Browsing Statistisk sentralbyrås publikasjonsserier / Published by Statistics Norway by Subject "VDP::Social science: 200::Economics: 210::Economics: 212"
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Parental job loss and children's school performance
(Discussion Papers;No. 517, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: Using Norwegian register data we estimate how children’s school performance is affected by their parents’ exposure to plant closure. Fathers’ exposure leads to a substantial decline in children’s graduation-year ... -
Pennies from heaven. Using exogenous tax variation to identify effects of school resources on pupil achievement
(Discussion Papers;No. 508, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: Despite important policy implications associated with the allocation of education resources, evidence on the effectiveness of school inputs remains inconclusive. In part, this is due to endogenous allocation; ... -
Pension reform in Norway : microsimulating effects on government expenditures, labour supply incentives and benefit distribution
(Discussion Papers;No. 524, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: A much higher old-age dependency ratio, together with more generous pension benefits, will lead to a substantial increase in the future public pension expenditures burden in Norway. A pension reform implemented ... -
Pensjonsreformen – økte utgifter til alderspensjon motvirkes av sterkere vekst i arbeidsstyrken
(Journal article, 2011)De siste års konkretisering av elementer i pensjonsreformen har ført til at effektene av reformen på utgiftene til alderspensjon og arbeidsstyrken har blitt noe redusert. Dette skyldes det avtalte opplegget for videreføring ... -
Pensjonsreformen. Virkninger på statsfinanser, effektivitet og fordeling
(Rapporter;2007/11, Report, 2007)Pensjonsreformen er den viktigste velferdsreformen i Norge på mange tiår. Forskningsavdelingen i Statistisk sentralbyrå har hatt en sentral rolle i pensjonsreformen gjennom vår modell for simulering av skolegang, arbeid ... -
Performance pay and within-firm wage inequality
(Discussion Papers;No. 535, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: This paper examines the impact of performance-related pay on wage differentials within firms. Our theoretical framework predicts that, compared to a fixed pay system, pay schemes based on individual effort ... -
Plant Closure and Marital Dissolution
(Discussion Papers;No. 514, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: We estimate the effect of plant closure on divorce using a panel data set comprising more than 80,000 married couples in Norway. Plant closure substantially increases the likelihood of marital dissolution of ... -
Policies for second generation biofuels. Current status and future challanges
(Rapporter;2011/24, Report, 2011)Current state-of-the-art knowledge concludes that green house gas (GHG) emissions must be controlled and reduced within the next 30-40 years. The transport sector contributes almost a fifth of the current global emissions, ... -
Population ageing and fiscal sustainability : an integrated micro-macro analysis of required tax changes
(Discussion Papers;No. 367, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: Most studies on the economic consequences of ageing rely on Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) models that account for feedback mechanisms through changes in relative prices, tax bases etc. However, since ... -
Possibility for hedging from price increases in residential energy demand
(Discussion Papers;No. 347, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: Liberalisation of the Norwegian electricity market has given more short-term variation in the electricity price. Since almost three quarters of Norwegian households have heating equipment using more than one ... -
PPP-correction of the IPCC emission scenarios - does it matter?
(Discussion Papers;No. 366, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: Ian Castles and David Henderson have criticized IPCC’s Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) (IPCC, 2000) for using market exchange rates (MER) instead of purchasing power parities (PPP) when converting ... -
Prevalence and substitution effects in tobacco consumption: A discrete choice analysis of panel data
(Discussion Papers;No. 312, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: This paper analyzes tobacco demand within a discrete choice framework. Using binomial and multinomial logit models with random effects, and an unbalanced panel data set of Norwegian households over a twenty year ... -
Price formation in monopolistic markets with endogenous diffusion of trading information: An experimental approach
(Discussion Papers;No. 336, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: This paper reports on price formation in experimental markets in which a single seller trades with four buyers. Transactions occur if either a buyer accepts an offer to sell from the seller, or the seller accepts ... -
Prisnivåjustering av lønnsnivå i internasjonale sammenlikninger
(Journal article, 2005)Et verditall består av pris multiplisert med mengde. I en internasjonal sammenlikning av verditall vil land med høyt prisnivå få overvurdert sin posisjon i forhold til land med lavt prisnivå. Dersom man ønsker å sammenlikne ... -
Profitability of different instruments in international climate policies
(Discussion Papers;No. 403, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: This article discusses how different climate policy instruments such as CO2 taxes and renewable energy subsidies affect the profitability of fossil fuel production, given that a fixed global climate target ... -
Public policies and the employment dynamics among new mothers : a comparison of Finland, Norway and Sweden
(Discussion Papers;No. 263, Working paper, 1999)This paper compares the employment patterns of women after first and second birth in Finland, Norway and Sweden during 1972-92, focusing on the impact of parental leave and childcare programs on the transitions to full-time ... -
Quantifying central hypotheses on Environmental Kuznets Curves for a rich economy : a computable general equilibrium study
(Discussion Papers;No. 341, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: We investigate whether the future relationships between several pollutants and per capita income in rich countries may assume the inverted U-forms of Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKC). The emission-augmenting ... -
Rational expectations in price setting. Tests based on Norwegian export prices
(Discussion Papers;No. 226, Working paper, 1998)This paper uses imperfect competition as a basis for modelling the export price for an aggregated commodity produced by the Norwegian private mainland economy. The long run solution is analysed using a cointegration ... -
Real appreciation as an automatic channel for redistribution of increased government non-tax revenue
(Discussion Papers;No. 471, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: The paper analyses how equilibrium adjustments of the wage rate affect the scope for tax rate reductions when the government experiences an exogenous increase in non-tax revenues. It shows within a stylized ... -
Recent leaps towards free trade : the impact on Norwegian industry and trade patterns
(Discussion Papers;No. 176, Working paper, 1996)In this study we model effects on Norwegian industry and trade patterns of the recently implemented trade reforms - the WTO-agreement, the EEA-treaty, the OECD ship building reform and the EFTA fishing agreement - through ...