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Working Papers

2009

1. Efficiency potential and determinants of efficiency: An analysis of the care of elderly sector in Norway
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

2008

2. Young and Old Competing for Public Welfare Services
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
   Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2007) View citations

2007

3. Myopic or constrained by balanced-budget-rules? The intertemporal spending behavior of Norwegian local governments
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
   See also Journal Article in FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis (2009)
4. Public Sector Efficiency: The Roles of Political and Budgetary Institutions, Fiscal Capacity and Democratic Participation
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations
   See also Journal Article in Public Choice (2008)

2006

5. Centralized or decentralized financing of local governments? Consequences for efficiency and inequality of service provision
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
6. Property taxation as incentive for cost control:Empirical evidence for utility services in Norway
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations
   Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2003) View citations
   See also Journal Article in European Economic Review (2008)

2005

7. Efficiency Potential and Efficiency Variation in Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
   Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2005) View citations
   See also Journal Article in FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis (2006)

2003

8. The Relationships Between Costs and User Charges: The Case of a Norwegian Utility Service
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich View citations

2001

9. Income Distribution and Tax Structure: Microeconomic Test of the Meltzer-Richard Hypothesis
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Group Munich
10. Public Employment and Regional Risk Sharing: Norway 1977-90
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
11. The Intertemporal Spending Behavior of Local Governments: A Comparative Analysis of the Scandinavian Countries
    Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series
    Also in Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics (2001)

Journal Articles

2009

1. Myopic or Constrained by Balanced-Budget Rules? The Intertemporal Spending Behavior of Norwegian Local Governments
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2009, 65, (2), 200-219
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2008

2. Property taxation as incentive for cost control: Empirical evidence for utility services in Norway
   European Economic Review, 2008, 52, (6), 1035-1054
   See also Working Paper (2006)
3. Public sector efficiency: the roles of political and budgetary institutions, fiscal capacity, and democratic participation
   Public Choice, 2008, 136, (3), 475-495
   See also Working Paper (2007)

2006

4. Efficiency Potential and Efficiency Variation in Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2006, 62, (2), 221-249 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

5. Strong politicians, small deficits: evidence from Norwegian local governments
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 21, (2), 325-344 View citations
6. The Relationships between Cost and User Charges: The Case of the Norwegian Utility Service
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2005, 61, (1), 98- View citations

2004

7. Income distribution and tax structure: Empirical test of the Meltzer-Richard hypothesis
   European Economic Review, 2004, 48, (4), 805-826 View citations
8. Public Employment and Regional Risk Sharing
   Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2004, 106, (2), 215-230 View citations

2002

9. Aggregating Spending Preferences: An Empirical Analysis of Party Preferences in Norwegian Local Governments
   Public Choice, 2002, 110, (3-4), 225-43 View citations
10. Spending Growth With Vertical Fiscal Imbalance: Decentralized Government Spending In Norway, 1880-1990
    Economics and Politics, 2002, 14, (3), 351-373

2000

11. Charging for public services: the case of utilities in Norwegian local governments
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2000, 30, (6), 703-718 View citations

1997

12. Local Government Grants and Income Tax Revenue: Redistributive Politics in Norway 1900-1990
    Public Choice, 1997, 92, (1-2), 181-97

1995

13. Demographic shift, relative costs and the allocation of local public consumption in Norway
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1995, 25, (6), 705-726 View citations
14. Economic and Political Determinants of Fee Income in Norwegian Local Governments
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (3-4), 353-73 View citations
15. Local Government Service Production: The Politics of Allocative Sluggishness
    Public Choice, 1995, 82, (1-2), 135-57 View citations

1993

16. Dynamic Responses to Changing Demand: A Model of the Reallocation Process in Small and Large Municipalities in Norway
    Applied Economics, 1993, 25, (5), 589-98 View citations