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Steinar Vagstad

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Department of Economics
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  • E-mailSteinar.Vagstad@uib.no
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    Fosswinckelsgate 14
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    412
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    Postboks 7802
    5020 BERGEN
  • Population Economics
  • Contract theory
  • Regulation
  • Industrial organization
  • Auctions
Journal articles
  • Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Straume, Odd Rune; Vagstad, Steinar. 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
  • Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Straume, Odd Rune; Vagstad, Steinar. 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
  • Vagstad, Steinar; Lommerud, Kjell Erik. 2012. Er offentlig ansatte produktive? Gode vitnemål er ikke tilstrekkelig. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3.
  • Vagstad, Steinar; Lommerud, Kjell Erik. 2012. Frontfagsmodell for fall. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3. Published 2012-06-04.
  • Vagstad, Steinar; Lommerud, Kjell Erik. 2012. Luftmilliarder. Dagens næringsliv. 3-3. Published 2012-12-14.
  • Brunstad, Rolf Jens; Bruvoll, Annegrete; Vagstad, Steinar. 2011. Samfunnsøkonomen nr. 1 2011 125. (65.) årgang. Samfunnsøkonomen. 1. 4-5.
  • Brunstad, Rolf Jens; Vagstad, Steinar. 2010. Veiprising mot køer og forurensning :. Samfunnsøkonomen. 64: 4-13.
  • Linnerud, Kristin; Vagstad, Steinar. 2010. Access pricing with regulated downstream competition and upstream externalities. European Review of Agricultural Economics. 37: 77-96. doi: 10.1093/erae/jbp045
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 2010. Unødvendig dyre krisetiltak. Bergens Tidende. Published 2010-01-26.
  • Brunstad, Rolf Jens; Bruvoll, Annegrete; Vagstad, Steinar. 2009. Miljøvenleg avgift på biodiesel. VG : Verdens gang. 1. Published 2009-12-03.
  • Vagstad, Steinar; Brunstad, Rolf Jens; Bruvoll, Annegrete. 2009. Miljøvenleg avgift. VG : Verdens gang. Published 2009-12-03.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 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
  • Vagstad, Steinar; Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl. 2008. M2M Call Termination - Regulation or Competition? Applied Economics Quarterly. 54: 203-215. doi: 10.3790/aeq.54.3.203
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 2007. Nrk-lisens helt som før. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.). Published 2007-01-11.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 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
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 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
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 2003. Consumer heterogeneity, incomplete information and pricing in a duopoly with switching costs. Information Economics and Policy. 15: 384-401.
  • Sandvik, Bjørn; Vagstad, Steinar. 2003. Straumkundane betaler i flokk (opprinnelig Marginbasert prising av straum og banklån). Bergens Tidende. Published 2003-11-07.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 2001. On private incentives to acquire household production skills. Journal of Population Economics. 14: 301-312.
  • Kjerstad, Egil; Vagstad, Steinar. 2000. Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. International Journal of Industrial Organization. 18: 1243-1257.
  • Kjerstad, Egil; Vagstad, Steinar. 2000. Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. International Journal of Industrial Organization. 18: 1243-1257.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 2000. Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentralized decision-making? International Journal of Industrial Organization. 18: 949-963.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 2000. Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentralized decision-making? International Journal of Industrial Organization. 18: 949-963.
  • Erbenová, Michaela; Vagstad, Steinar. 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
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Sørgard, Lars; Vagstad, Steinar; Steen, Frode. 2013. Kjøpermakt i dagligvaresektoren. Bergen Center for Competition Law and Economics, Bergen.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 2005. Ny markedsordning for melk - en vurdering av prinsipper og metoder for beregning av pris for melkeråvare. NILF. 22 pages.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 2002. Markets with consumer switching costs and non-linear pricing. Working Papers in Economics. 04/02. Institutt for økonomi, UiB, Bergen. 7 pages.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 2002. Why is on-net traffic cheaper than off-net traffic? SNF Working paper. 23/02. SNF, Bergen. 20 pages.
  • Naz, Ghazala; Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Vagstad, Steinar. 2002. Educational and completed fertility in Norway. Working Papers in Social Insurance. 56. Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen. 27 pages.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 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.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 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.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 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.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 2001. Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders? Working Papers in Economics. 07/01. Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen, Bergen. 18 pages.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 2001. Price discrimination with uncertain consumers. Arbeidsnotat. A12/01. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF), Bergen. 27 pages.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 2001. Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders? Arbeidsnotat. A21/01. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning (SNF), Bergen. 19 pages.
  • Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Vagstad, Steinar. 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.
  • Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Vagstad, Steinar. 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.
  • Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Vagstad, Steinar. 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.
  • Lommerud, Kjell Erik; Vagstad, Steinar. 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.
  • Hagen, Kåre P.; Fjell, Kenneth; Foros, Øystein; Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Sørgard, Lars; Vagstad, Steinar. 1999. Problemstillinger for videre forskning på prising av teletjenester. 27. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning, SNF, Bergen. 89 pages.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 1999. On Private Incentives to Acquire Household Production Skills. DUPI working papers. 1499. Institutt for økonomi, Institutt for økonomi. 24 pages.
  • Bjørnenak, Trond; Gabrielsen, Tommy S.; Vagstad, Steinar. 1998. Verdiskapende samtrafikkavtaler: Prising av samtrafikk. 2. Stiftelsen for samfunns- og næringslivsforskning, SNF, Bergen. 46 pages.
  • Erbenová, Michaela; Vagstad, Steinar. 1998. Investors facing opportunistic governments: Is it really good to "know the market" before investing? Working Paper. 1398. Institutt for økonomi. 16 pages.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 1998. Interconnecting Norwegian Mobile Phone Networks: Competition or cooperation? SNF-rapport. SNF Bergen.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 1998. Konkurranse i telesektoren: Hvordan rasjonalisere observert atferd? SNF-rapport. SNF Bergen.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 1997. Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does dispersed information call for decentraliced decision-making. Working Paper. 1497. Institutt for økonomi. 15 pages.
  • Kjerstad, Kjell; Vagstad, Steinar. 1994. Procurement auctions with entry of bidders. Working Paper. [Mangler utgivernavn].
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 1994. Five essays on incentives in procurement contracting. University of Bergen,, Bergen. 1 pages.
  • Sørgard, Lars; Vagstad, Steinar. 1992. A monopolist facing a puppy dog entrant: Optimal choice of technology. Working Paper. 5. [Mangler utgivernavn], Bergen Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 1992. Promoting 'fair' competition in public procurement. Working Paper. 15. [Mangler utgivernavn], Bergen Institutt for økonomi, Universitetet i Bergen.
Book sections
  • Nilsen, Øivind Anti; Naz, Ghazala; Vagstad, Steinar. 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.
  • Vagstad, Steinar; Naz, Ghazala; Nilsen, Øivind Anti. 2006. Education and completed fertility in Norway. Kapittel 12, pages 285-306. In:
    • Gustafsson, Siv; Kalwij, Adriaan. 2006. Education and Postponement of Maternity. Springer. 325 pages. ISBN: 978-1402047152.
  • Gabrielsen, Tommy Staahl; Vagstad, Steinar. 2001. Prising av teletjenester. 123-147. In:
    • Ulset, Svein. 2001. Fra summetone til informasjonsportal. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN: 82-7674-797-3.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 1998. Auksjonsteori og offentleg politikk. 91-117. In:
    • Torsvik, Gaute. 1998. Informasjonsproblem og økonomisk organisering. Fagbokforlaget.
  • Vagstad, Steinar. 1997. Information rent and technology choice in a regulated firm. (Contributions to economics). 76-94. In:
    • Picot, A.; Schlicht, E. 1997. Firms, Markets and Contracts. Contributions to Neoinstitutional Economic. ISBN: 3-7908-0947-0.

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Monographies

  1. Økologisk jordbruk og jordbrukspolitiske målsettingar, Master’s thesis, Department of Economics, University of Bergen, 1987.
  2. Five essays on incentives in procurement contracting, Dissertations in Economics no. 4, Department of Economics, University of Bergen, 1994.

 

International publications

  1. “Promoting fair competition in public procurement,” Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 58: 283-307, 1995.
  2. “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.
  3. "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.
  4. “Centralized vs. decentralized procurement: Does local information call for decentralized decision-making?” International Journal of Industrial Organization, 18: 949-963, 2000.
  5. "Procurement auctions with entry of bidders" [with Egil Kjerstad, SNF], International Journal of Industrial Organization 18: 1243-1257, 2000.
  6. "On private incentives to aquire household skills," Journal of Population Economics, 14, 301-312, 2001.
  7. “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.
  8. “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.
  9. “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.
  10.  “Should auctioneers supply early information for prospective bidders?” International Journal of Industrial Organization, 25: 597-614, 2007.
  11. “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.
  12. “M2M Call Termination – Regulation or Competition?” [with Tommy Gabrielsen]. Applied Economics Quarterly, 54: 203-215, 2008.
  13. “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

Fields of competence 
Family economics
Incentive theory
Industrial Organization