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Testing for market power in the Norwegian primary aluminium industry
(Discussion papers;132, Working paper, 1004-11)The hypothesis of market power in the Norwegian primary aluminium industry is tested using plant-level panel data. Economies of scale are found to be present, and Norwegian aluminium plants charge a procyclical price-cost ... -
The distributional impact of the Norwegian tax reform measured by disproportionality
(Discussion papers;146, Working paper, 1995-06)This paper focuses on the measurement of progressivity and the distributional effect of the Norwegian tax reform of 1992. Progressivity is measured by the degree of disproportionality, which implies that the burden of taxes ... -
A dynamic equilibrium analysis of a carbon tax
(Discussion papers;145, Working paper, 1995-06)This paper analyses the effects of a carbon tax on a small open petroleum producing economy, using an aggregate intertemporal general equilibrium model with differentiated products. The long run effects on welfare and ... -
On the simultaneous determination of current expenditure, real capital, fee income, and public debt in Norwegian local government
(Discussion papers;153, Working paper, 1995-08)An extended community preference model including real and financial investments is estimated on accounting time-series data for the local public sector in Norway. The estimation results indicate considerable sluggishness ... -
Adjusting NNP for instrumental or defensive expenitures: an analytical approach
(Discussion papers;134, Working paper, 1994-12)In this paper we provide a formal analysis to evaluate the subtraction of defensive expenditures from GDP. We consider expenditures that are used to produce non-market goods as candidates for being subtracted from GDP. It ... -
Probabilistic choice models for uncertain outcomes
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Some issues about the Norwegian capital income: imputation model
(Discussion papers;155, Working paper, 1995-10)This paper will focus on a particular provision in the Norwegian tax reform of 1992, the imputation of capital income for self employed and small incorporated firms with active owners. A simple user cost model is derived, ... -
Is there a business cycle component in Norwegian macroeconomic quarterly time series?
(Discussion papers;140, Working paper, 1995-01)Some main Norwegian quarterly macroeconomic time series are decomposed into unobserved components within the framework of structural time series models using UCARIMA models. In the most general case we allow for a stationary ... -
Prospects for a common, deregulated Nordic electricity market
(Discussion papers;144, Working paper, 1995-06)Electricity markets have typically been regulated all over the world. In Europe, UK and Norway have begun to deregulate their electricity markets. Several more countries will probably join them in the near future, for ... -
Treffer vi? En sammenligning av forskjellige utdanningsframskrivninger
(Notater / Documents;2019/41, Working paper, 2019-11-13)I dette notatet evaluerer vi modellen som brukes til å framskrive arbeidsstyrke etter utdanning, og diskuterer hva slike framskrivinger kan bidra med. Vi tar for oss resultater fra MOSART, som er en mikrosimuleringsmodell, ... -
A framework for estimating disequilibrium models with many markets
(Discussion papers;138, Working paper, 1995-02)This paper presents a framework for estimating non-Walrasian models with many markets based on the virtual price approach in Lee (1986). The paper discusses an open economy multi-market non-Walrasian model with many agents ... -
Forward- and backward looking models for Norwegian export prices
(Discussion papers;152, Working paper, 1995-08)The Norwegian export price for an aggregated commodity is modelled assuming price-setting behaviour. The focus is on the choice between backward- and forward looking models. The dynamics is modelled according to three ... -
Maternal employment in Norway. A parity-specific analysis of the return to full-time and part-time work after birth
(Discussion papers;142, Working paper, 1995-03)This paper analyzes the (reentry of Norwegian mothers into full-time and part-time employment following the first and second birth. Based on theories of job search and human capital depreciation and appreciation a ... -
Monetary aspects of business cycles in Norway: an exploratory study based on historical data
(Discussion papers;131, Working paper, 1994-10)Based on the methodology developed by Hodrick & Prescott (1980), it is shown that monetary activity in Norway by no means obeys the cyclical pa tterns described by Lucas (1983). By constructing annual time series covering ... -
R&D, spillovers and performance among heterogenous firms: an empirical study using microdata
(Discussion papers;133, Working paper, 1994-12)Empirical research has established that there is a significant, positive relationship between productivity growth and R&D-expenditure at the firm level. Yet, while interesting, the conventional production function approach ... -
Monetary aspects of business cycles in Norway: an exploratory study based on historical data
(Discussion papers;130, Working paper, 1994-10)Hall's (1988) approach to study price-cost margins is adapted to simultaneously estimate price-cost margins and scale economies from a panel of plant level data. The paper shows how this methodology provides a very flexible ... -
Dynamic modelling of domestic prices with time-varying elasticities and rational expectations
(Discussion papers;151, Working paper, 1995-08)The paper analyses the price on domestic market for an aggregate commodity produced by Norwegian private mainland economy. The long-run solution is modelled assuming imperfect competition. The elasticities with respect to ... -
Returns to publicly owned transport infrastructure investment. A cost function/cost share approach for Norway, 1971-1991
(Discussion papers;154, Working paper, 1995-09)An issue of major concern to politicians and policy-makers around the world today is whether transport infrastructure investments, such as those in roads and airports, generate enough economic benefits to justify their ... -
The environmental drag on long-term economic performance. Evidence from Norway
(Discussion papers;143, Working paper, 1995-05)The environmental drag is the cost to society of environmental constraints. This paper estimates the long-run environmental drag on the Norwegian economy. We employ a model called DREAM (dynamic resource / environmental ... -
Project evaluations and decision processes
(Discussion papers;137, Working paper, 1995-02)Cost-benefit analysis have been attacked by many critics because of its implicit ethical assumptions. The normative content of the method is at odds with the common attitude that economists should analyze how to reach given ...
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