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Rolf Aaberge

Rolf Aaberge

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Economics and Finance
Norway
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Economics and Finance

D-Index
40
Citations
5703
World Ranking
2320
National Ranking
12

Rolf Aaberge publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rolf Aaberge sits on this spectrum.

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42 publications 521+

This scientist: 118 publications — 24th percentile

24% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 521 publications or more.

Rolf Aaberge D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Rolf Aaberge sits on this spectrum.

30 D-Index: 126 scientists 31 D-Index: 147 scientists 32 D-Index: 157 scientists 33 D-Index: 178 scientists 34 D-Index: 171 scientists 35 D-Index: 141 scientists 36 D-Index: 132 scientists 37 D-Index: 129 scientists 38 D-Index: 130 scientists 39 D-Index: 120 scientists 40 D-Index: 117 scientists 41 D-Index: 113 scientists 42 D-Index: 114 scientists 43 D-Index: 97 scientists 44 D-Index: 115 scientists 45 D-Index: 86 scientists 46 D-Index: 78 scientists 47 D-Index: 83 scientists 48 D-Index: 62 scientists 49 D-Index: 74 scientists 50 D-Index: 50 scientists 51 D-Index: 66 scientists 52 D-Index: 69 scientists 53 D-Index: 55 scientists 54 D-Index: 67 scientists 55 D-Index: 61 scientists 56 D-Index: 62 scientists 57 D-Index: 45 scientists 58 D-Index: 34 scientists 59 D-Index: 47 scientists 60 D-Index: 46 scientists 61 D-Index: 36 scientists 62 D-Index: 37 scientists 63 D-Index: 56 scientists 64 D-Index: 50 scientists 65 D-Index: 32 scientists 66 D-Index: 28 scientists 67 D-Index: 30 scientists 68 D-Index: 24 scientists 69 D-Index: 25 scientists 70 D-Index: 22 scientists 71 D-Index: 21 scientists 72 D-Index: 26 scientists 73 D-Index: 24 scientists 74 D-Index: 23 scientists 75 D-Index: 12 scientists 76 D-Index: 14 scientists 77 D-Index: 15 scientists 78 D-Index: 15 scientists 79 D-Index: 17 scientists 80 D-Index: 17 scientists 81 D-Index: 11 scientists 82 D-Index: 10 scientists 83 D-Index: 16 scientists 84 D-Index: 11 scientists 85 D-Index: 5 scientists 86 D-Index: 9 scientists 87 D-Index: 13 scientists 88 D-Index: 9 scientists 89 D-Index: 7 scientists 90 D-Index: 6 scientists 91 D-Index: 4 scientists 92 D-Index: 8 scientists 93 D-Index: 10 scientists 94 D-Index: 11 scientists 95 D-Index: 6 scientists 96 D-Index: 4 scientists 97 D-Index: 4 scientists 98 D-Index: 6 scientists 99 D-Index: 6 scientists 100 D-Index: 8 scientists 101+ D-Index: 100 scientists
30 D-Index 101+

This scientist: 40 D-Index — 41st percentile

41% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 101 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Norway Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Economics and Finance in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Rolf Aaberge is affiliated with Statistics Norway in Norway and has an extensive research record primarily in the fields of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and Social Sciences. Their work covers significant subfields such as Economics and Econometrics, Sociology and Political Science, Gender Studies, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, and General Health Professions.

The research topics explored by Aaberge include:

  • Income, Poverty, and Inequality
  • Economic theories and models
  • Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics
  • Economic Theory and Policy
  • Economic and Environmental Valuation
  • Global Health Care Issues
  • Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth

Notable recent publications by Rolf Aaberge are:

  • Estimating long-run income inequality from mixed tabular data: Empirical evidence from Norway, 1875-2017 (2020) - Journal of Public Economics
  • Ranking intersecting distribution functions (2021) - Journal of Applied Econometrics
  • A European equivalence scale for public in-kind transfers (2023) - The Journal of Economic Inequality
  • Long-run evolution of income inequality in the Nordic countries (2023) - Scandinavian Economic History Review
  • How Business Income Measures Affect Income Inequality and the Tax Burden (2024) - SSRN Electronic Journal

Their frequent coauthors include:

  • Jørgen Modalsli
  • Marco Francesconi
  • Ola Lotherington Vestad
  • Anthony B. Atkinson
  • Tarjei Havnes

Rolf Aaberge's research has been published multiple times in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Public Economics
  • Journal of Applied Econometrics
  • The Journal of Economic Inequality
  • Scandinavian Economic History Review

Their work focuses on analytical and empirical approaches to understanding income distribution, inequality dynamics, and economic policies related to public transfers and taxation. This involves applying econometric methods to long-term data sets, developing measures of economic wellbeing, and investigating intersections between income and social factors.

Best Publications

  • Income inequality and income mobility in the Scandinavian countries compared to the United States

    Rolf Aaberge;Anders Björklund;Markus Jäntti;Mårten Palme

  • Labor Supply Responses and Welfare Effects of Tax Reforms

    Rolf Aaberge;John K. Dagsvik;Steinar Strøm

  • Labour supply in Italy: an empirical analysis of joint household decisions, with taxes and quantity constraints

    Rolf Aaberge;Ugo Colombino;Steinar Strøm

  • Potential demand for alternative fuel vehicles

    John K Dagsvik;Tom Wennemo;Dag G Wetterwald;Rolf Aaberge

  • Measuring long-term inequality of opportunity

    Rolf Aaberge;Magne Mogstad;Magne Mogstad;Vito Peragine

  • Multidimensional Poverty and Inequality

    Rolf Aaberge;Andrea Brandolini

  • The distributional impact of public services when needs differ

    Rolf Aaberge;Manudeep Bhuller;Audun Langørgen;Magne Mogstad

  • To what extent do fiscal regimes equalize opportunities for income acquisition among citizens

    John E Roemer;Rolf Aaberge;Ugo Colombino;Johan Fritzell

  • Women at Work. An economic perspective.

    Tito Boeri;Daniela Del Boca;Christopher A. Pissarides;Rolf Aaberge

  • Characterizations of Lorenz curves and income distributions

    Rolf Aaberge

  • Unemployment Shocks and Income Distribution: How did the Nordic Countries Fare during their Crises?

    Rolf Aaberge;Tom Wennemo;Anders Bjorklund;Markus Jantti

  • Axiomatic characterization of the Gini coefficient and Lorenz curve orderings

    Rolf Aaberge

  • Ranking intersecting Lorenz curves

    Rolf Aaberge

  • Labor supply responses and welfare effects from replacing current tax rules by a flat tax: Empirical evidence from Italy, Norway and Sweden

    Rolf Aaberge;Ugo Colombino;Steinar Strøm

  • Designing Optimal Taxes with a Microeconometric Model of Household Labour Supply

    Rolf Aaberge;Ugo Colombino

  • Gini’s nuclear family

    Rolf Aaberge

  • Do more equal slices shrink the cake? An empirical investigation of tax-transfer reform proposals in Italy

    Rolf Aaberge;Ugo Colombino;Steinar Strøm

  • Measuring the benefits from public services : the effects of local government spending on the distribution of income in Norway

    Rolf Aaberge;Audun Langørgen

  • Top Incomes in Norway

    Rolf Aaberge;Anthony B. Atkinson

  • Evaluating Alternative Representations of the Choice Sets in Models of Labour Supply

    Rolf Aaberge;Ugo Colombino;Tom Wennemo

  • Region-specific versus country-specific poverty lines in analysis of poverty

    Magne Mogstad;Audun Langørgen;Rolf Aaberge

Frequent Co-Authors

Magne Mogstad
Magne Mogstad University of Chicago
Anthony B. Atkinson
Anthony B. Atkinson London School of Economics and Political Science
Markus Jäntti
Markus Jäntti Stockholm University
Anders Björklund
Anders Björklund Lund University
Nina Smith
Nina Smith Aarhus University
Stephen P. Jenkins
Stephen P. Jenkins London School of Economics and Political Science
Kjell A. Doksum
Kjell A. Doksum University of Wisconsin–Madison
John E. Roemer
John E. Roemer Yale University
Janet C. Gornick
Janet C. Gornick City University of New York
John Micklewright
John Micklewright University College London

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