Browsing Discussion Papers by Author "Hægeland, Torbjørn"
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A theory-based measure of the output of the education sector
Ervik, Astrid Oline; Holmøy, Erling; Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 353, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: The paper estimates the output of the Norwegian higher education sector based on a modification of the methodology introduced by Jorgenson and Fraumeni (JF) (1989). JF measure output in the education sector by ... -
Access to treatment and educational inequalities in cancer survival
Fiva, Jon Hernes; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Rønning, Marte; Syse, Astri (Discussion papers;735, Working paper, 2013-02)The public health care systems in the Nordic countries provide high quality care almost free of charge to all citizens. However, social inequalities in health persist. Previous research has, for example, documented substantial ... -
Adapt or withdraw? Evidence on technological changes and early retirement using matched worker-firm data
Hægeland, Torbjørn; Rønningen, Dag; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion Papers;No. 509, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: Older workers typically possess older vintages of skills than younger workers, and they may suffer more from technological change. Experienced workers may nevertheless have accumulated human capital making ... -
Aggregate productivity and heterogeneous firms
Holmøy, Erling; Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 266, Working paper, 2000)It is an established fact that firms, even within narrowly defined industries, differ with respect to productivity. In this paper we analyse how observed heterogeneity in productivity is affected by endogenous producer ... -
Aggregate productivity effects of technology shocks in a model of heterogeneous firms : the importance of equilibrium adjustments
Holmøy, Erling; Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 198, Working paper, 1997)This paper studies how productivity shifts at the level of the firm are transmitted to aggregate industry productivity in a model of heterogeneous firms. We analyse both uniform productivity shifts, and catching up by ... -
Changing returns to education across cohorts : selection, school system or skills obsolescence?
Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 302, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: This paper investigates whether economic returns to education in Norway differ across cohorts. Differences in returns to education may arise from selection effects - the large increase in educational attainment ... -
Do higher wages reflect higher productivity? : education, gender and experience premiums in a matched plant-worker data set
Hægeland, Torbjørn; Klette, Tor Jakob (Discussion Papers;No. 208, Working paper, 1997)Do wage differences between workers with high and low levels of education, between males and females and between workers with different levels of experience reflect differences in productivity? We address this set of ... -
Downsizing as a sorting device : are low-productive workers more likely to leave downsizing firms?
Henningsen, Morten S.; Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 543, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: Employers cannot always displace workers at their own discretion. In many countries, Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) includes restrictions on laying off workers. This paper studies whether employers use ... -
Effective rates of assistance for Norwegian industries
Holmøy, Erling; Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion papers;147, Working paper, 1995-07)We measure the effective assistance to 17 Norwegian private industries in 1989 and 1991 caused by government budgetary subsidies, indirect commodity taxes, import protection through nominal tariffs and non-tariff barriers, ... -
Effective rates of assistance for Norwegian industries
Holmøy, Erling; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Olsen, Øystein (Discussion Papers;No. 122, Working paper, 1994)We measure the effective assistance to 18 Norwegian private industries in 1989 caused by government budgetary subsidies, indirect commodity taxes, import protection through nominal tariffs and non-tariff-barriers, price ... -
Estimating the additionality of R&D subsidies using proposal evaluation data to control for firms’ R&D intentions
Henningsen, Morten S.; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Møen, Jarle (Discussion papers;729, Working paper, 2012-12)Empirical examination of whether R&D subsidies to private firms crowd out private investments has been hampered by problems related to selection. A particular worry is that research intentions and the quality of current ... -
Estimating the returns to schooling : a likelihood approach based on normal mixtures
Dagsvik, John K.; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion Papers;No. 567, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: In this paper we develop likelihood based methods for statistical inference in a joint system of equations for the choice of length of schooling and earnings. The model for schooling choice is assumed to be ... -
Estimation of earnings- and schooling choice relations : a likelihood approach
Dagsvik, John K.; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raknerud, Arvid (Discussion Papers;No. 486, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: In this paper we develop a full information maximum likelihood method for the estimation of a joint model for the choice of length of schooling and the corresponding earnings equation. The model for schooling ... -
Evaluation of the Norwegian R&D tax credit scheme
Cappelen, Ådne; Fjærli, Erik; Foyn, Frank; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Møen, Jarle; Raknerud, Arvid; Rybalka, Marina (Discussion Papers;640, Working paper, 2010)We find that the Norwegian R&D tax credit scheme introduced in 2002 mainly works as intended. The scheme is cost-effective and it is used by a large number of firms. It stimulates these firms to invest more in R&D, and, ... -
Experience and schooling : substitutes or complements?
Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 301, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: This paper investigates whether returns to experience and seniority vary between workers with different levels of education and between different types of firms. Using a large administrative dataset for Norwegian ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Immigrant skills and employment. Cross-country evidence from the Adult Literacy and Life Skills Survey
Bratsberg, Bernt; Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn (Discussion papers;730, Working paper, 2013-01)This paper studies the distributions of literacy skills, education, and employment of immigrants and natives in three host countries: Canada, the United States, and Norway. For natives, we uncover remarkably stable relations ... -
Monopolistic competition, resource allocation and the effects of industrial policy
Hægeland, Torbjørn (Discussion Papers;No. 161, Working paper, 1996)An indicator of allocation effects of industrial policy is derived from a theoretical framework of monopolistic competition. The indicator gives a qualitative picture of how industrial policy affects industry structure and ... -
Pennies from heaven. Using exogenous tax variation to identify effects of school resources on pupil achievement
Hægeland, Torbjørn; Raaum, Oddbjørn; Salvanes, Kjell G. (Discussion Papers;No. 508, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: Despite important policy implications associated with the allocation of education resources, evidence on the effectiveness of school inputs remains inconclusive. In part, this is due to endogenous allocation; ...