Ragnar Nymoen
Professor
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Department of Economics

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Phone
+47 22855148
Mobile phone
+97970248
Room
ES1134
Available hours
Mon 11.00-12.00
Username
Visiting address
Moltke Moes vei 31
Eilert Sundts hus
blokk B
0851 OSLO
Postal address
Postboks 1095 Blindern
0317 OSLO
Academic Interests
Macroeconomics, macroeconometric models, forecasting, time series and panel data econome
Courses taught
- ECON1310 Økonomisk aktivitet og økonomisk politikk
- ECON4160 Econometrics - Modeling and systems estimation
- ECON4410 Introductory dynamic macroeconomics
- ECON5101 Advanced Economerics - Time Series
- ECON5103 Advanced Econometrics - Panel Data
Background
- Head of Department, Department of economics, University of Oslo, 2002-2004
- Professor, Department of economics, University of Oslo, 1997-
- Associate professor, Department of economics, University of Oslo, 1996-1997
- Head of Macroeconomentric Research and Model Building, 1995-1996
- Acting research director, Research department, Norges Bank, 1993-1994
- Associate professor II of econometrics, Department of economics, University of Oslo, 1993-1996
- Scientific advisor, Research department, Norges Bank, 1993-1995
- Phd. (economics), University of Oslo, 1990
- Consultant, Norges Bank, 1985-1989
- Cand. polit. (economics), University of Oslo, 1984
- Cand. mag. (sociology), University of Oslo, 1979
Positions held
- Head of Research, Centre for Wage Formation, 2014-2017t
- Member, Norwegian National Accounts Advisory Committee, Statistics Norway, 2000-2002
- Leader, Centre for monetary policy and financial markets research, 1998
- Member, Modelling committee, Ministry of Finance, 1996-2003
- Faculty board member---Faculty of social sciences, 2008-2011
Publications
- “Cointegration and Structure in Norwegian Wage Price Dynamics”, with M. Gjelsvik and V. Sparrman, Econometrics, 2020, 8, 1-29
- Dynamic Econometrics for Empirical Macroeconomic Modelling, World Scientific, 2019
- Testing the Empirical Relevance of the `Saving for a Rainy Day’ hypothesis in US Metro Areas, with A. K. Anundsen, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2019, 81 (6) 1318-1335. doi: 10.1111/obes.12310
- Between institutions and Global forces. Norwegian Wage Formation Since Industrialisation. Econometrics 2017, 5(1), 6; doi:10.3390/econometrics5010006
- Equilibrium Unemployment Dynamics in a Panel of OECD Countries, with Victoria Sparrman. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 2015, 77, 164-190 2015.
- Mis-specification Testing: Non-Invariance of Expectations Models of Inflation, with Jennifer L. Castle, Jurgen A. Doornik and David F. Hendry, Econometric Reviews, 2014, 33:5-6, 553-574
- Q. Farooq Akram and Ragnar Nymoen, "Model selection for monetary policy analysis-How important is empirical validity?," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics Vol 1, 2009, 35-68
- Gunnar Bårdsen and Ragnar Nymoen, "Macroeconometric modeling for policy," Palgrave Handbook of Econometrics Vol 2, 2009
- Gunnar Bårdsen and Ragnar Nymoen, "U.S. natural rate dynamics reconsidered," The Methodology and Practice of Econometrics, Oxford University Press, 2009
- Solveig Erlandsen and Ragnar Nymoen, "Consumption and population age structure," Journal of Population Economics 21(3), 2008, 505-520
- Gunnar Bårdsen,Eilev S. Jansen, Øyvind Eitrheim and Ragnar Nymoen, "The Econometrics of Macroeconomic Modelling," Oxford: Oxford University Press 2005. (338 pages)
- Gunnar Bårdsen and Ragnar Nymoen, "Testing steady-state implications for the NAIRU," in Review of Economics and Statistics 85(4), 2003, 1070-1075
- Gunnar Bårdsen, Eilev S. Jansen and Ragnar Nymoen, "Econometric evaluation of the New Keynesian Phillips curve," in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics 66(suppl 1), 2004, 671-686
- Gunnar Bårdsen, Eilev S. Jansen and Ragnar Nymoen, "Econometric inflation targeting," Econometrics Journal 6, 2003, 429-460
- Gunnar Bårdsen, Paul F. Fisher and Ragnar Nymoen, "Business cycles: Real facts or fallacies?" s. 499-527 in Steinar Strøm (edt.), Econometrics and Economic Theory in the 20th Century: The Ragnar Frisch Centennial Symposium, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1998
- Steinar Holden and Ragnar Nymoen, "Measuring structural unemployment: NAWRU estimates in the Nordic countries," in Scandinavian Journal of Economics 104(1), 2002, 87-104
- Nymoen, Ragnar; Sparrman, Victoria & Gjelsvik, Marit (2020). Cointegration and Structure in Norwegian Wage–Price Dynamics. Econometrics. ISSN 2225-1146. 8(3) . doi: 10.3390/econometrics8030029
- Anundsen, André Kallåk & Nymoen, Ragnar (2019). Testing the empirical relevance of the "saving for a rainy day" hypothesis in US metro areas. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. ISSN 0305-9049. 81(6), s 1318- 1335 . doi: 10.1111/obes.12310
- Nymoen, Ragnar; Pedersen, Kari & Sjåberg, Jon Ivar (2019). Estimation of Effects of Recent Macroprudential Policies in a Sample of Advanced Open Economies. International Journal of Financial Studies (IJFS). ISSN 2227-7072. 7(2) . doi: 10.3390/ijfs7020023 Full text in Research Archive.
- Lund, Diderik & Nymoen, Ragnar (2018). Comparative statics for real options on oil: What stylized facts?. The Engineering Economist. ISSN 0013-791X. 63(1), s 54- 65 . doi: 10.1080/0013791X.2017.1283001 Full text in Research Archive. Show summary
- Bårdsen, Gunnar; Kolsrud, Dag & Nymoen, Ragnar (2017). Forecast Robustness in Macroeconometric Models. Journal of Forecasting. ISSN 0277-6693. 36(6), s 629- 639 . doi: 10.1002/for.2459 Full text in Research Archive. Show summary
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2017). Between Institutions and Global Forces: Norwegian Wage Formation Since Industrialisation. Econometrics. ISSN 2225-1146. 5(1) . doi: 0.3390/econometrics5010006 Full text in Research Archive.
- Kolsrud, Dag & Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Heuristic vs formal dynamics of the wage- and price-curve model of equilibrium unemployment. Journal of economic studies. ISSN 0144-3585. 42(2), s 186- 206 . doi: 10.1108/JES-05-2013-0074
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Sparrman, Victoria (2015). Equilibrium Unemployment Dynamics in a Panel of OECD Countries. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. ISSN 0305-9049. 77(2), s 164- 190 . doi: 10.1111/obes.12061
- Anundsen, Andre Kallåk; Krogh, Tord S.; Nymoen, Ragnar & Vislie, Jon (2014). Overdeterminacy and endogenous cycles: Trygve haavelmo's business cycle model. Metroeconomica. ISSN 0026-1386. 65(3), s 460- 486 . doi: 10.1111/meca.12049
- Castle, Jennifer L.; Doornik, Jurgen; Hendry, David F. & Nymoen, Ragnar (2014). Misspecification Testing: Non-Invariance of Expectations Models of Inflation. Econometric Reviews. ISSN 0747-4938. 33(5-6), s 553- 574 . doi: 10.1080/07474938.2013.825137
- Kolsrud, Dag Olaf & Nymoen, Ragnar (2014). Macroeconomic Stability or Cycles? The Role of the Wage Price Spiral. Australian Economic Papers. ISSN 0004-900X. 53(1-2), s 41- 68 . doi: 10.1111/1467-8454.12020
- Kornstad, Tom; Nymoen, Ragnar & Skjerpen, Terje (2013). Macroeconomic shocks and the probability of being employed. Economic Modelling. ISSN 0264-9993. 33, s 572- 587 . doi: 10.1016/j.econmod.2013.04.022
- Bårdsen, Gunnar; den Reijer, Ard; Jonasson, Patrik & Nymoen, Ragnar (2012). MOSES: Model for studying the economy of Sweden. Economic Modelling. ISSN 0264-9993. 29(6), s 2566- 2582 . doi: 10.1016/j.econmod.2012.08.007 Show summary
- Nymoen, Ragnar; Swensen, Anders Rygh & Tveter, Eivind (2012). Interpreting the evidence for New Keynesian models of inflation dynamics. Journal of macroeconomics. ISSN 0164-0704. 34(2), s 253- 263 . doi: 10.1016/j.jmacro.2012.01.008
- Vislie, Jon; Anundsen, Andre Kallåk; Krogh, Tord Sigurd Holmsen & Nymoen, Ragnar (2012). The Macroeconomics of Trygve Haavelmo. Nordic Journal of Political Economy. ISSN 0805-7508. 37, s 1- 26
- Anundsen, Andre Kallåk; Krogh, Tord Sigurd Holmsen; Nymoen, Ragnar & Vislie, Jon (2011). Haavelmos makromodeller: Endogene konjunkturer og inflasjonsteori. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. 125(9), s 32- 43
- Anundsen, Andre Kallåk; Krogh, Tord Sigurd Holmsen; Nymoen, Ragnar & Vislie, Jon (2011). Overdeterminacy and endogenous cycles: Trygve Haavelmo’s business cycle model and its implications for monetary policy. Memorandum from Department of Economics, University of Oslo. ISSN 0809-8786. (3) . doi: 10.1111/meca.12049
- Falch, Nina Skrove & Nymoen, Ragnar (2011). The Accuracy of a Forecast Targeting Central Bank. Economics. ISSN 1864-6042. 5(15), s 1- 36 . doi: 10.5018/economics-ejournal.ja.2011-15 Show summary
- Akram, Q. Farooq & Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). Model Selection for Monetary Policy Analysis: How Important is Empirical Validity?. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. ISSN 0305-9049. 71(1), s 35- 68 . doi: 10.1111/j.1468-0084.2008.00516.x
- Bjørnstad, Roger.; Cappelen, Ådne & Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). Inflasjonsforventninger og pengepolitiske regimer. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. 63(2), s 17- 29
- Bårdsen, Gunnar & Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). Macroeconometric modelling for policy, In Palgrave Handbook of Econometrics vol. 2. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403917997. 17. s 851 - 916
- Bårdsen, Gunnar & Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). U.S. natural rate dynamics reconsidered, In The Methodology and Practice of Econometrics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199237197. 16. s 386 - 411
- Bårdsen, Gunnar & Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). US Natural Rate Dynamics Reconsidered, In Jennifer L. Castle & Neil Shephard (ed.), The Methodology and Practice of Econometrics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-923719-7. 17. s 386 - 411
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Bårdsen, Gunnar (2009). Macroeconometric Modeling for Policy, In Terence C. Mills & Kerry Patterson (ed.), Palgrave Handbook of Econometrics Volume 2: Applied Econometrics. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403917997. PART VI. s 821 - 951
- Erlandsen, Solveig & Nymoen, Ragnar (2008). Consumption and population age structure. Journal of Population Economics. ISSN 0933-1433. 21(3), s 505- 520 . doi: 10.1007/s00148-006-0088-5
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Bjørnstad, Roger. (2008). The New Keynesian Phillips Curve Tested on OECD Panel Data. Economics. ISSN 1864-6042. 2(23)
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2019). Dynamic Econometrics for Empirical Macroeconomic Modelling. World Scientific. ISBN 9789811207518. 567 s.
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Bårdsen, Gunnar (2014). Videregående emner i økonometri. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 978-82-450-1213-2. 362 s.
- Bårdsen, Gunnar & Nymoen, Ragnar (2011). Innføring i økonometri. Fagbokforlaget. ISBN 978-82-450-0100-6. 294 s.
- Benedictow, Andreas; Bjøru, Emil Cappelen; Kordt, Amund; Nymoen, Ragnar & Røtnes, Rolf A. (2020). Virkninger av redusert normalarbeidstid på norsk økonomi. Samfunnsøkonomisk analyse AS. 11-2020.
- Benedictow, Andreas; Bjøru, Emil Cappelen & Nymoen, Ragnar (2020). En utvidet simuleringsmodell for lønnsdannelsen. Samfunnsøkonomisk analyse AS. 5-2020.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2020). Mulighetene for brå endring i den økonomiske aktivitet, med og uten "lock-down". Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. 134(4), s 5- 7
- Benedictow, Andreas; Bjøru, Emil Cappelen; Dalnoki, Simon; Eggen, Fernanda Winger & Nymoen, Ragnar (2019). Hvordan bør sentrale mekanismer i Den norske modellen reflekteres i makroøkonomiske modeller?.
- Dapi, Bjorn; Nymoen, Ragnar & Sparrman, Victoria (2019). Robustness of the Norwegian wage formation system and free EU labour movement. Evidence from wage data for natives. Memorandum from Department of Economics, University of Oslo. No. 01/2019.
- Dapi, Bjorn; Nymoen, Ragnar & Sparrman, Victoria (2019). Robustness of the Norwegian wage formation system and free EU labour movement: Evidence from wage data for natives. Discussion papers. ISSN 1892-753X. (No. 895) Show summary
- Haraldsen, Kristine Wika; Nymoen, Ragnar & Sparrman, Victoria (2019). Labour market institutions, shocks and the employment rate. Discussion papers. ISSN 1892-753X. (No. 901) Show summary
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2019). DSGE models and the violation of the law of entropy.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2018). Kommentar til: Like konkurransevilkår for offentlige og private aktører. Rapport fra arbeidsgruppe, levert Nærings- og fiskeridepartementet 23. januar 2018.
- Bjørnstad, Roger; Gran, Bjørn; Bakkemo Kostøl, Fredrik & Nymoen, Ragnar (2017). Pengepolitikk med sterkt koordinert lønnsdannelse.
- Eggen, Fernanda Winger; Gottschalk, Petter; Nymoen, Ragnar; Ognedal, Tone & Rybalka, Marina (2017). Analyse av former, omfang og utvikling av arbeidskriminalitet.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2017). Alle veit jo det. Mytespinn om Phillipskurven.. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. (5), s 40- 43
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2017). Følgerfagenes rolle i lønnsdannelsen i Norge..
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2017). Long history wage modelling..
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2016). Arbeidslivsregulering og inntektspolitikk i UK, 1900-1979.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2016). Følgerfagenes rolle i systemet for lønnsdannelse.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2016). Innledning om konjunkturene og noen mer langsiktige utfordringer.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2016). Lønnssystemets skyld, ikke frihandel.. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372. s 31- 31
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2016). NAM-prognoser januar 2016.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2016). Norwegian wage formation since independence..
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2016). The Pros and Cons of Model Based Macroeconomic Forecasting.
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Jordfall, Bård (2016). Hva skjer nederst i lønnsfordelingen i privat sektor?.
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Kostøl, Fredrik (2016). Framskrivning av valutakurs i samfunnsøkonomiske analyser.
- Lund, Diderik & Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Comparative statics for real options on oil: What stylized facts to use?. Show summary
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Did US households Save for a Rainy Day Before the Great Recession?.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Flere våpen mot dårlige tider?. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372. s 30- 30
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Frontfagsmodellen i fortid og framtid.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Lønn og lønnsfordeling.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Maktforhold avgjør lønnsveksten. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372. s 40- 40
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). NAM: Norwegian Aggregate Model; og: Om store prognosefeil.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Norwegian Wages Since Independence.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). The Norwegian System of Wage Formation. A Macro Perspective.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2015). Wage system: Have inflation targeting and EU labour immigration changed the system of wage formation in Norway?.
- Lund, Diderik & Nymoen, Ragnar (2014). Comparative statics for real options on oil: What stylized facts to use?.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2014). Tannløst reallønnsgap. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372.
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Anundsen, Andre Kallåk (2014). Did US consumers save for a rainy day before the Great Recession?.
- Lund, Diderik & Nymoen, Ragnar (2013). A theoretical and empirical analysis of invariance assumptions in comparative statics for real options on oil.
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Bjørnstad, Roger. (2013). Frontfagmodellens utfordringer. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372.
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Sparrman, Victoria (2013). Når ledigheten styrer. Dagens næringsliv. ISSN 0803-9372. s 34- 34
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2012). Lønnsdannelsen og makrostabilitet.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2012). Lønnsdannelsessystemet i Norge.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2012). Makroøkonomiske prognosemodeller: Teori, metode og anvendelse.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2012). Makroøkonomiske prognoser 2013-2016.
- Nymoen, Ragnar; Bårdsen, Gunnar & Kolsrud, Dag Olaf (2012). Forecast robustness in macroeconometric models.
- Nymoen, Ragnar; Kornstad, Tom & Skjerpen, Terje (2011). Job Probability and Macroeconomic Shocks.
- Bårdsen, Gunnar; den Reijer, Ard; Jonasson, Patrik & Nymoen, Ragnar (2011). MOSES: Model of Swedish Economic Studies. Show summary
- Krogh, Tord Sigurd Holmsen; Anundsen, Andre Kallåk; Nymoen, Ragnar & Vislie, Jon (2011). Overdeterminacy and endogenous cycles: Trygve Haavelmo's business cycle model. Presentasjon på forskningsseminar i Statistisk Sentralbyrå.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2011). Lønnsdanningen i Norge. Hovedtrekk og betydning for måloppnåelse om høy sysselsetting.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2011). Nobelprisen til Sargent og Sims.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2011). Svak internasjonal inntektsutvikling: Konsekvenser for norsk økonomi i 2012.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2011). Svak internasjonal inntektsutvikling: Konsekvenser for norsk økonomi og lønnsdannelse i 2012.
- Nymoen, Ragnar; Bårdsen, Gunnar & Kolsrud, Dag Olaf (2011). Forecast robustness in macroeconomic models.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2010). En oljeprisforklart børs. Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2010). Makroøkonomiske prognoser.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2010). Norges Bank tilbake til responsfunksjonen?. Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2010). Økonomene spår - økonomien rår. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. 64(3), s 50- 51
- Nymoen, Ragnar; Castle, Jennifer L.; Doornik, Jurgen & Hendry, David F. (2010). Testing the Invariance of Expectations Models of Inflation. Show summary
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Kolsrud, Dag Olaf (2010). Macroeconomic Stability or Cycles? The Role of the Wage-price Spiral. Show summary
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). Finanskrisen----så langt. Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). Krisen og likevektsledigheten. Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). Makroøkonomisk teori: Krisen viser (ir)relevansen. Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). Om relevansen av en kvantitetslikning for norsk inflasjon. Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518.
- Skrove Falch, Nina & Nymoen, Ragnar (2009). Samfunnsøkonomenes prognosepris 2009. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. (9), s 20- 25
- Bjørnstad, Roger. & Nymoen, Ragnar (2008). Modellvalget er viktig for pengepolitikken. Svar til Holmsen, Nicolaisen og Røisland. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. 62(1), s 6- 9
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2008). "Et overbestemt system". Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2008). Midlertidig ute av drift?. Finansavisen. ISSN 0803-9518.
- Nymoen, Ragnar & Skrove Falch, Nina (2008). Samfunnsøkonomenes prognosepris 2008. Samfunnsøkonomen. ISSN 1890-5250. 62(8), s 4- 9
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2007). Hva skjer i norsk lønnsdannelse? Et makroperspektiv.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2007). I dogmenes tid.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2007). Samfunnsøkonomi og meterologi, modeller og prognoser. Hva kan vi lære av hverandre?.
- Nymoen, Ragnar (2007). ØKONOMI.ECON3410/4410 Introductory Dynamic Macroeconomics.
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