Nasjonalregnskap og konjunkturer: Discussion Papers

Increased price markup from union coordination

Discussion Papers no. 470

Publisert: 7. september 2006

Increased price markup from union coordination

Discussion Papers no. 470

Publisert: 7. september 2006

Existing literature have focused on the influence of institutional factors on wage determination when explaining the prolonged cross-country differences in unemployment. Although coordination of wage bargaining probably affects entry barr...

Determinants of long-term interest rates in the Scandinavian countries

Discussion Papers no. 469

Publisert: 23. august 2006

Determinants of long-term interest rates in the Scandinavian countries

Discussion Papers no. 469

Publisert: 23. august 2006

The financial markets in a small open economy like the Scandinavian countries are influenced by international economic developments, especially in their major trading partners. This paper investigates to which degree nominal long-term int...

The financing structure of non-listed firms

Discussion Papers no. 468

Publisert: 15. august 2006

The financing structure of non-listed firms

Discussion Papers no. 468

Publisert: 15. august 2006

This paper presents an analysis of how Norwegian non-listed firms are financed. Using a unique database covering all limited liability firms in Norway, both the size (leverage) and composition (maturity structure) of debt are investigated...

The impact on rent from tenant and landlord characteristics and interaction

Discussion Papers no. 467

Publisert: 8. august 2006

The impact on rent from tenant and landlord characteristics and interaction

Discussion Papers no. 467

Publisert: 8. august 2006

Owner-occupied housing services and rented housing services are often considered close substitutes, and both house price and rental price indices rely on regressions based on dwelling and location characteristics. However, while such char...

Axiomatization of stochastic models for choice under uncertainty

Discussion Papers no. 465

Publisert: 7. august 2006

The influence of the business cycle on bankruptcy probability

Discussion Papers no. 466

Publisert: 7. august 2006

The influence of the business cycle on bankruptcy probability

Discussion Papers no. 466

Publisert: 7. august 2006

I combine two fields of research on default prediction by empirically testing a bankruptcy prediction function where unlisted firms are evaluated on the basis of both their financial statement analysis and the macroeconomic environment. T...

Axiomatization of stochastic models for choice under uncertainty

Discussion Papers no. 465

Publisert: 7. august 2006

This paper develops a theory of probabilistic models for risky choices. Part of this theory can be viewed as an extension of the expected utility theory to account for bounded rationality. One probabilistic version of the Archimedean Axio...

A welfare state funded by nature and OPEC

Discussion Papers no. 464

Publisert: 6. juli 2006

A welfare state funded by nature and OPEC

Discussion Papers no. 464

Publisert: 6. juli 2006

Large petroleum revenues make Norway an enviable fiscal loner. The fiscal policy rule adopted from 2001 transforms petroleum wealth into foreign assets, and only the real return on the financial fund should be spent annually. Despite this...

Will it float?

Discussion Papers no. 463

Publisert: 5. juli 2006