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Working Papers

2017

1. Local Economic Consequences of Investment in Children: Capitalization of Child Care Services
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2013

2. Local Natural Resource Curse?
   Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School View citations (6)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2013) View citations (4)
   See also Journal Article Local natural resource curse?, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (45) (2015)

2012

3. Maintenance and building conditions in Norwegian local governments: Economic and political determinants
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (3)
4. Partial Fiscal Decentralization and Public-Sector Heterogeneity: Theory and Evidence from Norway
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)

2009

5. 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 View citations (11)
   See also Journal Article Efficiency potential and determinants of efficiency: an analysis of the care for the elderly sector in Norway, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2009) View citations (11) (2009)

2008

6. Young and Old Competing for Public Welfare Services
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (16)
   Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2007) View citations (7)

2007

7. 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 View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Myopic or Constrained by Balanced-Budget Rules? The Intertemporal Spending Behavior of Norwegian Local Governments, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2009) View citations (16) (2009)
8. 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 (21)
   See also Journal Article Public sector efficiency: the roles of political and budgetary institutions, fiscal capacity, and democratic participation, Public Choice, Springer (2008) View citations (90) (2008)

2006

9. 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 View citations (2)
10. 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 (2)
    Also in ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association (2003) View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Property taxation as incentive for cost control: Empirical evidence for utility services in Norway, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2008) View citations (14) (2008)

2005

11. Efficiency Potential and Efficiency Variation in Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (2)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2005) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Efficiency Potential and Efficiency Variation in Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2006) View citations (22) (2006)

2003

12. The Relationships Between Costs and User Charges: The Case of a Norwegian Utility Service
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article The Relationships between Cost and User Charges: The Case of the Norwegian Utility Service, FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen (2005) View citations (5) (2005)

2001

13. Income Distribution and Tax Structure: Microeconomic Test of the Meltzer-Richard Hypothesis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
14. Public Employment and Regional Risk Sharing: Norway 1977-90
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
15. The Intertemporal Spending Behavior of Local Governments: A Comparative Analysis of the Scandinavian Countries
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Uppsala - Working Paper Series (2001) View citations (5)

Journal Articles

2020

1. Less fiscal oversight, more adjustment
   European Journal of Political Economy, 2020, 63, (C) View citations (4)

2018

2. Cost disease in defense and public administration: Baumol and politics
   Public Choice, 2018, 175, (1), 1-18 View citations (2)

2017

3. Schools and public buildings in decay: the role of political fragmentation
   Economics of Governance, 2017, 18, (1), 85-105 View citations (2)

2015

4. Local natural resource curse?
   Journal of Public Economics, 2015, 131, (C), 101-114 View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper Local Natural Resource Curse?, Working Papers (2013) View citations (6) (2013)

2014

5. Capitalization of Property Taxes in Norway
   Public Finance Review, 2014, 42, (5), 635-661 View citations (4)
6. Partial fiscal decentralization and demand responsiveness of the local public sector: Theory and evidence from Norway
   Journal of Urban Economics, 2014, 80, (C), 153-163 View citations (41)

2009

7. Efficiency potential and determinants of efficiency: an analysis of the care for the elderly sector in Norway
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2009, 16, (4), 468-486 View citations (11)
   See also Working Paper Efficiency potential and determinants of efficiency: An analysis of the care of elderly sector in Norway, Working Paper Series (2009) View citations (11) (2009)
8. Myopic or Constrained by Balanced-Budget Rules? The Intertemporal Spending Behavior of Norwegian Local Governments
   FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2009, 65, (2), 200-219 View citations (16)
   See also Working Paper Myopic or constrained by balanced-budget-rules? The intertemporal spending behavior of Norwegian local governments, Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (8) (2007)

2008

9. Property taxation as incentive for cost control: Empirical evidence for utility services in Norway
   European Economic Review, 2008, 52, (6), 1035-1054 View citations (14)
   See also Working Paper Property taxation as incentive for cost control:Empirical evidence for utility services in Norway, Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
10. Public sector efficiency: the roles of political and budgetary institutions, fiscal capacity, and democratic participation
    Public Choice, 2008, 136, (3), 475-495 View citations (90)
    See also Working Paper Public Sector Efficiency: The Roles of Political and Budgetary Institutions, Fiscal Capacity and Democratic Participation, Working Paper Series (2007) View citations (21) (2007)

2006

11. Efficiency Potential and Efficiency Variation in Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2006, 62, (2), 221-249 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Efficiency Potential and Efficiency Variation in Norwegian Lower Secondary Schools, CESifo Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (2) (2005)

2005

12. Strong politicians, small deficits: evidence from Norwegian local governments
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2005, 21, (2), 325-344 View citations (58)
13. The Relationships between Cost and User Charges: The Case of the Norwegian Utility Service
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2005, 61, (1), 98-119 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper The Relationships Between Costs and User Charges: The Case of a Norwegian Utility Service, CESifo Working Paper Series (2003) View citations (7) (2003)

2004

14. Income distribution and tax structure: Empirical test of the Meltzer-Richard hypothesis
    European Economic Review, 2004, 48, (4), 805-826 View citations (81)
15. Public Employment and Regional Risk Sharing*
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 2004, 106, (2), 215-230 View citations (14)

2002

16. Aggregating Spending Preferences: An Empirical Analysis of Party Preferences in Norwegian Local Governments
    Public Choice, 2002, 110, (3-4), 225-43 View citations (12)
17. Spending Growth With Vertical Fiscal Imbalance: Decentralized Government Spending In Norway, 1880–1990
    Economics and Politics, 2002, 14, (3), 351-373 View citations (14)

2000

18. Charging for public services: the case of utilities in Norwegian local governments
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2000, 30, (6), 703-718 View citations (17)

1997

19. Local Government Grants and Income Tax Revenue: Redistributive Politics in Norway 1900-1990
    Public Choice, 1997, 92, (1-2), 181-97 View citations (7)

1996

20. The Behavior of Bureaucrats and the Choice Between Single-Purpose and Multi-Purpose Authorities
    Public Finance Review, 1996, 24, (2), 173-191 View citations (2)

1995

21. 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 (52)
22. Economic and Political Determinants of Fee Income in Norwegian Local Governments
    Public Choice, 1995, 83, (3-4), 353-73 View citations (18)
23. Local Government Service Production: The Politics of Allocative Sluggishness
    Public Choice, 1995, 82, (1-2), 135-57 View citations (21)
24. Lump-Sum Intergovernmental Grants Have Price Effects: a Note
    Public Finance Review, 1995, 23, (2), 271-274 View citations (4)