Blar i Discussion Papers på forfatter "Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon"

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    • Are tax exemptions for electric cars an efficient climate policy measure? 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion papers;743, Working paper, 2013-05)
      This study finds that the welfare gain, excluding environmental effects, generated by increasing the Norwegian tax rate on purchase of electric cars from 8 to 37 percent amounts to approximately 5500-6500 NOK (or 680-820 ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...

    • Designing an electricity tax system in presence of international regulations and multiple public goals : an empirical assessment 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Fæhn, Taran; Aasness, Jørgen (Discussion Papers;No. 555, Working paper, 2008)
      Abstract: The European competition rules restrict governments’ opportunity to differentiate terms of energy accessibility among firms and industries. This easily runs counter with regional and industrial goals of national ...

    • Efficient taxation of fuel and road use 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion papers;905, Working paper, 2019-04)
      This study calculates efficient taxes on fuel and road use designed to combat driving related externalities. The study shows that the efficient road user charge on fuel is below the marginal mileage-related damage to prevent ...

    • Energy taxation in a small, open economy : efficiency gains under political restraints 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Fæhn, Taran (Discussion Papers;No. 387, Working paper, 2004)
      Abstract: Welfare analyses of energy taxes typically show that systems with uniform rates perform better than differentiated systems, especially if revenue increases can be recycled via cuts in more distortionary taxes. ...

    • Income taxation, tuition subsidies, and choice of occupation 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 459, Working paper, 2006)
      Abstract: Differentiated tax rates on labor and capital income are found to be optimal in this study, where agents choose occupation based on lifetime income net of tuition costs. Efficient revenue raising in a case ...

    • Knowledge spillovers and the timing of R&D policy 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Heggedal, Tom-Reiel; Jacobsen, Karl (Discussion Papers;635, Working paper, 2010)
      We analyze how knowledge spillovers influence the optimal timing of R&D policy. Using numerical simulations we find that optimal subsidies to R&D may be rising over time even when the returns to knowledge is decreasing. ...

    • The marginal (opportunity) cost of public funds 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Paper;No. 925, Working paper, 2020-04)
      Several studies show cases where the Samuelson rule holds, or where the marginal cost of public funds (MCF) equals one within optimized tax systems. The conditions for the original Samuelson rule to hold in these studies ...

    • Optimal combinations of income tax and subsidies for education 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 313, Working paper, 2001)
      Abstract: Nielsen and Sørensen (1997) find that progressive taxation of labour income is optimal when capital income is taxed. This paper shows that their main result still holds when introducing endogenous choice of ...

    • Promotion rat race and public policy 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (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 ...

    • Taxation of fuel and vehicles when emissions are constrained 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Paper;No. 949, Working paper, 2021-03)
      A tax on fuel combined with tax exemptions or subsidies for fuel-efficient vehicles is implemented in many countries to fulfill the Paris agreement and to curb mileage-related externalities from road traffic. The present ...

    • Taxation of the rich and incentives for investments. The case of Norway 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Paper;No. 1001, Working paper, 2023-05)
      Taxation of capital income and wealth redistributes from the rich but may harm the Norwegian economy as business investments is distorted. This study shows how to redistribute from the richest without distorting investment ...

    • Taxation of the rich and the cost of raising tax revenue 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Paper;No. 1002, Working paper, 2023-05)
      Taxation of capital income and wealth designed to redistribute from the rich may harm small open economies with a globalized capital market as investments are distorted. This study shows that raising tax revenue by taxing ...

    • The double dividend in the presence of abatement technologies and local external effects 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon; Tsygankova, Marina; Martinsen, Thomas (Discussion Papers;No. 691, Working paper, 2012)
      Denne studien analyserer om det eksisterer en netto velferdsgevinst forbundet med å øke en uniform skatt på utslipp av klimagasser i kun den Norske økonomien utover en internasjonal kvotepris. Studien påviser et moderat ...

    • The efficient combination of taxes on fuel and vehicles 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 867, Working paper, 2017-10-17)

    • The marginal cost of public funds in large welfare state countries 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 879, Working paper, 2018-06-29)
      The marginal cost of public funds (MCF) is substantial in generous welfare state countries according to Kleven and Kreiner (2006). Their main estimate for the Danish economy exceeds 2 mainly because taxation distorts ...

    • The welfare cost of market power : accounting for intermediate good firms 

      Bjertnæs, Geir Haakon (Discussion Papers;No. 502, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: The market power of firms in intermediate good markets is found to generate a substantial welfare cost. Markup pricing of intermediate good firms contributes to increase the wedge between the marginal product ...