Professor Takamitsu Kurita from Kyoto Sangyo University will visit the research department from September 21 to September 25, 2026, to work on a joint research project. During his visit, we are hosting a two-day workshop in the series "Days at Statistics". On Wednesday, September 23, we will focus on research projects under Statistics Norway's agreements with the Ministry of Finance. On Thursday, September 24, we are holding a joint workshop with the Centre for Applied and Theoretical Econometrics (CATE, BI) and the Model Invariance and Constancy Project (UiO).
Program day 1 (September 23):
Presentations of research projects under Statistics Norway's agreements with the Ministry of Finance. The detailed program will be published later.
• Roger Hammersland (SSB): "Modelling Financial-Macro Linkages: A Data-Driven Approach to Simultaneous Structural Design". Joint with Dag Kolsrud (SSB).
• Julia Skretting (SSB): "The Transmission of External Shocks to Markup Wedge"
• Thomas von Brasch (SSB): "Beyond Constant Markups: Identifying the Export Elasticity under Strategic Pricing". Joint with Trond Vigtel (SSB) and Arvid Raknerud (SSB).
• Håkon Tretvoll (SSB): "Commodity Price Shocks and Business Cycles in a Resource-Rich Economy". Joint with Thomas Gundersen (SSB) and Ewoud Quaghebeur (SSB).
• Ewoud Quaghebeur (SSB): "Comparing Fiscal Multipliers under Different Environmental Policy Regimes". Joint with Emil Karlsen (NMBU).
• Michael Graber (SSB): "Production Networks and the Propagation of Micro Shocks to Macro Fluctuations"
• Pål Boug (SSB): "State-Dependent Inflation Dynamics in a Small Open Economy: A CVAR Approach". Joint with Håvard Hungnes (SSB) and Takamitsu Kurita (Kyoto Sangyo University)
• Geir Bjertnæs (SSB): "Tax cuts versus profit shifting regulations".
Program day 2 (September 24):
Workshop in cooperation with the Centre for Applied and Theoretical Econometrics (CATE, BI) and the Model Invariance and Constancy Project (UiO).
For more information about this workshop, see the website of the CATE workshop.
Financial support from Ingegerd og Arne Skaugs Forskningsstiftelse is much appreciated!