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Public Employment and Regional Risk Sharing: Norway 1977-90
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:8, Research report, 2002)We provide an empirical analysis of regional risk sharing in Norway over the period 1977-90. The approach of Asdrubali, Sørensen and Yosha (1996) is extended to take account of public employment as a possible shock absorber. ... -
Public sector wage compression and wage inequality: Gender and geographic heterogeneity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Studies of wage inequality concentrate on private wages. Public sector wages are typically assumed to contribute to the overall wage equality. We challenge this understanding in an analysis of the relative skill premium ... -
Putting Simplicity Back Into New Economic Geography
(Master thesis, 2022)Feltet ny økonomisk geografi analyserer faktorene som påvirker den geografiske lokaliseringen av økonomisk aktivitet. Helt siden feltets startskudd på 90-tallet, har ny økonomisk geografi hatt en utvikling mot mer komplekse ... -
Quality measures in higher education: Norwegian evidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We exploit rich administrative matched data for students and institutions to obtain quality measures across higher education institutions in Norway. Our primary quality indicators are based on individual income after leaving ... -
Quantifying the partial and general equilibrium effects of sanctions on Russia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This paper evaluates the effects of sanctions on Russia between 2014 and 2019 and the resulting countersanctions. We estimate their impact on trade in a gravity framework, allowing for treatment heterogeneity among pairs ... -
Quantifying vulnerability to flooding induced by climate change: The case of Verdal, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The article presents a methodology for the measurement of exposure and social vulnerability to hazards at local level. Using the small town of Verdal in central Norway as a case study, the authors examine its vulnerability ... -
Railway Commuting Costs and Housing Prices in Norway: an Empirical Analysis
(Master thesis, 2017)In this thesis we present a new variable measuring the generalised time costs of commuting to and from central municipalities in Norway, from 1997 to 2016. We use this variable to estimate the effect of changes in railway ... -
Raketter og fjær i det norske bensinmarkedet: En empirisk tilnærming
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Ramsey Model of Barriers to Growth and Skill-Based Income Distribution in South Africa
(Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:11, Research report, 2004)The paper integrates two mechanisms of economic growth, barriers to international spillovers and skill-biased effects on the income distribution. South Africa is an interesting case study because of dramatic changes in ... -
"Råtne epler" i den norske skolen?: Effekten av økt jenteandel på elevprestasjoner
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Real Asset Returns during Different Inflationary Regimes
(Master thesis, 2022)I denne avhandlingen analyserer jeg den historiske realavkastningen til en rekke aktiva og investeringsstrategier i ulike inflasjonsregimer basert på data fra USA. Først separerer jeg inflasjonsregimene basert på det ... -
Realvalutakursen : en ustø kurs?
(Master thesis, 2015)Det har vært stor volatilitet i valutakrysset EUR/NOK de siste 15 årene. Vi har vært gjennom en finanskrise med en påfølgende europeisk gjeldskrise, og vi har hatt store svingninger i oljeprisen. Dette motiverer oss til ... -
Reformimplementering i grunnskolen:: Vil andelen sosialister og andelen kommunale ansatte påvirke graden av reformimplementering?
(Master thesis, 2009)Denne oppgaven undersøker om andelen sosialister i kommunestyret og om andelen kommunale ansatte i kommunestyret påvirker graden av reformimplementering av reformen "Kultur for Læring", St.meld 30, 2003/2004. Ved bruk av ... -
Refugees and the educational attainment of natives: Evidence from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Increases in immigration raise a range of challenges for schools. Existing research primarily investigates the impact of immigrants on native test scores and demonstrates mixed results. Using Norwegian register data and ... -
Regional Inntektskonvergens i EU: Regresjonsanalyse og Markov Matriser
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Regional payroll tax cuts and individual wages: heterogeneous effects of worker ability and firm productivity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper exploits a payroll tax reform in Norway and applies matched employer–employee register data on individual wages to study the incidence of payroll taxation. The contribution is to allow for heterogeneous wage ... -
Regional variasjon i elbilutbredelse i Norge - En paneldata-analyse for årene 2010 til 2016
(Master thesis, 2018)I Norge er elbiler mer miljøvennlig i drift enn konvensjonelle biler. Innen 2025 ønsker norske myndigheter at alle nye personbiler skal være nullutslippsbiler, en målsetting for å redusere klimagassutslipp i transportsektoren. ... -
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 ... -
Regional Wage Responsiveness to Unemployment - Rural-Urban Heterogeneity and Policy Implications
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Previous studies of regional wage formation in Norway have indicated low regional wage responses to regional unemployment. However, previous analyses have not investigated whether wages are more rigid in rural areas than ...