Browsing Discussion Papers by Author "Halvorsen, Bente"
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A conflict of interests in electricity taxation? A micro econometric analysis of household behaviour
Halvorsen, Bente; Nesbakken, Runa (Discussion Papers;No. 338, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: In conducting economic policy, governments generally face conflicts in various objectives, e.g. between efficiency and equity. In Norway, one objective of energy politics has been to reduce electricity consumption, ... -
Accounting for differences in choice opportunities in analyses of energy expenditure
Halvorsen, Bente; Nesbakken, Runa (Discussion Papers;No. 400, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: Zero expenditure poses several challenges when estimating demand systems. Zero expenditure on energy goods occur due to limited opportunity to consume the good or because the household chooses not to use all ... -
Aggregation with price variation and heterogeneity across consumers
Halvorsen, Bente; Larsen, Bodil Merethe (Discussion Papers;No. 489, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: In the aggregation literature, prices and price and income derivatives are often assumed not to vary across consumers. These assumptions may not be fulfilled: prices often vary and consumers are heterogeneous ... -
Assessing fire hazard in coastal heathlands. Predicted impacts of weather, land use and management
Halvorsen, Bente; Grimsrud, Kristine (Discussion Papers;1011, Working paper, 2024-02)Unmanaged and overgrown coastal heathlands represent a substantial fire hazard. We analyse how this hazard in Norwegian coastal heathlands is influenced by weather conditions, land management, and usage. Our analysis ... -
Changes in the pattern of household electricity demand over time
Halvorsen, Bente; Larsen, Bodil Merethe (Discussion Papers;No. 255, Working paper, 1999)Empirical estimates of long run effects on residential electricity demand from changes in the electricity price are usually estimated by cross-sectional variation in the current stock of electric household appliances across ... -
Effects of norms and policy incentives on household recycling : an international comparison
Halvorsen, Bente (Discussion Papers; No. 627, Working paper, 2010)Increased household recycling is a policy goal in many countries. Household recycling is, to a large extent, based on voluntary efforts. It is thus interesting to understand the mechanisms behind household voluntary ... -
Effects of norms, warm-glow and time use on household recycling
Halvorsen, Bente (Discussion Papers;No. 389, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: The aim of this paper is to quantify the relative importance of motivations based on warm-glow, social and moral norms and cost of time used recycling on household recycling efforts. We also test for crowding-out ... -
Estimating consumption and changes in stock applying micro expenditure data
Halvorsen, Bente (Discussion Papers; 575, Working paper, 2009)The consumption of storable goods does not necessarily equal purchases during a period because of changes in stock. In many cases, we have information about expenditures only, not consumption. A method is developed to ... -
Good girl–bad boy : making identity statements when answering a questionnaire
Halvorsen, Bente (Discussion Papers;609, Working paper, 2010)Environmental policy analyses often draw on stated preferences, with most humans having strong preferences with respect to how we view ourselves and how we would like others to perceive us. This may create systematic ... -
How do investments in heat pumps affect household energy consumption?
Halvorsen, Bente; Larsen, Bodil Merethe (Discussion papers;737, Working paper, 2013-04)Increased energy efficiency is often seen as the best way of reducing energy consumption. However, the cost reduction resulting from the efficiency increase can undermine the energy-saving potential of the efficiency ... -
Possibility for hedging from price increases in residential energy demand
Halvorsen, Bente; Larsen, Bodil Merethe; Nesbakken, Runa (Discussion Papers;No. 347, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: Liberalisation of the Norwegian electricity market has given more short-term variation in the electricity price. Since almost three quarters of Norwegian households have heating equipment using more than one ... -
Short- and long-term allocation of power in liberalized electricity markets
Ericson, Torgeir; Halvorsen, Bente (Discussion Papers;612, Working paper, 2010)Abstract: The experience of liberalized electricity markets’ ability to allocate scarce energy resources has been mixed. In this paper, we analyze how liberalized markets allocate power in the short and long run through ... -
The role of heterogeneous demand for temporal and structural aggregation bias
Halvorsen, Bente; Larsen, Bodil Merethe (Discussion Papers;No. 537, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: Differences in estimated parameters depending on the frequency of aggregate data have been reported in several fields of economic research. Some differences are due to seasonal variations in demand, but temporal ... -
When can micro properties be used to predict aggregate demand?
Halvorsen, Bente (Discussion Papers;No. 452, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: Heterogeneity in consumer behaviour creates differences in demand responses, which may create problems with aggregation across consumers. If aggregation problems exist, results from estimation based on aggregate ... -
Willingness to pay for dental fear treatment : is supplying fear treatment socially beneficial?
Halvorsen, Bente; Willumsen, Tiril (Discussion Papers;No. 334, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discuss the social desirability of a treatment program for patients with dental fear. The program consisted of three different fear treatments, cognitive therapy, applied relaxation ...