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Working Papers

2022

1. Public sector wage compression and wage inequality: Gender and geographic heterogeneity
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology

2020

2. Assortative labor matching, city size, and the education level of workers
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
   See also Journal Article Assortative labor matching, city size, and the education level of workers, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2022) View citations (3) (2022)

2018

3. Dynamic private-public wage gap: Return to experience, education level and cit effect
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (1)
4. Identification of the private-public wage gap*
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Identification of the private-public wage gap, Labour Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (2) (2019)

2017

5. Help Not Needed? Optimal Host Country Regulation of Expatriate NGO Workers
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article Help not needed? Optimal host country regulation of expatriate NGO workers, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2018) View citations (1) (2018)
6. Local Economic Consequences of Investment in Children: Capitalization of Child Care Services
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

2015

7. Handling amenities in income taxation: Analysis of tax distortions in a migration equilibrium model
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
8. National Income Taxation and the Geographic Distribution of Population
   ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article National income taxation and the geographic distribution of population, International Tax and Public Finance, Springer (2017) View citations (1) (2017)

2013

9. Education, experience and dynamic urban wage premium
   Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (19)

2012

10. Partial Fiscal Decentralization and Public-Sector Heterogeneity: Theory and Evidence from Norway
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
11. Political control of government enterprises: Who controls whom?
    Economics Working Paper from Condorcet Center for political Economy at CREM-CNRS, Condorcet Center for political Economy
12. Trade, Skill Biased Technical Change and Wage Inequality in South Africa
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
    See also Journal Article Trade, Skill Biased Technical Change and Wage Inequality in South Africa, Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (6) (2013)
13. Urban wage premium increasing with education level: Identification of agglomeration effects for Norway
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (4)

2011

14. Accumulation of education and regional income growth: Limited human capital effects in Norway
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association View citations (1)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2011) View citations (1)
15. Income convergence, migration and geography: Distribution analysis of regions in Norway
    ERSA conference papers, European Regional Science Association
16. Migration and dynamic agglomeration economies: Regional income growth in Norway
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (6)

2009

17. Grey power and public budgets: Family altruism helps children, but not elderly
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    See also Journal Article Grey power and public budgets: Family altruism helps children, but not the elderly, European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier (2010) View citations (1) (2010)
18. Industrial labor productivities and tariffs in South Africa. Identification based on multilateral liberalization reform
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2009)
19. Looking Abroad, but Lagging Behind: How the World Technology Frontier Affects South Africa
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (2)
20. Regional income convergence, skilled migration and productivity response: Explaining relative stagnation in the periphery
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (5)
21. Trade barriers to growth in South Africa: Endogenous investment-productivity-trade interaction
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade View citations (2)
22. Wage inequality, comparative advantage and skill biased technical change in South Africa
    Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Frankfurt a.M. 2009, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2009)

2008

23. 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)

2006

24. 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)
25. Using a Discontinuous Grant to Identify the Effect of Grants on Local Taxes and Spending
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
26. Using a discontinuous grant rule to identify the effect of grants on local taxes and spending
    Working Paper Series, Uppsala University, Department of Economics View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, University of Kentucky, Institute for Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations (2006) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Using a discontinuous grant rule to identify the effect of grants on local taxes and spending, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2008) View citations (35) (2008)
27. Using survey data to study capitalization of local public services
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology
    See also Journal Article Using survey data to study capitalization of local public services, Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier (2009) View citations (5) (2009)

2005

28. Decentralization with Property Taxation to Improve Incentives: Evidence from Local Governments’ Discrete Choice
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (2)
29. Ramsey model of barriers to growth and skill-biased income distribution in South Africa
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (10)
30. The Barrier Model of Productivity Growth: South Africa
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (12)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department (2005) View citations (15)
31. The relationship between firm mobility and tax level: Empirical evidence of fiscal competition between local governments
    Discussion Papers, Statistics Norway, Research Department View citations (31)
    See also Journal Article The relationship between firm mobility and tax level: Empirical evidence of fiscal competition between local governments, Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (29) (2005)

2004

32. Welfare Competition in Norway
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology View citations (5)

2003

33. 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)

2002

34. International spillovers, productivity growth and openness in Thailand: an intertemporal general equilibrium analysis
    TMD discussion papers, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) View citations (11)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2001) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article International spillovers, productivity growth and openness in Thailand: an intertemporal general equilibrium analysis, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2005) View citations (43) (2005)
35. Learning by Exporting and Productivity-Investment Interaction: An Intertemporal General Equilibrium Analysis of the Growth Process in Thailand
    Economics Working Papers, European University Institute View citations (3)
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2001) View citations (2)

2001

36. Income Distribution and Tax Structure: Microeconomic Test of the Meltzer-Richard Hypothesis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)

2000

37. Zimbabwe: Economic Adjustment, Income Distribution and Trade Liberalization
    SCEPA working paper series., Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis (SCEPA), The New School View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Strategic interaction in the market for charitable donations: The role of public funding
   Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2024, 26, (1)

2022

2. Assortative labor matching, city size, and the education level of workers
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2022, 96, (C) View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper Assortative labor matching, city size, and the education level of workers, Working Paper Series (2020) (2020)

2020

3. Private-public wage gap and return to experience: Role of geography, gender and education
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020, 84, (C) View citations (1)

2019

4. Identification of the private-public wage gap
   Labour Economics, 2019, 59, (C), 153-163 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper Identification of the private-public wage gap*, Working Paper Series (2018) View citations (1) (2018)

2018

5. Help not needed? Optimal host country regulation of expatriate NGO workers
   Review of International Economics, 2018, 26, (2), 302-321 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Help Not Needed? Optimal Host Country Regulation of Expatriate NGO Workers, Working Papers in Economics (2017) (2017)

2017

6. National income taxation and the geographic distribution of population
   International Tax and Public Finance, 2017, 24, (5), 879-902 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper National Income Taxation and the Geographic Distribution of Population, ERSA conference papers (2015) View citations (1) (2015)

2016

7. Education, experience, and urban wage premium
   Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2016, 60, (C), 39-49 View citations (28)

2014

8. Capitalization of Property Taxes in Norway
   Public Finance Review, 2014, 42, (5), 635-661 View citations (4)
9. 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)
10. Population Divergence and Income Convergence: Regional Distribution Dynamics for Norway
    Regional Studies, 2014, 48, (11), 1884-1895 View citations (3)
11. Regional Convergence of Income and Education: Investigation of Distribution Dynamics
    Urban Studies, 2014, 51, (8), 1672-1685 View citations (7)

2013

12. Trade, Skill Biased Technical Change and Wage Inequality in South Africa
    Review of International Economics, 2013, 21, (3), 419-431 View citations (6)
    See also Working Paper Trade, Skill Biased Technical Change and Wage Inequality in South Africa, DEGIT Conference Papers (2012) (2012)

2012

13. Trade policy in a growth model with technology gap dynamics and simulations for South Africa
    Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2012, 36, (7), 1042-1056 View citations (5)

2010

14. Grey power and public budgets: Family altruism helps children, but not the elderly
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 26, (2), 222-234 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Grey power and public budgets: Family altruism helps children, but not elderly, Working Paper Series (2009) (2009)
15. Industrial labour productivities and tariffs in South Africa
    The Economics of Transition, 2010, 18, (3), 459-485 View citations (3)

2009

16. Using survey data to study capitalization of local public services
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2009, 39, (6), 688-695 View citations (5)
    See also Working Paper Using survey data to study capitalization of local public services, Working Paper Series (2006) (2006)

2008

17. Jonathan Rodden, Hamilton's Paradox: The Promise and Peril of Fiscal Federalism, Cambridge University Press (2006)
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2008, 24, (1), 281-282
18. 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)
19. Using a discontinuous grant rule to identify the effect of grants on local taxes and spending
    Journal of Public Economics, 2008, 92, (12), 2320-2335 View citations (35)
    See also Working Paper Using a discontinuous grant rule to identify the effect of grants on local taxes and spending, Working Paper Series (2006) View citations (8) (2006)

2007

20. A GROWTH MODEL FOR SOUTH AFRICA
    South African Journal of Economics, 2007, 75, (4), 616-630 View citations (10)
21. Local choice of property taxation: evidence from Norway
    Public Choice, 2007, 132, (3), 457-470 View citations (37)

2006

22. Learning by exporting and structural change: A Ramsey growth model of Thailand
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 2006, 28, (3), 293-306 View citations (21)
23. Welfare competition in Norway: Norms and expenditures
    European Journal of Political Economy, 2006, 22, (1), 202-222 View citations (20)

2005

24. International spillovers, productivity growth and openness in Thailand: an intertemporal general equilibrium analysis
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 76, (2), 429-450 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper International spillovers, productivity growth and openness in Thailand: an intertemporal general equilibrium analysis, TMD discussion papers (2002) View citations (11) (2002)
25. 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)
26. The relationship between firm mobility and tax level: Empirical evidence of fiscal competition between local governments
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2005, 58, (2), 273-288 View citations (29)
    See also Working Paper The relationship between firm mobility and tax level: Empirical evidence of fiscal competition between local governments, Discussion Papers (2005) View citations (31) (2005)

2004

27. Fiscal Adjustment under Centralized Federalism: Empirical Evaluation of the Response to Budgetary Shocks
    FinanzArchiv: Public Finance Analysis, 2004, 60, (2), 240-261 View citations (4)
28. Income distribution and tax structure: Empirical test of the Meltzer-Richard hypothesis
    European Economic Review, 2004, 48, (4), 805-826 View citations (81)
29. Public Employees as Swing Voters: Empirical Evidence on Opposition to Public Reform
    Public Choice, 2004, 119, (3_4), 281-310 View citations (6)

2003

30. Interactions between Agriculture and Industry: Theoretical Analysis of the Consequences of Discriminating Agriculture in Sub–Saharan Africa
    Review of Development Economics, 2003, 7, (1), 138-151 View citations (6)
31. Learning and Foreign Technology Spillover in Thailand: Empirical Evidence on Productivity Dynamics
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 29, 47-66 View citations (9)
32. The Economic Decline of Zimbabwe: Neither Growth nor Equity. Carolyn Jenkins and John Knight. Palgrave, 2002
    Journal of African Economies, 2003, 12, (2), 298-301

2002

33. Fiscal Discipline and Asymmetric Adjustment of Revenues and Expenditures: Local Government Responses to Shocks in Denmark
    Public Finance Review, 2002, 30, (3), 208-234 View citations (16)
34. Spending Growth With Vertical Fiscal Imbalance: Decentralized Government Spending In Norway, 1880–1990
    Economics and Politics, 2002, 14, (3), 351-373 View citations (14)

1999

35. Aggregate local public sector investment and shocks: Norway 1946 - 1990
    Applied Economics, 1999, 31, (5), 577-584 View citations (3)
36. Local public choice of school spending: disaggregating the demand function for educational services
    Economics of Education Review, 1999, 18, (3), 361-373 View citations (16)
37. School reforms and school spending growth
    Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 1999, 3, (3), 195-227

1998

38. Economic openness, trade restrictions and external shocks: modelling short run effects in Sub-Saharan Africa
    Economic Modelling, 1998, 15, (2), 257-286 View citations (5)
39. Political Control of Administrative Spending: The Case of Local Governments in Norway
    Economics and Politics, 1998, 10, (1), 63-83 View citations (28)
    See also Chapter Political Control of Administrative Spending: The Case of Local Governments in Norway, Chapters, 1998, 181-201 (1998) (1998)
40. Short-Run Consequences of Trade Liberalization: A Computable General Equilibrium Model of Zimbabwe
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1998, 20, (3), 305-333 View citations (14)
41. Zimbabwean Trade Liberalisation: Ex Post Evaluation
    Cambridge Journal of Economics, 1998, 22, (3), 325-46 View citations (16)

1997

42. Local Government Grants and Income Tax Revenue: Redistributive Politics in Norway 1900-1990
    Public Choice, 1997, 92, (1-2), 181-97 View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Local Government Grants and Income Tax Revenue: Redistributive Politics in Norway 1900-1990, Chapters, 1998, 223-239 (1998) (1998)
43. Political economic determinants of school spending in federal states: Theory and time-series evidence
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (2), 299-314 View citations (31)
    See also Chapter Political Economic Determinants of School Spending in Federal States: Theory and Time-Series Evidence, Chapters, 1998, 240-255 (1998) (1998)

1996

44. Growth, distribution and environment: Macroeconomic issues in Zimbabwe
    World Development, 1996, 24, (2), 395-405 View citations (4)

1995

45. 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)
    See also Chapter Demographic Shift, Relative Costs and the Allocation of Local Public Consumption in Norway, Chapters, 1998, 71-92 (1998) (1998)
46. Local Government Service Production: The Politics of Allocative Sluggishness
    Public Choice, 1995, 82, (1-2), 135-57 View citations (21)
    See also Chapter Local Government Service Production: The Politics of Allocative Sluggishness, Chapters, 1998, 256-278 (1998) (1998)
47. Spending and overspending in local government administration: A minimum requirement approach applied to Norway
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 11, (2), 239-251 View citations (7)
    See also Chapter Spending and Overspending in Local Government Administration: A Minimum Requirement Approach Applied to Norway, Chapters, 1998, 339-351 (1998) (1998)

1994

48. Devaluation and monetary policy with import compression
    Open Economies Review, 1994, 5, (2), 159-175 View citations (2)
49. Efficiency variation among the Norwegian High Schools: Consequences of equalization policy
    Economics of Education Review, 1994, 13, (4), 289-304 View citations (10)
50. Medium-run adjustment under import compression: Macroeconomic analysis relevant for sub-Saharan Africa
    Journal of Development Economics, 1994, 45, (1), 35-54 View citations (6)
51. The Macroeconomics of Zimbabwe in the 1980s: A CGE-Model Analysis
    Journal of African Economies, 1994, 3, (2), 153-98 View citations (6)

1989

52. Local Government Allocation of Labour and the Grant System: An Applied Model Analysis of Local Government Behaviour in Norway
    Environment and Planning C, 1989, 7, (3), 273-284 View citations (6)
53. Macrodynamic adjustment mechanisms in a dual semi-industrialized economy
    Journal of Development Economics, 1989, 30, (1), 47-69 View citations (2)

1988

54. Macrodynamic adjustment mechanisms in India
    World Development, 1988, 16, (8), 959-973
55. Macroeconomic Adjustments in a Dual Economy under Policy Controlled Domestic Terms of Trade
    Indian Economic Review, 1988, 23, (1), 45-59

1986

56. A note on social articulation
    Journal of Development Economics, 1986, 21, (2), 347-352
57. The macroeconomics of India's 6th five year plan
    Economic Modelling, 1986, 3, (4), 269-282

1982

58. Different macroclosures of the original Johansen model and their impact on policy evaluation
    Journal of Policy Modeling, 1982, 4, (1), 85-97 View citations (38)

Edited books

1998

1. Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance
   Books, Edward Elgar Publishing

Chapters

2008

1. Sectoral Interactions in Development
   Chapter 17 in International Handbook of Development Economics, Volumes 1 & 2, 2008

2003

2. The macroeconomic role of speculative assets under import compression and financial repression
   Chapter 7 in Development Economics and Structuralist Macroeconomics, 2003

2001

3. Income distribution, growth and protectionism in Sub-Saharan Africa and the case of Zimbabwe
   Chapter 4 in Globalization and Economic Development, 2001

1998

4. Demographic Shift, Relative Costs and the Allocation of Local Public Consumption in Norway
   Chapter 5 in Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, 1998, pp 71-92
   See also Journal Article Demographic shift, relative costs and the allocation of local public consumption in Norway, Elsevier (1995) View citations (52) (1995)
5. Local Government Grants and Income Tax Revenue: Redistributive Politics in Norway 1900-1990
   Chapter 13 in Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, 1998, pp 223-239
   See also Journal Article Local Government Grants and Income Tax Revenue: Redistributive Politics in Norway 1900-1990, Springer (1997) View citations (7) (1997)
6. Local Government Service Production: The Politics of Allocative Sluggishness
   Chapter 15 in Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, 1998, pp 256-278
   See also Journal Article Local Government Service Production: The Politics of Allocative Sluggishness, Springer (1995) View citations (21) (1995)
7. Local Governments Integrated in a Welfare State: A Review of Norwegian Local Government Performance
   Chapter 4 in Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, 1998, pp 49-68
8. Political Control of Administrative Spending: The Case of Local Governments in Norway
   Chapter 11 in Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, 1998, pp 181-201
   See also Journal Article Political Control of Administrative Spending: The Case of Local Governments in Norway, Wiley Blackwell (1998) View citations (28) (1998)
9. Political Economic Determinants of School Spending in Federal States: Theory and Time-Series Evidence
   Chapter 14 in Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, 1998, pp 240-255
   See also Journal Article Political economic determinants of school spending in federal states: Theory and time-series evidence, Elsevier (1997) View citations (31) (1997)
10. Reforming a Centralized System of Local Public Finance: Norway
    Chapter 3 in Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, 1998, pp 29-48
11. Spending and Overspending in Local Government Administration: A Minimum Requirement Approach Applied to Norway
    Chapter 19 in Fiscal Federalism and State–local Finance, 1998, pp 339-351
    See also Journal Article Spending and overspending in local government administration: A minimum requirement approach applied to Norway, Elsevier (1995) View citations (7) (1995)