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Academic article
- (2018). Employment Protection and Unemployment Benefits: On Technology Adoption and Job Creation in a Matching Model. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 763-793.
- (2015). Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in hiring and promotion. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 540-554.
- (2010). Veiprising mot køer og forurensning :. Samfunnsøkonomen. 4-13.
- (2010). Access pricing with regulated downstream competition and upstream externalities. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 77-96.
- (2008). Why is on-net traffic cheaper than off-net traffic? Access markup as a collusive device. European Economic Review. 99-115.
- (2008). M2M Call Termination - Regulation or Competition? Applied Economics Quarterly. 203-215.
- (2007). Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders? International Journal of Industrial Organization. 597-614.
- (2004). On how size and composition of customer bases affect equilibrium in a duopoly with switching costs. Review of Economic Design. 59-71.
- (2003). Consumer heterogeneity, incomplete information and pricing in a duopoly with switching costs. Information Economics and Policy. 384-401.
- (2001). On private incentives to acquire household production skills. Journal of Population Economics. 301-312.
- (2000). Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. International Journal of Industrial Organization. 1243-1257.
- (2000). Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. International Journal of Industrial Organization. 1243-1257.
- (2000). Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentralized decision-making? International Journal of Industrial Organization. 949-963.
- (2000). Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentralized decision-making? International Journal of Industrial Organization. 949-963.
- (1999). Investors facing opportunistic governments: Is it really good to "know the market" before investing?". The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 459-475.
Report
- (2013). Kjøpermakt i dagligvaresektoren. .
- (2005). Ny markedsordning for melk - en vurdering av prinsipper og metoder for beregning av pris for melkeråvare. .
- (2002). Why is on-net traffic cheaper than off-net traffic? 23/02. 23/02. .
- (2002). Markets with consumer switching costs and non-linear pricing. 04/02. 04/02. .
- (2002). Educational and completed fertility in Norway. 56. 56. .
- (2001). Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders? A21/01. A21/01. .
- (2001). Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders? 07/01. 07/01. .
- (2001). Second-period pricing in a duopoly with switching costs: the effect of size and composition of customer bases. A9/01. A9/01. .
- (2001). Price discrimination with uncertain consumers. A12/01. A12/01. .
- (2001). On how size and composition of customer bases affect equilibrium in a duopoly with switching costs. A26/01. A26/01. .
- (2001). Consumer heterogeneity and pricing in a duopoly with switching costs. 08/01. 08/01. .
- (2000). Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. 2378. 2378. .
- (2000). Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. 2378. 2378. .
- (2000). Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. 0600. 0600. .
- (2000). Mommy Tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. 0600. 0600. .
- (1999). Problemstillinger for videre forskning på prising av teletjenester. 27. 27. .
- (1999). On Private Incentives to Acquire Household Production Skills. 1499. 1499. .
- (1998). Verdiskapende samtrafikkavtaler: Prising av samtrafikk. 2. 2. .
- (1998). Konkurranse i telesektoren: Hvordan rasjonalisere observert atferd? .
- (1998). Investors facing opportunistic governments: Is it really good to "know the market" before investing? 1398. 1398. .
- (1998). Interconnecting Norwegian Mobile Phone Networks: Competition or cooperation? .
- (1997). Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentraliced decision-making. .
- (1994). Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. .
- (1992). Promoting 'fair' competition in public procurement. 15. 15. .
- (1992). A monopolist facing a puppy dog entrant: Optimal choice of technology. 5. 5. .
Popular scientific lecture
- (2008). Tilgangsprising i telesektoren.
- (1998). On private incentives to acquire household production skills.
- (1998). Kontantstøtteordninga - Velfundert reform eller dristig eksperiment?
- (1998). Kontantstøtte og familieøkonomisk teori: Har feministane rett?
- (1998). Konkurranseformer i telesektoren: Hvordan rasjonalisere observert atferd?
Academic lecture
- (2016). BECCLE-Seminar: Kryssubsidiering, effektiv ressursbruk og ESAs kontroll av det offentlige.
- (2010). The male-female wage gap revisited.
- (2004). Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders?
- (2002). On how size and composition of customer bases affect equilibrium in a duopoly with switching costs.
- (2002). Double burdens and leisure gaps as effects of shorter working hours?
- (2002). Dilemmaer i reguleringspolitikken.
- (2001). Should auctioneers supply early information to prospective bidders?
- (2000). Prisdiskriminering med usikre kunder.
- (2000). Prisdiskriminering med usikre kunder.
- (2000). Prisdiskriminering med usikre kunder.
- (2000). Prisdiskriminering med usikre kunder.
- (2000). Consumer heterogeneity and pricing in a duopoly with switching costs.
- (2000). Consumer heterogeneity and pricing in a duopoly with switching costs.
- (1998). Acquisition of household production skills: private incentives vs. efficiency.
Reader opinion piece
- (2007). Nrk-lisens helt som før. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
Short communication
- (2011). Samfunnsøkonomen nr. 1 2011 125. (65.) årgang. Samfunnsøkonomen. 4-5.
Masters thesis
- (2020). Konfidensielle kontrakter ved offentlige innkjøp av legemidler.
- (2020). Effekter av krysseierskap på konkurransen i det norske kraftmarkedet.
- (2019). Lojalitetsprogram og deres innvirkning på konkurransen i drivstoffmarkedet.
- (2019). Hemmelige kontrakter i dagligvaremarkedet.
- (2018). Kontanter, svart økonomi og negative renter - En utredning av mulige konsekvenser ved å fase ut kontanter.
- (2018). Crossing Bjørnafjorden - A practical Cost-Benefit Analysis.
Feature article
- (2012). Luftmilliarder. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3.
- (2012). Frontfagsmodell for fall. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3.
- (2012). Er offentlig ansatte produktive? Gode vitnemål er ikke tilstrekkelig. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3.
- (2010). Unødvendig dyre krisetiltak. Bergens Tidende.
- (2009). Miljøvenleg avgift på biodiesel. VG : Verdens gang. 1.
- (2009). Miljøvenleg avgift. VG : Verdens gang.
- (2003). Straumkundane betaler i flokk (opprinnelig Marginbasert prising av straum og banklån). Bergens Tidende.
Doctoral dissertation
- (1994). Five essays on incentives in procurement contracting.
Interview
- (2009). Miljøvennleg avgift på biodiesel.
- (2009). Miljøvennleg avgift på biodiesel.
- (2008). Bør Norge ta i bruk Euro?
Programme participation
- (2009). SVs valkampopning.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
- (2006). Education and completed fertility in Norway. 22 pages.
- (2006). Education and completed fertility in Norway. 22 pages.
- (2001). Prising av teletjenester. 25 pages.
- (1998). Auksjonsteori og offentleg politikk. 27 pages.
- (1997). Information rent and technology choice in a regulated firm. (Contributions to economics). 19 pages.
More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)
Monographies
- Økologisk jordbruk og jordbrukspolitiske målsettingar, Master’s thesis, Department of Economics, University of Bergen, 1987.
- Five essays on incentives in procurement contracting, Dissertations in Economics no. 4, Department of Economics, University of Bergen, 1994.
International publications
- “Promoting fair competition in public procurement,” Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 58: 283-307, 1995.
- “Information rent and technology choice in a regulated firm,” in Picot, A. and E. Schlicht (Eds.): Firms, Markets, and Contracts — Contributions to Neo-Institutional Economics, Corrected 2nd printing, Physica-Verlag, 1997.
- "Investors facing opportunistic governments: Is it really good to “know the market” before investing?” [with Michaela Erbenová, CERGE-EI, Prague], Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 101(3): 459-75, 1999.
- “Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does local information call for decentralized decision-making?” International Journal of Industrial Organization, 18: 949-963, 2000.
- "Procurement auctions with entry of bidders" [with Egil Kjerstad, SNF], International Journal of Industrial Organization 18: 1243-1257, 2000.
- "On private incentives to aquire household skills," Journal of Population Economics, 14, 301-312, 2001.
- “Consumer heterogeneity, incomplete information and pricing in a duopoly with switching costs” [with Tommy Staahl Gabrielsen, University of Bergen]. Information Economics and Policy 5(3): 384-401, 2003.
- “On how size and composition of customer bases affect equilibrium in a duopoly with switching costs [with Tommy Gabrielsen].” Review of Economic Design, 9: 59-71, 2004.
- “Education and completed fertility in Norway” [with Øivind Anti Nilsen and Ghazala Naz]. In Gustafsson, Siv; Kalwij, Adriaan (Eds.) Education and Postponement of Maternity, European Studies of Population, Vol.15. Springer Verlag, 2006.
- “Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders?” International Journal of Industrial Organization, 25: 597-614, 2007.
- “Why is on-net traffic cheaper than off-net traffic? Access markup as a collusive device?” [with Tommy Gabrielsen]. European Economic Review, 52: 99–115, 2008.
- “M2M Call Termination – Regulation or Competition?” [with Tommy Gabrielsen]. Applied Economics Quarterly, 54: 203-215, 2008.
- “Access pricing in agricultural markets with regulated downstream competition and upstream externalities” [with Kristin Linnerud], European Review of Agricultural Economics, 37 (1): 77-96.
Work in progress
- Price discrimination with uncertain consumers. Mimeo, Department of Economics, University of Bergen.
- Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. WP 0600, Department of Economics, University of Bergen (with Kjell Erik Lommerud). Second resubmission invited by the Journal of Labor Economics.
- Playing monopoly with the government: Time inconsistency of industrial policy revisited. Mimeo, Department of Economics, University of Bergen.
Biography
Born 1963. Dr. polit. 1994 (University of Bergen). Professor of Economics since 2001. Full CV.
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