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Erik Biorn

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First Name:Erik
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University of Oslo, Departent of Economics, P.O. Box 1095 Blindern, 0317 Oslo, Norway
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Terminal Degree:1969 Økonomisk institutt; Universitetet i Oslo (from RePEc Genealogy)

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Working papers

  1. Biørn, Erik, 2017. "Identification and Method of Moments Estimation in Polynomial Measurement Error Models," Memorandum 01/2017, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  2. Biørn, Erik, 2017. "Identification, Instruments, Omitted Variables, and Rudimentary Models: Fallacies in the ‘Experimental Approach’ to Econometrics," Memorandum 13/2017, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  3. Biørn, Erik, 2017. "Revisiting, from a Frischian point of view, the relationship between elasticities of intratemporal and intertemporal substitution," Memorandum 04/2017, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  4. Biørn, Erik, 2016. "Panel data estimators and aggregation," Memorandum 19/2016, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  5. Biørn, Erik & Han, Xuehui, 2015. "Persistence, Signal-Noise Pattern and Heterogeneity in Panel Data: With an Application to the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on GDP," Memorandum 04/2015, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  6. Biørn, Erik, 2014. "The Price-Quantity Decomposition of Capital Values Revisited: Framework and Examples," Memorandum 27/2014, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  7. Biørn, Erik, 2014. "Serially Correlated Measurement Errors in Time Series Regression: The Potential of Instrumental Variable Estimators," Memorandum 28/2014, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  8. Biørn, Erik & Bjørnsen, Hild-Marte, 2013. "What Motivates Farm Couples to Seek Off-farm Labour? A Logit Analysis of Job Transitions," Memorandum 09/2013, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  9. Biørn, Erik, 2013. "Identifying Age-Cohort-Time Effects, Their Curvature and Interactions from Polynomials: Examples Related to Sickness Absence," Memorandum 08/2013, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  10. Biørn, Erik, 2013. "Age-Cohort-Time Effects in Sickness Absence: Exploring a Large Data Set by Polynomial Regression," Memorandum 19/2013, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  11. Biørn, Erik & Han, Xuehui, 2012. "Panel Data Dynamics and Measurement Errors: GMM Bias, IV Validity and Model Fit – A Monte Carlo Study," Memorandum 27/2012, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  12. Biørn, Erik, 2012. "Estimating SUR Systems with Random Coefficients: The Unbalanced Panel Data Case," Memorandum 22/2012, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  13. Biørn, Erik & Wangen, Knut R., 2012. "New Taxonomies for Limited Dependent Variables Models," MPRA Paper 41461, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  14. Biørn, Erik, 2012. "The Measurement Error Problem in Dynamic Panel Data Analysis: Modeling and GMM Estimation," Memorandum 02/2012, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  15. Biørn, Erik, 2012. "An Econometric Market Model of Capital and Investment Inspired by Haavelmo," Memorandum 11/2012, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  16. Line Bretteville-Jensen, Anne & Biørn, Erik & Selmer, Randi, 2011. "Quitting behaviour of cigarette smokers. Are there direct effects of a screening program?," Memorandum 07/2011, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  17. Biørn, Erik & R. Wangen, Knut, 2011. "Models of Truncation, Sample Selection, and Limited Dependent Variables: Suggestions for a Common Language," Memorandum 18/2011, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  18. Biørn, Erik, 2010. "Identifying Trend and Age Effects in Sickness Absence from Individual Data: Some Econometric Problems," Memorandum 20/2010, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  19. Biorn, Erik & Gaure, Simen & Markussen, Simen & Røed, Knut, 2010. "The Rise in Absenteeism: Disentangling the Impacts of Cohort, Age and Time," IZA Discussion Papers 5091, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
  20. Biørn, Erik, 2009. "Modelling Addiction in Life-Cycle Models: Revisiting the Treatment of Latent Stocks and Other Unobservables," Memorandum 26/2009, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  21. Eric, Biørn & Hagen, Terje P. & Iversen, Tor & Magnussen, Jon, 2009. "Heterogenety in hospitals responses to a financial reform: A random coefficient analysis of the impact of activity-based financing on efficiency," HERO Online Working Paper Series 2006:9, University of Oslo, Health Economics Research Programme.
  22. Biørn, Erik & Godager, Geir, 2009. "Does quality influence choice of general practitioner? An analysis of matched doctor-patient panel data," HERO Online Working Paper Series 2008:3, University of Oslo, Health Economics Research Programme.
  23. Biørn, Erik, 2009. "Capital Decay and Tax Distortions: How to Abandon Exponential Decay and Benefit from It," Memorandum 27/2009, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  24. Biørn, Erik & Hagen, Terje P. & Iversen, Tor & Magnussen, Jon, 2009. "The effect of activity-based financing on hospital efficiency: A panel data analysis of DEA efficiency scores 1992-2000," HERO Online Working Paper Series 2002:8, University of Oslo, Health Economics Research Programme.
  25. Erik Biørn, 2007. "Measuring and Decomposing Capital Stock and Service Values: Should Capital Quality be given a Place?," Discussion Papers 518, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  26. Bjørnsen, Hild-Marte & Biørn, Erik, 2006. "The Joint Labour Decisions Of Farm Couples: A Censored Response Analysis Of On-Farm And Off-Farm Work," Memorandum 05/2006, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  27. Erik Biørn, 2005. "Constructing Panel Data Estimators by Aggregation: A General Moment Estimator and a Suggested Synthesis," Discussion Papers 420, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  28. Biørn, Erik & Skjerpen, Terje & Wangen, Knut Reidar, 2004. "Can Random Coefficient Cobb-Douglas Production Functions Be Aggregated to Similar Macro Functions?," Memorandum 22/2004, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  29. Erik Biørn & Terje Skjerpen & Knut Reidar Wangen, 2003. "Parametric Aggregation of Random Coefficient Cobb-Douglas Production Functions: Evidence from Manufacturing Industries," Discussion Papers 342, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  30. Bretteville-Jensen, Anne-Line & Biørn, Erik, 2002. "Drug Injection, Drug Dealing, And The Influence Of Economic Factors: A Two-Drug Micro-Econometric Analysis," Working Papers in Economics 11/02, University of Bergen, Department of Economics.
  31. Erik Biørn, 2002. "Handling the measurement error problem by means of panel data: Moment methods applied on firm data," 10th International Conference on Panel Data, Berlin, July 5-6, 2002 B6-1, International Conferences on Panel Data.
  32. Erik Biørn & Terje Skjerpen, 2002. "Aggregation and Aggregation Biases in Production Functions: A Panel Data Analysis of Translog Models," Discussion Papers 317, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  33. Knut R. Wangen & Erik Biørn, 2002. "Prevalence and substitution effects in tobacco consumption: A discrete choice analysis of panel data," 10th International Conference on Panel Data, Berlin, July 5-6, 2002 C4-3, International Conferences on Panel Data.
  34. Knut R. Wangen & Erik Biørn, 2001. "Individual Heterogeneity and Price Responses in Tobacco Consumption: A Two-Commodity Analysis of Unbalanced Panel Data," Discussion Papers 294, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  35. Bioern,E., 2001. "The efficiency of panel data estimators : GLS versus estimators which do not depend on variance components," Memorandum 28/2001, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  36. Biorn,E., 2001. "How is generalized least squares related to within and between estimators in unbalanced panel data?," Memorandum 06/2001, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  37. Bretteville-Jensen,A.L. & Biorn,E., 2001. "Estimating addicts' price response of heroin : a panel data approach based on a re-interviewed sample," Memorandum 08/2001, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  38. Erik Biørn & Kjersti-Gro Lindquist & Terje Skjerpen, 2000. "Micro Data On Capital Inputs: Attempts to Reconcile Stock and Flow Information," Discussion Papers 268, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  39. Bioern,E., 2000. "The rate of capital retirement : how is it related to the form of the survival function and the investment growth path?," Memorandum 12/2000, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  40. Erik Biørn & Kjersti-Gro Lindquist & Terje Skjerpen, 2000. "Heterogeneity in Returns to Scale: A Random Coefficient Analysis with Unbalanced Panel Data," Discussion Papers 292, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  41. Biorn,E., 1999. "Estimating regression systems from unbalanced panel data : a stepwise maximum likelihood procedure," Memorandum 20/1999, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  42. Biorn,E., 1999. "Random coefficients in regression equation systems : the case with unbalanced panel data," Memorandum 27/1999, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  43. Erik Biørn & Kjersti-Gro Lindquist, 1998. "Random Coefficients and Unbalanced Panels: An Application on Data from Norwegian Chemical Plants," Discussion Papers 235, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  44. Erik Biørn & Tor Jakob Klette, 1997. "Panel Data with Errors-in-Variables: A Note on Essential and Redundant Orthogonality Conditions in GMM-estimation," Discussion Papers 190, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  45. Biorn, E. & Klette, T.J., 1997. "Variable Differencing and GMM Estimation with Panel Data with Errors-In-Variables," Memorandum 1997_016, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  46. Biorn, E. & Klette, T.J., 1996. "The Labour Input response to Permanent Changes in Output: Errors in Variables Econometrics Based on Panel Data," Memorandum 1996_014, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  47. Jørgen Aasness & Erik Biørn & Terje Skjerpen, 1995. "Distribution of Preferences and Measurement Errors in a Disaggregated Expenditure System+," Discussion Papers 149, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  48. Biorn, E. & Golombec, R. & Raknerud, A., 1995. "Environmental Regulations and Plant Exit: A Logit Analysis Based on Establishment Panel Data," Memorandum 1995_036, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  49. Erik Biørn & Tor Jakob Klette, 1994. "Errors in Variables and Panel Data: The Labour Demand Response to Permanent Changes in Output," Discussion Papers 125, Statistics Norway, Research Department.
  50. Biorn, E., 1992. "Survival Curves and Efficiency Curves for Capital and the Behaviour of Vintage Prices," Memorandum 1992_005, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  51. Biorn, E., 1992. "Concave Survival and Efficiency Curves for Capital and the Form of Age- Price Profiles," Memorandum 1992_006, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  52. Biorn, E., 1992. "Indexes for Tax Distortion on the Corporate User Cost of Capital," Memorandum 1992_002, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  53. Biorn, E., 1990. "A Comparison of Aggregate and Diaggregate Estimators for Panel Data Models with Measurement Errors," Memorandum 1990_021, Oslo University, Department of Economics.
  54. Bioren, E., 1988. "Econometric Models For Panel Data With Time Invariant And Individual Invariant Variables : A Note," Memorandum 1988_023, Oslo University, Department of Economics.

Articles

  1. Erik Biørn & Xuehui Han, 2017. "Revisiting the FDI impact on GDP growth in errors-in-variables models: a panel data GMM analysis allowing for error memory," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 53(4), pages 1379-1398, December.
  2. Erik Biørn, 2015. "Panel data dynamics with mis-measured variables: modeling and GMM estimation," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 48(2), pages 517-535, March.
  3. Biørn, Erik, 2015. "Var Interpretations Of Haavelmo’S Market Model Of Capital And Investment," Econometric Theory, Cambridge University Press, vol. 31(2), pages 195-212, April.
  4. Erik Biørn & Hild-Marte Bjørnsen, 2015. "What motivates farm couples to seek off-farm labour? A logit analysis of job transitions," European Review of Agricultural Economics, Oxford University Press and the European Agricultural and Applied Economics Publications Foundation, vol. 42(2), pages 339-365.
  5. Erik Biørn, 2014. "Estimating SUR system with random coefficients: the unbalanced panel data case," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 47(2), pages 451-468, September.
  6. Erik Biørn & Simen Gaure & Simen Markussen & Knut Røed, 2013. "The rise in absenteeism: disentangling the impacts of cohort, age and time," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, vol. 26(4), pages 1585-1608, October.
  7. Hild‐Marte Bjørnsen & Erik Biørn, 2010. "Interrelated labor decisions of farm couples: a censored response analysis of off‐farm work," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 41(6), pages 595-610, November.
  8. Biørn, Erik & Godager, Geir, 2010. "Does quality influence choice of general practitioner? An analysis of matched doctor-patient panel data," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 27(4), pages 842-853, July.
  9. Kann, Inger Cathrine & Biørn, Erik & Lurås, Hilde, 2010. "Competition in general practice: Prescriptions to the elderly in a list patient system," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, vol. 29(5), pages 751-764, September.
  10. Erik Biørn & Terje Hagen & Tor Iversen & Jon Magnussen, 2010. "How different are hospitals’ responses to a financial reform? The impact on efficiency of activity-based financing," Health Care Management Science, Springer, vol. 13(1), pages 1-16, March.
  11. Erik Biorn, 2009. "Estimation of discrete choice and censoring models (in Russian)," Quantile, Quantile, issue 6, pages 49-57, March.
  12. Knut Wangen & Erik Biørn, 2006. "How do consumers switch between close substitutes when price variation is small? The case of cigarette types," Spanish Economic Review, Springer;Spanish Economic Association, vol. 8(4), pages 239-253, December.
  13. Biorn, Erik & Skjerpen, Terje, 2004. "Aggregation biases in production functions: a panel data analysis of Translog models," Research in Economics, Elsevier, vol. 58(1), pages 31-57, March.
  14. Biorn, Erik, 2004. "Regression systems for unbalanced panel data: a stepwise maximum likelihood procedure," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 122(2), pages 281-291, October.
  15. Anne Line Bretteville-Jensen & Erik Biørn, 2004. "Do prices count? A micro-econometric study of illicit drug consumption based on self-reported data," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 29(3), pages 673-695, September.
  16. Jørgen Aasness & Erik Biørn & Terje Skjerpen, 2003. "Distribution of preferences and measurement errors in a disaggregated expenditure system," Econometrics Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 6(2), pages 374-400, December.
  17. Erik Biorn & Kjerti-Gro Lindquist & Terje Skjerpen, 2003. "Random Coefficients in Unbalanced Panels: An Application on Data from Chemical Plants," Annals of Economics and Statistics, GENES, issue 69, pages 55-83.
  18. Anne Line Bretteville‐Jensen & Erik Biørn, 2003. "Heroin Consumption, Prices and Addiction: Evidence from Self‐reported Panel Data," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 105(4), pages 661-679, December.
  19. Erik Biørn & Kjersti-Gro Lindquist & Terje Skjerpen, 2002. "Heterogeneity in Returns to Scale: A Random Coefficient Analysis with Unbalanced Panel Data," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 39-57, July.
  20. Erik Biørn, 2000. "Panel Data With Measurement Errors: Instrumental Variables And Gmm Procedures Combining Levels And Differences," Econometric Reviews, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(4), pages 391-424.
  21. Erik Biørn & Tor Jakob Klette, 1999. "The Labour Input Response to Permanent Changes in Output: An Errors‐in‐Variables Analysis Based on Panel Data," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 101(3), pages 379-404, September.
  22. Erik Biørn & Rolf Golombek* & Arvid Raknerud, 1998. "Environmental Regulations and Plant Exit," Environmental & Resource Economics, Springer;European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, vol. 11(1), pages 35-59, January.
  23. Biorn, Erik & Klette, Tor Jakob, 1998. "Panel data with errors-in-variables: essential and redundant orthogonality conditions in GMM-estimation," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 59(3), pages 275-282, June.
  24. Erik BiÛrn, 1998. "Survival and efficiency curves for capital and the time-age-profile of vintage prices," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 23(4), pages 611-633.
  25. Aasness, Jorgen & Biorn, Erik & Skjerpen, Terje, 1993. "Engel Functions, Panel Data, and Latent Variables," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 61(6), pages 1395-1422, November.
  26. M. Wooders & M. Mitzkewitz & P. Schönfel & D. Marin & N. Long & E. Biørn & P. Hennicke & L. Hahn & M. Rauscher, 1992. "Book reviews," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 56(1), pages 107-132, February.
  27. Biorn, Erik, 1992. "The Bias of Some Estimators for Panel Data Models with Measurement Errors," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 17(1), pages 51-66.
  28. Erik Biørn & Petter Frenger, 1992. "Expectations, substitution, and scrapping in a putty-clay model," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 56(2), pages 157-184, June.
  29. Erik Biørn & Erling Holmøy & øYstein Olsen, 1989. "Gross And Net Capital, And The Form Of The Survival Function: Theory And Some Norwegian Evidence," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, vol. 35(2), pages 133-149, June.
  30. Biorn, Erik & Olsen, Hilde, 1989. "Production--demand adjustment in Norwegian manufacturing : A quarterly error correction model," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 6(2), pages 189-202, April.
  31. Biorn, Erik & Jensen, Morten & Reymert, Morten, 1987. "KVARTS - a quarterly model of the Norwegian economy," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 4(1), pages 77-109, January.
  32. Biorn, Erik, 1981. "Estimating economic relations from incomplete cross-section/time-series data," Journal of Econometrics, Elsevier, vol. 16(2), pages 221-236, June.
  33. Biorn, Erik, 1974. "Estimating the flexibility of the marginal utility of money : An errors-in-variables approach," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 5(2), pages 177-185, August.

Chapters

  1. Erik Biørn & Terje Skjerpen & Knut R. Wangen, 2006. "Can Random Coefficient Cobb Douglas Production Functions be Aggregated to Similar Macro Functions?," Contributions to Economic Analysis, in: Panel Data Econometrics Theoretical Contributions and Empirical Applications, pages 229-258, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.

Books

  1. Biorn, Erik, 2016. "Econometrics of Panel Data: Methods and Applications," OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press, number 9780198753445.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 29 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-ECM: Econometrics (16) 2001-11-21 2002-07-10 2003-06-09 2005-06-14 2010-02-13 2011-01-30 2011-09-22 2012-03-21 2012-10-06 2012-11-17 2013-06-09 2015-02-28 2015-07-18 2017-01-01 2017-07-09 2018-03-05. Author is listed
  2. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (7) 2002-07-04 2009-06-03 2009-06-03 2009-07-11 2010-08-06 2011-05-07 2013-06-09. Author is listed
  3. NEP-EFF: Efficiency and Productivity (5) 2003-07-29 2003-07-29 2009-06-03 2009-07-11 2017-01-01. Author is listed
  4. NEP-DCM: Discrete Choice Models (3) 2002-07-04 2006-04-22 2011-09-22
  5. NEP-AGE: Economics of Ageing (2) 2010-08-06 2011-01-30
  6. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (2) 2006-04-22 2013-06-09
  7. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (2) 2013-06-09 2013-06-09
  8. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (2) 2010-08-06 2011-01-30
  9. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (2) 2015-02-28 2017-07-09
  10. NEP-ORE: Operations Research (2) 2012-11-17 2017-07-09
  11. NEP-ACC: Accounting and Auditing (1) 2010-02-13
  12. NEP-MFD: Microfinance (1) 2003-06-04
  13. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2002-07-05
  14. NEP-NEU: Neuroeconomics (1) 2010-02-13
  15. NEP-PUB: Public Finance (1) 2010-02-13
  16. NEP-UPT: Utility Models and Prospect Theory (1) 2017-07-09

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