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Working Papers

2025

1. Estimating Heterogeneity in Intuitive Prosociality
   OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science
   Also in OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2025)
2. Income Equality in The Nordic Countries: Myths, Facts, and Lessons
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2025)
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) (2025)

2022

3. Behavioural responses to income taxation in Norway
   Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics

2021

4. Family Background, Neighborhoods and Intergenerational Mobility
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (25)

2019

5. Compliance effects of risk-based tax audits
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (6)
   Also in OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2019) View citations (6)
   OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2019)
6. Employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline: theory and suggestive evidence from India
   CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (1)
   See also Journal Article Employee Referral, Social Proximity, and Worker Discipline: Theory and Suggestive Evidence from India, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2021) View citations (5) (2021)
7. Intuitive Prosociality: Heterogeneous Treatment Effects or False Positive?
   OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science View citations (3)
   Also in OSF Preprints, Center for Open Science (2019)
8. The impact of international tax information exchange agreements on the use of tax amnesty: evidence from Norway
   Discussion Paper Series in Economics, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Economics View citations (2)
   Also in Discussion Papers, Norwegian School of Economics, Department of Business and Management Science (2019) View citations (2)
9. Trust, Ethnic Diversity, and Personal Contact: A Field Experiment
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (35)
   See also Journal Article Trust, ethnic diversity, and personal contact: A field experiment, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2019) View citations (19) (2019)

2016

10. Cooperating, Fast and Slow: Testing the Social Heuristics Hypothesis
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2016) View citations (8)
11. Reciprocity evolving: partner choice and communication in a repeated prisoner’s dilemma
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
12. Teams contribute more and punish less
    CEPIE Working Papers, Technische Universität Dresden, Center of Public and International Economics (CEPIE) View citations (4)
    Also in VfS Annual Conference 2014 (Hamburg): Evidence-based Economic Policy, Verein für Socialpolitik / German Economic Association (2014) View citations (1)

2015

13. Employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline: Theory and Evidence from India
    CMI Working Papers, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (7)
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (7)
14. Exposure to Female Colleagues Breaks the Glass Ceiling - Evidence from a Combined Vignette and Field Experiment
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Exposure to female colleagues breaks the glass ceiling—Evidence from a combined vignette and field experiment, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2016) View citations (30) (2016)

2014

15. Gatekeeping versus Monitoring: Evidence from a Case with Extended Self-Reporting of Sickness Absence
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2014) View citations (1)

2013

16. Dynamic Peer Effects in Sales Teams
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
17. Evaluating the Impact of Results-Based Financing on Health Worker Performance: Theory, Tools and Variables to Inform an Impact Evaluation
    Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Discussion Paper Series, The World Bank
18. GETTING PEOPLE INTO WORK: WHAT (IF ANYTHING) CAN JUSTIFY MANDATORY ACTIVATION OF WELFARE RECIPIENTS?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2013) View citations (1)
19. Incentives and Creativity in Groups
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (1)
20. Teams Punish Less
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2013) View citations (4)

2012

21. Employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline
    CAGE Online Working Paper Series, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) View citations (2)

2011

22. Caste, local networks and lucrative jobs: Evidence from rural Nepal
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in CMI Working Papers, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway (2010) View citations (3)
23. Network mechanisms and social ties in markets for low- and unskilled jobs: (theory and) evidence from North-India
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (1)
24. Team or Individual: What Determines Workers' Preferred Bonus Schemes?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2011)

2009

25. Overworked? The relationship between workload and health worker performance in rural Tanzania
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    Also in CMI Working Papers, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway (2009) View citations (2)

2008

26. Improving the Quality of Health Care when Health Workers are in Short Supply
    CMI Working Papers, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway View citations (4)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2008) View citations (7)
27. Irreversible investments, dynamic inconsistency and policy convergence
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2007)
28. The impact of anticipated discussion on cooperation in a social dilemma
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (1)

2007

29. Testing Guilt Aversion
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics View citations (25)
    Also in SSE/EFI Working Paper Series in Economics and Finance, Stockholm School of Economics (2007) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Testing guilt aversion, Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier (2010) View citations (203) (2010)

2006

30. Pay and performance in a customer service centre - principal and agents or principally angels?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics

2005

31. How Middle-men can Undermine Anti-corruption Reforms
    CMI Working Papers, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway View citations (3)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2004) View citations (1)

2002

32. Sticks and Carrots for the Alleviation of Long Term Poverty
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen (2001) View citations (1)
33. Structural Adjustment and Endogenous Worker Recall Probabilities
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics (2002) View citations (1)

2000

34. Social Capital and Economic Development
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen View citations (39)
    See also Journal Article SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, Rationality and Society (2000) View citations (36) (2000)

1999

35. Information, Incentives and Organizations; some Intertemporal Aspects
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen
36. Social Capital and Economic Development: Searching for Explanations
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen
37. Work Requirements and Long Term Poverty
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen View citations (1)
    Also in Working Papers, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration- (1999) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Work Requirements and Long‐Term Poverty, Journal of Public Economic Theory, Association for Public Economic Theory (2005) View citations (1) (2005)

1998

38. Collusion and Renegotiation in Hierarchies: A Case of Beneficial Corruption
    Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen, Department of Economics, University of Bergen View citations (26)
    See also Journal Article Collusion and Renegotiation in Hierarchies: A Case of Beneficial Corruption, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (1998) View citations (22) (1998)

1995

39. Limited Intertemporal Commitment and Job Design
    Economics Papers, Economics Group, Nuffield College, University of Oxford
    Also in CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (1994)
    See also Journal Article Limited intertemporal commitment and job design, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier (1996) View citations (21) (1996)

1993

40. Intertemporal Common Agency and Organizational Design: How much Decentralization?
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Intertemporal common agency and organizational design: How much decentralization?, European Economic Review, Elsevier (1995) View citations (20) (1995)

1992

41. Irreversible Investments, Uncertainty, and the Ramsey Policy
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo

1990

42. When Groups Contribute to a Public Good: The Importance of Institutional Framework for Making Collective Decisions
    Working Papers, Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration-
    See also Journal Article When Groups Contribute to a Public Good: The Importance of Institutional Framework for Making Collective Decisions, Public Choice, Springer (1994) View citations (4) (1994)

Journal Articles

2024

1. Evaluating compliance gains of expanding tax enforcement
   Economica, 2024, 91, (361), 142-162

2023

2. Skipping the doctor: evidence from a case with extended self-certification of paid sick leave
   Journal of Population Economics, 2023, 36, (2), 935-971

2021

3. Employee Referral, Social Proximity, and Worker Discipline: Theory and Suggestive Evidence from India
   Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2021, 69, (3), 1003 - 1030 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Employee referral, social proximity and worker discipline: theory and suggestive evidence from India, CAGE Online Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (1) (2019)

2019

4. Trust, ethnic diversity, and personal contact: A field experiment
   Journal of Public Economics, 2019, 173, (C), 72-84 View citations (19)
   See also Working Paper Trust, Ethnic Diversity, and Personal Contact: A Field Experiment, CESifo Working Paper Series (2019) View citations (35) (2019)

2018

5. Mutual choice of partner and communication in a repeated prisoner's dilemma
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2018, 75, (C), 12-23 View citations (4)
6. Teams in a public goods experiment with punishment
   Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2018, 72, (C), 28-39 View citations (10)

2017

7. Productivity dynamics, performance feedback and group incentives in a sales organization
   Labour Economics, 2017, 46, (C), 110-117 View citations (4)
8. Workplace Productivity and Bonus Preferences: Why Do Men With Low Productivity Prefer Individual Pay?
   Economica, 2017, 84, (335), 498-515

2016

9. Exposure to Female Colleagues Breaks the Glass Ceiling – A Summary of the Findings from a Lab Experiment in the Field
   ifo DICE Report, 2016, 14, (02), 37-43
10. Exposure to female colleagues breaks the glass ceiling—Evidence from a combined vignette and field experiment
    European Economic Review, 2016, 90, (C), 363-374 View citations (30)
    See also Working Paper Exposure to Female Colleagues Breaks the Glass Ceiling - Evidence from a Combined Vignette and Field Experiment, CESifo Working Paper Series (2015) View citations (3) (2015)

2011

11. Anticipated discussion and cooperation in a social dilemma
    Rationality and Society, 2011, 23, (2), 199-216 View citations (3)

2010

12. Networks, middlemen and other (urban) labour market mysteries
    Indian Growth and Development Review, 2010, 3, (1), 62-80 View citations (6)
13. Overworked? On the relationship between workload and health worker performance
    Journal of Health Economics, 2010, 29, (5), 686-698 View citations (14)
14. Testing guilt aversion
    Games and Economic Behavior, 2010, 68, (1), 95-107 View citations (203)
    See also Working Paper Testing Guilt Aversion, Working Papers in Economics (2007) View citations (25) (2007)

2005

15. Foreign economic aid; should donors cooperate?
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 77, (2), 503-515 View citations (64)
16. Work Requirements and Long‐Term Poverty
    Journal of Public Economic Theory, 2005, 7, (3), 427-448 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper Work Requirements and Long Term Poverty, Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen (1999) View citations (1) (1999)

2000

17. Discretion and Incentives in Organizations
    Journal of Labor Economics, 2000, 18, (3), 377-404 View citations (20)
18. SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
    Rationality and Society, 2000, 12, (4), 451-476 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper Social Capital and Economic Development, Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen (2000) View citations (39) (2000)

1998

19. Collusion and Renegotiation in Hierarchies: A Case of Beneficial Corruption
    International Economic Review, 1998, 39, (2), 413-38 View citations (22)
    See also Working Paper Collusion and Renegotiation in Hierarchies: A Case of Beneficial Corruption, Norway; Department of Economics, University of Bergen (1998) View citations (26) (1998)

1997

20. Dynamic incentives and term limits in bureaucracy regulation
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1997, 13, (2), 261-279 View citations (11)

1996

21. Limited intertemporal commitment and job design
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 1996, 31, (3), 401-417 View citations (21)
    See also Working Paper Limited Intertemporal Commitment and Job Design, Economics Papers (1995) (1995)
22. Why should Governments Redistribute Income?
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 1996, 23, 105-120

1995

23. Intertemporal common agency and organizational design: How much decentralization?
    European Economic Review, 1995, 39, (7), 1405-1428 View citations (20)
    See also Working Paper Intertemporal Common Agency and Organizational Design: How much Decentralization?, CESifo Working Paper Series (1993) View citations (1) (1993)

1994

24. When Groups Contribute to a Public Good: The Importance of Institutional Framework for Making Collective Decisions
    Public Choice, 1994, 80, (1-2), 41-54 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper When Groups Contribute to a Public Good: The Importance of Institutional Framework for Making Collective Decisions, Working Papers (1990) (1990)

1993

25. Regional-incentive programs and the problem of time-inconsistent plans
    Journal of Economics, 1993, 58, (2), 187-202 View citations (2)
26. The Ratchet Effect in Common Agency: Implications for Regulation and Privatization
    The Journal of Law, Economics, and Organization, 1993, 9, (1), 136-58 View citations (31)