The economic consequences of environmental policy decisions are central issues for environmental economists. Sustainable and economically efficient solutions are common features of this research.
Gunnar S. Eskeland: The oil tax package is the story of a state which, in miserable, nocturnal proceedings on additional taxes, cannot take care of itself, but gives away the people's money to special interests, apparently without getting anything in return.
Gunnar S. Eskeland: Experience, intuition and analysis indicate that tax relief will lead to investment and an increase in supply - also of renewable energy. So why propose tax increases both in general and for renewable energy now?
Gunnar S. Eskeland: The population's demand to get their share of the gains from higher power prices is both natural and healthy.
Gunnar S. Eskeland: In any case, the Norwegian people are left with the bill - or the damage - after the clean-up in the North Sea, so we must handle the risk well: It can be sloppy, and we can miss out on value creation and reuse.
Assistant Professor, Department of Business and Management Science
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Economics
Professor, Department of Business and Management Science
Assistant Professor, Department of Business and Management Science
Tenure-track Associate Professor, Department of Economics
PhD Candidate, Department of Economics
Professor II, Department of Economics
Assistant Professor, Department of Business and Management Science
Professor, Department of Business and Management Science
Professor, Department of Business and Management Science