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    • Asset market participation and portfolio choice over the life-cycle 

      Fagereng, Andreas; Gottlieb, Charles; Guiso, Luigi (Discussion papers;758, Working paper, 2013-10)
      We study the life cycle of portfolio allocation following for 15 years a large random sample of Norwegian households using error-free data on all components of households' investments drawn from the Tax Registry. Both, ...

    • Assimilation effects on infant mortality among immigrants in Norway 

      Kinge, Jonas Minet; Kornstad, Tom (Discussion papers;741, Working paper, 2013-05)
      The wellbeing of children of immigrant mothers is of great concern worldwide. In this study, we investigate the relationship between infant mortality and maternal country of origin and whether or not this relationship ...

    • Asymmetric information and international tradable quota treaties : an experimental evaluation 

      Søberg, Morten (Discussion Papers;No. 248, Working paper, 1999)
      This paper reports an experimental test of international quota trading on a market characterised by several dominant traders. Asymmetric information regarding quota demand and supply imply true market-clearing prices which ...

    • Asymptotic distribution theory of empirical rank-dependent measures of inequality 

      Aaberge, Rolf (Discussion Papers;No. 402, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: A major aim of most income distribution studies is to make comparisons of income inequality across time for a given country and/or compare and rank different countries according to the level of income inequality. ...

    • Avoiding adverse employment effects from energy taxation: What does it cost? 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 432, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: Welfare analysis of energy taxes typically shows that systems with uniform rates perform better than differentiated systems. However, most western countries include some exemptions for their energyintensive export ...

    • Axiomatization of stochastic models for choice under uncertainty 

      Dagsvik, John K. (Discussion Papers;No. 465, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: This paper develops a theory of probabilistic models for risky choices. Part of this theory can be viewed as an extension of the expected utility theory to account for bounded rationality. One probabilistic ...

    • Back to background risk? 

      Fagereng, Andreas; Guiso, Luigi; Pistaferri, Luigi (Discussion Papers;No. 834, Working paper, 2016-02-01)
      Estimating the effect of background risk on individual financial choices faces two challenges. Estimating the effect of background risk on individual financial choices faces two challenges. First, the identification of ...

    • Base independence in the analysis of tax policy effects: with an application to Norway 1992–2004 

      Lambert, Peter J.; Thoresen, Thor Olav (Discussion Papers;No. 434, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: The analysis contrasts results of two recently expounded micro-level data approaches to derive robust intertemporal characterizations of redistributional effects of income tax schedules; the fixedincome procedure ...

    • Becoming “We” instead of “I”. Identity management and incentives in the workplace 

      Donze, Jocelyn; Gunnes, Trude (Discussion papers;760, Working paper, 2013-10)
      This article studies how a firm fosters formal and informal interaction among its employees to create a collective identity and positively influence their effort. We develop an agency model, in which employees have both a ...

    • Behavioral multistate duration models : what should they look like? 

      Dagsvik, John K. (Discussion Papers;No. 688, Working paper, 2012)
      Abstract: This paper discusses how specification of probabilistic models for multistate duration data generated by individual choices should be justified on a priori theoretical grounds. Preferences are assumed represented ...

    • A Behavioral two-sex marriage model 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Flaatten, Ane S.; Brunborg, Helge (Discussion Papers;No. 238, Working paper, 1998)
      In this paper we discuss a particular marriage model, i.e., a model for the number of marriages for each age combination as a function of the vectors of the number of single men and women in each age group. The model is ...

    • Benefits of climate policies: Some tentative calculations 

      Alfsen, Knut H.; Brendemoen, Anne; Glomsrød, Solveig (Discussion Paper;No. 69, Working paper, 1992-03)
      Consequences for the Norwegian economy of an active policy against anthropogenic climate change can be analyzed by use of an economic model evaluating the differences between a reference scenario without control policies ...

    • Beyond Kyoto : CO2 permit prices and the markets for fossil fuels 

      Lindholt, Lars (Discussion Papers;No. 258, Working paper, 1999)
      This paper analyses the markets for fossil fuels given that the limits that the Kyoto Protocol sets on CO2 emissions from Annex B countries extend beyond 2008-2012. To our knowledge we are the first to apply a forward-looking ...

    • Beyond LATE with a discrete instrument. Heterogeneity in the quantity-quality interaction of children 

      Brinch, Christian N.; Mogstad, Magne; Wiswall, Matthew (Discussion papers;703, Working paper, 2012-09)
      The interpretation of instrumental variables (IV) estimates as local average treatment effects (LATE) of instrument-induced shifts in treatment raises concerns about their external validity and policy relevance. We examine ...

    • Biofuel mandate versus favourable taxation of electric cars. The case of Norway 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion papers;745, Working paper, 2013-06)
      This study investigates whether biofuel policies or favourable taxation of electric cars should be employed to satisfy a green house gas emission target connected to private transport within the Norwegian economy. The study ...

    • Birds of a feather flock together : the impact of choice of spouse on family labor income inequality 

      Aslaksen, Iulie; Wennemo, Tom; Aaberge, Rolf (Discussion Papers;No. 276, Working paper, 2000)
      This paper discusses the effects of the substantial rise in labor force participation of married women on the level, structure and trend in family labor income inequality. An interesting question is to what extent the rise ...

    • Broadband internet and the stock market investments of individual investors 

      Hvide, Hans K.; Meling, Tom G.; Mogstad, Magne; Vestad, Ola Lotherington (Discussion Paper;No. 946, Working paper, 2021-01)
      We study the effects of broadband internet use on the portfolio selection of individual investors. A public program in Norway provides plausibly exogenous variation in internet use. Our instrumental variables estimates ...

    • Business cycles and fiscal policy: Norway 1973-93 

      Bowitz, Einar; Hove, Stein Inge (Discussion papers;178, Working paper, 1996-08)
      Effects of fiscal policy on macroeconomic variables during 1973-93 are analysed using a disaggregated macroeconometric model of the Norwegian economy. Fiscal policy is measured as deviations from estimated trends for ...

    • Business cycles and oil price fluctuations: Some evidence for six OECD countries 

      Mork, Knut Anton; Mysen, Hans Terje; Olsen, Øystein (Discussion Paper;No. 43, Working paper, 1989-02)
      The correlations between oil-price movements and GNP/GDP fluctuations are investigated for the United States, Canada, West Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and Norway. Asymmetric responses to price increases and decreases ...

    • Buy to let: Investment buyers in a housing search model 

      Bø, Erlend Eide (Discussion Paper;No. 896, Working paper, 2019-02-07)
      This paper explores and explains how buy-to-let investors affect housing price dynamics In this paper, I explore and explain how buy-to-let investors affect housing price dynamics. The impact of buy-to-let investors on ...