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A benchmark value for relative prudence
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-10)In this paper we propose benchmark values for the coefficients of relative risk aversion and relative prudence on the basis of a binary choice model where the decision maker chooses between aggregating or disaggragatin ... -
Beyond trade costs : firms' endogenous access to international markets
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2007-10)In this paper we argue that the level of access to international markets by firms is related not only to exogenous factors such as trade costs, but also to endogenous factors such as strategic competition on R&D. In ... -
Blinded by the choice : an experimental study on luck, choice and distributive justice
(Master thesis, 2012)This thesis aims to study moral motivation in economic decision making and to increase understanding of how we treat the element of choice when it comes to economic inequality and distribution of income. Most people agree ... -
Breaking the glass ceiling? : the effect of board quotas on female labor market outcomes in Norway
(Discussion paper;28/2014, Working paper, 2014-08)In late 2003, Norway passed a law mandating 40 percent representation of each gender on the board of publicly limited liability companies. The primary objective of this reform was to increase the representation of women ... -
Breaking the Links: Natural Resource Booms and Intergenerational Mobility
(DP SAM;19/2018, Working paper, 2018-09)Do large economic shocks increase intergenerational earnings mobility through creating new economic opportunities? Alternatively, do they reduce mobility by reinforcing the links between generations? In this paper, we ... -
(Breaking) intergenerational transmission of mental health
(SAM DP;14/2023, Working paper, 2023-06-30)We estimate health associations across generations and dynasties using information on healthcare visits from administrative data for the entire Norwegian population. A parental mental health diagnosis is associated with a ... -
Bridging the tax-expenditure gap : green taxes and the marginal cost of funds
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-02)The marginal cost of public funds is usually seen as a number greater than one, reflecting the efficiency cost of distortionary taxes. But economic intuition suggests that since green taxes are efficiency-enhancing the ... -
The broadband access market : competition, uniform pricing and geographical coverage
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-12)In this paper we analyze the market for broadband access. A key feature of this market is that it is considerably more expensive to connect consumers in rural locations than in urban locations. We show that while competition ... -
Building Bridges and Widening Gaps: Efficiency Gains and Equity Concerns of Labor Market Expansions
(DP SAM;19/2019, Working paper, 2019-10-20)We exploit the opening of a large bridge to study how access to a larger labor market affects economic efficiency, and how these potential efficiency gains are distributed across workers. The bridge we study connected the ... -
Business corruption : incidence, mechanisms, and consequences
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Business models for media firms : does competition matter for how they raise revenue?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2009-07)The purpose of this article is to analyze how competitive forces may influence the way media firms like TV channels raise revenue. A media firm can either be financed by advertising revenue, by direct payment from the ... -
Business Training in Tanzania: From Research-driven Experiment to Local Implementation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Field experiments documenting positive treatment effects have a strong policy message: scale up! However, such experiments are typically implemented under close supervision of the research group in charge of the study. In ... -
Buying influence : aid fungibility in a strategic perspective
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2004-04)I study equilibria of non-cooperative games between an aid donor and a recipient when there is conflict over the allocation of their combined budgets. The general conclusion is that a donor’s influence over outcomes is ... -
Bør den indirekte pressestøtten gis som momsfritak eller skattefradrag? :
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Papiraviser er fritatt for moms. Dette representerer en indirekte subsidie i størrelsesorden 1,5 milliarder kroner per år. Skattefradrag for redaksjonelle kostnader har vært foreslått som et supplerende virkemiddel i en ... -
Bør FoU-støtte rettes mot små eller store foretak?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)I boken Innovation, Path Dependency, and Policy, som utkom på Oxford University Press i 2009, uttrykker Jan Fagerberg, David Mowery og Bart Verspagen bekymring for at norsk forskningspolitikk ikke i tilstrekkelig grad ... -
Can a mixed health care system be desirable on equity grounds ?
(Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-02)Should health care provision be public, private, or both? We look at this question in a setting where people differ in their earnings capacity and face some illness risk. We assume that illness reduces a person's time ... -
Can competition reduce quality?
(Discussion paper;9/2012, Working paper, 2012-03)We study the effect of competition on quality in markets such as health care, long-term care and education, when providers choose both prices and quality in a setting of spatial competition. We offer a novel mechanism ... -
Can Female Doctors Cure the Gender STEMM Gap? Evidence from Randomly Assigned General Practitioners
(DP SAM;18/2019, Working paper, 2019-10)We use random assignment of general practitioners (GPs) to provide the first evidence on the effects of female role models in childhood on the long-run educational outcomes of girls. We find that girls who are exposed to ... -
Cancel the deal? An experimental study on the exploitation of irrational consumers
(SAM DP;06/2023, Working paper, 2023-04-06)Consumers can sometimes be exploited because they make mistakes in their valuation of products. We present the results from a large-scale experimental study that examines whether third-party spectators from the general ... -
Capital taxation and imperfect competition : ACE vs. CBIT
(Discussion paper;32/14, Working paper, 2014-11)This paper studies the market and welfare effects of two main tax reforms – the Corporate Business Income Tax (CBIT) and the Allowance for Corporate Equity tax (ACE). Using an imperfect-competition model for a small open ...