National accounts and business cycles

Didactic methods and small-group instruction for low-performing adolescents in mathematics: Results from a randomized controlled trial

Discussion Papers no. 957

Published: 22 June 2021

Can high-dosage tutoring help low-performing adolescents?

Low activity in the Mainland Economy continues in April

Published: 9 June 2021

GDP in Mainland Norway increased 0.3 per cent in April, adjusted for seasonal variation. The growth follows a downturn lasting all three months of the 1st quarter of 2021

Emission targets and coalition options for a small, ambitious country

Discussion Papers no. 956

Published: 14 May 2021

We theoretically and numerically analyse the impacts for a small, open country with carbon abatement ambitions of joining a coalition with allowance trading.

Fall in mainland-GDP in the 1. quarter

Published: 12 May 2021

There was a decline in economic activity in each of the first three months of the year. Measured in constant prices, GDP for mainland Norway fell by 1.0 per cent in the 1. quarter after a recovery in the two previous quarters, according to seasona...

Corporate taxes, investment and the self-financing rate

Discussion Papers no. 955

Published: 12 May 2021

In this paper, we study how lower corporate tax rates impact investment by including two novel channels into a DSGE model used for fiscal policy analysis in Norway.

Big twelve-month change in total PPI

Published: 10 May 2021

In April 2021, The producer price index (PPI) was high compared to April of last year. Prices on energy goods were unusual low one year ago due to among other things a global shutdown caused by the Corona pandemic.

Family composition and transitions into long-term care services among the elderly

Discussion Papers no. 954

Published: 10 May 2021

Elderly’s use of long-term care (LTC) services are likely to be influenced by family members, but there is scarce research on the role played by partners and/or adult children, especially taking geographic proximity into account.

Accrued to date liabilities, national numbers 2014-2018

Reports 2021/18

Published: 6 May 2021

Flexible empirical Bayes estimation of local fertility schedules: reducing small area problems and preserving regional variation

Discussion Papers no. 953

Published: 28 April 2021

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 high-quality geo-coded data.

Altruist talk may (also) be cheap: Revealed versus stated altruism as a predictor in stated preference studies

Discussion Papers no. 952

Published: 27 April 2021

Altruistic preferences of various forms may cause difficulties in welfare economics. In the valuation of public goods, such preferences are believed to help explain the substantial non-use values found in many stated preference (SP) valuation surveys

A two-stage pooled panel data estimator of demand elasticities

Discussion Papers no. 951

Published: 26 April 2021

In a seminal paper, Feenstra (1994) developed an instrumental variable estimator which is becoming increasingly popular for estimating demand elasticities.

Growing optimism in manufacturing

Published: 22 April 2021

Norwegian industrial managers report a moderate increase in production in the first quarter. New orders and stock of orders also increase marginally. The general expectations for the second quarter of 2021 are also positive among most of the indus...

College as a Marriage Market

Discussion Papers no. 950

Published: 22 April 2021

Recent descriptive work suggests the type of college education (field or institution) is an important but neglected pathway through which individuals sort into homogeneous marriages.

Economic impact of COVID-19

Reports 2021/14

Published: 14 April 2021

COVID-19, Economic Cost and the Role of Fiscal Policy

Reports 2021/13

Published: 14 April 2021