Nasjonalregnskap og konjunkturer: Discussion Papers

Direct load control of residential water heaters

Discussion Papers no. 479

Publisert: 2. oktober 2006

In Norway there is a growing concern that electricity production and transmission may not meet the demand in peak-load situations. It is therefore important to evaluate the potential of different demand side measures that may contribute t...

Can welfare states outgrow their fiscal sustainability problems?

Discussion Papers no. 487

Publisert: 1. oktober 2006

The paper analyses the fiscal effects of productivity shifts in the private sector. Within a stylized model with inelastic labour supply, it shows that productivity shifts in sectors producing non-traded goods (N-sector) are irrelevant fo...

From natural resources and environmental accounting to construction of indicators for sustainable development

Discussion Papers no. 478

Publisert: 30. september 2006

Richer and cleaner - at others' expense?

Discussion Papers no. 477

Publisert: 29. september 2006

"The worth of a wildflower"

Discussion Papers no. 476

Publisert: 29. september 2006

Capacity utilization in a generalized Malmquist index including environmental factors

Discussion Papers no. 473

Publisert: 29. september 2006

Productivity measures ignoring environmental effects may give misleading information on total productivity growth. Further, business cycles in the form of capacity utilization may also significantly influence productivity measures. In thi...

"The worth of a wildflower"

Discussion Papers no. 476

Publisert: 29. september 2006

How much is a wildflower worth? Inspired by "The worth of a songbird" by Funtowicz and Ravetz (1994) we use the value of a wildflower as symbol of the complexity of evaluating environmental qualities and risks. We critically discuss the a...

Richer and cleaner - at others' expense?

Discussion Papers no. 477

Publisert: 29. september 2006

Pollution intensive production can be avoided domestically by increased imports and less exports of dirty products. Such trade effects may imply more emissions abroad, or pollution leakages. We study whether such leakages may contribute t...

Designing optimal taxes with a microeconometric model of household labour supply

Discussion Papers no. 475

Publisert: 28. september 2006

The Achilles heel of the dual income tax

Discussion Papers no. 474

Publisert: 15. september 2006

The Achilles heel of the dual income tax

Discussion Papers no. 474

Publisert: 15. september 2006

The dual income tax provides the self-employed individual with large incentives to participate in tax minimizing income shifting. The present paper analyses the income shifting incentives under the Norwegian split model in the presence of...

Capacity utilization in a generalized Malmquist index including environmental factors

Discussion Papers no. 473

Publisert: 14. september 2006

The importance of volatility in inflow in a deregulated hydro-dominated power market

Discussion Papers no. 472

Publisert: 12. september 2006

The importance of volatility in inflow in a deregulated hydro-dominated power market

Discussion Papers no. 472

Publisert: 12. september 2006

In 2002/2003, the Nordic hydro-dominated power market faced a short-term supply shock. In autumn, precipitation and inflow were unusually low. As a result, there were record high prices in the following winter. Questions were raised wheth...

Real appreciation as an automatic channel for redistribution of increased government non-tax revenue

Discussion Papers no. 471

Publisert: 10. september 2006