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    • Has growth in supply of educated persons been important for the composition of employment? 

      Stølen, Nils Martin; Åvitsland, Turid (Discussion Papers;No. 187, Working paper, 1997)
      In the Norwegian fabricated metal industry there has been a shift in demand from unskilled to skilled workers during the period 1972 to 1990, and relative demand for white collar employees has also increased. The paper ...

    • Have inflation targeting and EU labour immigration changed the system of wage formation in Norway 

      Gjelsvik, Marit Linnea; Nymoen, Ragnar; Sparrman, Victoria (Discussion papers;No.824, Working paper, 2015-10)
      Collective agreements have played a central role in the system of wage formation in Norway for more than fifty years. Although the degree of coordination achieved has been variable, pattern wage bargaining has been a ...

    • Health status after cancer : does It matter which hospital you belong to? 

      Fiva, Jon Hernes; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Rønning, Marte (Discussion Papers;590, Working paper, 2009)
      Survival rates are widely used to compare quality of health care. In this paper we introduce post-illness employment as a supplemental indicator of successful treatment of serious diseases. Utilizing rich register based ...

    • Heterogeneity and Persistence in Returns to Wealth 

      Fagereng, Andreas; Guiso, Luigi; Malacrino, Davide; Pistaferri, Luigi (Discussion Papers;912, Working paper, 2019-07)
      We provide a systematic analysis of the properties of individual returns to wealth using twelve years of population data from Norway’s administrative tax records. We document a number of novel results. First, individuals ...

    • Heterogeneity in returns to scale : a random coefficient analysis with unbalanced panel data 

      Biørn, Erik; Lindquist, Kjersti-Gro; Skjerpen, Terje (Discussion Papers;No. 292, Working paper, 2000)
      Abstract: This paper analyses the importance of scale economies by means of unbalanced plant-level panel data from three Norwegian manufacturing industries. Focus is on heterogeneous technologies, and unlike most previous ...

    • Heterogeneity of the Carnegie Effect 

      Bø, Erlend Eide; Halvorsen, Elin; Thoresen, Thor Olav (Discussion Papers;No. 853, Working paper, 2016-12-01)
      The Carnegie effect (Holtz-Eakin, Joualfaian and Rosen, 1993) refers to the idea that inherited wealth harms recipient’s work efforts, and possesses a key role in the discussion of taxation of intergenerational ...

    • Heterogeneity, productivity and selection: an empirical study of Norwegian manufacturing firms 

      Klette, Tor Jakob; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion Papers;No. 401, Working paper, 2005)
      Abstract: How do firms differ, and why do they differ even within narrowly defined industries? Using evidence from a new panel data set for four high-tech, manufacturing industries covering a 10-year period, we show how ...

    • High school dropout for marginal students: Evidence from randomized exam form 

      Andresen, Martin Eckhoff; Løkken, Sturla A. (Discussion Paper;No. 894, Working paper, 2019-03-06)
      We exploit the assignment of exam form in a high-stakes Norwegian high school exam to estimate the impact of exam form on exam results, later school performance, graduation and longer run outcomes. Results indicate that ...

    • Home with Mom. The effects of stay-at-home parents on children's long-run educational outcomes 

      Bettinger, Eric; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Rege, Mari (Discussion papers;739, Working paper, 2013-05)
      In 1998 the Norwegian government introduced a program that substantially increased parents’ incentives to stay home with children under the age of three. Many eligible children had older siblings, and we investigate how ...

    • Home, sweet home or is it -always? Testing the efficiency of the Norwegian housing market 

      Larsen, Erling Røed; Weum, Steffen (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 

      Falch, Torberg; Rønning, Marte (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 

      Bø, Erlend Eide; Lambert, Peter J.; Thoresen, Thor Olav (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 

      Harding, Torfinn; Solheim, Haakon O. Aa; Benedictow, Andreas (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 

      Addabbo, Tindara; Kjeldstad, Randi (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 

      Dagsvik, John K.; Aaberge, Rolf (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 

      Ericson, Torgeir (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? 

      Kitterød, Ragni Hege; Rønsen, Marit (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? 

      Klette, Tor Jakob; Raknerud, Arvid (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? 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Vatne, Bjørn Helge; Rakkestad, Ketil (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 

      Kjeldstad, Randi; Lappegård, Trude (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 ...