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    • For whom are cities good places to live? 

      Carlsen, Fredrik; Leknes, Stefan (Discussion papers;910, Working paper, 2019-07)
      We use survey data to examine whether there are some sociodemographic groups that particularly value the amenities that cities provide. We find that young, single and childless persons and young men with tertiary education ...

    • Forecasting key macroeconomic variables from a large number of predictors : a state space approach 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Skjerpen, Terje; Swensen, Anders Rygh (Discussion Papers;No. 504, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: We use state space methods to estimate a large dynamic factor model for the Norwegian economy involving 93 variables for 1978Q2–2005Q4. The model is used to obtain forecasts for 22 key variables that can be ...

    • Foreign Control and Norwegian Manufacturing Performance 

      Simpson, Margaret J. (Discussion papers;111, Working paper, 1994-04)
      The intangible asset theory of foreign direct investment holds that firms expand abroad to garner additional returns to intangible assets such as proprietary process or product technology or a strong reputation. I explore ...

    • Forward- and backward looking models for Norwegian export prices 

      Svendsen, Ingvild (Discussion papers;152, Working paper, 1995-08)
      The Norwegian export price for an aggregated commodity is modelled assuming price-setting behaviour. The focus is on the choice between backward- and forward looking models. The dynamics is modelled according to three ...

    • Fractionality and co-fractionality between Government Bond yields : Implications for the yield curve 

      Hungnes, Håvard (Discussion Papers;No. 838, Working paper, 2016-04-21)

    • A Framework for analyzing rank ordered panel data with application to automobile demand 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Liu, Gang (Discussion Papers;No. 480, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: In this paper we develop a framework for analyzing panel data with observations on rank ordered alternatives that allows for correlated random taste shifters across time and across alternatives. As a special ...

    • From Classes to Copulas: Wages, capital, and top incomes 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Atkinson, Anthony B.; Königs, Sebastian (Discussion Papers;No. 876, Working paper, 2018-06-04)
      Public debates about the rise in top income shares often focus on the growing dispersion in earnings, and the soaring pay for top executives and financial-sector employees. But can the change in the marginal distribution ...

    • From data to levy design : the five stages of implementing housing taxes 

      Larsen, Erling Røed (Discussion Papers; 596, Working paper, 2009)
      Taxes on housing consumption have attractive features. They can enhance overall efficiency, function as automatic stabilizers, and work progressively. Implementation, however, requires a careful balance between economic ...

    • From Growth Theory to Technology Policy - Coordination Problems in Theory and Practice 

      Klette, Tor Jakob; Møen, Jarle (Discussion Paper;No. 219, Working paper, 1998-04)
      Economists, in particular Bresnahan and Trajtenberg (1995), have recently drawn attention to the importance of generic or general purpose technologies (GPTs) and their significance for economic growth. An interesting part ...

    • From natural resources and environmental accounting to construction of indicators for sustainable development 

      Alfsen, Knut H.; Greaker, Mads (Discussion Papers;No. 478, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: Norway has a long history in trying to develop management tools for sustainable development. From the early development of natural resources accounts in the 1980’s, through discussions of the usefulness of ...

    • Fuel choice and the demand for natural gas in Western European households 

      Bartlett, Sarita; Dagsvik, John K.; Olsen, Øystein; Strøm, Steinar (Discussion Paper;No. 23, Working paper, 1987)
      The paper presents an econometric model for analysing natural gas demand for space heating in the residential sector in Weste rn Europe. A discrete-continuous • dynamic choice model is specified. Households' decisions ...

    • Fuel efficiency improvements – feedback mechanisms and distributional effects in the oil market 

      Aune, Finn Roar; Bøeng, Ann Christin; Kverndokk, Snorre; Lindholt, Lars; Rosendahl, Knut Einar (Discussion Papers;No. 839, Working paper, 2016-04-25)
      We study the interactions between fuel efficiency improvements in the transport sector and the oil market, where the efficiency improvements are policy-induced in certain regions of the world We are especially interested ...

    • Fundamental determinants of the long run real exchange rate: The case of Norway 

      Bjørnland, Hilde Christiane (Discussion Papers;No. 326, Working paper, 2002)
      Abstract: Modelling the Norwegian exchange rate against a basket of currencies, we find a robust long-term link between the real exchange rate and real interest differential that is consistent with purchasing power parity ...

    • Future waste generation : forecasts based on a macroeconomic model 

      Bruvoll, Annegrete; Ibenholt, Karin (Discussion Papers;No. 175, Working paper, 1996)
      Generation of solid waste is closely associated with the use of tangible factor inputs and production levels in the economy. In this paper, we present projections of waste generated in the Norwegian manufacturing industry ...

    • Gains from cartelisation in the oil market 

      Berg, Elin; Kverndokk, Snorre; Rosendahl, Knut Einar (Discussion Papers;No. 181, Working paper, 1996)
      In this paper we ask whether OPEC still gains from cartelisation in the oil market despite low producer prices and a modest market share. We apply two intertemporal equilibrium models of the global oil market; one consisting ...

    • Gambling with the family silver. Household consumption and saving responses to fiscal uncertainty 

      Berg, Oddmund (Discussion papers;913, Working paper, 2019-08)
      In the early 2000s, eight Norwegian energy producing municipalities sold up to ten years of future electricity earnings and let two brokers from Terra Securities make investments on their behalf. In the wake of the 2007 ...

    • Gas power generation in Norway: Good or bad for the climate? Revised version 

      Aune, Finn Roar; Bye, Torstein; Johnsen, Tor Arnt (Discussion Papers;No. 286, Working paper, 2000)
      Abstract: Norway has abundant gas resources in the North Sea. The Norwegian gas production accounts for 2 percent of the world production and 17 percent of the European gas production. Despite huge gas production and ...

    • Gas trade and demand in Northwest Europe: Regulation, bargaining and competition 

      Bjerkholt, Olav; Gjelsvik, Eystein; Olsen, Øystein (Discussion Paper;No. 45, Working paper, 1989-08)
      The paper investigates the present role of the gas transmission companies and possible effects of a deregulation of the European gas market by 1992, i.e. the introduction of the principle of common carriage or open access ...

    • Gender equality in the family and childbearing 

      Dommermuth, Lars; Hohmann-Marriott, Bryndl; Lappegård, Trude (Discussion papers;759, Working paper, 2013-10)
      This study focuses on the possible effect of gender equality and equity in the family on the transition to first, second and third births. The analysis includes the division of housework and childcare as well as the ...

    • Gender or class – What determines voting? Lessons from expanding the suffrage in early 1900s Norway 

      Solbakken, Edda Torsdatter (Discussion Paper;No. 988, Working paper, 2022-09)
      Previous literature has found that extending the suffrage to both females and poorer voters increases the supply of public goods. This paper investigates whether the difference in voting between men and women can be ...