This paper documents the theoretical structure of an extension of the Norges Bank policy model NEMO. New features include an explicit treatment of the credit market, including a separate banking sector, a role for housing services and house prices, and the option of using macro-prudential...

Based on the established literature, we develop a structural model for the Norwegian economy that incorporates feed-backs from asset prices and credit to the real economy. We then use this framework for policy analysis, focusing on the role of asset prices and credit under optimal simple...

Finanskrisen har skapt en forholdsvis bred konsensus om at eksisterende regulering av finansmarkedene har rettet for mye oppmerksomhet mot de individuelle finansinstitusjoners risiko, og for lite oppmerksomhet mot risikoen det finansielle systemet som helhet. Nye styringsverktøy rettet mot...

Economic theory predicts that higher uncertainty motivates households to consume less. In this paper we empirically assess how household consumption in Norway responds to variation in economic uncertainty. We consider alternative measures of uncertainty, volatility indexes from financial markets...

Vi diskuterer tiltakene for å dempe eurokrisen i lys av en enkel teori om forventningsdrevne gjeldskriser. [...] I dette notatet gir vi en enkel teoretisk fremstilling av forventningsdrevne gjeldskriser og hvordan ulike mottiltak vil kunne fungere. I lys av denne teorien diskuterer vi deretter...