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dc.contributor.advisorZhang, Dengjun.
dc.contributor.authorBengtsson, Ådne.
dc.contributor.authorHelgesen, Kim André.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-08T16:26:57Z
dc.date.available2021-09-08T16:26:57Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.identifierno.uis:inspera:82490702:46769971
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11250/2774738
dc.description.abstractThis paper discusses the impact of COVID-19 on the Norwegian economy in the short, medium, and long term. Moreover, it will discuss and analyze the economic policy response and its effects. In addition, we will look at Norway in comparison with the rest of the world, primarily other OECD countries. The motivation for this is gaining perspective for the unique situation we are in and how it may affect the future. COVID-19 affects day-to-day lives unlike any previous recessions in modern times, and while most countries have taken on debt, Norway can fall back on transfers from the Government Pension Fund Global. Therefore, it is highly relevant to look closer at how the pandemic impacted the Norwegian economy and discuss how economic policy handled the turbulence. For this purpose, we will discuss the impact and economic policy response from the first quarter of 2020 until the end of the first quarter of 2021. We will primarily look at how the real economic variables were hit when analyzing the impact. The real economic variables involve the variables that affect Norway's GDP in aggregate form. We will also discuss potential long-term consequences as a result of the pandemic. To do so, we will look at consequences for long-term trend growth on output and regulations of the economic framework. By this, we mean covering the most important factors of the Norwegian economy. This will lay a good foundation to clarify and discuss the economic-political response. In that way, we will cover monetary policy, fiscal policy, and the interaction between them. The basis for the economic policy framework is established in chapter 2. We provide the theory that is used for discussing and analyzing the economic response here. For monetary policy, Norges Bank's flexible inflation targeting is used as a basis. This involves Norges Bank stabilizing inflation near the target in the medium term. Flexible inflation targeting implies that the central bank weighs stable inflation against the developments in output and demand. A model established by Røisland and Sveen (2018) will be used for the monetary policy analysis. When it comes to fiscal policy, Norway is in a unique position due to the oil fund. The usage of oil revenues and fiscal policy's influence on aggregate output is crucial for this part of the paper. 3 Moreover, the potential effects of increased public spending are covered. Lastly, the chapter covers the interaction between fiscal and monetary policy. Chapter 3 starts with a presentation of how the impact and responses of COVID-19 around the world were. Further, we cover how the world's economies are connected and how it affects Norway. The chapter continues and ends with data and economic responses from the real economy, inflation, the labor market, and the foreign exchange market. In chapter 4, we discuss and analyze the economic policy response. We cover Norges Bank's assessments and its rate decisions from the first quarter of 2020 until the first quarter of 2021. Further, we assess this against the model we established in chapter 2 and compare this to other OECD countries. Additionally, we discuss how the credit market was impacted. In the next part of the chapter, we discuss the role of fiscal policy during the pandemic and which long-term consequences it faces. We then discuss how the balance between monetary- and fiscal policy is crucial and how the roles have changed since the financial crisis. We end the chapter with a discussion of the long-term development and structural changes. Finally, chapter 5 concludes the paper.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisheruis
dc.titleAn analysis of the Norwegian economic policy during COVID-19.
dc.typeMaster thesis


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