Nasjonalregnskap og konjunkturer: Discussion Papers

Strategic partitioning of emissions allowances

Discussion Papers no. 538

Publisert: 8. april 2008

The EU Emission Trading Scheme (ETS) is breaking new ground in the experience with emission trading regimes across multiple jurisdictions. Since the EU ETS covers only some industries, it implies a hybrid emission control scheme where EU ...

The role of heterogeneous demand for temporal and structural aggregation bias

Discussion Papers no. 537

Publisert: 4. april 2008

The role of heterogeneous demand for temporal and structural aggregation bias

Discussion Papers no. 537

Publisert: 4. april 2008

Differences in estimated parameters depending on the frequency of aggregate data have been reported in several fields of economic research. Some differences are due to seasonal variations in demand, but temporal aggregation bias is report...

Timing of innovation policies when carbon emissions are restricted

Discussion Papers no. 536

Publisert: 3. april 2008

Timing of innovation policies when carbon emissions are restricted

Discussion Papers no. 536

Publisert: 3. april 2008

Performance pay and within-firm wage inequality

Discussion Papers no. 535

Publisert: 1. april 2008

Performance pay and within-firm wage inequality

Discussion Papers no. 535

Publisert: 1. april 2008

This paper examines the impact of performance-related pay on wage differentials within firms. Our theoretical framework predicts that, compared to a fixed pay system, pay schemes based on individual effort increase within-firm wage inequa...

How well do tree plantations comply with the twin targets of the Clean Development Mechanism?

Discussion Papers no. 534

Publisert: 12. mars 2008

How well do tree plantations comply with the twin targets of the Clean Development Mechanism?

Discussion Papers no. 534

Publisert: 12. mars 2008

This paper studies the effect of a CDM tree-planting project on carbon sequestration and urban and rural income distribution, taking economy-wide impacts into account. Carbon sequestration in agricultural soil is considered in addition to...

Are lone mothers responsive to policy changes?

Discussion Papers no. 533

Publisert: 7. mars 2008

Are lone mothers responsive to policy changes?

Discussion Papers no. 533

Publisert: 7. mars 2008

The generous Nordic model of welfare is commonly viewed as an exceptional success both in terms of equality and economic growth. However, it has recently become evident that subgroups of the population with weak labour market attachment a...

Engel elasticities, pseudo-maximum likelihood estimation and bootstrapped standard errors

Discussion Papers no. 532

Publisert: 3. mars 2008

Engel elasticities, pseudo-maximum likelihood estimation and bootstrapped standard errors

Discussion Papers no. 532

Publisert: 3. mars 2008

Estimation of standard errors of Engel elasticities within the framework of a linear structural model formulated on two-wave panel data is considered. The complete demand system is characterized by measurement errors in total expenditure ...

Skill composition: exploring a wage-based skill measure

Discussion Papers no. 531

Publisert: 28. februar 2008

Skill composition: exploring a wage-based skill measure

Discussion Papers no. 531

Publisert: 28. februar 2008

Most studies of heterogeneous labor inputs use classifications of high skilled and low skilled based on workers' educational attainment. In this study we explore a wage-based skill measure using information from a wage equation. Evidence ...