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SIRUS Rapport med Hans Olav Melberg
SIRUS Rapport med Hans Olav Melberg
English summary: Report for the Norwegian Drug and Alcohol Research Unit (SIRUS now FHI).
English summary: Report for the Norwegian Drug and Alcohol Research Unit (SIRUS now FHI).
Norwegian municipalities can set their own bar opening hours within the national maximum allowed limit of 3:00 a.m. This study estimates the effect of bar opening hours on bar revenue by using municipal variations in bar revenue and opening hours between 2000 and 2010. Based on data from 220 firms in the industry, we find that a one-hour reduction in opening times was associated with between 9 and 12 percent reduction in revenues for pubs and bars. The results were statistically significant for bar revenue, but less so for average per capita turnover in the industry in a sample of municipalities.
Norwegian municipalities can set their own bar opening hours within the national maximum allowed limit of 3:00 a.m. This study estimates the effect of bar opening hours on bar revenue by using municipal variations in bar revenue and opening hours between 2000 and 2010. Based on data from 220 firms in the industry, we find that a one-hour reduction in opening times was associated with between 9 and 12 percent reduction in revenues for pubs and bars. The results were statistically significant for bar revenue, but less so for average per capita turnover in the industry in a sample of municipalities.
Popular press
Popular press
Debattinnlegg i Minerva med Runar Bjørkvik Mæland, 20.04.2021
Debattinnlegg i Minerva med Runar Bjørkvik Mæland, 20.04.2021
English summary: Opinion piece on inheritance tax in the Norwegian right-wing periodical Minerva.
English summary: Opinion piece on inheritance tax in the Norwegian right-wing periodical Minerva.
Norway currently has no tax on inheritance while having a progressive income tax. This opinion piece argues that from a libertarian perspective, such as Nozick or Dworkin, this is unfair. We argue that this libertarian view is in line with people's notions of fairness observed in economic experiments. We argue in favor of a tax scheme with low inheritance tax on large estates and no tax on estates under 10 million NOK. The increase in the state's tax revenues from the tax should be offset by reductions in wage taxes to avoid growth in the Norwegian public sector and to make the proposal distribution neutral.
Norway currently has no tax on inheritance while having a progressive income tax. This opinion piece argues that from a libertarian perspective, such as Nozick or Dworkin, this is unfair. We argue that this libertarian view is in line with people's notions of fairness observed in economic experiments. We argue in favor of a tax scheme with low inheritance tax on large estates and no tax on estates under 10 million NOK. The increase in the state's tax revenues from the tax should be offset by reductions in wage taxes to avoid growth in the Norwegian public sector and to make the proposal distribution neutral.
SIRUS Rapport med Hans Olav Melberg
SIRUS Rapport med Hans Olav Melberg
English summary: Report for the Norwegian Drug and Alcohol research unit (SIRUS).
English summary: Report for the Norwegian Drug and Alcohol research unit (SIRUS).
Norwegian municipalities can set their own bar opening hours within the national maximum allowed limit of 3:00 am. This study estimates the effect of bar opening hours on bar revenue by using municipal variations in bar revenue and opening hours between 2000 and 2010. Based on data from 220 firms in the industry, we find that a one-hour reduction in opening times was associated with between 9 and 12 percent reduction in revenues for pubs and bars. The results were statistically significant for bar revenue, but less so for average per capita turnover in the industry in a sample of municipalities.
Norwegian municipalities can set their own bar opening hours within the national maximum allowed limit of 3:00 am. This study estimates the effect of bar opening hours on bar revenue by using municipal variations in bar revenue and opening hours between 2000 and 2010. Based on data from 220 firms in the industry, we find that a one-hour reduction in opening times was associated with between 9 and 12 percent reduction in revenues for pubs and bars. The results were statistically significant for bar revenue, but less so for average per capita turnover in the industry in a sample of municipalities.
Innlegg i Dagens Næringsliv, 30.03.22
Innlegg i Dagens Næringsliv, 30.03.22
Innlegg i Dagens Næringsliv, 10.04.22
Innlegg i Dagens Næringsliv, 10.04.22
English summary: Two Opinion pieces. One suggests a new market mechanism for the Norwegian electricity market and one explains the political economy reasoning behind the mechanism.
English summary: Two Opinion pieces. One suggests a new market mechanism for the Norwegian electricity market and one explains the political economy reasoning behind the mechanism.
Both are published in Norway`s third-largest newspaper, Dagens Næringsliv.
Both are published in Norway`s third-largest newspaper, Dagens Næringsliv.
Norwegian electricity production is mainly hydroelectric with low production cost. Norway has a substantial net yearly export of electricity and interconnections with the European grid come with potential large efficiency benefits by enabling smoothing of daily consumption variation. Under the current market system, interconnection also drives up domestic prices. This reduces the political support for these projects. An additional factor putting pressure on the present market design is the Norwegian state's ambition to increase its electricity production from sources like wind and gas. As these sources have production prices above the production cost of hydroelectric, this new production is reliant on further interconnection with the European power grid to be profitable. A separation of the domestic and export markets is a possible solution giving Norwegian policymakers the ability to pursue both goals of lowering domestic prices while increasing electricity production from higher-cost sources. The newspaper piece proposes a novel market design for hydroelectric producers in Norway to archive these goals and points to some factors determining the policy's desirability.
"JD Vance på riktig side av historien" iNyheter 21. April 2025
Norwegian electricity production is mainly hydroelectric with low production cost. Norway has a substantial net yearly export of electricity and interconnections with the European grid come with potential large efficiency benefits by enabling smoothing of daily consumption variation. Under the current market system, interconnection also drives up domestic prices. This reduces the political support for these projects. An additional factor putting pressure on the present market design is the Norwegian state's ambition to increase its electricity production from sources like wind and gas. As these sources have production prices above the production cost of hydroelectric, this new production is reliant on further interconnection with the European power grid to be profitable. A separation of the domestic and export markets is a possible solution giving Norwegian policymakers the ability to pursue both goals of lowering domestic prices while increasing electricity production from higher-cost sources. The newspaper piece proposes a novel market design for hydroelectric producers in Norway to archive these goals and points to some factors determining the policy's desirability.
"JD Vance på riktig side av historien" iNyheter 21. April 2025
En artikkel som drøfter JD Vances tale ved Munich Security Conference i lys av Ben Shapiros bok The Right Side of History. Artikkelen argumenterer for at suksessen til vestlig sivilisasjon hviler på balansen mellom trosfrihet og objektiv sannhet. Den støtter JD Vances budskap og plasserer talen hans i en større historisk kontekst.
An article discussing JD Vance's speech at the Munich Security Conference in relation to Ben Shapiro’s book The Right Side of History. The article argues that the success of Western civilization is built on the balance between freedom of belief and objective truth. It supports JD Vance’s message and places his speech within a broader historical context.
"Er det god klimapolitikk å kutte i lønnsom oljeproduksjon?"Debattinnlegg i Nationen 30.09.21, med Knut Olav Alhaug
"Er det god klimapolitikk å kutte i lønnsom oljeproduksjon?"Debattinnlegg i Nationen 30.09.21, med Knut Olav Alhaug
26.10.2021
26.10.2021
English summary: Opinion pieces arguing that Norway should keep extracting oil and natural gas and use the surplus for the development of new climate-friendly technology.
English summary: Opinion pieces arguing that Norway should keep extracting oil and natural gas and use the surplus for the development of new climate-friendly technology.
Debattinlegg i Bergens Tidene med Reidar Digarness
Debattinlegg i Bergens Tidene med Reidar Digarness
English summary: Opinion piece arguing that trade and cooperation do not need to imply a transfer of political power. The article goes on to argue that Norway should develop a modern and open economy outside of the EU.
English summary: Opinion piece arguing that trade and cooperation do not need to imply a transfer of political power. The article goes on to argue that Norway should develop a modern and open economy outside of the EU.
Outreach talks
Outreach talks
"Why the west got rich and the Middle East did not; The historical relationship between Political and economic legitimacy"
"Why the west got rich and the Middle East did not; The historical relationship between Political and economic legitimacy"
1:30 Minutes talk for FAKS, Conservative Students Union of Tromsø 14. March on economic history based on Professor Jared Rubin's book by the same name.
1:30 Minutes talk for FAKS, Conservative Students Union of Tromsø 14. March on economic history based on Professor Jared Rubin's book by the same name.
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