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Distributional effects of environmental taxes on transportation. Evidence from engel curves in the United States
(Discussion Papers;No. 428, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: Indirect taxes on transportation activities that pollute can correct externalities and close the gaps between private and social costs. However, policy makers often find such Pigou taxes difficult to implement ... -
The Distributional impact of public services when needs differ
(Discussion Papers;No. 621, Working paper, 2010)Abstract: Despite a broad consensus on the need to take into account the value of public services in distributional analysis, there is little reliable evidence on how the inclusion of such non-cash income actually affects ... -
The Distributional impact of public services when needs differ
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Despite a broad consensus on the need to take into account the value of public services in distributional analysis, there is little reliable evidence on how the inclusion of such non-cash income actually affects poverty ... -
Distributional implications of joint tax evasion
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-05-21)Both buyers and sellers of goods and services may benefit from letting their economic transactions go unrecorded for tax purposes. The supplier reduces his tax burden by underreporting income and sales, whereas the consumer ... -
Divorce in norwegian same-sex marriages 1993-2011
(Discussion papers;723, Working paper, 2012-12)Using longitudinal register data, we first present updated descriptive statistics on the total population of same-sex registered partnerships and marriages formed 1993-2010. Second, we investigate the divorce risk of these ... -
Divorce in Norwegian Same‐Sex Marriages and Registered Partnerships: The Role of Children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-02)Using Norwegian register data on the total population of same‐sex couples who formalized their unions from 1993 through 2010 (N = 3,422, 52% male), this study addressed the level and correlates of divorce among these couples ... -
Divorced Fathers’ Proximity and Children’s Long Run Outcomes : evidence from Norwegian Registry Data
(Discussion Papers;No 589, Working paper, 2009)This study examines the link between divorced nonresident fathers’ proximity and children’s long-run outcomes using high-quality data from Norwegian population registers. We follow (from birth to young adulthood) 15,992 ... -
Do audits improve future tax compliance in the absence of penalties? Evidence from random Audits in Norway
(Discussion Paper;No. 943, Working paper, 2020-11)The Norwegian Tax Administration operated multi-year random audits of personal income tax returns. We exploit this exceptional randomized setup to estimate the effects of tax audits on future compliance explicitly ... -
Do characteristics of family members influence older persons’ transition to long-term healthcare services?
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Do cost-benefit analyses favour environmentalists?
(Discussion Paper;No. 84, Working paper, 1993-02)Money and environmental quality units are considered as unit for aggregating willingness to pay. For those with a high willingness to pay for environmental quality, the choice of money as aggregation unit is most favourable. ... -
Do employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards?
(Discussion Paper;No. 947, Working paper, 2021-01)Do employees benefit from worker representation on corporate boards? Economists and policymakers are keenly interested in this question – especially lately, as worker representation is widely promoted as an important way ... -
Do environmental regulations hamper productivity growth? How accounting for improvements of firms' environmental performance can change the conclusion
(Discussion Papers;No. 374, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: Many economists maintain that environmental regulations hamper productivity growth. However, recently, an opposing view has gained advocates. Indeed, it has been suggested that the empirically detected inverse ... -
Do funds for more teachers improve student outcomes?
(Discussion Paper;No. 982, Working paper, 2022-06)We investigate the effects of a large-scale Norwegian reform that provided extra teachers to 166 lower secondary schools with relatively high student-teacher ratios and low average grades. We exploit these two margins using ... -
Do higher wages reflect higher productivity? : education, gender and experience premiums in a matched plant-worker data set
(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 ... -
Do immigrants integrate out of poverty in Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 482, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: In light of the riots and unrest among immigrants in France during the fall of 2005, the question of how immigrants are faring with respect to a certain minimum in society is both a timely and pertinent question ... -
Do Models Improve Fishery management? Empirical evidence from a experimental study
(Discussion Papers;No. 228, Working paper, 1998)At the initial stage of this project, the project group consisted of Asbjørn Aaheim, Magnus Hatlebakk and the authors. The authors are grateful for the discussion with the other project participants at this stage. We also ... -
Do more equal slices shrink the cake? An empirical investigation of tax-transfer reform proposals in Italy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004)A crucial issue in efficiency-equality evaluations of tax reforms resides in the possibility that the level as well as the distribution of welfare may change, where the household-specific measures of welfare capture the ... -
Do Norwegian Firms Form Extrapolative Expectations?
(Discussion papers;126, Working paper, 1994-09)The hypothesis of extrapolative expectations is tested directly using Norwegian microeconomic data on firms' expectations of the prices of own products in domestic and export markets and expectations of demand for own ... -
Do older parents' assistance needs deter parent-child geographic divergence in Norway?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The role of intergenerational geographic proximity in individuals' migration decisions has been well-established. The circumstances under which parents and their adult children move away from or remain close to each other ... -
Do welfare-to-work initiatives work? : evidence from an activation programme targeted at social security recipients in Norway
(Discussion Papers;No. 519, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: This paper presents results from an evaluation of a Norwegian initiative to combat poverty launched in 2003. Central to the plan is a broad spectrum of rehabilitation and activation measures intended to help ...