, Erling; Strøm, Birger; Stølen, Nils Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The main goal of the Norwegian pension reform of 2011 is to improve long run fiscal sustainability, not least through stronger labour supply incentives. We assess to what extent the reform is likely to live up to these ...
    • Fiscal policy, macroeconomic performance and industry structure in a small open economy 

      Boug, Pål; von Brasch, Thomas Rolf Lydersen Lystad; Cappelen, Ådne; Hammersland, Roger; Hungnes, Håvard; Kolsrud, Dag; Zhulanova Skretting, Julia; Strøm, Birger; Vigtel, Trond Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      We analyse how fiscal policy affects both the macroeconomy and the industry structure, using a multi-sector macroeconomic model of the Norwegian economy with an inflation targeting monetary policy. Our simulations show ...
    • For whom are cities good places to live? 

      Carlsen, Fredrik; Leknes, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      In this paper we use survey data to examine heterogeneity in the urban gradient of life satisfaction. Are some sociodemographic groups more satisfied in cities than others? We find that young persons with tertiary education ...
    • Fordelingseffekter av offentlig tjenesteproduksjon i Europa. 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Langørgen, Audun; Lindgren, Petter Y. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Formålet med denne artikkelen er å belyse hvordan inntektsulikhet og fattigdom varierer mellom europeiske land, når verdien av offentlige tjenester inngår i inntektsbegrepet. De tradisjonelle fordelingsstudiene basert på ...
    • Fordelingsvirkninger av pensjonsreformen 

      Nicolajsen, Stian; Stølen, Nils Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-04-28)
      Pensjonsreformen har som mål å redusere den fremtidige veksten i statens utgifter til alderspensjon samtidig som pensjonssystemet fortsatt skal virke omfordelende. Fordelingsvirkningene av reformen er analysert gjennom ...
    • Gifte kvinners yrkesdeltaking og betydningen av motløshet analysert ved bruk av data fra Arbeidskraftundersøkelsene. 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Kornstad, Tom; Skjerpen, Terje (Journal article, 2013)
      Motløse arbeidere kjennetegnes ved at de søker arbeid i oppgangskonjunkturer, men lar være å søke dette dersom det blir vanskeligere å finne arbeid. I denne artikkelen analyseres hvordan arbeidstilbudet til gifte og samboende ...
    • Har innvandrere bidratt til bedre balanse mellom tilbud av og etterspørsel etter arbeidskraft i det norske arbeidsmarkedet – hva kan en enkel indikator fortelle? 

      Kolsrud, Dag (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Årene 2003–2013 var en periode med sterk vekst, men også store konjunktursvingninger i norsk økonomi. En nedgang i arbeidsledighetsraten og vakanseraten over perioden kan skyldes at arbeidsmarkedet i økende grad koblet ...
    • Head start and the distribution of long-term education and labor market outcomes 

      de Haan, Monique; Leuven, Edwin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We investigate the effect of Head Start on education and wage income for individuals in their 30s in the NLSY79. We contribute to the existing literature by examining effects across outcome distributions, using an approach ...
    • Heterogeneity in Returns to Wealth and the Measurement of Wealth Inequality 

      Fagereng, Andreas; Guiso, Luigi; Malacrino, Davide; Pistaferri, Luigi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016-05-05)
      Lacking a long time series on the assets of the very wealthy, Saez and Zucman (2015) use US tax records to obtain estimates of wealth holdings by capitalizing asset income from tax returns. They document marked upward ...
    • Heterogeneous Workers, Trade, and Migration 

      Heiland, Inga; Kohler, Wilhelm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)
      We analyze the welfare effects of trade and migration, focusing on two-sided horizontal heterogeneity among workers and firms. Horizontal (skill-type) heterogeneity among workers generates monopsonistic labor markets as ...
    • Hospital reimbursement and capacity constraints: Evidence from orthopedic surgeries 

      Huitfeldt, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)
      Health care providers’ response to payment incentives may have consequences for both fiscal spending and patient health. This paper studies the effects of a change in the payment scheme for hospitals in Norway. In 2010, ...