In this paper we use a price endogenous mathematical model to estimate the national welfare losses induced by the Norwegian dairy policy. Firstly, we focus on welfare losses at the processing level due to price discrimination between different uses of the milk and cross-subsidization of export....

This paper briefly describes the design and functioning of the new electricity markets in Norway and Sweden and makes a preliminary evaluation of the performance of these markets. The Norwegian-Swedish "model" of deregulation is described in terms of the basic deviations from the approach...

A common Nordic power market will reduce total CO2 emissions in the Nordic countries as compared to a situation of autarky and, thus, reduce the aggregate cost of complying to strict national CO2 emission targets. A common market for CO2 emissions permits may reduce the aggregate cost further,...