01592cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009357 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451829815 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Norway : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (45 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This Selected Issues paper analyzes core and idiosyncratic inflation in Norway. The paper provides estimates of underlying inflation, using a statistical technique to decompose inflation and a measure of core inflation into 'common' and 'idiosyncratic' components. It finds that overall inflation is not far from its underlying value, as estimated by the common component, while core inflation is below its underlying value. The paper also considers medium-term and long-term fiscal policy in light of high oil prices and the prospect of substantial increase in pension outlays. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/197 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/197/002.2007.issue-197-en.xml IMF e-Library