A simple framework is specified which is suitable for testing the relationship between the length of the working day and wages per hour. The relationship is tested on Norwegian manufacturing data, using both dynamic modeling and cointegration techniques. Both methods provide empirical support...

The non-accelerating wage rate of unemployment (NAWRU indicator), used by the OECD as a measure of structural unemployment, has risen for the four Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. In this paper we present stable empirical wage equations for the same countries over the period...

The determinants of Norwegian import prices of manufactures are investigated over the period 1970(1)-1991(4). Multivariate cointegration analysis establishes a long-run relationship between import prices, foreign prices, the exchange rate, and domestic unit labor costs. Normalized on import...