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Birds of a feather flock together : the impact of choice of spouse on family labor income inequality
(Discussion Papers;No. 276, Working paper, 2000)This paper discusses the effects of the substantial rise in labor force participation of married women on the level, structure and trend in family labor income inequality. An interesting question is to what extent the rise ... -
Bør FoU-støtte rettes mot små eller store?
(Rapporter;2011/11, Report, 2011)Eksterne virkninger er en sentral del av begrunnelsen for offentlig støtte til kommersiell FoU. Innføringen av Skattefunn-ordningen i 2002 medførte en kraftig dreining av den offentlige støtten og sterk vekst i støtten ... -
Can a carbon permit system reduce Spanish unemployment?
(Discussion Papers;No. 410, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: This paper addresses the frequently articulated worry for the unemployment impacts of abating CO2 emissions. The Spanish economy is ridden by unemployment rates well above the EU average. At the same time the ... -
Can voluntary product-labeling replace trade bans in the case of GMOs?
(Discussion Papers;No. 485, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: Genetically modified (GM) food has raised both health-risk fears and environmental concerns. This has led some countries to ban the trade in such food triggering a great deal of controversy among countries. ... -
Can welfare states outgrow their fiscal sustainability problems?
(Discussion Papers;No 487, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: The paper analyses the fiscal effects of productivity shifts in the private sector. Within a stylized model with inelastic labour supply, it shows that productivity shifts in sectors producing non-traded goods ... -
Cap-and-Trade or carbon taxes? The feasibility of enforcement and the effects of non-compliance
(Discussion Papers;No. 436, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: One of the proposed alternatives to Kyoto’s cap-and-trade approach is a regime based on an internationally harmonized carbon tax. In this paper, we consider and compare the enforcement problems associated with ... -
Capacity utilization in a generalized Malmquist index including environmental factors : a decompostion analysis
(Discussion Papers;No. 473, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: Productivity measures ignoring environmental effects may give misleading information on total productivity growth. Further, business cycles in the form of capacity utilization may also significantly influence ... -
Carbon taxes and the petroleum wealth
(Discussion Papers;No. 128, Working paper, 1994)The aim of this paper is to examine the impacts of a global carbon tax on fossil fuel markets. In particular, the effect on the Norwegian, as well as the global, petroleum wealth is studied. Most empirical models of fossil ... -
Causal effects of paternity on children and parents
(Discussion Papers;No. 657, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: In this paper we use a parental leave reform directed towards fathers to identify the causal effects of paternity leave on children's and parents' outcomes. We document that paternity leave causes fathers to ... -
Changes in the pattern of household electricity demand over time
(Discussion Papers;No. 255, Working paper, 1999)Empirical estimates of long run effects on residential electricity demand from changes in the electricity price are usually estimated by cross-sectional variation in the current stock of electric household appliances across ... -
Changing returns to education across cohorts : selection, school system or skills obsolescence?
(Discussion Papers;No. 302, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: This paper investigates whether economic returns to education in Norway differ across cohorts. Differences in returns to education may arise from selection effects - the large increase in educational attainment ... -
Characterization and measurement of duration dependence in hazard rate models
(Discussion Papers;No. 319, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: As is known from the economic literature, the notion of negative/positive duration dependence defined in terms of a decreasing/increasing hazard function can solely be used as a basis for revealing whether ... -
Child care in the welfare state : a critique of the Rosen model
(Discussion Papers;No. 269, Working paper, 2000)A recent study of the welfare state in Sweden, Rosen (1995, 1996, 1997), concludes that child care subsidies may lead to substantial deadweight losses that may impede economic growth and the future of the welfare state. ... -
Climate change - lower electricity prices and increasing demand. An application to the Nordic Countries
(Discussion Papers;No. 430, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: Concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere influences the climate, which then alters the amount of primary energy for countries or regions where hydropower and wind power constitute important parts ... -
Coal cleaning: A viable strategy for reduced carbon emissions and improved environment in China?
(Discussion Papers;No. 356, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: China is a dominant energy consumer in a global context and current energy forecasts emphasise that China’s future energy consumption also will rely heavily on coal. The coal use is the major source of the ... -
Combining CGE and microsimulation models: Effects on equality of VAT reforms
(Discussion Papers;No. 392, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: The effects on the degree of equality of reforms in indirect taxation are analysed by using a microsimulation model of the Norwegian economy subsequent to a CGE model. The two main reforms studied are substitution ... -
A conceptual note on the aggregation of international prices using index numbers
(Discussion Papers;No. 656, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: Aggregation of international prices in empirical work is generally based on well known index number formulas. However, a common practice applying such formulas is the use of price indices rather than price levels ... -
Consequences of the IPPC-directive’s BAT requirements for abatement costs and emissions
(Discussion Papers;No. 411, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: The Integration Pollution and Prevention Control (IPPC) directive from the European Union implies that the regulatory emission caps should be set in accordance with each industry’s Best Available Techniques ... -
Consumption inequality in Norway in the 80s and 90s
(Discussion Papers;No. 325, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: This article describes the consumption model and inequality study of Chapter 2 in the author's unpublished Ph.D. dissertation submitted at the Dept. of Economics, University of California, Berkeley. The Norwegian ... -
Corporate environmental protection under uncertainty
(Discussion Papers;No. 355, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: Investment in pollution prevention technologies are often made under significant uncertainty about the future pay-off from the investments. However, as time passes some of the uncertainties may be resolved by ...