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Predicting poverty trends by survey-to-survey imputation: The challenge of comparability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Poverty in low-income countries is usually measured using large and infrequent household consumption surveys. The challenge is to find methods to measure poverty rates more frequently. This study validates a survey-to-survey ... -
Flere eldre innvandrere i framtidens arbeidsstyrke
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Antall innvandrere i Norge vil øke framover, men utelukkende i de eldre aldersgruppene. I aldersgruppen 55-66 år vil det bli nesten tre ganger så mange innvandrere de neste 20 årene. Hva vil dette bety for norsk arbeids- ... -
Modeling R&D spillovers to productivity: The effects of tax credits
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)How much stimuli that should be attributed to R&D investments crucially depends on how the benefits of R&D reverberate throughout the economy. An extensive literature has found major spillover effects from R&D investments ... -
Øremerking kan styrke aksepten for klimaavgifter
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Klimaavgifter møter motstand i Norge og i andre land, selv om klimaavgifter er det mest kostnadseffektive virkemidlet og helt nødvendig for å oppnå klimamålene. I dag avviker norsk klimaavgiftspolitikk fortsatt kraftig fra ... -
Who and how many can work from home? Evidence from task descriptions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)The Covid-19 crisis has forced great societal changes, including forcing many to work from home (WFH) in an effort to limit the spread of the disease. The ability to work from home has long been considered a perk, but we ... -
The role of human capital in structural change and growth in an open economy Innovative and absorptive capacity effects
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Fordelingseffekter av offentlig tjenesteproduksjon i Europa.
(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 ... -
Cultural norms and financial incentives: A model of how to fund universities
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper derives the optimal compensation contract when two asymmetrically verifiable tasks are tied together, a cultural norm of behavior coexists with a financial incentive, and public funding is also a concern. To ... -
Not Just Later, but Fewer: Novel Trends in Cohort Fertility in the Nordic Countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)With historically similar patterns of high and stable cohort fertility and high levels of gender equality, the Nordic countries of Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Iceland are seen as forerunners in demographic behavior. ... -
Interrelationships among fertility, internal migration, and proximity to nonresident family: A multilevel multiprocess analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Past research has found that relations to nonresident family can influence individual fertility and migration behaviors separately. However, fertility and migration outcomes may also be interrelated, suggesting potential ... -
Predicting the path of labor supply responses when state dependence matters.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The standard labor supply model ignores possible inertia originating from individuals’ previous labor supply decisions and assumes immediate adjustments to policy reforms. In this study we develop a model where past labor ... -
Migration after union dissolution in the United States: The role of non-resident family
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02)Separation from a spouse or cohabiting partner is associated with a high likelihood of moving, even over long distances. In this paper, we use longitudinal data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics for the United States ... -
Do older parents' assistance needs deter parent-child geographic divergence in Norway?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The role of intergenerational geographic proximity in individuals' migration decisions has been well-established. The circumstances under which parents and their adult children move away from or remain close to each other ... -
Politikk på politikk – derfor koster klimapolitikken
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Norge har ambisiøse mål i klimapolitikken for ikke-kvotepliktig sektor. Kuttene kan gjennomføres billigst mulig ved å stille alle utslippskildene overfor samme utslippspris. Imidlertid oppstår en stor del av de samfunnsøkonomiske ... -
Buy to let housing investors in the Nordic countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The last few decades have seen high population and housing price growth in the Nordic capital cities. The high prices have led to concerns about affordability of housing and unsustainable mortgage levels. Policy makers and ... -
Are Carbon Prices Redundant in the 2030 EU Climate and Energy Policy Package?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In 2018, an agreement between the key EU institutions—the Commission, the European Parliament, and the European Council—was reached after a long-lasting discourse over the 2030 EU climate and energy policy package. This ... -
Effects of higher required rates of return on the tax take in an oil province
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)For different reasons the oil companies might apply higher required rates of return than they did some years ago, and this has consequences for investments and tax revenue in oil provinces. By applying various required ... -
Ranking intersecting distribution functions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Second-degree dominance has become a widely accepted criterion for ordering distribution functions according to social welfare. However, it provides only a partial ordering, and it may fail to rank distributions that ... -
Identifying drivers for the direct rebound when energy efficiency is unknown. The importance of substitution and scale effects.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-05)The cost reduction resulting from energy efficiency initiatives may induce behavioural changes, which may undermine the energy savings effort embedded in the initiative (referred to as rebound effects). We develop a novel ... -
Hospital reimbursement and capacity constraints: Evidence from orthopedic surgeries
(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, ...