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Regional Wage Curves Empirical Evidence from Norway
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:3, Research report, 2002)The papers studies wage formation using panel data for a large sample of Norwegian municipalities covering the time period 1970—1992. The main conclusions are the following. Regional manufacturing wages are negatively ... -
Resource Boom, Productivity Growth and Real Exchange Rate Dynamics - A dynamic general equilibrium analysis of South Africa
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:8, Research report, 2006)We study the impact of a natural resource boom on structural change and real exchange rate dynamics, taking into account the indirect effect via relative sectoral productivity changes. Our contribution relative to the Dutch ... -
Samfunnsøkonomisk lønnsomhet i norske og svenske transportplaner - En sammenlikning av Nasjonal transportplan 2018-2029 og Nationell plan för transportsystemet 2018-2029
(Concept arbeidsrapport;2019-1, Research report, 2019)Både Norge og Sverige benytte langsiktige strategiske planer for utvikling og vedlikehold av transportsystemene. Nasjonal transportplan og Nationell plan för transportsystemet har mange likheter. De dekker begge alle ... -
Sammenhengen mellom ferdigheter og arbeidsmarkedssituasjon for utsatte grupper
(Rapport - Institutt for samfunnsforskning;, Research report, 2016)Betydningen av ulike typer ferdigheter for å få innpass på arbeidsmarkedet har fått økt oppmerksomhet de siste årene, både blant beslutningstakere og blant forskere. Det er også god dokumentasjon på at etterspørselen etter ... -
Savers, Spenders and Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:12, Research report, 2004)This paper analyzes the effects of fiscal policy in an open economy. We extend the savers-spenders theory of Mankiw (2000) to a small open economy with endogenous labor supply. We first show how the Dornbusch (1983) ... -
Sportsfiske etter laks: En bioøkonomisk analyse
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:9, Research report, 2003)En bioøkonomisk modell av et sportsfiske (elvefiske) etter laks (Salmo salar) formuleres, og det studeres hvordan økonomiske og biologiske forhold påvirker beskatning, bestandsutvikling og lønnsomhet i elvefisket for gitt ... -
Stylized dynamic model representations - a note
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Survey-based Indicators of Regional Labour Markets and Interregional Migration in Norway
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:14, Research report, 2002)A rich set of regional labour market variables is utilised to explain interregional migration in Norway. In particular, regional indicators of labour market pressure are computed from survey data in which respondents are ... -
Sykefravær. Kunnskapsstatus og problemstillinger
(Research report, 2006)Vi har i dette arbeidet gått gjennom mange artikler, rapporter og noen bøker om sykefravær. Vi har sett på utvikling i sykelighet i befolkningen i forhold til sykefravær, på konjunktursvingninger og ... -
Teacher Sorting, Teacher Quality, and Student Composition: Evidence from Norway
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:8, Research report, 2003)Using panel data for Norwegian schools, we establish a two-equation supply and demand model for teachers with approved education. Taking into account nationally determined teacher pay and a strict teacher appointment rule, ... -
Teacher Turnover and Non-Pecuniary Factors
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:1, Research report, 2004)This paper studies teacher mobility using matched employee-employer panel data from Norwegian primary and lower secondary schools. The Norwegian institutional set-up with completely centralized wage setting for teachers ... -
Testing for a time-varying price-cost markup in the Euro area inflation process
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:5, Research report, 2004)Empirical models of inflation often incorporate equilibrium correction effects based upon levels of prices and input costs. Such models assume that the steady-state price-cost markup is constant, but recent research suggests ... -
Testing Steady-State Implications for the NAIRU
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:16, Research report, 2002)Estimates of the NAIRU are usually derived either from a Phillips curve or from a wage curve. This paper investigates the correspondence between the operational NAIRU-concepts and the steady state of a dynamic wage-price ... -
The Barrier Model of Productivity Growth: South Africa.
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:1, Research report, 2005)The barrier model of productivity growth suggests that individual country productivity is related to the world technology frontier disturbed by national barriers. We offer a country study of the barrier model exploiting ... -
The bioeconomics of a wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) recreational fishery
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:14, Research report; Peer reviewed, 2005)A biomass model of a wild salmon (Salmo salar) river recreational fishery is formulated, and the ways in which economic and biological conditions influence harvesting, stock size, profitability, and the benefit of the ... -
The Bioeconomics of Controlling an African Rodent Pest Species
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:5, Research report, 2003)The paper treats the economy of controlling an African pest rodent, the multimammate rat, causing major damage in maize production. An ecological population model is presented and used as a basis for the economic analyses ... -
The costs and benefits of animal predation: An analysis of Scandinavian wolf re-colonization
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:8, Research report, 2005)After coming close to extinction, the grey wolf (Canis lupus) has re-colonized Scandinavia during the last two decades. The current population numbers some 100–120 individuals, and is distributed in small packs along the ... -
The economics of a stage-structured wildlife population model
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2005:17, Research report, 2005)A simple three-stage model of the Scandinavian moose (Alces alces) (young, adult female and adult male) is formulated. Fecundity is density dependent while mortality is density independent. Two different harvesting regimes ... -
The effect of education on cognitive ability
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2006:9, Research report, 2006)We analyze whether the amount of schooling influences intelligence as measured by IQ tests. By use of a novel longitudinal dataset we are able to condition on early cognitive ability to account for selection into non-compulsory ... -
The Empirical (ir)Relevance of the New Keynesian Phillips Curve
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:21, Research report, 2002)We give an appraisal of the New Keynesian Phillips curve (NPC) as an empirical model of European inflation. We show that existing evidence reported in favour of the NPC on Euro-area and country data is due to a corroborative ...