• The Distributional impact of public services when needs differ 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Bhuller, Manudeep; Langørgen, Audun; Mogstad, Magne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)
      Despite a broad consensus on the need to take into account the value of public services in distributional analysis, there is little reliable evidence on how the inclusion of such non-cash income actually affects poverty ...
    • 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. ...
    • Fiscal and spending behavior of local governments : Identification of price effects when prices are not observed 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Langørgen, Audun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2003)
      Abstract. This paper analyzes local public fiscal and spending behavior in a setting where local governments, represented by the dominant party or coalition, are treated as utility maximizing agents. The econometric ...
    • 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 kommunal tjenesteproduksjon 

      Langørgen, Audun; Aaberge, Rolf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2002)
      Fordelingen av økonomisk velferd avhenger av både private inntekter og hvor mye hver person mottar av kommunale tjenester. En helhetlig fordelingsanalyse forutsetter derfor at inntektsbegrepet blir utvidet til å omfatte ...
    • Measuring the benefits from public services: the effects of local government spending on the distribution of income in Norway 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Langørgen, Audun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2006)
      The purpose of this paper is to provide an evaluation of how local public in-kind benefits affect the distribution of income in Norway. To this end, a method that accounts for differences between municipalities in capacity ...
    • Region-specific versus country-specific poverty lines in analysis of poverty 

      Mogstad, Magne; Langørgen, Audun; Aaberge, Rolf (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)
      The standard practice in most OECD countries is to identify the poor on the basis of a country-specific poverty line defined as a fraction of the median equivalent income. However, this approach disregards regional differences ...
    • Vekstkommunenes økonomi 

      Langørgen, Audun (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)
      Kommuner med sterk befolkningsvekst opplever at veksten ikke bare har fordeler. Innflytterne til en kommune kan ikke ta med seg kapital som er bygd opp i fraflyttingskommunen. Vekstkommunene får derfor flere innbyggere til ...