• Political Reinforcement: How Rising Inequality Curbs Manifested Welfare Generosity 

      Barth, Erling; Finseraas, Henning; Moene, Karl Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      We propose a political reinforcement hypothesis, suggesting that rising inequality moves party politics on welfare state issues to the right, strengthening rather than modifying the impact of inequality. We model policy ...
    • Reell eller Ideell Konkurranse 

      Barth, Erling; Moene, Karl Ove (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Konkurranse dreier seg ikke bare om priser og kostnader. Derfor kan ikke små åpne økonomier gjøre det bra ved bare å produsere det samme som andre land, på samme måte, men med lavere kostnader. Den reelle konkurransen ...
    • The Scandinavian model-An interpretation 

      Barth, Erling; Moene, Karl Ove; Willumsen, Fredrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      The small open economies in Scandinavia have for long periods had high work effort, small wage differentials, high productivity, and a generous welfare state. To understand how this might be an economic and political ...