Nasjonalregnskap og konjunkturer: Discussion Papers

Retirement behavior of working couples in Norway

Discussion Papers no. 405

Publisert: 5. februar 2005

This paper aims to provide an empirical analysis of the joint retire ment behavior of working couples in Norway. A dynamic programming model is speci.ed and estimated on micro data. The estimation results show that a model, which uses onl...

Labor supply of retiring couples and heterogeneity in household decision-making structure

Discussion Papers no. 404

Publisert: 5. februar 2005

This paper analyzes the labor market participation behavior of retiring couples in Norway. To account for the unobserved heterogeneity in decision-making structure within the household, I formulate a mixed model by assuming there are two ...

Profitability of different instruments in international climate policie

Discussion Papers no. 403

Publisert: 4. februar 2005

Asymptotic distribution theory of empirical rank-dependent measures of inequality

Discussion Papers no. 402

Publisert: 31. januar 2005

Asymptotic distribution theory of empirical rank-dependent measures of inequality

Discussion Papers no. 402

Publisert: 31. januar 2005

A major aim of most income distribution studies is to make comparisons of income inequality across time for a given country and/or compare and rank different countries according to the level of income inequality. However, most of these st...

Heterogeneity, productivity and selection

Discussion Papers no. 401

Publisert: 5. januar 2005

Heterogeneity, productivity and selection

Discussion Papers no. 401

Publisert: 5. januar 2005

How do firms differ, and why do they differ even within narrowly defined industries? Using evidence from a new panel data set for four high-tech, manufacturing industries covering a 10-year period, we show how differences in sales, materi...

Mortality, fertility and old age care in a two-sex growth model

Discussion Papers no. 378

Publisert: 31. desember 2004

The paper discusses the importance of decreasing mortality in explaining demographic change over the last century. A two-sex overlapping generations model is used where care both for children and the elderly is modeled. Assuming that the ...

Accounting for differences in choice opportunities in analyses of energy expenditure

Discussion Papers no. 400

Publisert: 22. desember 2004

Accounting for differences in choice opportunities in analyses of energy expenditure

Discussion Papers no. 400

Publisert: 22. desember 2004

Zero expenditure poses several challenges when estimating demand systems. Zero expenditure on energy goods occur due to limited opportunity to consume the good or because the household chooses not to use all available equipment (corner so...

Environmental risk and the precautionary principle

Discussion Papers no. 398

Publisert: 14. desember 2004

The environmental risk associated with genetically modified organisms (GMO) implies that new approaches to risk assessment, risk management and risk communication are needed. In this paper we discuss the role of the precautionary principl...

Environmental risk and the precautionary principle

Discussion Papers no. 398

Publisert: 10. desember 2004

When subsidized R&D-firms fail, do they still stimulate growth?

Discussion Papers no. 399

Publisert: 10. desember 2004

Pupil achievement, school resources and family background

Discussion Papers no. 397

Publisert: 10. desember 2004

When subsidized R&D-firms fail, do they still stimulate growth?

Discussion Papers no. 399

Publisert: 10. desember 2004

Public R&D subsidies aim to target particularly risky R&D and R&D with large externalities. One would expect many such projects to fail from a commercial point of view, but they may still produce knowledge with social value. Such knowledg...