- E-mailSteinar.Vagstad@uib.no
- Phone+47 55 58 92 27+47 414 79 185
- Visitor AddressFosswinckelsgate 14Room412
- Postal AddressPostboks 78025020 BERGEN
- Population Economics
- Contract theory
- Regulation
- Industrial organization
- Auctions
Journal articles
- 2018. Employment Protection and Unemployment Benefits: On Technology Adoption and Job Creation in a Matching Model. The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 120: 763-793. doi: 10.1111/sjoe.12244
- 2015. Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in hiring and promotion. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 116: 540-554. doi: 10.1016/j.jebo.2015.05.010
- 2012. Er offentlig ansatte produktive? Gode vitnemål er ikke tilstrekkelig. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3.
- 2012. Frontfagsmodell for fall. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3. Published 2012-06-04.
- 2012. Luftmilliarder. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3. Published 2012-12-14.
- 2011. Samfunnsøkonomen nr. 1 2011 125. (65.) årgang. Samfunnsøkonomen. 1. 4-5.
- 2010. Veiprising mot køer og forurensning :. Samfunnsøkonomen. 64: 4-13.
- 2010. Access pricing with regulated downstream competition and upstream externalities. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 37: 77-96. doi: 10.1093/erae/jbp045
- 2010. Unødvendig dyre krisetiltak. Bergens Tidende. Published 2010-01-26.
- 2009. Miljøvenleg avgift på biodiesel. VG : Verdens gang. 1. Published 2009-12-03.
- 2009. Miljøvenleg avgift. VG : Verdens gang. Published 2009-12-03.
- 2008. Why is on-net traffic cheaper than off-net traffic? Access markup as a collusive device. European Economic Review. 52: 99-115. doi: 10.1016/j.euroecorev.2007.02.002
- 2008. M2M Call Termination - Regulation or Competition? Applied Economics Quarterly. 54: 203-215. doi: 10.3790/aeq.54.3.203
- 2007. Nrk-lisens helt som før. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). Published 2007-01-11.
- 2007. Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders? International Journal of Industrial Organization. 25: 597-614. doi: 10.1016/j.ijindorg.2006.06.006
- 2004. On how size and composition of customer bases affect equilibrium in a duopoly with switching costs. Review of Economic Design. 9: 59-71. doi: 10.1007/s10058-004-0120-8
- 2003. Consumer heterogeneity, incomplete information and pricing in a duopoly with switching costs. Information Economics and Policy. 15: 384-401.
- 2003. Straumkundane betaler i flokk (opprinnelig Marginbasert prising av straum og banklån). Bergens Tidende. Published 2003-11-07.
- 2001. On private incentives to acquire household production skills. Journal of Population Economics. 14: 301-312.
- 2000. Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. International Journal of Industrial Organization. 18: 1243-1257.
- 2000. Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. International Journal of Industrial Organization. 18: 1243-1257.
- 2000. Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentralized decision-making? International Journal of Industrial Organization. 18: 949-963.
- 2000. Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentralized decision-making? International Journal of Industrial Organization. 18: 949-963.
- 1999. Investors facing opportunistic governments: Is it really good to "know the market" before investing?". The Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 101: 459-475.
Reports and theses
- 2013. Kjøpermakt i dagligvaresektoren. Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics, Bergen.
- 2005. Ny markedsordning for melk - en vurdering av prinsipper og metoder for beregning av pris for melkeråvare. NILF. 22 pages.
- 2002. Markets with consumer switching costs and non-linear pricing. Working Papers in Economics. 04/02. Institutt for økonomi, UiB, Bergen. 7 pages.
- 2002. Why is on-net traffic cheaper than off-net traffic? SNF Working paper. 23/02. SNF, Bergen. 20 pages.
- 2002. Educational and completed fertility in Norway. Working Papers in Social Insurance. 56. Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen. 27 pages.
- 2001. On how size and composition of customer bases affect equilibrium in a duopoly with switching costs. Arbeidsnotat. A26/01. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF), Bergen. 19 pages.
- 2001. Second-period pricing in a duopoly with switching costs: the effect of size and composition of customer bases. Arbeidsnotat. A9/01. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF), Bergen. 30 pages.
- 2001. Consumer heterogeneity and pricing in a duopoly with switching costs. Working Papers in Economics. 08/01. Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen. 30 pages.
- 2001. Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders? Working Papers in Economics. 07/01. Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen. 18 pages.
- 2001. Price discrimination with uncertain consumers. Arbeidsnotat. A12/01. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF), Bergen. 27 pages.
- 2001. Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders? Arbeidsnotat. A21/01. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF), Bergen. 19 pages.
- 2000. Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. Working Papers in Economics. 0600. Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen. 26 pages.
- 2000. Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. Discussion Papers. 2378. Centre for Economic Policy Research, London. 26 pages.
- 2000. Mommy Tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. Working papers. 0600. Institutt for økonomi, Institutt for økonomi, UiB. 26 pages.
- 2000. Mommy tracks and public policy: On self-fulfilling prophecies and gender gaps in promotion. CEPR. 2378. Centre for Economic Policy Research, Centre for Economic Policy Research, London. 26 pages.
- 1999. Problemstillinger for videre forskning på prising av teletjenester. 27. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning, SNF, Bergen. 89 pages.
- 1999. On Private Incentives to Acquire Household Production Skills. DUPI working papers. 1499. Institutt for økonomi, Institutt for økonomi. 24 pages.
- 1998. Verdiskapende samtrafikkavtaler: Prising av samtrafikk. 2. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning, SNF, Bergen. 46 pages.
- 1998. Investors facing opportunistic governments: Is it really good to "know the market" before investing? Working Paper. 1398. Institutt for økonomi. 16 pages.
- 1998. Interconnecting Norwegian Mobile Phone Networks: Competition or cooperation? SNF-rapport. SNF Bergen.
- 1998. Konkurranse i telesektoren: Hvordan rasjonalisere observert atferd? SNF-rapport. SNF Bergen.
- 1997. Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentraliced decision-making. Working Paper. 1497. Institutt for økonomi. 15 pages.
- 1994. Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. Working Paper. [Mangler utgivernavn].
- 1994. Five essays on incentives in procurement contracting. University of Bergen,, Bergen. 1 pages.
- 1992. A monopolist facing a puppy dog entrant: Optimal choice of technology. Working Paper. 5. [Mangler utgivernavn], Bergen Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen.
- 1992. Promoting 'fair' competition in public procurement. Working Paper. 15. [Mangler utgivernavn], Bergen Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen.
Book sections
- 2006. Education and completed fertility in Norway. faglig_bok_forlag, pages 285-306. In:
- 2006. Siv Gustafsson and Adriaan Kalwij (eds). Education and postponement of maternity. Economic analyses for industrialized countries. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 22 pages.
- 2006. Education and completed fertility in Norway. Kapittel 12, pages 285-306. In:
- 2006. Education and Postponement of Maternity. Springer. 325 pages. ISBN: 978-1402047152.
- 2001. Prising av teletjenester. 123-147. In:
- 2001. Fra summetone til informasjonsportal. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN: 82-7674-797-3.
- 1998. Auksjonsteori og offentleg politikk. 91-117. In:
- 1998. Informasjonsproblem og økonomisk organisering. Fagbokforlaget.
- 1997. Information rent and technology choice in a regulated firm. (Contributions to economics). 76-94. In:
- 1997. Firms, Markets and Contracts. Contributions to Neoinstitutional Economic. ISBN: 3-7908-0947-0.
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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.
Biography
Born 1963. Dr. polit. 1994 (University of Bergen). Professor of Economics since 2001. Full CV.
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.
Fields of competence