• Openness and the welfare state: risk and income effects in protection without protectionism 

      Barth, Erling; Finseraas, Henning; Kjelsrud, Anders; Moene, Karl Ove (Kalle) (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Have recent trends in globalization changed the positive link between trade openness and social insurance? The consensus view – that voters want better social insurance against income loss the more open the economy – is ...
    • Rising Inequality in the Egalitarian Nordics 

      Barth, Erling; Moene, Karl Ove (Kalle); Pedersen, Axel West (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-03)
      The chapter demonstrates that while the Nordic countries remain relatively affluent and egalitarian, inequality of disposable household income has been on the rise over the past 30 years. The increase in income inequality ...