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Home, sweet home or is it -always? Testing the efficiency of the Norwegian housing market
(Discussion Papers;No. 506, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: The question of whether the housing market is efficient or not is posed by an increasing number of economists, policymakers, current homeowners and prospective homebuyers. This article tests the efficiency ... -
Homework assignment and student achievement in OECD countries
(Discussion papers;711, Working paper, 2012-10)This paper analyzes the effect of assigning homework on student achievement using data from 16 OECD countries that participated in TIMSS 2007. The model exploits withinstudent variation in homework across subjects in a ... -
Horizontal inequity under a dual income tax system : principles and measurement
(Discussion Papers;No. 647, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: Tax systems with separate taxation of wage and capital income, also called dual income tax systems, have gained relevance through the Mirrlees Review. Obviously, such tax systems are exposed to horizontal equity ... -
House ownership and taxes
(Discussion Papers;No. 395, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: The household portfolio is dominated by a small number of assets; primarily housing and mortgages. We compare data on actual portfolios of Norwegian households with estimated optimal portfolios, using traditional ... -
Household affiliation of young adults in Italy and Norway. The significance of gender, sociocultural background, work and money
(Discussion papers;752, Working paper, 2013-09)Italy and Norway are characterized by different household patterns of young adults, with young Italians being more likely to live in their parents' house and young Norwegians more likely to live independently, alone or in ... -
Household production, consumption and time allocation in Peru
(Discussion Paper;No. 58, Working paper, 1991-02)Based on the neo-classical theory of time allocation, consumption and production we estimate a particular econometric model for Lima and the rural areas of Peru. This model is well suited for carrying out policy simulations ... -
Households' self-selection of a dynamic electricity tariff
(Discussion Papers;No. 446, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: Offering electricity consumers time-differentiated tariffs may increase demand responsiveness, thereby reducing peak consumption. However, one concern is that time-differentiated tariffs may also attract ... -
Housewives in a dual-earner society. Who is a housewife in contemporary Norway?
(Discussion papers;No. 659, Working paper, 2011)The number of housewives has declined significantly in most Western countries, but there is now a renewed interest in the homemaker role in the media and public discourse. Utilising representative survey data from 2007 ... -
How and why do Firms differ?
(Discussion Papers;No. 320, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: How do firms differ, and why do they differ even within narrowly defined industries? Using evidence from six high-tech, manufacturing industries covering a 24-year period, we show that differences in sales, ... -
How do banks' funding costs affect interest margins?
(Discussion Papers;No. 665, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: We use a dynamic factor model and a detailed panel data set with quarterly accounts data on all Norwegian banks to study the effects of banks' funding costs on their retail rates. Banks' funds are categorized ... -
How do gender values and household practices cohere? Value-practice configurations in a gender egalitarian context
(Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 683, Working paper, 2012)Previous research shows a paradoxical simultaneity of egalitarian gender values and inegalitarian practices in Europe. The Socio-democratic welfare states stand out with the most coherent egalitarian value-practice ... -
How do investments in heat pumps affect household energy consumption?
(Discussion papers;737, Working paper, 2013-04)Increased energy efficiency is often seen as the best way of reducing energy consumption. However, the cost reduction resulting from the efficiency increase can undermine the energy-saving potential of the efficiency ... -
How do Spot prices affect aggregate electricity demand?
(Discussion Papers;No. 527, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: All participants in power exchanges are interested in market responses when electricity prices change because this influences the profitability of actions. Contrary to most econometric work in this field, which ... -
How financial incentives induce disability insurance recipients to return to work
(Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 685, Working paper, 2012)Disability Insurance (DI) programs have long been criticized by economists for apparent work disincentives. Some countries have recently modified their programs such that DI recipients are allowed to keep some of their ... -
How large is the class of generalized extreme value random utility models?
(Discussion Paper;No. 80, Working paper, 1993-01)The Generalized Extreme Value Model (GEV) was developed by McFadden (cf. McFadden, 1981) with the purpose of extending the Luce Model to account for interdependent utilities. While the Luce model satisfies the IIA property ... -
How linear models can mask non-linear causal relationships : an application to family size and children's education
(Discussion Papers;586, Working paper, 2009)Many empirical studies specify outcomes as a linear function of endogenous regressors when conducting instrumental variable (IV) estimation. We show that commonly used tests for treatment effects, selection bias, and ... -
How to quantify household electricity end-use consumption
(Discussion Papers;No. 346, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: Information about total electricity consumption is available for most households. However, the electricity consumption related to different end uses, e.g. space heating, water heating, lighting and services from ... -
How well do tree plantations comply with the twin targets of the clean development mechanism? : the case of tree plantations in Tanzania
(Discussion Papers;No. 534, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: This paper studies the effect of a CDM tree-planting project on carbon sequestration and urban and rural income distribution, taking economy-wide impacts into account. Carbon sequestration in agricultural soil ... -
Identification, estimation and testing in Panel Data Models with attrition : the role of the Missing at Random Assumption
(Discussion Papers;No. 330, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: This paper discusses identification, estimation and testing in panel data models with attrition. We focus on a situation which often occurs in the analysis of firms: Attrition (exit) is endogenous and depends ... -
Identifying fertility contagion using random fertility shocks
(Discussion Papers;No. 861, Working paper, 2017-06-13)Does the fertility behavior of one individual affect the fertility choices of another? This study aims to estimate fertility contagion net of unobserved heterogeneity, using sibling networks as an empirical example. Fertility ...