Nasjonalregnskap og konjunkturer

Forventningsindikator - konsumprisene

Notater 2003/27

Publisert: 12. mars 2003

Parametric aggregation of random coefficient Cobb-Douglas production functions

Discussion Papers no. 342

Publisert: 12. mars 2003

Parametric aggregation of random coefficient Cobb-Douglas production functions

Discussion Papers no. 342

Publisert: 12. mars 2003

A panel data study of parametric aggregation of a production function is presented. A four-factor Cobb-Douglas function with random and jointly normal coefficients and jointly log-normal inputs is used. Since, if the number of micro units...

Quantifying central hypotheses on Environmental Kuznets Curves for a rich economy

Discussion Papers no. 341

Publisert: 25. februar 2003

Quantifying central hypotheses on Environmental Kuznets Curves for a rich economy

Discussion Papers no. 341

Publisert: 25. februar 2003

We investigate whether the future relationships between several pollutants and per capita income in rich countries may assume the inverted U-forms of Environmental Kuznets Curves (EKC). The emission-augmenting effect of scaling up aggrega...

The importance of interest rates for forecasting the exchange rate

Discussion Papers no. 340

Publisert: 20. februar 2003

The importance of interest rates for forecasting the exchange rate

Discussion Papers no. 340

Publisert: 20. februar 2003

This study compares the forecasting performance of a structural exchange rate model that combines the purchasing power parity condition with the interest rate differential in the long run, with some alternative models. The analysis is app...

Næringene hotell, restaurant og samferdsel

Notater 2003/20

Publisert: 15. februar 2003

EU-rapport misvisende om forskjellen mellom Norges og EUs statsstøtte

Publisert: 12. februar 2003

God dag, MODAG!

Publisert: 11. februar 2003

Measuring the benefits from public services

Discussion Papers no. 339

Publisert: 31. januar 2003

A conflict of interests in electricity taxation?

Discussion Papers no. 338

Publisert: 21. januar 2003

A conflict of interests in electricity taxation?

Discussion Papers no. 338

Publisert: 21. januar 2003

In conducting economic policy, governments generally face conflicts in various objectives, e.g. between efficiency and equity. In Norway, one objective of energy politics has been to reduce electricity consumption, and several tax increas...

Greenhouse gas emissions in Norway

Discussion Papers no. 337

Publisert: 20. januar 2003

Reduced tax progressivity in Norway in the nineties

Discussion Papers no. 335

Publisert: 20. januar 2003

The inequality in pre-tax income increases in Norway in the 1990s, while the distribution of taxes is about unaltered. This means that tax progressivity has decreased in the period, as measured by summary indices of tax progressivity. Thi...