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Cartels uncovered
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-03)How many cartels are there? The answer is important in assessing the efficiency of competition policy. We present a Hidden Markov Model that answers the question, taking into account that often we do not know whether a ... -
Centralized vs. de-centralized multinationals and taxes
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2005-03)The paper examines how country tax differences affect a multinational enterprise’s choice to centralize or de-centralize its decision structure. Within a simple model that emphasizes the multiple conflicting roles of ... -
The challenge of a rising skill premium for redistributive taxation
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-02)The present paper analyses the challenge to redistribution programs posed by an increase in skill premium. The increase in skill premium, which we observe in most OECD countries, affects taxation through its effect on ... -
Challenges for the construction of historical price indices : the case of Norway, 1777-1920
(Discussion papers;5/2014, Working paper, 2014-03)This paper reviews some methodological and practical problems encountered in the construction of historical price indices. The underlying data sets in such studies are often characterized by heterogenous and incomplete ... -
Childhood Nutrition and Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from a School Breakfast Program
(DP SAM;15/2016, Working paper, 2016-11-29)While a growing literature documents the short-term effects of public programs providing children with nutritious food, there is scarce evidence of the long-term eects of such programs. This paper studies the long-term ... -
Choosing Between Causal Interpretations: An Experimental Study
(DP SAM;07/2024, Working paper, 2024-05-23)Good decision-making requires understanding the causal impact of our actions. Often, we only have access to correlational data that could stem from multiple causal mechanisms with divergent implications for choice. Our ... -
A chronology of financial crises for Norway
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-05)The paper offers a chronology of financial crises in Norway from her independence in 1814 till present times. Firstly, business cycles, covering almost two hundred years of economic history are mapped. These reveal years ... -
Climate policy and the steel industry : achieving global emission reductions by an incomplete climate agreement
(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
(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 ... -
Climate variability and international migration : an empirical analysis
(Discussion paper;31/14, Working paper, 2014-10)Is international migration an adaptation strategy to sudden or gradual climatic shocks? In this paper we investigate the direct and the indirect role of climatic shocks in developing countries as a determinant of ... -
Co-location, good, bad or both: How does new entry of discount variety store affect local grocery business?
(SAM DP;17/2021, Working paper, 2021)We analyze 69 entries and relocations by the Norwegian discount variety chain Europris during the period 2016 to 2019. We measure how its location choices affect local grocery stores’ performance, using a diff-in-diff ... -
Co-operatives and competition in local coffee markets: The case of Chiapas, Mexico
(Doctoral thesis, 2010)Every year more than 6 million tons of coffee is produced in different parts of the world, mainly in developing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Because there is little scope for economies of scale in coffee ... -
Collude, compete, or both? : deregulation in the Norwegian airline industry
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 1998-10)The purpose of this paper is to test the nature of competition concerning price and capacity setting in the Norwegian airline industry after the deregulation in 1994. Did the two airlines, SAS and Braathens, compete on ... -
Commodity market integration 1850 - 1913 : evidence from Britain and Germany
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-10)In a sample that contains annual prices of 39 selected commodities in Britain and Germany in the period 1850 to 1913 substantial evidence of well integrated commodity markets is found. The degree of integration is not ... -
Company tax reform in Europe and its effect on collusive behavior
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-05)We study how harmonization of corporate tax systems affects the stability of international cartels. We show that tax base harmonization reinforces collusive agreements, while harmonization of corporate tax rates may ... -
Company taxation and tax spillovers: Separate accounting versus formula apportionment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)It is observed in the real world that taxes matter for location decisions and that multinationals shift profits by transfer pricing. The US and Canada use so-called formula apportionment (FA) to tax corporate income, and ... -
Comparative advantage and economic geography : estimating the location of production in the EU
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-10)We develop and econometrically estimate a model of the location of industries across countries. The model combines factor endowments and geographical considerations, and shows how industry and country characteristics ... -
Comparative advantage or discrimination? : studying male-female wage differentials using displaced workers
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-09)We examine differences in search behavior between men and women using data on displaced workers. We find that men and women have similar search duration once we limit our estimation to women with a constant number of ... -
Comparing estimation methods for spatial econometrics techniques using R
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-10)Recent advances in spatial econometrics model fitting techniques have made it more desirable to be able to compare results and timings. Results should correspond between implementations using different applications, ... -
Comparing Implementations of Estimation Methods for Spatial Econometrics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01)Recent advances in the implementation of spatial econometrics model estimation tech- niques have made it desirable to compare results, which should correspond between im- plementations across software applications for ...