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    • The Generic Properties of Equilibrium Correction Mechanisms 

      Bårdsen, Gunnar; Hurn, Stand; Lindsay, Kenneth (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:4, Research report, 2002)
      Linear dynamic equilibrium correction mechanisms are shown to follow from the discretisation of continuous economic processes with steady-state solutions. In addition, the proposed procedure on the coefficients of the ...

    • Model Specification and Inflation Forecast Uncertainty 

      Bårdsen, Gunnar; Jansen, Eilev S.; Nymoen, Ragnar (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:13, Research report, 2002)
      Three classes of inflation models are discussed: Standard Phillips curves, New Keynesian Phillips curves and Incomplete Competition models. Their relative merits in explaining and forecasting inflation are investigated ...

    • On Asymmetric Information across Countries and the Home-Bias Puzzel 

      Matsen, Egil (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:2, Research report, 2002)
      This paper investigates the allocation decision of an investor who owns two projects, a domestic and a foreign one. A manager governs the expected return from each project, and the investor has less information on the ...

    • Habit Persistence and Welfare Gains from International Asset Trade 

      Matsen, Egil (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:1, Research report, 2002)
      We introduce habit formation in a model that studies the link between international trade in financial assets, economic growth, and welfare. As with time separable preferences asset trade increases the mean growth rate, ...

    • International Spillovers, Productivity Growth and Openness in Thailand: An Intertemporal General Equilibrium Analysis 

      Diao, Xinshen (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2002:22, Research report, 2002)
      Thailand has experienced economic growth well above world averages for about 40 years. It is a challenge to understand the sources of this high growth path, and in particular why growth has not slowed down with assumed ...

    • Sportsfiske etter laks: En bioøkonomisk analyse 

      Logstein, Rune; Skonhoft, Anders (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 ...

    • Growth, Development and Land-Use in a Simple Agrarian Economy with Endogeneous Population 

      Skonhoft, Anders; Solstad, Jan Tore (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:4, Research report, 2003)
      The paper analyses the relation between demographic transformation, agricultural transformation and land-use pressure within a simple agrarian economy where population is treated both as a cause and consequence of economic ...

    • Wage Formation, Regional Migration and Local Labour Market Tightness 

      Carlsen, Fredrik; Johansen, Kåre; Røed, Knut (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:3, Research report, 2003)
      Economic theory predicts that local labour market tightness affects local wage setting as well as individuals' migration decisions. But how should we measure local labour market tightness? In this paper we show that the ...

    • The Bioeconomics of Controlling an African Rodent Pest Species 

      Skonhoft, Anders; Stenseth, Nils Chr.; Leirs, Herwig; Andreassen, Harry P.; Mulungu, Loth S. A. (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 ...

    • Estimating the Elasticity of Labour Supply to an Enterprise Utilizing a Quasi-Natural Experiment 

      Falch, Torberg (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:7, Research report, 2003)
      This paper utilizes institutional features to identify the supply of labour directed towards individual enterprises. The labour market for Norwegian teachers is characterized by a high degree of central regulations. In the ...

    • Optimal Dutch Disease 

      Matsen, Egil; Torvik, Ragnar (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:1, Research report, 2003)
      Growth models of the Dutch disease, such as those of Krugman (1987), Matsuyama (1992), Sachs and Warner (1995) and Gylfason et al. (1999), explain why resource abundance may reduce growth. However, the literature also ...

    • Wage Bargaining and Political Strength in the Public Sector 

      Falch, Torberg; Strøm, Bjarne (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:6, Research report, 2003)
      This paper analysis the link between political strength and public sector wages using a unique matched individual-employer data set for Norwegian local governments during the period 1990-1998. The results indicate that ...

    • Politics and resource use in local government service production 

      Kalseth, Jorid (Doctoral thesis, 2003)
      This thesis included five essays studying the performance of local governments in Norway. Four of the essays address variation in resource allocation and efficiency between the local governments, the fifth analyses variation ...

    • Essays on Worker Absenteeism 

      Ose, Solveig Osborg (Doctoral thesis, 2003)
      This thesis for the doctorate includes four essays on worker absenteeism in addition to an introduction chapter. The main aim of this work has been to gain more knowledge about worker absenteeism, both theoretically and ...

    • Property Rights and Natural Resource Conservation: A Bio-Economic Model with Numerical Illustrations from the Serengeti-Mara Ecosystem 

      Johannesen, Anne B.; Skonhoft, Anders (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:10, Research report, 2003)
      This study develops a model for wildlife migrating seasonally between a conservation area and a neighbouring area. When being outside the conservation area, harvesting takes place by a group of small-scale farmers. The ...

    • Interest Rate Decisions in an Asymmetric Monetary Union 

      Matsen, Egil; Røisland, Øistein (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2003:2, Research report, 2003)
      Growth models of the Dutch disease, such as those of Krugman (1987), Matsuyama (1992), Sachs and Warner (1995) and Gylfason et al. (1999), explain why resource abundance may reduce growth. However, the literature also ...

    • Teacher Sorting, Teacher Quality, and Student Composition: Evidence from Norway 

      Bonesrønning, Hans; Falch, Torberg; Strøm, Bjarne (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, ...

    • Environmental and economic efficiency in recycling of household waste, pollution control and land-use changes 

      Solem, Håvard (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2004:141, Doctoral thesis, 2004)

    • Testing for a time-varying price-cost markup in the Euro area inflation process 

      Bowdler, Christopher; Jansen, Eilev S. (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 ...

    • Welfare Competition in Norway 

      Fiva, Jon Hernes; Rattsø, Jørn (Working Paper Series, 1503-299X; 2004:7, Research report, 2004)
      Local redistribution policy creates incentives for welfare migration that may result in 'underprovision' or even a 'race to the bottom'. This paper evaluates the empirical importance of welfare competition. Our contribution ...