Browsing Statistisk sentralbyrå by Document Types "Working paper"
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On Nash equilibrium in prices in an oligopolistic market with demand characterized by a nested multinomial logit model and multiproduct firm as nest
(Discussion Papers;No. 454, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: This note provides a proof on existence and uniqueness of Nash equilibrium in prices in a market where the demand side is characterized by a nested multinomial logit model with multiproduct firm as nest and ... -
On natural resource rent and the wealth of a nation: a study based on National Accounts in Norway 1930-95
(Discussion Papers;No. 281, Working paper, 2000)National wealth can be divided into real capital, financial capital, human capital and natural resource wealth. We use the National Accounts measures to illustrate the development of the wealth from 1930 to 1995, with ... -
On R&D anf the undersupply of emerging versus mature technolgies
(Discussion Papers;571, Working paper, 2008)An important policy question is whether research and development (R&D) in new, emerging technologies should be more subsidized than R&D in other more mature technologies. In this paper I analyze if innovation externalities ... -
On some common practices of systematic sampling
(Discussion Papers;No. 456, Working paper, 2006)Abstract: Systematic sampling is a widely used technique in survey sampling. It is easy to execute, whether the units are to be selected with equal probability or with probabilities proportional to auxiliary sizes. It ... -
On the definition and measurement of chronic poverty
(Discussion Papers;No. 497, Working paper, 2007)Abstract: As an alternative to the conventional methods for measuring chronic poverty, this paper proposes an interpersonal comparable measure of permanent income as a basis for defining and measuring chronic poverty. ... -
On the effects of linking voluntary cap-and-trade systems for CO2 emissions
(Discussion Papers;no. 883, Working paper, 2018-09-05)Linkage of cap-and-trade systems is typically advocated by economists on a general analogy with the beneficial linking of free-trade areas and on the specific grounds that linkage will ensure cost effectiveness among the ... -
On the importance of R&D and ownership for productivity growth: Evidence from Norwegian Micro-Data 1976-85
(Discussion Paper;No. 60, Working paper, 1991-02)The first part of this paper develops a semi-parametric growth accounting framework, which permits a simultaneous study of productivity changes, scale economies and market power, extending the approach developed by Hall ... -
On the meaning and measurement of redistribution in cross-country comparisons
(Discussion Papers;No. 649, Working paper, 2011)Abstract: Empirical findings on the relationship between income inequality and redistribution from a cross-country perspective are not conclusive. One reason may be that observers have in mind different concepts of ... -
On the measurement of environmental taxes
(Discussion Papers;599, Working paper, 2009)The purpose of environmental taxes is to correct the market when it fails to take environmental damages into account, i.e. to internalize the Pigouvian element. In addition, fiscal taxes are levied on both polluting and ... -
On the measurement of long-run income inequality: Empirical evidence from Norway, 1875-2013
(Discussion Papers;No. 847, Working paper, 2016-10-04)In seeking to understand inequality today, a great deal can be learned from history. However, there are few countries for which the long-run development of income inequality has been charted. Many countries have records ... -
On the measurement of long-term income inequality and income mobility
(Discussion Papers;No. 622, Working paper, 2010)Abstract: This paper proposes a two-step aggregation method for measuring long-term income inequality and income mobility, where mobility is defined as an equalizer of long-term income. The first step consists of aggregating ... -
On the measurement of nonmarket hospital services in the Norwegian National Accounts
(Notater;2023/9, Working paper, 2023-03)Somatic services rendered by central government-owned hospitals account for a significant part of nonmarket activities in Norway. The output volume of these services has been currently measured by the summed DRG ... -
On the prediction of population totals from sample surveys based on rotating panels
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On the price and volume effects from green certificates in the energy market
(Discussion Papers;No. 351, Working paper, 2003)Abstract: We present a model for an energy market that includes a green certificate for suppliers of energy from renewables and a purchaser commitment to buy these certificates. We show that price and volume effects in ... -
On the problem of measuring inequality
(Discussion Papers;No. 14, Working paper, 1986-06-01)The combination of the Lorenz curve and the Gini coefficient is a widely used tool for measuring inequality in the distribution of income. In the present paper we suggest inequality curves which possess simple ... -
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 ... -
On the value of households' recycling efforts
(Discussion Papers;No. 316, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: Do households' recycling efforts represent a social cost, which should be taken into account in cost-benefit analyses of alternative waste treatment systems? Some argue that it should not, since recycling efforts ... -
Optimal Carbon Taxes and Foreign Aid
(Discussion Papers;1012, Working paper, 2024-05)This article explores whether altruistic preferences toward households in poor high-temperature countries stimulate global warming policies within rich low-temperature countries that avoids damage from global warming. ... -
Optimal climate policy under the possibility of a catastrophe
(Discussion Papers;No. 209, Working paper, 1998)This paper concerns optimal emissions of greenhouse gases when catastrophic consequences are possible. A numerical model is presented which takes into account both continuous climate-feedback damages as well as the ... -
Optimal CO2 abatement and technological change : should emission taxes start high in order to spur R&D?
(Discussion Papers;No. 548, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: Many European politicians argue that since technological development is needed to solve the climate problem, the EU should take the lead and set tougher emission targets than what is required by the Kyoto protocol. ...