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Karl O. Moene

University of Oslo - Department of Economics

P.O. Box 1095 Blindern

N-0317 Oslo

Norway

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Opium for the Masses? Conflict-Induced Narcotics Production in Afghanistan

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Opium for the Masses? Conflict-Induced Narcotics Production in Afghanistan

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2573
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 12 Mar 2009
Jo Thori Lind, Karl O. Moene and Fredrik Willumsen
University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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conflict, narcotics production, resource curse, Afghanistan

Opium for the Masses? Conflict-Induced Narcotics Production in Afghanistan

Univ. of Oslo, Dept. of Economics Memorandum No. 05/2009
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Mar 2009
Jo Thori Lind, Karl O. Moene and Fredrik Willumsen
University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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Conflict, narcotics production, resource curse, Afghanistan

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The Merit Primacy Effect

NHH Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 06/2017
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 May 2017
Alexander W. Cappelen, Karl O. Moene, Siv-Elisabeth Skjelbred and Bertil Tungodden
NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics and NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Economics
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The Preference for Belief Consonance

Journal of Economic Perspectives, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 11 Jun 2016
Russell Golman, George Loewenstein, Karl O. Moene and Luca Zarri
Carnegie Mellon University - Department of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University - Department of Social and Decision Sciences, University of Oslo - Department of Economics and University of Verona - Department of Economics
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Beliefs, Consonance, Utility, Identity

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Controlling Fiscal Corruption

IMF Working Paper No. 97/100
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Sheetal K. Chand and Karl O. Moene
Independent and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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Fiscal performance, corruption, incentives, tax evasion, Ghana

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Rich Meets Poor – An International Fairness Experiment

NHH Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 22/2008
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 17 Feb 2010
Alexander W. Cappelen, Karl O. Moene, Erik Sorensen and Bertil Tungodden
NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics, Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) - Department of Economics and NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Economics
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Criminal Liability for Corporate Bribery: Variations Across Countries

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 09 Aug 2021
Karl O. Moene and Tina Søreide
University of Oslo - Department of Economics and NHH Norwegian School of Economics - Department of Accounting, Auditing and Law
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Facts and Fantasies about Wage Setting and Collective Bargaining

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Facts and Fantasies about Wage Setting and Collective Bargaining

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2022-121
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 01 Sep 2022
Manudeep Bhuller, Karl O. Moene, Magne Mogstad and Ola L. Vestad
University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and Statistics Norway
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unions, collective bargaining, wage setting, horizontal coordination, vertical coordination, centralization, two-tier bargaining, pattern bargaining

Facts and Fantasies About Wage Setting and Collective Bargaining

NBER Working Paper No. w30437
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 12 Sep 2022 Last Revised: 14 Apr 2023
Manudeep Bhuller, Karl O. Moene, Magne Mogstad, Ola Lotherington Vestad and Ola Lotherington Vestad
University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Chicago and Statistics Norway - Research DepartmentUniversity of Chicago - Department of Economics
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Miserly Developments

Univ. of Oslo, Dept. of Economics Memorandum No. 04/2009
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 17 Mar 2009
Jo Thori Lind and Karl O. Moene
University of Oslo - Department of Economics and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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Miser index, poverty, affluence, inequality, development

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The Equality Multiplier: How Wage Setting and Welfare Spending Make Similar Countries Diverge

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6494
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 28 Apr 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Erling Barth and Karl O. Moene
Institute for Social Research, Norway and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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wage inequality, welfare state

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Hit by the Silk Road: How Wage Coordination in Europe Mitigates the China Shock

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13259
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 19 May 2020 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Erling Barth, Henning Finseraas, Anders Kjelsrud and Karl O. Moene
Institute for Social Research, Norway, Norwegian Social Research, University of Oslo and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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wage-coordination, employment, globalization, China-shock

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Does the Rise of China Lead to the Fall of European Welfare States?

IZA Discussion Paper No. 14063
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 01 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Erling Barth, Henning Finseraas, Anders Kjelsrud and Karl O. Moene
Institute for Social Research, Norway, Norwegian Social Research, University of Oslo and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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trade exposure, social insurance, welfare state support, regional labor demand, China shock

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The Equality Multiplier

NBER Working Paper No. w15076
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 16 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2022
Erling Barth and Karl O. Moene
Institute for Social Research, Norway and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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The King of the Hill How Unequal Power Fuels Conflict

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 May 2022
Karl O. Moene and Halvor Mehlum
University of Oslo - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Contests, all pay auction, insider advantage, political stability

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Rank vs Income

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 07 Mar 2024
Karl O. Moene, Erling Barth and Henning Finseraas
University of Oslo - Department of Economics, Institute for Social Research, Norway and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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Inequality, redistribution, welfare state

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Add and Rule

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Dec 2022
Halvor Mehlum, Karl O. Moene and Gry Ostenstad
University of Oslo, University of Oslo - Department of Economics and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Migration, Natural resources, Political economy, Equality, Autocracy

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On the Political Economy of Autocratic Land Reform

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17201
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 27 May 2022
Rob Davies, Halvor Mehlum, Karl O. Moene and Ragnar Torvik
United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), University of Oslo, University of Oslo - Department of Economics and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)
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Autocracy, Land reform, political economy

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Farmers as Voters: Land Redistribution and Regime Consolidation in Zimbabwe

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 16 Apr 2026
Ragnar Torvik, Rob Davies, Halvor Mehlum and Karl O. Moene
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), University of Oslo and University of Oslo - Department of Economics
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Land reform, Vote-buying, Zimbabwe

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Predator or Prey?: Parasitic Enterprises in Economic Development

Posted: 30 May 2003
Halvor Mehlum, Karl O. Moene and Ragnar Torvik
University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics

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