Nasjonalregnskap og konjunkturer: Discussion Papers

Pupil achievement, school resources and family background

Discussion Papers no. 397

Publisert: 10. desember 2004

The social cost of government spending in an economy with large tax distortions

Discussion Papers no. 396

Publisert: 7. desember 2004

The social cost of government spending in an economy with large tax distortions

Discussion Papers no. 396

Publisert: 7. desember 2004

We use a CGE model to estimate the social cost of a marginal increase in public expenditure in Norway. Norway exemplifies an economy with high taxes. Distortionary taxes imply wedges between the market prices and the corresponding shadow ...

"It pays to be green" - a premature conclusion?

Discussion Papers no. 394

Publisert: 30. november 2004

House ownership and taxes

Discussion Papers no. 395

Publisert: 30. november 2004

House ownership and taxes

Discussion Papers no. 395

Publisert: 30. november 2004

The household portfolio is dominated by a small number of assets; primarily housing and mortgages. We compare data on actual portfolios of Norwegian households with estimated optimal portfolios, using traditional financial theory. We find...

"It pays to be green" - a premature conclusion?

Discussion Papers no. 394

Publisert: 30. november 2004

Explaining experience curves for LNG liquefaction costs

Discussion Papers no. 393

Publisert: 29. oktober 2004

Explaining experience curves for LNG liquefaction costs

Discussion Papers no. 393

Publisert: 29. oktober 2004

Combining CGE and microsimulation models

Discussion Papers no. 392

Publisert: 6. oktober 2004

Combining CGE and microsimulation models

Discussion Papers no. 392

Publisert: 6. oktober 2004

The effects on the degree of equality of reforms in indirect taxation are analysed by using a microsimulation model of the Norwegian economy subsequent to a CGE model. The two main reforms studied are substitution of a uniform VAT rate on...

Liquidity provision in the overnight foreign exchange market

Discussion Papers no. 391

Publisert: 30. september 2004

Liquidity provision in the overnight foreign exchange market

Discussion Papers no. 391

Publisert: 30. september 2004

We presents evidence that non-financial customers are the main liquidity providers in the overnight foreign exchange market using a unique daily data set covering almost all transactions in the SEK/EUR market over almost ten years. Two ma...

Effects of norms, warm-glow and time use on household recycling

Discussion Papers no. 389

Publisert: 21. september 2004

The aim of this paper is to quantify the relative importance of motivations based on warm-glow, social and moral norms and cost of time used recycling on household recycling efforts. We also test for crowding-out of intrinsic motivations ...

Are the Dixit-Pindyck and the Arrow-Fisher-Henry-Hanemann option values equivalent?

Discussion Papers no. 390

Publisert: 16. september 2004