Blar i Department of Economics på dokumenttype "Journal article"
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Optimal funding coverage in a mixed oligopoly with quality competition and price regulation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We study the optimal design of a public funding scheme in a mixed oligopoly setting (with applications to health care and education) with one welfare-maximising public provider and two profit-maximising private providers, ... -
Parental age and birth defects: a sibling study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Higher parental age at childbearing has generated much attention as a potential risk factor for birth disorders; however, previous research findings are mixed. Existing studies have exploited variation in parental age ... -
Pasientvelferd eller kostnadshensyn: fastlegenes dilemma
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09)Det er en jevnt økende etterspørsel etter helsetjenester i Norge; folk blir eldre, nye livsstilsrelaterte plager utvikles og stadig nye lidelser kan behandles. Det økte trykket gjør rasjonering og prioritering i helsevesenet ... -
Paying for pharmaceuticals: uniform pricing versus two-part tariffs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Two-part pricing (the Netflix model) has recently been proposed instead of uniform pricing for pharmaceuticals. Under two-part pricing the health plan pays a fixed fee for access to a drug at unit prices equal to marginal ... -
Perish or prosper: Trade patterns for highly perishable seafood products
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In recent years trade with highly perishable agricultural products like fresh fish, berries, and cut flowers has increased substantially. The perishability of these products appears to challenge conventional wisdom when ... -
Personality and marital surplus
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-10-09)This paper uses data from the German Socio-economic Panel Study to examine the effect of personality traits on the formation and dissolution of domestic partnerships. Selection into marriage is associated with distinctly ... -
Preregistration and reproducibility
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Many view preregistration as a promising way to improve research credibility. However, scholars have argued that using pre-analysis plans in Experimental Economics has limited benefits. This paper argues that preregistration ... -
The price of cost-effectiveness thresholds under therapeutic competition in pharmaceutical markets
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Health systems around world are increasingly adopting cost-effectiveness (CE) analysis to inform decisions about access and reimbursement. We study how CE thresholds imposed by a health plan for granting reimbursement ... -
Prioritization and the elusive effect on welfare - A Norwegian health care reform revisited
(Journal article, 2015-03)The Faster Return to Work (FRW) scheme that Norwegian authorities implemented in 2007 is an example of a policy that builds on the human capital approach. The main idea behind the scheme is that long waiting times for ... -
Productivity dynamics, performance feedback and group incentives in a sales organization
(Journal article, 2017-06)This paper investigates the effect of performance feedback on productivity in a company where workers operate in teams and receive a bonus that depends on both individual worker and team productivity. To address this issue, ... -
Protocol for the SEED-trial: Supported Employment and preventing Early Disability
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-15)Background: Early withdrawal or exclusion from the labor market leads to significant personal and societal costs. In Norway, the increasing numbers of young adults receiving disability pension is a growing problem. While ... -
Regulation of Location-Specific Externalities from Small-Scale Polluters
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Emission damages caused by small-scale polluters such as farms, vehicles, homes and small businesses are often location-specific and such polluters are often regulated through a combination of location-differentiated cleaner ... -
Skipping the doctor: evidence from a case with extended self‑certification of paid sick leave
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper examines the impact of a policy reform in a municipality in Norway that extended to workers the right to self-certify sickness absence from work. After the reform, workers were no longer obliged to obtain a ... -
Social capital and cigarette smoking: New empirics featuring the Norwegian HUNT data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Using a rich Norwegian longitudinal data set, this study explores the effects of different social capital variables on the probability of cigarette smoking. There are four social capital variables available in two waves ... -
Sysselsettingseffekter av pensjonsreformen - avhenger de av helsetilstand.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Denne analysen undersøker om dårlig helse hindrer individer fra å kunne øke sitt arbeidstilbud slik pensjonsreformen la opp til. Vi analyserer effekten av reformen på arbeidsdeltakelse og avtalte timer i arbeid for mennesker ... -
Temporary Disability and Economic Incentives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08)We investigate the impacts of economic incentives on the duration and outcome of temporary disability insurance (TDI) spells. The analysis is based on a large quasi‐experiment taking place in Norway, involving a complete ... -
Therapeutic reference pricing and drug innovation incentives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Therapeutic reference pricing (TRP) of pharmaceuticals is widely thought to steer drug innovation incentives away from ‘me-too’ innovations with little therapeutic benefit. However, the present paper shows that, if the ... -
Towards a relational conception of the compact city
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Compact city strategies have become central to the development of urban sustainability politics. Cities across the globe are pursuing high-density, mixed-use developments and energy-efficient transportation systems. However, ... -
Upward Pricing Pressure in Two-Sided Markets: Incorporating Rebalancing Effects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In two-sided markets it is important to consider rebalancing effects following a merger, i.e. the impact of a change in margin on one side of the market, either due to a price change or to efficiency gains, on the pricing ... -
Utviklingspolitikken: En revolusjon er en illusjon?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Bærekraftsmålene har blåst nytt liv i debatten om hvorvidt globale fellesgoder kan og bør finansieres med bistand. I denne replikken til Nikolai Hegertuns essay En stille revolusjon av utviklingspolitikken, argumenterer ...