Browsing NHH Brage by Author "Mæstad, Ottar"
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Allocation of tradable emission permits in a global economy
Mæstad, Ottar (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-09)This paper discusses the question of how a national government should design a system of tradable emission permits when goods or production factors are internationally mobile. Emphasis is on the principles for the allocation ... -
Assessing the economic gains of free market access for the least developed countries in the QUAD
Hagen, Rune Jansen; Mæstad, Ottar; Wiig, Arne (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-11)The purpose of this study is to evaluate the economic impact on the least developed countries (LDCs) of reduced trade barriers in their export markets. 48 countries are currently designated as “least developed” by the ... -
Bør Norge delta i EUs kvotesystem for utslipp av klimagasser?
Mæstad, Ottar (Rapport, Research report, 2004-03)Både Norge og EU har vedtatt å innføre kvotesystemer for utslipp av klimagasser fra 2005. Norge må da ta stilling til om vi skal adoptere EU sitt kvotesystem, noe som gir muligheter for kvotehandel mellom Norge og EU, eller ... -
Climate policy and the international steam coal demand
Mæstad, Ottar (Report, Research report, 2003-11)This paper analyses the impact of climate policies on the international steam coal demand, focussing particularly on Western Europe and Japan. Steam coal consumption is heavily concentrated on a few industry sectors (power ... -
Climate policy and the steel industry : achieving global emission reductions by an incomplete climate agreement
Mathiesen, Lars; Mæstad, Ottar (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2002-10)The steel industry is one of the largest sources of global CO2 emissions and hence a candidate for climate policies. A carbon tax on emissions in industrialized countries, however, will cause relocation of steel production ... -
Climate policy and the steel industry : achieving global emission reductions by an incomplete climate agreement
Mathiesen, Lars; Mæstad, Ottar (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-11)The steel industry is one of the largest sources of global CO2 emissions and hence a candidate for climate policies. A carbon tax on emissions in industrialized countries, however, will cause relocation of steel production ... -
Climate Policy and the steel industry: achieving global emission reductions by an incomplete climate agreement
Mathiesen, Lars; Mæstad, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2004)The steel industry is one of the largest sources of global CO 2 emissions and hence a candidate for climate policies. A carbon tax on emissions in industrialized countries, however, will cause relocation of steel production ... -
Coal transport demand in Western Europe and Japan : impacts of energy market liberalisation and climate policy
Golombek, Rolf; Kittelsen, Sverre A.C.; Mæstad, Ottar (Working Paper, Working paper, 2005-12)Europe and Japan are among the main importers of coal. Climate policies following the Kyoto agreement are creating pressure to substitute away from coal and turn to less emission intensive energy sources. At the same time, ... -
Data for a steel industry model
Mæstad, Ottar (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)SNF has recently developed a new model of the steel market and some of the major factor markets connected to the steel industry. The aim of the model has been to study how regulations of the emissions of carbon dioxide ... -
Economic impacts on the least developed countries of the elimination of import tariffs on their products
Hagen, Rune Jansen; Mæstad, Ottar; Wiig, Arne (Report, Research report, 2001-05)Several initiatives aimed at reducing trade barriers for Least Developed Countries have been proposed recently. These include the EU decision to provide duty-free and quota-free access on an autonomous basis for all ... -
Effectiveness of a girls’ empowerment programme on early childbearing, marriage and school dropout among adolescent girls in rural Zambia: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Mudenda, Mweetwa; Zulu, Joseph; Munsaka, Ecloss; Blystad, Astrid; Makasa, Mpundu; Mæstad, Ottar; Tungodden, Bertil; Jakobs, Choolwe; Kampata, Linda Milimo; Fylkesnes, Knut; Svanemyr, Joar; Moland, Karen Marie; Banda, Richard; Musonda, Patrick (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Adolescent pregnancies pose a risk to the young mothers and their babies. In Zambia, 35% of young girls in rural areas have given birth by the age of 18 years. Pregnancy rates are particularly high among ... -
The electricity sector of Uganda : results of development assistance
Mæstad, Ottar (Report, Research report, 2003-04)Over the last decade, NORAD has spent almost 400 mill. NOK on the development of the electricity sector of Uganda. This note briefly discusses the background for the Norwegian support to this sector, describes the nature ... -
Enforcing the Kyoto Protocol : sanction design and strategic behaviour
Hagem, Cathrine; Kallbekken, Steffen; Mæstad, Ottar; Westskog, Hege (Working paper, Working paper, 2003-12)This paper looks at how strategic considerations may play a role in the decision of whether or not to impose sanctions on non-compliant Parties under the Kyoto Protocol. A member of the Enforcement Branch might have an ... -
Environmental policy with endogenous plant location and tradable emission permits
Mæstad, Ottar (Working paper, Working paper, 2003-09)A game between governments that solve environmental problems through tradable emission permits is analysed. We find that emission levels are chosen according to Pigouvian rule, while internationally mobile firms may receive ... -
Essays on trade and environment
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Free emission permits and public revenue
Mæstad, Ottar (Working paper, Working paper, 2001-12)In the presence of preexisting distortionary taxes, it is often argued that auctioned emission permits are preferable to non-auctioned permits, because the former generate revenues that may be used to reduce other taxes. ... -
Free emission quotas, capital mobility and international environmental problems
Mæstad, Ottar (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)This paper brings together two important questions in environmental policy. The first question is how to solve international environmental problems in a world where environmental policies are implemented by governments at ... -
Implikasjoner for norsk næringspolitikk av sentrale utviklingstrekk i EU
Hagen, Kåre Petter; Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Kind, Hans Jarle; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Mæstad, Ottar (Rapport, Research report, 2004-03)Denne rapporten er resultatet av et prosjekt gjennomført ved Senter for Internasjonal Økonomi og Skipsfart (SIØS), SNF, for Nærings- og handelsdepartementet. Formålet med prosjektet har vært å fokusere på sentrale ... -
Integration and transition : scenarios for location of production and trade in Europe
Forslid, Rikard; Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Mæstad, Ottar (Discussion paper, Working paper, 1999-05)Applying a newly developed CGE-model, we present scenarios for the future economic geography of Europe. The model divides the world into ten regions, of which five are European, and there are 14 industries, of which 12 ... -
International climate policy : consequences for shipping
Mæstad, Ottar; Evensen, Annika Jaersen; Mathiesen, Lars; Olsen, Kristian (Report, Research report, 2000-12)This report summarises the main results from the project Norwegian and international climate policy consequences for shipping. The aim of the project has been to shed light on how climate policies might affect shipping, ...