Steinar
Holden, June 2009
Publications
in international journals or books.
- "How strong is the macroeconomic case for downward
real wage rigidity?"
(with Fredrik Wulfsberg), Journal of Monetary Economics Vol. 56:4; May 2009.
- "The three outsiders and the monetary union". Chapter in EMU at ten. Should Denmark, Sweden and the UK join?
(Swedish) SNS Förlag. Chapter 6 in the report by SNS Economic Policy Group,
consisting of Harry Flam (chairman), Antonio Fatas, Steinar Holden,
Tullio Jappeli, Ilian Mihov, Marco Pagano and Charles Wyplosz.
- "Downward nominal wage rigidity in the
OECD" (with Fredrik Wulfsberg), The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics:
Vol. 8 (2008)
: Iss. 1 (Advances), Article 15.
- "How wages change: micro evidence from
the International Wage Flexibility Project", by William T. Dickens,
Lorenz Götte, Erica L. Groshen, Steinar Holden, Julián
Messina, Mark E. Schweitzer, Jarkko Turunen and Melanie
Ward-Warmedinger, Journal of
Economic Perspectives,
21, 2, Spring 2007, 195-214.
- "Monetary
regimes and the co-ordination of wage setting". European Economic Review 49, 2005, 833-843.
- "Behavioural
macroeconomics and the aggregate supply puzzle". The Nordic Journal of Political Economy 30 (1),
2004, 27-36.
- "Wage
formation under low inflation". In Collective
Bargaining and Wage Formation - Challenges for an European Labour Market,
H. Piekkola and K. Snellman
(eds), Springer-Verlag,
2004, pp 39-58.
- "Fairness
and inflation persistence".). Journal of
European Economic Association 2, (2-3), Papers and Proceedings,
2004, 240-251. With John Driscoll.
- "The costs
of price stability - downward nominal wage rigidity in Europe" Economica 71,
2004, 183-208.
- "Inflation
persistence and relative contracting", American
Economic Review 93, September 2003, 1369-1372. With John
Driscoll.
- "Wage
setting under different monetary regimes", Economica,
70, 2003, 251-266.
- "Stabilization
policy in an open economy". Journal of Macroeconomics 24, 2002,
293-312. With Torben Andersen.
- "Measuring
structural unemployment: NAWRU-estimates
in the Nordic countries", Scandinavian Journal of Economics 104,
2002, no 1, 87-104. With Ragnar Nymoen.
- "Does
price stability exacerbate labour market rigidities in the EMU?", Empirica
28, 2001, 401-417.
- "Noisy
signals in target zone regimes: Theory and Monte Carlo experiments". European Economic
Review 43, 1999, 1531-1567. With
Dag Kolsrud.
- "Renegotiation
and the efficiency of investments". Rand Journal of Economics 30,
No 1, 1999, 106-119.
- "Wage
drift and the relevance of centralised wage setting". Scandinavian Journal of Economics 100,
1998, 711-731.
- "Sticky
consumption and rigid wages". In Brakman,
S., H. van Ees and S.K.
Kuipers (eds): Market Behaviour and
Macroeconomic Modelling, 183-200. Basingstoke:
MacMillan, 1998. With Tore Ellingsen.
- "Ratifying
quorum and bargaining power". International Economic Review 38,
1997, 825-851. With Hans Haller.
- "Optimal
contract length in a reputational model of
monetary policy". European
Economic Review
41, 1997, 227-243. With Chris Ellis.
- "Wage
bargaining, holdout, and inflation". Oxford Economic Papers 49,
1997, 235-255.
- "The
credibility of a fixed exchange rate. How reputation is gained and lost".
Scandinavian
Journal of Economics
98, 1996, 485-502. With Birger Vikøren.
- "Wage
bargaining and nominal rigidities". European
Economic Review
38, 1994, 1021-1039.
- "Interest
rates in the Nordic countries: A test based on devaluation
expectations". Scandinavian
Journal of Economics
96, 1994, 15-30. With Birger Vikøren.
- "Entry
into a new market: A game of timing". International Journal of
Industrial Organization 12, 1994, 549-568. With Christian Riis.
- "Bargaining
and commitment in a permanent relationship". Games and Economic Behaviour 7,
1994, 169-176.
- "Network
or pay-per-view? A welfare analysis". Economics Letters 43,
1993, 59-64.
- "Wage
moderation and union structure". Oxford Economic Papers 43,
1991, 409-423. With Oddbjørn Raaum.
- "Exchange
rate policy and wage formation in an economy with many trade unions".
European Economic Review 35,
1991, 1543-1557.
- "Insiders
and outsiders in labour market models". Journal of Economics 52,
1990, 43-54.
- "Wage
drift in Norway:
A bargaining approach". In Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy
in the Nordic Countries, 333-358. L. Calmfors
(ed), SNS og Oxford University
Press, 1990.
- "Wage
formation in Norway".
In Wage Formation and Macroeconomic Policy in the Nordic Countries,
237-280. L. Calmfors (ed), SNS og Oxford University Press, 1990. With Asbjørn Rødseth.
- "A letter
to the Editor on wage bargaining". Journal of Economic Theory 52,
1990, 232-236. With Hans Haller.
- "Wage
drift and bargaining: Evidence from Norway". Economica 56, 1989, 419-432.
- "Wage
bargaining: Theory and some Norwegian evidence". PhD Dissertation,
Department of Economics, University
of Oslo,
submitted 16 August 1989.
- "Local and
central wage bargaining". Scandinavian
Journal of Economics
90, 1988, 93-99.
Other selected
papers.
- "Measures
to improve wage formation in Sweden. Comments on
proposals regarding mediation and conflict resolution", November 1999. Report
to the Commission on the Strengtening of
the Mediation Authority in Sweden, led by Svante
Öberg. (with Karl Ove Moene)
- "The
cyclical budget balance - fiscal indicators and cyclical sensitivity in
the Nordic countries", Report for the Nordic Council of Ministers,
August 1999. (With Henrik Braconier)
- "The
unemployment problem - A Norwegian perspective". OECD Economics
Department Working Papers 172, 1997, Paris.
- "Wage
formation in Norway".
I NAUT 1990:4 (Nordisk Ministerråd), Nordic Labour Market
Policies and Labour Market Research, 209-217.
Selected publications in
Norwegian or other Scandinavian languages
- "Kortere arbeidsdag – bedre liv
eller
trussel mot velferdsstaten?", Søkelys
på arbeidsmarkedet 23, 2006,
83-87.
- "Om god og dårlig deflasjon".
Økonomisk forum 58,
nr 6, 2004, 14-15.
- "Konkurranseevne,
lønnsdannelse og kronekurs", Økonomisk
forum 57, nr 5,
juni 2003, 15-19.
- "Oljepenger
og "ubetalte regninger"" (Om Nasjonalbudsjettet 2002). Økonomisk
forum 55, nr 5, oktober 2001, 8-10.
- "En
strategi for sysselsetting og verdiskaping". Sosialøkonomen
54, nr 6, september 2000, 10-15.
- "Inntektspolitikk ved et
inflasjonsmål". In Jan Fredrik Qvigstad og Øistein
Røisland (eds), Perspektiver
på pengepolitikken, 143-186, Gyldendal Akademisk, 2000.
- "Pengepolitisk regime for Norge". In A.J. Isachsen and O.B. Røste (eds). Euroen og den
norske krones skjebne, 127-152. Bergen: Fagbokforlaget, 1999.
- "Frie kapitalkrefter. Noen
konsekvenser for nasjonal økonomisk-politisk styring". Fafo rapport 273, 1999. Det 21. århundrets
velferdssamfunn.
- "Sentrale lønnsforhandlinger,
lønnsforskjeller og samfunnsøkonomisk effektivitet", Søkelys
på arbeidsmarkedet 15, 1998, 69-76.
- "Inntektspolitikken - hvordan virker
den og hva kan oppnås?", Arbeidsnotat ved Finansdepartementet, nr
29, 1998. "Kronekurs og valutakursregime - må kronen appresiere?", Sosialøkonomen 51,
nr 5, 1997, 2-8.
- "Strukturledighet og
stabiliseringspolitikk", Norsk Økonomisk Tidsskrift 110,
1996, 139-175.
- "Makroekonomisk
teori om arbetslöshet", Arbetsmarknad & Arbetsliv 2, nr 1, 1996, 37-51.
- "Nytt avgiftssystem kan gi dyrere
biler", Sosialøkonomen 50, nr 4, 30-36, 1996.
- "Valg av penge- og valutapolitisk
regime", Arbeidsnotat ved Finansdepartementet nr 27, 1995.
- "Norsk EU-medlemskap - konsekvenser
for arbeidsledigheten". Sosialøkonomen 48, nr 7/8, 22-27,
1994.
- "Inflasjon og arbeidsledighet - Om
tolkning av empiriske funn og implikasjoner for økonomisk
politikk". Sosialøkonomen 47, nr 9, 10-15, 1993.
- "Spill mellom fagforeninger og
regjering". Norsk Økonomisk Tidsskrift 104, 1990,
289-30.