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Trade-offs between carbon sequestration, landscape aesthetics and biodiversity in a cost-benefit analysis of land use options in Norway
(Discussion papers;915, Working paper, 2019-09)Norway is considering a national afforestation program for greenhouse gas (GHG) sequestration on recently abandoned semi-natural pastureland. However, the program may have negative impacts on landscape aesthetics and ... -
Transboundary environmental policy effects: Markets and emission leakages
(Discussion Papers;No. 384, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: According to the Environmental Kuznets Curve (EKC) literature, several mechanisms within rich economies, including increased willingness to conduct abatement policies, contribute to reduce environmental problems. ... -
Transitions from first unions among immigrants and their descendants. The role of partner choice
(Discussion papers;887, Working paper, 2018-11)The family life courses of immigrants and their descendants, particularly intermarriage and the timing of marriage and childbearing, have been widely studied as indicators of societal integration. But largely absent are ... -
Transitions to disability and rehabilitation
(Discussion Papers;641, Working paper, 2010)The discrete choice model of McFadden (1973) is used to quantify the desire for going into rehabilitation or disability among fully employed married women in Norway. Predictions using the model indicate that as much as 60 ... -
Transitory adjustment costs and long term welfare effects of an EU-membership: the Norwegian case
(Discussion papers;150, Working paper, 1995-08)We employ a large scale macroeconometric model to study transitory adjustment problems and long term welfare effects of a Norwegian EU-membership. Compared to the present European Economic Area (EEA) treaty, accession would ... -
The trend in income inequality in urban Sichuan and Liaoning, 1986-1990
(Discussion Paper;No. 75, Working paper, 1992-09)This paper discusses in what extent the economic growth in China in the 1980's has improved the economic well-being in urban regions of the provinces Sichuan and Liaoning and moreover whether or not the economic growth has ... -
A two-stage pooled panel data estimator of demand elasticities
(Discussion Paper;No. 951, Working paper, 2021-04)In a seminal paper, Feenstra (1994) developed an instrumental variable estimator which is becoming increasingly popular for estimating demand elasticities. Soderbery (2015) extended this estimator and created a routine ... -
Two-Stage sampling from a prediction point of view
(Discussion Papers;No. 383, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: This paper considers the problem of estimating the population total in two-stage cluster sampling when cluster sizes are unknown, making use of a population model arising basically from a variance component ... -
Type, number, and incidence : recent patterns and differentials in relationship careers in Norway
(Discussion Papers;no. 650, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: Using data on individuals born 1946 to 1972 from the Norwegian Generations and Gender Survey (N = 7,587) we examine differentials in the number and incidence of co-residential relationships by gender and ... -
A typology of work-family arrangements among dual-earner couples in Norway
(Discussion Papers;636, Working paper, 2010)An important aim of Norwegian work-family policies is to promote a dual-earner, equal-sharing family model, but we do not really know how common this family type is. By means of a multinomial latent-class model we develop ... -
U.S. tight oil supply flexibility - A multivariate dynamic model for production and rig activity
(Discussion Papers;997, Working paper, 2023-02)This paper examines the supply of U.S. LTO from both a theoretical and empirical point of view. The theory model combines endogenous rig activity and stylized reservoir pressure mechanics with the classic Hotelling ... -
U.S. versus Sweden. The effect of alternative in-work tax credit policies on labour supply of single mothers
(Discussion papers;761, Working paper, 2013-10)An essential difference between the design of the Swedish and the US in-work tax credit systems relates to their functional forms. Where the US earned income tax credit (EITC) is phased out and favours low and medium ... -
UMP unbiased tests for multiparameter testing problems with restricted alternatives
(Discussion Papers;No. 212, Working paper, 1998)Applications of the standard theory of UMP unbiased tests depends on conditions which in general are difficult to verify. In the present paper, however, we suggest more simple rules for applying this theory for regular ... -
Uncertainty and international negotiations on tradable quota treaties
(Discussion Papers;No. 233, Working paper, 1998)Negotiating an international tradable quota treaty between industrialised and developing countries is complicated by uncertain marginal abatement costs and non-uniform quota prices. An initial quota allocation that implies ... -
Underemployment in a gender segregated labour market
(Discussion Papers;613, Working paper, 2010)This article analyses factors behind underemployment in Norway and has a focus on gender. The analysis, based on Labour Force Survey data, shows that economic fluctuations during the latest one and a half decade bring about ... -
Understanding rig rates
(Discussion papers;696, Working paper, 2012-06)We examine the largest cost component in offshore development projects, drilling rates, which have been high in recent years. To our knowledge, rig rates have not been analysed empirically before in the economic literature. ... -
Understanding the positive effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s fertility in Norway
(Discussion Paper;No. 979, Working paper, 2022-05)This study examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on fertility in Norway at the individual level. Studies using data at the macro level have found a positive short-term effect of the pandemic on fertility level in ... -
Understanding the productivity slowdown The importance of entry and exit of workers
(Discussion papers;818, Working paper, 2015-09)Many OECD countries have experienced a slowdown in measured labour productivity from 2005 and onwards. Norway is no exception in this respect. Most countries use a simple aggregate of hours worked when measuring labour ... -
Unemployment and the growth in the number of recipients of disability benefits in Norway
(Discussion Paper;No. 82, Working paper, 1993-03)The paper contains an analysis of factors behind the increases in the number of disability recipients in Norway. Entry rate functions for disability benefit are estimated using grouped time series data for entry rates by ... -
Unemployment shocks and income distribution : how did the Nordic countries fare during their crises?
(Discussion Papers;No. 201, Working paper, 1997)We analyse how inequality of disposable income evolved in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden during the late 1980s and early 1990s when unemployment rose dramatically in all four countries. We find that a standard measure ...