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Markov Chain generated profile likelihood inference under generalized proportional to size non-ignorable non-response
(Discussion Papers;No. 274, Working paper, 2000)We apply two non-ignorable non-response models to the data of the Norwegian Labour Force Survey, the Fertility Survey and the Alveolar Bone Loss Survey. Both models focus on the marginal effect which the object variable ... -
Material accounting in a macroeconomic framework forecast of waste generated in manufacturing industries in Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 236, Working paper, 1998)This paper analyses the generation of waste in production processes, based on the physical law of conservation of mass. By this law, mass going into a production process must equal the mass coming out of the same process. ... -
Maximizing the discounted tax revenue in a mature oil province
(Discussion Papers;No.544, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: Using a partial equilibrium model for the global oil market, we search for the producer tax that maximizes the government’s discounted tax revenue in Norway. The oil market model explicitly accounts for reserves, ... -
Means-testing the child benefit
(Discussion Papers;No. 262, Working paper, 1999)Improving the distributional impact of transfers may be costly if it reduces labour supply. In this paper we show how effects of changes in the design of the child benefit programme can be examined by deriving information ... -
Measuring ICT capital and estimating its impact on firm productivity : Manufacturing firms versus firms in services
(Reports;2009/4, Report, 2009)Information and communication technology (ICT) is one of the most dynamic areas of investment as well as a very pervasive technology. The possible benefits of ICT use for a firm include among others savings of inputs, ... -
Measuring income inequality under restricted interpersonal comparability
(Discussion Papers;No. 498, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: The standard approach in empirical analyses of income distributions is to estimate income inequality in a country under the assumption of full interpersonal comparability of income. To be meaningful, this method ... -
Measuring the benefits from public services : the effects of local government spending on the distribution of income in Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 339, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: 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 ... -
Measuring the price of housing consumption for owners in the CPI
(Discussion Papers;No. 427, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: Measuring change in the price of housing is an important and notoriously difficult task for national statistical agencies. Different approaches have been attempted, but suffer from known weaknesses. This article ... -
Modeling the choice of working when the set of job opportunities is latent
(Discussion Papers;No. 265, Working paper, 2000)In this paper we analyze the decision of "working" versus "not working" within a discrete choice framework, where number of available jobs is confined and related to individual characteristics. In this way the market ... -
Modellering og analyse av husholdningenes valg av biltyper
(Rapporter;2011/14, Report, 2011)Denne rapporten dokumenterer strukturen til en modell for husholdningenes valg av biltyper i Norge. Formålet med en slik modell er å lage modellkonsistente fremskrivninger av husholdningenes energibruk til egentransport, ... -
Modelling the demand for imports and domestic output
(Discussion Papers;No. 243, Working paper, 1999)The paper models domestic output over imports in Norway’s expenditure on manufactures. Using Johansen’s (1988, 1991) method, we obtain a cointegrating vector between the output-imports ratio, relative prices and a proxy ... -
Monopolistic competition, resource allocation and the effects of industrial policy
(Discussion Papers;No. 161, Working paper, 1996)An indicator of allocation effects of industrial policy is derived from a theoretical framework of monopolistic competition. The indicator gives a qualitative picture of how industrial policy affects industry structure and ... -
More realistic estimates of revenue changes from tax cuts
(Discussion Papers;No. 545, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: Procedures of revenue estimation of changes in the personal income tax are discussed. Using revenue estimates of the 2006 tax cuts in the personal income tax in Norway as an example, we show that estimates of ... -
Mortality, fertility and old age care in a two-sex growth model
(Discussion Papers;No. 378, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: The paper discusses the importance of decreasing mortality in explaining demographic change over the last century. A two-sex overlapping generations model is used where care both for children and the elderly ... -
Multiple instruments to change energy behaviour : the emperor's new clothes
(Discussion Papers;No. 549, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: Over the last few decades, several instruments have evolved to deal with similar energy and environmental challenges. For instance, the economic literature prescribes separate tax or cap-and-trade systems to ... -
Nedbyggingen av petroleumsvirksomheten. Hvor store blir utfordringene for norsk økonomi?
(Rapporter;2010/46, Report, 2010)Aktiviteten knyttet til petroleumsvirksomheten i Norge er i dag høy, men vil bli lavere en gang i framtiden. Denne rapporten forsøker å belyse hvilke utfordringer dette vil innebære for norsk økonomi. En slik analyse kan ... -
Noisy signals in target zone regimes theory and Monte Carlo experiments
(Discussion Papers;No. 160, Working paper, 1995)Previous empirical evidence indicates that uncovered interest rate parity (UIP) does not hold for target zone exchange rates, like those in the European Monetary System and in the Nordic countries. We explore a target zone ... -
Non-Tariff barriers - the Achilles' heel of trade policy analyses
(Discussion Papers;No. 195, Working paper, 1997)This study demonstrates the quantitative, as well as the qualitative, role of non-tariff barriers (NTBs). The Norwegian nominal tariff and non-tariff barriers are identified and thoroughly quantified. Computations of ... -
Norge i en globalisert verden - betydningen av utenlandsk eierskap i norsk næringsliv
(Journal article, 2009)Utenlandsk eierskap har stor betydning både for norsk sysselsetting og innenlands verdiskaping. Utenlandske multinasjonale konsern tiltrekkes av kapitalintensive næringer. Olje- og gassutvinning er en næring som peker ... -
Norsk klimapolitikk. Tiltak innanlands versus tiltak i andre land
(Rapporter;2007/46, Report, 2007)Klimaproblemet er eit globalt problem; utsleppa frå kvart land påverkar klimaet i alle andre land. Løysingane krev derfor samarbeid og koordinering på tvers av land. Det knyter seg store utfordringar til å finne rettferdige ...