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Structural adjustment and soil degration in Tanzania : A CGE-model approach with endogenous soil productivity
(Discussion Papers;No. 189, Working paper, 1997)In this paper, a model of the nitrogen cycle in the soil is incorporated in a Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) model of the Tanzanian economy, thus establishing a two way link between the environment and the economy. ... -
Structural adjustments and deforestation in Nicaragua
(Discussion Papers;No. 193, Working paper, 1997)This paper investigates the impact of structural adjustment policies on deforestation taking place when the agricultural frontier advances into forest reserves in Nicaragua. A computable general equilibrium model incorporating ... -
Sysselsatte i petroleumsnæringene og relaterte næringer 2014
(Rapporter;2015/48, Report, 2015-10)Rapporten gir en beskrivelse av sysselsettingen i petroleumssektoren, dvs. næringene hvor virksomhetene er direkte involvert i utvinning av olje og gass og de næringer hvor alle virksomheter er indirekte involvert gjennom ... -
Tax effects on unemployment and the choice of educational type
(Discussion Papers;No. 419, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: This paper examines the effect of taxes on the individuals' choices of educational direction, and thus on the economy's skill composition. A proportional labour income tax induces too many workers with high ... -
Tax reforms, dividend policy and trends in income inequality : empirical evidence based on Norwegian data
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Taxation, unemployment and growth: dynamic welfare effects of "green" policies
(Discussion Papers;No. 183, Working paper, 1996)This paper analyses the effects of so-called "green" tax reforms on a small, open economy producing an imperfect substitute for foreign goods, using an intertemporal general equilibrium model. The labour market is characterised ... -
Technological changes in the pulp and paper industry and the role of uniform versus selective environmental policy
(Discussion Papers;No. 357, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: Although environmental regulations may imply a cost increase on firm's conventional input factors, such regulations could stimulate the incentives to improve factor productivity. Productivity measures including ... -
Testing for long-run homogeneity in the linear almost ideal demand system : an application on Norwegian quarterly data for non-durables
(Discussion Papers;No. 289, Working paper, 2000)Abstract: We consider testing for long-run homogeneity within a dynamic consumer demand system allowing for non-stationarities. The static long-run solution is assumed to follow the Linear Almost Ideal Demand System and ... -
Testing the multiproduct hypothesis on Norwegian aluminium industry plants
(Discussion Papers;No. 350, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: Although most production activities involve multiple outputs, econometric models of production or cost functions normally involve only one single homogeneous output. The aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis ... -
The Achilles heel of the dual income tax : the Norwegian case
(Discussion Papers;No. 474, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: The dual income tax provides the self-employed individual with large incentives to participate in tax minimizing income shifting. The present paper analyses the income shifting incentives under the Norwegian ... -
The Anatomy of electricity demand: A CGE decomposition for Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 426, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: The paper derives a general equilibrium demand function for electricity by imposing a specific closure rule on a large CGE-model of the Norwegian economy. By a decomposition technique it quantifies the ... -
The Assumption of equal marginal utility of income : how much does it matter?
(Discussion Papers;No. 241, Working paper, 1998)In most applied cost-benefit analyses, individual willingness to pay is aggregated without using explicit welfare weights. This can be justified by postulating a utilitarian social welfare function, along with the assumption ... -
The barrier model of productivity growth: South Africa
(Discussion Papers;No. 425, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: The barrier model of productivity growth suggests that individual country productivity is related to the world technology frontier disturbed by national barriers. We offer a country study of the barrier ... -
The clean development mechanism versus international permit trading: the effect on technological change
(Discussion Papers;No. 521, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: The clean development mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol may induce technological change in developing countries. As an alternative to the clean development mechanism regime, developing countries may accept a ... -
The commodity currency puzzle
(Discussion Papers;No. 423, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: This paper addresses the purchasing power parity (PPP) puzzle for commodity currencies. A substantial part of the literature on commodity currencies has found that, despite controlling for the effect of commodity ... -
The costs of alternative policies
(Reports;1998/2, Report, 1998)After decades with landfill and incineration as the most common waste treatment methods, the current main waste policy strategy has changed toward recycling. Also, most governments declare that source reduction, to reduce ... -
The demand for labour and the Lucas critique : evidence from Norwegian manufacturing
(Discussion Papers;No. 256, Working paper, 1999)This paper uses neoclassical theory as a foundation for modelling labour demand in Norwegian manufacturing. Applying the Johansen (1988,1991) methodology, we obtain a single cointegrating vector between employment, production, ... -
The double dividend in the presence of abatement technologies and local external effects
(Discussion Papers;No. 691, Working paper, 2012)Denne studien analyserer om det eksisterer en netto velferdsgevinst forbundet med å øke en uniform skatt på utslipp av klimagasser i kun den Norske økonomien utover en internasjonal kvotepris. Studien påviser et moderat ... -
The Duhem-Quine thesis and experimental economics. A reinterpretation
(Discussion Papers;No. 329, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: The Duhem-Quine thesis asserts that any empirical evaluation of a theory is in fact a composite test of several interconnected hypotheses. Recalcitrant evidence signals falsity within the conjunction of hypotheses, ... -
The Effect of plant downsizing on disability pension utilization
(Discussion Papers;No. 435, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: We investigate the impact of plant downsizing on disability pension utilization in Norway. Plant downsizing substantially increases the disability entry rate of workers in affected plants. Workers originally ...