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The public procurement of information systems: dialectics in requirements specification
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)When acquiring information systems, public entities face a dilemma. On the one hand, they want to procure the system that best suits their needs, which often requires lengthy dialogues with vendors. At the same time, they ... -
The Role of Parenthood on the Gender Gap among Top Earners
(DP SAM;9/2018, Working paper, 2018-04)Is the wage penalty due to motherhood larger among highly qualified women? In this paper, we study the effect of parenthood on the careers of high-achieving women relative to high-achieving men in a set of high-earning ... -
The Supply of Skill and Endogenous Technical Change: Evidence From a College Expansion Reform
(DP SAM;16/2018, Working paper, 2018-08)We examine the labor market consequences of an exogenous increase in the supply of skilled labor in several cities in Norway, resulting from the construction of new colleges in the 1970s. We find that skilled wages ... -
The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth : the English Corn Returns as a data source in economic history, 1770-1914.
(Discussion paper;9/2013, Working paper, 2013-04)From 1770 to 1914, the British Government collected weekly price and quantity data for all types of grain traded in many market towns; these ‘Corn Returns’ were published in the London Gazette. We computerised the data ... -
The tyranny of non-aggregation versus the tyranny of aggregation in social choices: a real dilemma
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010)Can a tiny gain to sufficiently many well-off justify imposing a much larger sacrifice on the worst-off? We show that if one answers negatively to such a question and endorses replication invariance, one is forced to accept ... -
The theory of tax evasion : a retrospective view
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-12)The paper gives an overview of some main themes in the theory of tax evasion, starting from Allingham and Sandmo (1972). It reviews the comparative statics of the original model of individual behaviour where the tax ... -
Three chapters in industrial organization
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THREE CHAPTERS ON FAIRNESS PREFERENCES
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-05) -
Three Economic Essays on Victimization and Social Policies from Childhood to Retirement
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Tiltrekker lav lønn bedre ledere?
(Master thesis, 2014)Formålet med denne utredningen har vært å forsøke å avdekke hvorvidt lavere lønnsnivå vil tiltrekke seg ledere som i gjennomsnitt har større tilbøyelighet for prososial adferd, enn hva høyt lønnsnivå vil gjøre. Dette er ... -
Time-Dependency in Producers’ Price Adjustments: Evidence from Micro Panel Data.
(DP SAM;12/2018, Working paper, 2018-06)Existing micro evidence of firms’ price changes tends to show a downward sloping hazard rate – the longer the price of a product has remained the same, the less likely it is that the price will change. Using a panel of ... -
The Timing of Parental Job Displacement, Child Development and Family Adjustment
(SAM DP;12/2022, Working paper, 2022-09)This paper examines if the effect of parental labor market shocks on child development depends on the age of the child at the time of the shock. To address this question, we leverage rich Norwegian population-wide register ... -
To invest or not to invest : a real options approach to FDIs and tax competition
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To peg or not to peg? : a simple model of exchange rate regime choice in small economies
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-10)The choice of an exchange rate peg often points to a trade-off between gaining credibility and losing flexibility. We show that the flexibility loss may be reduced if domestic and foreign shocks are correlated and more ... -
Too young to leave the nest ? : the effects of school starting age
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2008-06)Does it matter when a child starts school? While the popular press seems to suggest it does, there is limited evidence of a long-run effect of school starting age on student outcomes. This paper uses data on the population ... -
Towards a competitive society? : the promotion of competition as a goal of economic policy
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 1999-04)This paper discusses the problems involved in considering competition policy as a separate area of economic policy. Two problems are given special attention. The first is the doubtful efficiency gain from enforcing ... -
Trade and development : is south-south co-operation a feasible strategy?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 1998-10)The first part of this article gives a brief overview of the main problems facing the developing countries in the present international trading system, and reviews the debate on import substitution vs. export promotion. ... -
Trade and multinationals : the effect of economic integration on taxation and tax revenue
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-12)The rising importance of multinationals in the world economy has been accompanied by a rise in trade between affiliates of multinationals located in different countries, and by profits being shifted to low tax countries. ... -
Trade crisis? What trade crisis?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)We investigate the 2008–2009 trade collapse using microdata from a small open economy, Belgium. Belgian exports and imports mostly fell because of smaller quantities sold and unit prices charged rather than fewer firms, ... -
Trading off Welfare and Immigration in Europe
(Discussion paper;22/15, Working paper, 2015-10)In this paper, we explore the trade-off Europe faces when choosing between immigration from poor countries and welfare spending. Using data from the European Social Survey on sixteen countries from 2002{2012, we document ...