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A probabilistic forecast of the immigrant population of Norway
(Discussion Paper;996, Working paper, 2023-01)We present a probabilistic forecast for the immigrant population of Norway and their Norwegian-born children (“second generation”) broken down by age, sex, and three types of country background: 1. West European countries ... -
Problematic response margins in the estimation of the elasticity of taxable income
(Discussion Papers;No. 851, Working paper, 2016-11-23)The elasticity of taxable income (ETI) is known to represent a summary measure of tax efficiency costs, which means that further information about the behavioral components of the ETI is not required for its use in tax ... -
Problems of linking single-region and multiregional economic models
(Discussion Paper;No. 37, Working paper, 1988-09)Norway has, like many other countries, experienced a growth in the development of single-region and multiregional economic models during the last ten years. The models are mainly used for planning purposes and forecasting ... -
Production - demand adjustment in Norwegian manufacturing: A quarterly error correction model
(Discussion Paper;No. 35, Working paper, 1988-05)In this paper, we specify a general error correction equation for seasonally unadjusted data, with an arbitrary number of regressors. Special attention is paid to the specification of trend and seasonal filters, which have ... -
Productivity dispersion and measurement errors
(Discussion Papers;No. 869, Working paper, 2017-11-24)We outline a novel procedure to identify the role of measurement errors in explaining the empirical dispersion in productivity across establishments. The starting point of our framework is the typical errors-in-variable ... -
Productivity growth, firm turnover and new varieties
(Discussion Papers;No. 872, Working paper, 2018-03-08)We reconcile two different strands of the literature: the literature on how new goods impact prices and the literature on productivity growth and firm turnover. To our knowledge, this is the first paper to provide a ... -
Profitability of different instruments in international climate policies
(Discussion Papers;No. 403, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: This article discusses how different climate policy instruments such as CO2 taxes and renewable energy subsidies affect the profitability of fossil fuel production, given that a fixed global climate target ... -
Project evaluations and decision processes
(Discussion papers;137, Working paper, 1995-02)Cost-benefit analysis have been attacked by many critics because of its implicit ethical assumptions. The normative content of the method is at odds with the common attitude that economists should analyze how to reach given ... -
Promoting integration of immigrants. Effects of free child care on child enrollment and parental employment
(Discussion papers;799, Working paper, 2015-02)Proficiency in the language spoken by the majority population may be crucial for the cognitive development of children from immigrant families. High-quality child care is believed to promote such language skills, and it ... -
Promoting renewables and discouraging fossil energy consumption in the European Union
(Discussion Papers;610, Working paper, 2010)The European Union (EU) identified some positive and negative externalities related to energy production and consumption when adopting its Renewable Energy and Climate Change Package. Given these externalities, we derive ... -
Promotion rat race and public policy
(Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 686, Working paper, 2012)This study investigates whether excess effort to climb a career ladder justifies policy interventions. The answer depends on whether the government is able to levy a higher tax burden on career workers than on non-career ... -
Properties of demand functions for linear consumption aggregates
(Discussion Paper;No. 49, Working paper, 1990-07)The starting point is the demand functions for homogeneous goods, with properties derived from standard static consumer theory. A linear consumption aggregate of a commodity group is defined as a weighted sum of the physical ... -
Prospects for a common, deregulated Nordic electricity market
(Discussion papers;144, Working paper, 1995-06)Electricity markets have typically been regulated all over the world. In Europe, UK and Norway have begun to deregulate their electricity markets. Several more countries will probably join them in the near future, for ... -
Public acceptance and willingness to pay cost-effective taxes on red meat and road traffic in Norway
(Discussion papers;909, Working paper, 2019-06)The Norwegian high-level Green Tax Commission proposes inter alia cost-effective taxes on red meat and increased toll charges on road traffic to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and local air pollution, respectively. ... -
Public disclosure of tax information: Compliance tool or social network?
(Discussion Paper;No. 975, Working paper, 2022-03)We conduct the first-ever study of actual searches done in a public tax disclosure system, analyzing about one million searches done in 2014 and 2015 in Norway. We characterize the social network these searches comprise, ... -
Public policies and the employment dynamics among new mothers : a comparison of Finland, Norway and Sweden
(Discussion Papers;No. 263, Working paper, 1999)This paper compares the employment patterns of women after first and second birth in Finland, Norway and Sweden during 1972-92, focusing on the impact of parental leave and childcare programs on the transitions to full-time ... -
Public R&D Support and Firms’ Performance A Panel Data Study
(Discussion Papers;No. 878, Working paper, 2018-06-19)We analyse all the major sources of direct and indirect R&D subsidies in Norway in the period 2002-2013 and compare their effects on individual firms’ performance. Firms that received support are matched with a control ... -
Pupil achievement, school resources and family background
(Discussion Papers;No. 397, Working paper, 2004)Whether increasing resource use in schools has a positive effect on pupil performance has occupied governments, parents and researchers for decades. A main challenge when trying to answer this question is to separate the ... -
Quality adjusted price indexes for discrete goods
(Discussion Papers;No. 490, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: This paper discusses the construction and computation of a quality adjusted price index when the commodities are differentiated products, such as different brands of automobiles and refrigerators. The method ... -
Quantifying central hypotheses on Environmental Kuznets Curves for a rich economy : a computable general equilibrium study
(Discussion Papers;No. 341, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: We investigate whether the future relationships between several pollutants and per capita income in rich countries may assume the inverted U-forms of Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKC). The emission-augmenting ...