• Family welfare cultures 

      Dahl, Gordon B.; Kostøl, Andreas Ravndal; Mogstad, Magne (Discussion papers;782, Working paper, 2014-06)
      Strong intergenerational correlations in various types of welfare use have fueled a long-standing debate over whether welfare receipt in one generation causes welfare participation in the next generation. Some claim a ...
    • Fastlegers inntekter og kostnader: Om etablering av et datamateriale 

      Claus, Gunnar; Hove, Ingrid Hatlebakk (Notater / Documents;2019 / 18, Working paper, 2019-04-02)
      I dette notatet presenteres fastlegers inntekts- og kostnadsforhold for årene 2014- 2017. Statistisk sentralbyrå (SSB) har flere ganger tidligere gjennomført kostnads- og inntektsundersøkelser for privatpraktiserende ...
    • Faustmann and the Climate 

      Hoel, Michael; Holtsmark, Bjart; Holtsmark, Katinka (Discussion papers;701, Working paper, 2012-08)
      This paper presents an adjusted Faustmann Rule for optimal harvest of a forest in the presence of a social cost of carbon emissions. A contribution of the paper is to do this within theoretical and numerical frameworks ...
    • Female labour participation rates in Norway - trends and cycles 

      Svendsen, Ingvild (Discussion Papers;No. 253, Working paper, 1999)
      Norwegian female labour participation rates have increased steadily since the beginning of the seventies. This paper address several issues concerning female labour participation series for the period 1972-1997. The main ...
    • Field of study, earnings and selfselection 

      Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; Leuven, Edwin; Mogstad, Magne (Discussion papers;794, Working paper, 2015-01)
      Why do individuals choose different types of post-secondary education, and what are the labor market consequences of those choices? We show that answering these questions is difficult because individuals choose between ...
    • The financial accelerator : evidence using a procedure of structural model design 

      Hammersland, Roger; Jacobsen, Dag Henning (Discussion Papers;569, Working paper, 2008)
      We find empirical evidence of a financial accelerator using a data based procedure of Structural Model Design. Credit to firms, asset prices and aggregate economic activity interact over the business cycle in our empirical ...
    • The Financial accelerator and the real economy. Self-reinforcing feedback loops in a core macro econometric model for Norway 

      Hammersland, Roger; Træe, Cathrine Bolstad (Discussion Papers;No. 668, Working paper, 2011)
      Abstract: This paper gives a brief description and studies the salient features of a core macro-econometric model that allows for self-reinforcing co-movements between credit, asset prices and real economic activity, often ...
    • Financial deregulation and consumer behavior: the Norwegian experience 

      Boug, Pål; Mork, Knut Anton; Tjemsland, Trond (Discussion Papers;No. 156, Working paper, 1995)
      The present paper uses the model by Campbell and Mankiw (1991) to examine the Norwegian consumer behavior and the role of the financial deregulation during the 1980s. For quarterly data on non-durables and services, we ...
    • Financial deregulation and household saving : the Norwegian experience revisited 

      Halvorsen, Elin (Discussion Papers;No. 361, Working paper, 2003)
      Abstract: I use new micro data to study the effects of credit deregulation on the Norwegian household savings decline in the mid-1980s. This paper has three main findings. First, the decline in saving started in 1983, ...
    • Financial incentives and study duration in higher education 

      Gunnes, Trude; Kirkebøen, Lars Johannessen; Rønning, Marte (Discussion papers;714, Working paper, 2012-11)
      This paper investigates to which extent students in higher education respond to financial incentives by adjusting their study behavior. Students in Norway who completed certain graduate study programs between autumn 1990 ...
    • First union formation among the children of immigrants in Norway: Timing and choice of union type 

      Wiik, Kenneth Aarskaug (Discussion papers;917, Working paper, 2019-09)
      Using Norwegian register data on all individuals born 1985 to 2000 who were either nativeborn or who immigrated as children or teens (N=1,013,734), the current study investigated timing of first co-residential union and ...
    • Fiscal and spending behavior of local governments : an empirical analysis based on Norwegian data 

      Aaberge, Rolf; Langørgen, Audun (Discussion Papers;No. 196, Working paper, 1997)
      This paper treats local governments as utility maximizing agents when they allocate resources among different service sectors. We present estimates for eight service sectors, based on a modified version of the extended ...
    • Fiscal effects of the Norwegian pension reform – A micro-macro assessment 

      Fredriksen, Dennis; Holmøy, Erling; Strøm, Birger; Stølen, Nils Martin (Discussion Papers;No. 821 (2015), Working paper, 2015)
      The main goal of the Norwegian pension reform of 2011 is to improve long run fiscal sustainability, not least through stronger labour supply incentives. We assess to what extent the reform is likely to live up to these ...
    • Fiscal expansion, the budget deficit and the economy: Norway 1988-91 

      Bowitz, Einar; Rødseth, Asbjørn; Storm, Erik (Discussion Paper;No. 91, Working paper, 1993-08)
      From 1989 fiscal policy in Norway has been expansionary. With the aid of the econometric model MODAG we estimate the size of the change in policy from 1988 to 1991, its final effect on the central government budget, and ...
    • Fiscal policy, macroeconomic performance and industry structure in a small open economy 

      Boug, Pål; von Brasch, Thomas; Cappelen, Ådne; Hammersland, Roger; Hungnes, Håvard; Kolsrud, Dag; Skretting, Julia; Strøm, Birger; Vigtel, Trond Christian (Discussion Paper;No. 984, Working paper, 2022-07)
      We analyse how fiscal policy affects both the macroeconomy and the industry structure, using a multi-sector macroeconomic model of the Norwegian economy with an inflation targeting monetary policy. Our simulations show ...
    • Fiscal sustainability: Must the problem be diminished before we can see it? 

      Holmøy, Erling (Discussion Papers;No. 499, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: Assessments of fiscal sustainability (FS) problems should be based on present values of government revenues and expenditures over an infinite horizon. The paper shows that realistic assumptions imply that the ...
    • Flexible empirical Bayes estimation of local fertility schedules: reducing small area problems and preserving regional variation 

      Leknes, Stefan; Løkken, Sturla A. (Discussion Paper;No. 953, Working paper, 2021-04)
      Reliable local demographic schedules are in high demand, but small area problems pose a challenge to estimation. The literature has directed little attention to the opportunities created by increased availability of ...
    • For whom are cities good places to live? 

      Carlsen, Fredrik; Leknes, Stefan (Discussion papers;910, Working paper, 2019-07)
      We use survey data to examine whether there are some sociodemographic groups that particularly value the amenities that cities provide. We find that young, single and childless persons and young men with tertiary education ...
    • Forbruksundersøkelsen på Svalbard 2012. Evaluering av resultater og metode, samt anbefalinger 

      Strand, Pål; Lillegård, Magnar; Holth, Bjørn Are (Notater / Documents;2014/38, Working paper, 2014-11)
      Formålet med forbruksundersøkelsene på Svalbard er å gi en oversikt over private husholdningers forbruk. Den skal bidra i beskrivelsen av samfunnsutviklingen og økonomiske levekår på Svalbard i forhold til fastlandet. ...
    • Forecasting key macroeconomic variables from a large number of predictors : a state space approach 

      Raknerud, Arvid; Skjerpen, Terje; Swensen, Anders Rygh (Discussion Papers;No. 504, Working paper, 2007)
      Abstract: We use state space methods to estimate a large dynamic factor model for the Norwegian economy involving 93 variables for 1978Q2–2005Q4. The model is used to obtain forecasts for 22 key variables that can be ...