• Credit, Asset Prices and Monetary Policy 

      Brubakk, Leif; Natvik, Gisle James (Staff Memo;13/2010, Working paper, 2010)
      Based on the established literature, we develop a structural model for the Norwegian economy that incorporates feed-backs from asset prices and credit to the real economy. We then use this framework for policy analysis, ...
    • The downs and ups of mark-ups 

      Brubakk, Leif; Hagelund, Kåre (Staff Memo;2/2023, Working paper, 2023)
      Based on sectoral National accounts data and estimates of the implicit rental rate of capital, we calculate price mark-ups for 42 Norwegian industries for the period 1980-2019. The results indicate a broad-based increase ...
    • Estimates of the Neutral Rate of Interest in Norway 

      Brubakk, Leif; Ellingsen, Jon; Robstad, Ørjan (Staff Memo;7/2018, Working paper, 2018)
      In this paper, we estimate the neutral real rate for the Norwegian economy using two different empirical models, a vector autoregressive model with time-varying parameters (TVP-VAR) and a State-Space (SS) model similar to ...
    • Financial Factors and the Macroeconomy - a Policy Model 

      Brubakk, Leif; Gelain, Paolo (Staff Memo;10/2014, Working paper, 2014)
      This paper documents the theoretical structure of an extension of the Norges Bank policy model NEMO. New features include an explicit treatment of the credit market, including a separate banking sector, a role for housing ...
    • Finding NEMO : Documentation of the Norwegian Economy Model 

      Brubakk, Leif; Husebø, Tore Anders; Maih, Junior; Olsen, Kjetil; Østnor, Magne (Staff Memo;6/2006, Working paper, 2006)
      Over the last decade monetary policy in Norway has gradually evolved from exchange rate targeting to flexible inflation targeting. In addition, globalization has affected the Norwegian economy substantially over the last ...
    • Frontfagets betydning for lønnsdannelsen i private tjenestnæringer 

      Brubakk, Leif; Hagelund, Kåre (Staff Memo;5/2022, Working paper, 2022)
      I denne analysen ser vi nærmere på i hvilken utstrekning lønnsutviklingen i industrien driver lønnsutviklingen i de ulike tjenesteytende næringene i privat sektor, i tråd med prediksjonen fra frontfagsmodellen. Spesielt ...
    • Monetary Policy Analysis in Practice - a Conditional Forecasting Approach 

      Bache, Ida Wolden; Brubakk, Leif; Jore, Anne Sofie; Maih, Junior; Nicolaisen, Jon (Staff Memo;8/2010, Working paper, 2010)
      In this paper we provide a broad outline of the forecasting and policy analysis system adopted at Norges Bank.
    • The Phillips Curve and Beyond - Why Has Wage Growth Been so Low? 

      Brubakk, Leif; Hagelund, Kåre; Husabø, Eilert (Staff Memo;10/2018, Working paper, 2018)
      In this paper, we estimate various dynamic wage equations for mainland Norway. Our starting point is a standard Phillips curve. We then expand on our baseline specification by adding explanatory variables suggested by ...