Browsing Statistisk sentralbyrå by Document Types "Working paper"
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The welfare cost of market power : accounting for intermediate good firms
(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 ... -
The welfare effects of carbon policies: grandfathered quotas versus differentiated taxes
(Discussion Papers;No. 261, Working paper, 1999)Recently, it has been demonstrated that pre-existing distortionary taxes can substantially increase the costs of market-based instruments which do not raise revenue, such as non-auctioned emissions quotas. Revenue-raising ... -
The welfare effects of housing taxation in a distorted economy: A general equilibrium analysis
(Discussion Papers;No. 306, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: Efficient capital taxation has been one of the most important objectives for large tax reforms implemented in several countries during the last decades. The Norwegian Tax reform of 1992 took a large step towards ... -
"The worth of a wildflower" : precautionary perspectives on the environmental risk of GMOs
(Discussion Papers;No. 476, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: How much is a wildflower worth? Inspired by “The worth of a songbird” by Funtowicz and Ravetz (1994) we use the value of a wildflower as symbol of the complexity of evaluating environmental qualities and risks. ... -
Theoretical and econometric modeling of disequilibrium
(Discussion Paper;No. 83, Working paper, 1993-02)This paper surveys some recent work in the theoretical and econometric disequilibrium literature. The first .part of the paper gives an overview of some the main concepts used in the theory of non-Walrasian economics. These ... -
Theoretical and practical arguments for modeling labor supply as a choice among latent jobs
(Discussion papers;692, Working paper, 2012-06)Models of labor supply derived from stochastic utility representations and discretized sets of feasible hours of work have gained popularity because they are more practical than standard approaches based on marginal calculus. ... -
Tilgjengelighet i strandsonen og langs vassdrag. Dokumentasjon av datagrunnlag og metode
(Notater / Documents;2015/47, Working paper, 2015-12)I 2006 publiserte SSB et notat med tittelen «Bygging i strandsonen» som beskrev en metode for å tallfeste byggeaktiviteten i strandsonen og andelen kystlinje som ligger innenfor 100 meter fra en bygning. Etter 2006 ble ... -
Time aggregation and state dependence in welfare receipt
(Discussion papers;771, Working paper, 2014-03)Dynamic discrete-choice models have been an important tool in studies of state dependence in benefit receipt. An assumption of such models is that benefit receipt sequences follow a conditional Markov process. This property ... -
Time to spare and too much care: Congestion and overtreatment at the maternity ward
(Discussion Paper;No. 963, Working paper, 2021-09)Identifying the causal effect of resource use on health outcomes is generally complicated by endogenous supply and demand adjustments. This paper tackles these issues in the setting of the maternity ward using the number ... -
Time-differentiated pricing and direct load control of residential electricity consumption
(Discussion Papers;No. 461, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: Time-of-use and real-time spot pricing tariffs in conjunction with direct load control of water heaters was offered to residential electricity consumers in a large-scale demand response experiment. Hourly data ... -
Timing of innovation policies when carbon emissions are restricted : an applied general equilibrium analysis
(Discussion Papers;No. 536, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: This paper studies the timing of subsidies for environmental research and development (R&D) and how innovation policy is influenced by the costs of emissions. We use a dynamic computable general equilibrium (CGE) ... -
Tjenester tilknyttet utvinning av råolje og naturgass i nasjonalregnskapet. Dokumentasjonsnotat
(Notater / Documents;2018/18, Working paper, 2018-04-25)Notatet gir en samlet oversikt over begreper, viktige beregningsprinsipper og hovedelementer i beregningsopplegget for tjenestenæringen tilknyttet utvinning i nasjonalregnskapet. Notatet fokuserer på beregningsopplegget ... -
To what extent are temperature levels changing due to greenhouse gas emissions?
(Discussion Paper;No. 1007, Working paper, 2023-09-25)Weather and temperatures vary in ways that are difficult to explain and predict precisely. In this article we review data on temperature variations in the past as well possible reasons for these variations. Subsequently, ... -
To what extent do fiscal regimes equalize opportunities for income acquisition among citizens?
(Discussion Papers;No. 272, Working paper, 2000)This project employs the theory of equality of opportunity, described in Roemer’s book (Equality of Opportunity, Harvard University Press, 1998), to compute the extent to which tax-and-transfer regimes in ten countries ... -
To what extent is a transition into employment associated with an exit from poverty
(Discussion Papers;No. 382, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: A link between lack of employment and poverty is often made implicitly, but can be difficult to enumerate in a satisfactory manner. We would therefore like to ask the question: to what extent does acquiring ... -
Tony Atkinson and his legacy
(Discussion Papers;No. 863, Working paper, 2017-09-21)This collective tribute highlights the range, depth and importance of Tony’s enormous legacy, the product of over fifty years’ work. Tony Atkinson is universally celebrated for his outstanding contributions to the ... -
Top Incomes in Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 552, Working paper, 2008)The shares of top incomes in Norway are of considerable intrinsic interest, since the series constructed in this chapter starts as far back as 1875. Based on the same source – the municipal and central government income ... -
Tout est au mieux dans ce meilleur des ménages possibles : The Pangloss critique of equivalence scales
(Discussion Papers;No. 296, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: A common approach to defining equivalence scales is to consider a household modelled as if it maximizes a single utility function. This may be founded on an assumption of the household maximizing a welfare ... -
Trade liberalisation and effects on pollutive emissions and waste : a general equilibrium assessment for Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 298, Working paper, 2001)Abstract: This paper assesses effects of the last decade’s multinational liberalisation of foreign trade, in terms of economic gains and in terms of pollution. By means of a disaggregated intertemporal CGE model for Norway ... -
Trade liberalisation and import price behaviour : the case of textiles and wearing apparels
(Discussion Papers;605, Working paper, 2010)Previous studies on the relationship between exchange rates and traded goods prices typically find evidence of incomplete pass-through, usually explained by pricing-to-market behaviour. Although economic theory predicts ...