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The Duhem-Quine thesis and experimental economics. A reinterpretation
(Discussion Papers;No. 329, Working paper, 2002)Abstract: The Duhem-Quine thesis asserts that any empirical evaluation of a theory is in fact a composite test of several interconnected hypotheses. Recalcitrant evidence signals falsity within the conjunction of hypotheses, ... -
The dynamic effects of aggregate demand, supply and oil price shocks
(Discussion Papers;No. 174, Working paper, 1996)This paper analyses the dynamic effects of aggregate demand, supply and real oil price shocks on real output and unemployment. Oil price shocks are included explicitly in the model, to investigate their role in explaining ... -
The dynamic factor model revisited: the identification problem remains
(Discussion Papers;No. 369, Working paper, 2004)Abstract: The lack of identification of short run run effects in a system of regression equations consisting of a dynamic translog cost function and cost share equations derived from this cost function is shown. Keywords: ... -
The effect of childhood family size on fertility in adulthood. New evidence from IV estimation
(Discussion papers;802, Working paper, 2015-03)While fertility is positively correlated across generations, the causal effect of children's experience with larger sibships on their own fertility in adulthood is poorly understood. Using the sex composition of the two ... -
The effect of pension wealth on private savings. Results from an extended life cycle model
(Discussion papers;697, Working paper, 2012-07)An extended life cycle model is used to investigate how variation in the level of expected pensions influences non-pension wealth accumulation. We try to explain why the offset effects between pension wealth and private ... -
The Effect of plant downsizing on disability pension utilization
(Discussion Papers;No. 435, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: We investigate the impact of plant downsizing on disability pension utilization in Norway. Plant downsizing substantially increases the disability entry rate of workers in affected plants. Workers originally ... -
The Effect of skill mismatch on wages in a small open economy with centralized wage setting: The Norwegian case
(Discussion Papers;No. 270, Working paper, 2000)Pervasive skill-biased technological changes, probably from trade in computer technology, have visualized the pros and cons of wage setting centralization in small open economies. Skill mismatch has increased in countries ... -
The Effect of using administrative registers in economic short term statistics: The Norwegian labour force survey as a case study
(Discussion Papers;No. 273, Working paper, 2000)In case of a single survey at one time point, it is well known that combining administrative registers with survey data often substantially improves the quality of statistic production. However, in short term statistics ... -
The effect of working conditions on teachers’sickness absence
(Discussion papers (Statistisk sentralbyrå. Forskningsavdelingen);No. 684, Working paper, 2012)This paper investigates the effect of working conditions on the amount of teachers’sickness absence in Norway. Exploiting intertemporal variation within teachers who have not changed schools, the findings indicate that ... -
The effects of an upper secondary education reform on theattainment of immigrant youth
(Discussion Papers;No. 528, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: The national Norwegian school reform of 1994, which gave statutory right to at least three years of upper secondary education, had a significant impact on educational attainment among immigrant youth. In particular, ... -
The effects of innovation policies on firm level patenting
(Discussion Papers;No. 830, Working paper, 2015-12-10)This paper examines the impacts of R&D tax credits and direct R&D subsidies on Norwegian firms' patenting, with a particular focus on environmental patenting. This paper examines the impacts of R&D tax credits and direct ... -
The effects of R&D tax credits on patenting and innovations
(Discussion Papers;No. 565, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: Norwegian business spending on R&D is low by OECD standards. To stimulate business R&D, in 2002 the Norwegian government introduced a tax-based incentive, SkatteFUNN. We analyze the effects of SkatteFUNN on the ... -
The efficient combination of taxes on fuel and vehicles
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The elasticity of substitution of superlative price indices
(Discussion Papers;No. 407, Working paper, 2005)Abstract: The paper presents a method for computing the curvature implicit in the use of superlative price indices. It extends the quadratic lemma and allows us to compute the elasticity of substitution of the underlying ... -
The engine of fertility influencedby interbirth employment?
(Discussion Papers;No. 15, Working paper, 1986-06-15)The decline in fertility is often related to the increased labor force participation among married women. This article discusses the relationship between fertility and employment by using a dynamic methodology of life-course ... -
The entrepreneurial earnings puzzle. Evidence from matched person-firm data
(Discussion papers;789, Working paper, 2014-11)Empirical studies show that the pecuniary returns to an individual's decision to switch from wage employment to entrepreneurship are low. We reconsider the pecuniary gains from this transition using a unified and flexible ... -
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 ... -
The equilibrium relationship between public and total employment. The importance of endogenous non-labour income
(Discussion papers;779, Working paper, 2014-04)This paper analyses the general equilibrium relationship between increases in tax financed public employment and total employment, emphasizing one income effect: Reallocating employment from the private to the public sector ... -
The European Union's potential for strategic emissions trading in a post-Kyoto climate agreement
(Discussion Papers;No. 530, Working paper, 2008)Abstract: The literature suggests that Russia and Ukraine may become large sellers of greenhouse gas emissions permits under the Kyoto Protocol and might exploit their market power to maximize trading profits. The EU ... -
The Evolution of considerate smoking behavior
(Discussion Papers;No. 279, Working paper, 2000)This paper studies the formation of social norms for considerate smoking behavior. Being considerate gives smokers a higher social approval from non-smokers, but imposes an inconvenience cost. A non-smoker's disapproval ...