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Determinants of long-term economic growth redux: A Measurement Error Model Averaging (MEMA) approach.
(DP SAM: 19, Working paper, 2016-12)This paper estimates determinants of long-run growth rates of GDP per capita in a cross section of countries. We propose a novel Measurement Error Model Averaging (MEMA) approach that accounts for measurement error in ... -
Diffusion of pharmaceuticals : cross-country evidence of anti-TNF drugs
(Discussion paper;7/2013, Working paper, 2013-03)This paper studies the diffusion of biopharmaceuticals across European countries, focusing on anti-TNF drugs, which are used to treat autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatism, psoriasis). We use detailed sales information on ... -
Disability compensation and responsibility
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-12)It is a central political goal to secure disabled individuals the same opportunities as others to pursue their conception of a good life. This goal reflects an ambition to combine an egalitarian and a liberal moral intuition. ... -
Disability, social identity, and entrepreneurship : evidence from a lab experiment in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)There are more than one billion persons with disabilities worldwide, constituting one of the most marginalized groups in the world. This paper investigates barriers to entrepreneurship among persons with disabilities. The ... -
Disability, social identity, and entrepreneurship : evidence from a laboratory experiement in rural Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)People with disabilities (PWDs) often face social exclusion due to the stigma associated with having a disability. This results in many PWDs being disadvantaged economically, in education attainment and career opportunities. ... -
Disadvantageous semicollusion : price competition in the Norwegian airline industry
(Discussion paper;27/2012, Working paper, 2012-12)Motivated by observations in the Norwegian airline industry in the late 90s, we develop a semicollusive model with collusion on gross prices and competition on contracts for large customers (corporate contracts). The ... -
A discrete-time stochastic partial equilibrium model of the spot freight market
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-03)This paper presents a stochastic extension of the classical partial equilibrium models of the spot freight market. The supply in the model is based on microeconomic analysis of the supply characteristics of a given fleet ... -
Disease Control and Inequality Reduction: Evidence from a Tuberculosis Testing and Vaccination Campaign
(SAM;28/2015, Working paper, 2015-12-02)This paper examines the economic impact of a tuberculosis control program launched in Norway in 1948. In the 1940s, Norway had one of the highest tuberculosis infection rates in Europe, affecting about 85 percent of the ... -
Divergent Integration
(DP SAM;10/2021, Working paper, 2021-04-16)Trade liberalisation is often characterised as either preferential or non-discriminatory but not all preferential trade agreements are the same. We focus on non-tariff measures that can constitute barriers to trade and ... -
Do bottlenecks generate market power? : an empirical study of the Norwegian electricity market
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-12)The present study analyses the potential non-competitive effects of capacity restrictions – socalled bottlenecks - in the Norwegian electricity market. We specify a structural model, and econometrically identifies market ... -
Do consumers buy less of a taxed good?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-01)This paper shows that consumers may buy more of a taxed good if it is sold by a two-sided platform firm. Two-sided platform industries serve distinct customer groups that are connected through interdependent demand, and ... -
Do firms really share rents with their workers?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-05)We use matched firm - worker panel data from France and Norway to consider observationally equivalent alternatives to the hypothesis that firms share product market rents with their workers in the form of higher wages. ... -
Do Fossil fuel Taxes Promote Innovation in Renewable Electricity Generation?
(DP SAM;16/2016, Working paper, 2016-11-29)We evaluate the role of a fossil fuel tax and research subsidy in directing innovation from fossil fuel toward renewable energy technologies in the electricity sector. Using a global firm-level electricity patent database ... -
Do Generous Parental Leave Policies Help Top Female Earners?
(DP SAM;07/2020, Working paper, 2020-05)Generous government-mandated parental leave is generally viewed as an effective policy to support women’s careers around childbirth. But does it help women to reach top positions in the upper pay echelon of their firms? ... -
Do Koopmans’ postulates lead to discounted utilitarianism?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-12)In this paper we consider variations of Koopmans’ (1960) postulates and demonstrate that these lead to a class of social preferences that is wider than discounted utilitarianism. We formulate a utilitiarian condition ... -
Do non-enforceable contracts matter? Evidence from an international lab experiment
(Discussion paper;2/2012, Working paper, 2012-02)Many verifiable contracts are impossible or difficult to enforce. This applies to contracts among family and friends, contracts regulating market transactions, and sovereign debt contracts. Do such non-enforceable contracts ... -
Do non-enforceable contracts matter? Evidence from an international lab experiment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Many verifiable contracts are impossible or difficult to enforce. This applies to contracts among family and friends, contracts regulating market transactions, and sovereign debt contracts. Do such non-enforceable contracts ... -
Do prices reflect short-term output fluctuations? : empirical evidence from a small open raw material based economy
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-01)Within the framework of Keynesian economic theory it is widely taken for granted that short term output fluctuations are mirrored in corresponding fluctuations in prices. By examining data on prices and output for a small ... -
Do slotting allowances harm retail competition?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2006-09)Slotting allowances are fees paid by manufacturers to get access to retailers’ shelf space. Both in the USA and Europe, the use of slotting allowances has attracted attention in the general press as well as among policy ... -
Do spillovers justify subsidies to commercial R&D? : four microeconometric essays
(Doctoral thesis, 2002)Chapter 1: In the introductory chapter, I place my thesis in an empirical research tradition going back to the mid-19S0s, investigating the economics of technological change. Key issues have been the private and social returns ...