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(Chapter / Bokkapittel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The materials balance tells us that matter cannot be created or destroyed. The mass contained in inputs must either be contained in the outputs or contained in residuals. Residuals are discharged to the external environment ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Under a context of a developing country, I try to disentangle the two mechanisms that drive the negative correlation between wage inequality and welfare generosity. The main mechanism, goes from pre-tax wage inequality to ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2019)
Economic recessions are costly, and are among other things associated with high unemployment rates, low wage growth, low investment spending and a higher number of bankruptcies. Whether the economy is in a recession or an ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
In this thesis, the economic effects of Covid-19 and the policy responses in Norway and Sweden are researched. Because Norway and Sweden chose quite different policy responses to prevent the spread of the pandemic, it is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
We build a workhorse model to study the optimal and the equilibrium certifier from a long-run perspective. Firms enter the market, and invest in their capacity to provide quality, before the certification threshold is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract This paper introduces a theory-based equivalence scale for public in-kind transfers, which justifies comparison of distributions of extended income (cash income plus the value of public services) between European ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
This thesis aims to measure the returns to education for females in Nepal. By using newly acquired household data from the Demographic and Health Survey of 2022, I examine how the household ownership of welfare goods ...
Finfluensere: Kan finfluensere påvirke aksjekursen? Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Have recent trends in globalization changed the positive link between trade openness and social insurance? The consensus view – that voters want better social insurance against income loss the more open the economy – is ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Demographic forecasters must be realistic about how well they can predict future populations, and it is important that they include estimates of uncertainty in their forecasts. Here we focus on the future development of ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Oppgaven er en undersøkelse av hvordan bruk av samtaleprosess som behandlingsform i barneverns- og helsenemnda påvirker ulike utfall for barn som er involvert i saker om tvangstiltak i barnevernet. Samtaleprosess er en ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2016)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Using a panel data set of Norwegian workers and industries, this thesis examines the impact of labour unions on wage inequality in Norway. The analysis employs pooled OLS and fixed effects regression models, finding that ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
In 2009 low-income individuals without children became eligible to obtain housing allowance. This thesis examines how the reform affected their labor supply. Applying a differences-in-differences framework to administrative ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
I denne oppgaven estimerer jeg husholdningenes priselastisitet i kraftmarkedet med hensyn på daglig spotpris. Bakgrunnen for å estimere en slik elastisitet i dagens situasjon er at prisnivået i Norge har ligget vesentlig ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
The Overlapping Generations model provides a comprehensive framework for the evaluation of policy designs with long time horizons. Indeed, the OLG approach gains its relevance in enabling economists to address the direct ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Mass layoffs cause scars to affected workers' potential earnings path and job security. Past research on mass layoffs has mainly focused on the recovery of displaced workers. However, the rate of recovery depends on labour ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
In this paper, I conduct a comprehensive analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of the Swedish model in addressing wealth inequality and the concentration of wealth in the top 1%. The investigation is carried out by tracing ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
We establish two investment rules for maximal constant per capita consumption under exogenous population growth, one in terms of total capital stocks and the other in terms of per capita capital stocks. Both rules show the ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
This thesis uses newly digitized data on industrial conflict to explore the relationship between the frequency of industrial conflict and unemployment. The data covers Norwegian industrial conflicts and ranges from 1909 ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
After having observed a deviation from backward induction, a player might deem the opponent prone to deviate from backward induction again, making it worthwhile to deviate themself. Such reaction might make the deviation ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
The purpose of this paper was analyzing decision-makers attitudes towards flood protection. To study this, a linear probability model was utilized on survey data to estimate how different attributes affected whether they ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
Policy makers concerned with setting optimal values for carbon instruments to address climate change externalities often employ integrated assessment models (IAMs). In the past, these tools have relied on representative ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract The expenditure method of Pissarides and Weber (J Public Econ 39(1):17–32, 1989) shows how one backs out measure of income underreporting by the self-employed by using food consumption as trace of true income. In ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
We introduce loss aversion in an infinite-horizon, alternating-offers model. When outside options serve as reference points, the equilibrium of our model follows that of the standard Rubinstein bargaining model, i.e., ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Reaping the full benefits from cross-border interconnection typically requires reinforcement of national networks. When the relevant parts of the networks are complements, a lack of coordination between national transmission ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
This paper surveys Nordic historic studies on the distribution of income to highlight similarities and differences between Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden in the evolution of income concentration and income inequality ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract In periods of distress, observed and perceived income risk tends to rise. Does this heightened income risk affect monetary transmission? This paper first shows that in partial equilibrium, heightened income risk ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract A lot is known about the association between marital status and mortality, and some of these studies have included data on cohabitation. Studies on the association with health problems, rather than mortality, are ...
Ideelle aktørers rolle i omsorgssektoren: En analyse av effekten av eierform på pårørendes tilfredshet ved sykehjem i Oslo kommune Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Gjennom en litteraturgjennomgang og analyse av primærdata fra pårørendeundersøkelser fra sykehjem i Oslo kommune gjennomført av Sykehjemsetaten i 2023, tar denne oppgaven sikte på å utforske mekanismene som fører til ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
In this paper, we discuss electricity market design in Europe in light of the 2021-23 energy crisis, drawing on several of our Centre on Regulation in Europe (CERRE) reports. We outline the relevant theoretical background ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
De engelske kornlovene 1815–1846 ble initiert for å beskytte grunneiernes kommersielle inntekter; matkrisen i Frankrike i 1770 for å øke overskuddet på kongens jord; hungersnøden i Bengal i 1770 for å øke East India Companys ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Earlier research has documented a relationship between parity and all-cause mortality, as well as parity and cause-specific mortality (e.g. cancer and cardiovascular disease mortality). Less is known about the relationship ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
The Norwegian Tax Administration conducted multi-year random audits on a specific item in the personal income tax return. We exploit this exceptional randomized setup to estimate the effects of tax audits on future compliance ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Every government that controls an exhaustible resource must decide whether to exploit it or conserve it and thereby let the subsequent government decide whether to exploit or conserve. This paper develops a positive theory ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Behovet for skatteinntekter og arbeidskraft i tiden som kommer taler for at vi innretter skattesystemet slik at disinsentivene til markedsarbeid begrenses. Jeg tror imidlertid ikke at Torvikutvalgets hovedgrep for å oppnå ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
There appears to be a general movement away from universal child benefits and towards means-testing. In the present article we argue that instead of suppressing the labour supply of middle-income parents by withdrawing the ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
Produktivitetsvekst er en av de viktigste driverne bak den økonomiske utviklingen. For å forstå hvordan produktivitetsutviklingen påvirker den økonomiske utviklingen er det viktig at produktivitet måles riktig. I denne ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
The unifying theme of this thesis is the past, present and future household and family structure in various Nordic countries. It provides a forecast of household structure in Denmark and Finland. An application of household ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
For å undersøke om det er synergier mellom NGOer og REDD+ donorer, eller om de er substitutter, undersøker denne masteroppgaven verdien av reduserte overvåkings- eller beskyttelseskostnader. Oppgaven tar utgangspunkt i de ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
This paper examines whether nonlinear and non-Gaussian features of earnings dynamics are caused by hours or hourly wages. Our findings from the Norwegian administrative and survey data are as follows: (i) Nonlinear mean ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
We propose novel estimates of the economic consequences of undoing European goods and services markets integration. Using a quantitative multi-country, multi-sector trade model, we disentangle two important layers of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Denne artikkelen presenterer en modell for å utlede optimale handlingsregler. Modellen inkluderer seks faktorer som ofte blir diskutert: Fremtidige petroleumsinntekter, befolkningsvekst, fremtidige behov (aldring), ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
We model the value chain of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) by focusing on the decisions taken by actors involved in either capture, transport or storage of CO2. Plants emitting CO2 are located apart. If these invest in ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2015)
The importance of R&D and innovation for productivity and long run economic growth is difficult to overstate. In the modern economy, firms invest in a wide range of intangible assets, including data, software, patents, new ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
I study optimal carbon taxation in an analytic quantitative integrated assessment model (IAM) that links IAM components, parametric assumptions, and calibration approaches directly to their policy impacts. I show how ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract Rank-based measures of intergenerational mobility are generally justified by their invariance to changes in inequality. However, I show that whenever the source of inequality is uncorrelated to parent ranks, such ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
Abstract This paper demonstrates how tax administrations can evaluate future compliance gains from risk‐based tax enforcement that audits all taxpayers above a risk threshold. Expanding tax enforcement in this setting means ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Jeg analyserer hvilken effekt den fremtidige utviklingen til nettaktøren Oda vil ha på konkurransesituasjonen i det norske dagligvaremarkedet. Etter å ha mislyktes med utenlandslansering, er Oda nå mer målrettet mot å bli ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
This thesis investigates the relationship between earnings of university students and time taken to finish the degree. Here earning indicates hours worked by the student. First, we investigate the relation of time taken ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Hvordan reagerer husholdninger og sentralbanken på et økonomisk sjokk? Jeg utvider en ny-keynesiansk modell slik at økonomien deles inn i to sektorer, en sektor for nødvendighetsgoder og en for luksusgoder. Ved å splitte ...
The European Green Deal: An approach to model the EU ETS until 2030 Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges of today's time and is addressed by political initiatives around the globe. A major attempt to reduce greenhouse gas emissions was made by the European Union when ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
I min masteroppgave har jeg utforsket en problemstilling basert på påstander fremmet i videoen "Økonomibløffen" laget av Motvind og Naturfilmkanalen. Denne problemstillingen dreier seg om følgende spørsmål: Fungerer ...
Population Asymmetry and Inter-Municipal Cooperation Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
We adapt the wage contracting structure in Chari (1983) to a dynamic, balanced-growth setting with recontracting as in Calvo (1983). The resulting wage-rigidity framework dampens income effects in the short run, thus ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Denne oppgaven inneholder en analyse av kostnadsstrukturen i produksjon av laks og ørret i Norge for årene 2009 til 2021. Matfiskproduksjonen har hatt økende enhetskostnader siden 2005. For å analysere kostnadsstrukturen ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
Studying the distributional effects of monetary policy has gained increased importance in monetary policy research in recent years. By utilizing detailed annual employer-employee and register-based data at the individual ...
Monetary Policy Shocks on the Norwegian Stock Index. Restricted Access
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2023)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)
Abstract
An extensive literature has examined the relationship between birth spacing and subsequent health outcomes for parents, particularly for mothers. However, this research has drawn almost exclusively on ...