• Assessing the economic interdependence between states and regions 

      Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Thøgersen, Øystein (Report, Research report, 2002-06)
      In this paper we discuss how, and to what extent, the states and regions of the world are linked, and analyse how increased globalisation has affected the type and magnitude of linkages. Issues we address include: what are ...
    • Cooperative and non-cooperative R&D policy in an economic union 

      Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Kind, Hans Jarle (Working paper, Working paper, 2003-11)
      Should R&D policies within an economic union be centralized or decentralized to each individual country? Do non-cooperative policies - typically implying policy competition between countries - always give rise to too high ...
    • Domestic labour markets and foreign direct investment 

      Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Wooton, Ian (Working Paper, Working paper, 2005-12)
      We study how the labour market and industry uncertainty affect the investment decisions of multinational enterprises (MNEs). In an uncertain business climate, MNEs must take account of the future in deciding where to locate ...
    • Foreign direct investment : assessing the need for a multilateral agreement 

      Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell (Report, Research report, 2002-06)
      Do we need a multilateral agreement for policies towards international investments similar to the trade agreements that exist? Foreign direct investments (FDI) play an important role in the international economy, and in ...
    • Globetrotterne : norsk økonomi i en verden med fri handel, arbeidsvandring og internasjonaliserte bedrifter 

      Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Norman, Victor D.; Orvedal, Linda; Tenold, Stig; Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Kind, Hans Jarle (Rapport, Research report, 2007-04)
      Denne rapporten belyser hvordan globaliseringen vil påvirke norsk næringsstruktur og utenrikshandel de neste 50 årene. Globalisering fører til at Norge vil stå overfor en helt ny utenriksøkonomi. De vestlige lands handel ...
    • De gode hjelperne - virkninger av utviklingen i Kina og India for norsk økonomi 

      Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Norman, Victor D.; Orvedal, Linda; Tenold, Stig; Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Kind, Hans Jarle (Rapport, Research report, 2006-10)
      Rapporten belyser hvordan den økonomiske utviklingen i Kina og India vil påvirke norsk økonomi de neste 50 årene – hva den betyr for konkurranseutsatt virksomhet, hvordan næringsstrukturen vil endres, hvor store gevinster ...
    • Implikasjoner for norsk næringspolitikk av sentrale utviklingstrekk i EU 

      Hagen, Kåre Petter; Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Kind, Hans Jarle; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Mæstad, Ottar (Rapport, Research report, 2004-03)
      Denne rapporten er resultatet av et prosjekt gjennomført ved Senter for Internasjonal Økonomi og Skipsfart (SIØS), SNF, for Nærings- og handelsdepartementet. Formålet med prosjektet har vært å fokusere på sentrale ...
    • Multinational firms : easy come, easy go? 

      Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Wooton, Ian (Working paper, Working paper, 2000-12)
      Although many countries welcome inward investments by multinational firms (MNEs), it is often perceived that MNEs readily close down production in bad times. We study the choice of an MNE in deciding whether to establish ...
    • R&D policies, trade and process innovation 

      Haaland, Jan Ingvald Meidell; Kind, Hans Jarle (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-11)
      We set up a simple trade model with two countries hosting one firm each. The firms invest in cost-reducing R&D, and each government may grant R&D subsidies to the domestic firm. We show that it is optimal for a government ...