Browsing Discussion papers (FOR) by Author "Osmundsen, Petter"
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Common agency with outside options : the case of international taxation of an MNE
Olsen, Trond E.; Osmundsen, Petter (Discussion paper, Working paper, 1999) -
Disposal of petroleum installations : major policy issues
Osmundsen, Petter; Tveterås, Ragnar (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-01)Following the Brent Spar controversy, the OSPAR countries reached a unanimous agreement in 1998 for the future rules for disposal of petroleum installations. The vast majority of existing offshore installations will be ... -
European market integration for gas? : volume flexibility and political risk
Asche, Frank; Osmundsen, Petter; Tveterås, Ragnar (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-05)Is the European gas market integrated? Are there substantial price differences between gas from different export countries? Time series of Norwegian, Dutch and Russian gas export prices to Germany in 1990-1998 are examined. ... -
International competition for R&D investments
Olsen, Trond E.; Osmundsen, Petter (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-02)Two jurisdictions compete to attract shares of the R&D investment budget of a large multinational enterprise, whose investments potentially confer positive spillovers on national firms. The firm contributes to local welfare ... -
Market integration for natural gas in Europe
Asche, Frank; Osmundsen, Petter; Tveterås, Ragnar (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2000-09)In this paper we examine the degree of market integration in French gas imports. Are there substantial price differences between gas from different export countries, and do prices move together? Furthermore, we analyze to ... -
Multinationals, regulatory competition and outside options
Olsen, Trond E.; Osmundsen, Petter (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-12)Lower barriers to entry and developments in world capital markets have increased the actual and potential mobility of multinational enterprises. This poses challenges for host countries’ tax and regulation policies. The ... -
Multinationals, tax competition and outside options
Olsen, Trond E.; Osmundsen, Petter (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2010-09)We analyse tax competition when a multinational firm has invested in two countries but also has an outside option, e.g., towards a third country. An interesting finding is that more attractive outside options for firms may ... -
Sharing of endogenous risk in construction
Olsen, Trond E.; Osmundsen, Petter (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2003-07)In risk management of complex procurement projects in construction, the buyer has two principal instruments at his disposal: 1) the choice of time and resources put into engineering and design (project specification), thus ... -
Spillovers and international competition for investments
Olsen, Trond E.; Osmundsen, Petter (Discussion paper, Working paper, 2001-05)Two jurisdictions compete to attract shares of the investment budget of a large multinational enterprise, whose investments confer positive spillovers on national firms. The firm has private information about its efficiency ... -
Strategic tax competition : implications of national ownership
Olsen, Trond E.; Osmundsen, Petter (Discussion paper, Working paper, 1999-11)Two jurisdictions compete to capture the rents of a large multinational enterprise (MNE) which invests locally and which is partly owned by local investors. The MNE contributes to local welfare by tax payments and dividends, ...