Nasjonalregnskap og konjunkturer

Mean-spread-preserving transformations

Discussion Papers no. 360

Publisert: 20. oktober 2003

The purpose of this paper is to define various mean-spread-preserving transformations, which can be considered as generalized versions of the mean-Gini-preserving transformation. The mean-Gini-preserving transformation, which was introduc...

Coal cleaning

Discussion Papers no. 356

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

Technological changes in the pulp and paper industry and the role of uniform versus selective environmental policy

Discussion Papers no. 357

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

Corporate environmental protection under uncertainty

Discussion Papers no. 355

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

A stochastic model for the utility of income

Discussion Papers no. 358

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

Indirect social sanctions from monetarily unaffected strangers in a public good game

Discussion Papers no. 359

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

Corporate environmental protection under uncertainty

Discussion Papers no. 355

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

Investment in pollution prevention technologies are often made under significant uncertainty about the future pay-off from the investments. However, as time passes some of the uncertainties may be resolved by new information, implying tha...

A stochastic model for the utility of income

Discussion Papers no. 358

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

In this paper we propose a particular approach to measuring utility of income. To this end we develop a theoretical framework that restricts the class of admissible functional forms and distributions of the random components of the model....

Technological changes in the pulp and paper industry and the role of uniform versus selective environmental policy

Discussion Papers no. 357

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

Although environmental regulations may imply a cost increase on firm's conventional input factors, such regulations could stimulate the incentives to improve factor productivity. Productivity measures including indicators capturing enviro...

Coal cleaning

Discussion Papers no. 356

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

China is a dominant energy consumer in a global context and current energy forecasts emphasise that China's future energy consumption also will rely heavily on coal. The coal use is the major source of the greenhouse gas CO2 and particles...

Indirect social sanctions from monetarily unaffected strangers in a public good game

Discussion Papers no. 359

Publisert: 14. oktober 2003

Several economists have maintained that social sanctions can enforce cooperation in public good situations. This experimental study investigates whether indirect social sanctions from monetarily unaffected observers can increase contribut...

Fordeling av tjenesteproduksjon mellom offentlig og privat sektor i MSG-6

Notater 2003/70

Publisert: 3. oktober 2003

Tilbakemelding/dokumentasjon av prosjektet: Avstemming av KNR mot nye årstall ifølge tallrevisjonen

Notater 2003/65

Publisert: 25. september 2003

Konjunkturtendensene

Økonomiske analyser 4/2003

Publisert: 11. september 2003

Norsk økonomi passerte trolig en konjunkturbunn i løpet av 2. kvartal i år. De kommende to årene vil bli preget av en moderat konjunkturoppgang. Arbeidsledigheten vil på kort sikt fortsette å øke, men ventes å passere toppen tidlig i 2004.

Lav rente stimulerer norsk økonomi

Publisert: 11. september 2003