• Assessing the economic effects of the terror attacks on the US in September 2001: growth prospects, trade patterns and the shipping market 

      Midelfart, Karen Helene; Tenold, Stig; Thøgersen, Øystein (Report, Research report, 2002-07)
      Surveying available evidence at the current stage (April 2002), this report argues that the effects of the terror attacks in September 2001 on global business cycle conditions, trade and economic growth were essentially ...
    • 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 ...
    • Corporate tax systems, multinational enterprises and economic integration 

      Kind, Hans Jarle; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Schjelderup, Guttorm (Working paper, Working paper, 2001-02)
      This paper addresses the outcome of international tax competition in the presence of multinationals that use transfer pricing for strategic purposes as well as to reduce their tax burden. We examine how economic integration ...
    • Does agglomeration explain regional income inequalities? 

      Midelfart, Karen Helene (Working paper, Working paper, 2004-08)
      This paper seeks to explain regional income inequalities in Norway. Similar to the EU countries, Norway is characterized by substantial income disparities. I use sub-regional NUTS 4 data for the Norwegian manufacturing ...
    • Economies of scale in European manufacturing revisited 

      Henriksen, Espen R.; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Steen, Frode (Report, Research report, 2001-05)
      We test for internal and external economies of scale in European manufacturing employing a more disaggregated data set than what has been used in earlier analyses, and aim to separate externalities from common business ...
    • Forskning og utvikling i de maritime næringene 

      Henriksen, Espen R.; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Steen, Frode (Rapport, Research report, 2000-11)
      Potensielle samvirkegevinster mellom de maritime næringene har vært et sentralt spørsmål i norsk politisk debatt. Gjennom flere studier har forskere forsøkt å kartlegge eksistens og form av mulige samvirkegevinster. Forskning ...
    • Globalization, industrial policy and clusters 

      Forslid, Rikard; Midelfart, Karen Helene (Report, Research report, 2001-12)
      This paper analyses industrial policy in a high wage open economy hosting an agglomeration consisting of vertically linked upstream and downstream firms. We show that optimal policy towards upstream industries typically ...
    • 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 ...
    • Kongsberg Gruppen : i skjæringsfeltet mellom høyteknologi og tradisjon 

      Midelfart, Karen Helene (Rapport, Research report, 2002-10)
      Det norske maritime miljøet har gjennom det siste tiår vært gjenstand for betydelig oppmerksomhet og utredning. Alle deler har imidlertid ikke vært like mye i fokus. Et av segmentene som har fått relativt mindre oppmerksomhet ...
    • The location of European industry 

      Midelfart, Karen Helene; Overman, Henry G.; Redding, S. J.; Venables, Anthony J. (Report, Research report, 2000-02)
      Det er nærliggende å tro at tettere europeiske integrasjon vil føre til betydelige endringer i næringslokaliseringen i Europa. Tettere integrasjon gjør bedriftene mer internasjonalt mobile, og gir dem bedre muligheter til ...
    • Regional policy design : an analysis of relocation, efficiency and equity 

      Midelfart, Karen Helene (Working Paper, Working paper, 2004-02)
      Despite substantial regional expenditures at both national and community level, European regional policies do not appear to deliver. The evidence suggests that neither efficiency gains nor reduced regional inequalities are ...
    • Why corporate taxes may rise : the case of trade liberalization and foreign ownership 

      Kind, Hans Jarle; Midelfart, Karen Helene; Schjelderup, Guttorm (Working Paper, Working paper, 2002-04)
      Almost all the literature on tax competition in the presence of multinationals (MNCs) and profit shifting ignores trade costs. This paper studies how economic integration, in terms of reduced trade costs and internationalization ...