Closing the Technology Gap?
New Working Paper by Fulvio Castellacci, carries out an empirical analysis that investigates the dynamics of technology in a large sample of developed and developing economies in the last two-decade period.
MoreNew Paper: Whither Commodity-Based Trade?
Market access for livestock products from Africa has traditionally been limited by the presence of certain infectious diseases that pose risks to animal and human health. However, an increasingly discussed option for increasing market access for African meat exports is the concept of commodity-based trade (CBT) that focuses on the health and safety attributes of the product rather than the disease status of the country of origin.
MoreThe role of international trade in services for development
New NUPI Report by Senior Research Fellow Arne Melchior examines the role of international trade in services for development.
MoreAn important part of Norway’s foreign affairs concerns international economics and economic collaboration. The academic focus of the Department of International Economics is directed towards globalisation, international trade, international organisations (the WTO, IMF etc), international technology diffusion, economic growth, the activities of multinational firms, international corruption, as well as child labour and corruption.
Economic growth and technological innovation have become central research fields in the department. Important research topics have been international trade policy, income inequality and poverty together with fixed export costs.
The department collaborates with a range of other institutions, including the University of Oslo and the University in Tromsø, as well as institutions in the USA, China and in Europe.
Confronting Transnationalization: the Economic, Environmental, and Political Strategies of Central American Economic Groups
This project investigates how the process of transnationalization affects the strategies of the Central American economic groups (CAEGs), and what these strategies will mean for the sustainable development of the region. More
Innovation and Defence Industrial Policy
The research is expected to shed new light on the characteristics and dynamics of the defence industry's sectoral system of innovation and in particular the role played by public agencies and innovation policy support. More
Strengthening governance for sustainable production in Bulgaria
The project will meet on of the fundamental objectives of the EEA Agreement - to ensure that conditions for trade and economic relations in Europe are as equal as possible through seeking to improve governance for sustainable production in the energy sector in Bulgaria. More
EU Eastern Neighbourhood: Economic Potential and Future Development (ENEPO)
The project analyses the economic and institutional development of Eastern European countries which are not members of the European Union. More
Trade preferences for the Least Developed Countries' exports of services
The project examines the possible forms of preferential treatment for the services exports of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the possible impact they might have on trade. More
Market potential and trade barriers for Norway's exports: A gravity analysis
The project quantifies the potential increase in Norway's exports of goods if trade barriers in various export markets are removed. More
- Andvig, Jens Chr (2010). Corruption and Conflict: Contrasting Logics of Collective Action,
in Harpviken, Kristian Berg [ed.], Troubled Regions and Failing States: The Clustering and Contagion of Armed Conflict, Comparative Social Research, Volume 27
. Bingley, Emerald.p. 77-102. Extensive corruption and civil wars are two different symptoms of state failure, but have most of the time been studied separately. This article systematically compares the organizational characteristics of the two phenomena as well as the various research efforts into them, with a focus on economic explanations. - Castellacci, Fulvio (2010). Closing the Technology Gap?. NUPI Working Paper: 777. 33 pages. This paper carries out an empirical analysis that investigates the dynamics of technology in a large sample of developed and developing economies in the last two-decade period. The results indicate that the cross-country distributions of technological infrastructures and human capital have experienced a process of convergence, whereas the innovative intensity is characterized by increasing polarization between rich and poor economies.
- Rich, Karl , Brian D. Perry (2010). Whither Commodity-Based Trade?. NUPI Working Paper: 776. 44 pages. This paper examines the potential economic impact of changing international trade regulations for livestock products on market access from developing countries.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Bart Los, Gaaitzen J. de Vries (2010). Sectoral Productivity Trends: Convergence Islands in Oceans of Divergence. NUPI Working Paper: 775. 40 pages. This paper investigates whether the labour productivity in the main sectors of the economy (e.g. manufacturing, services, agriculture) have experienced cross-country convergence or divergence, focusing on a sample of 49 countries over the period 1970-2004
- Melchior, Arne , Christopher Stevens, Åshild Johnsen (2010). Services and Development. Oslo, Norwegian Institute of International Affairs [NUPI]. 135 pages. The report examines the role of international trade in services for development, and possible measures in GATS (the General Agreement on Trade in Services) to promote development through services trade.
- Andvig, Jens Chr, Amit Kumar Shrivastava (2010). Police Corruption, Corruption and Crime: Data and Examples from the Asia-Pacific Region,
in Rajivan, Anuradha K. and Ramesh Gampat [eds.] Perspectives on Corruption and Human Development, vol 2, Advanced Research Series
. Delhi,McMillan .p. 439-499. This paper examines the links between police behaviour and a number of wider development issues. - Andvig, Jens Chr, Scott Gates (2010). Recruiting Children for Armed Conflict ,
in Gates, Scott and Simon Reich [eds.] Child Soldiers in the Age of Fractured States
. Pittsburgh,University of Pittsburgh Press.p. 77-92. - Andvig, Jens Chr, Gbewopo Attila (2010). Crime, Police Corruption and Development: Evidence from Victimization Data. NUPI Working Paper: 772. 53 pages. The purpose of this paper is to explore whether some specific sets of criminal actions that have impact on the security of property and persons and the behaviourally related police corruption may have significant impact on the long run economic development.
- Maurseth, Per Botolf (2010). Trade and growth – again. NUPI Working Paper: 771. 23 pages. The paper discusses effects of trade policy on economic growth. The results indicate that high tariff rates on manufactured goods reduce economic growth, while there are no such effects from protection of argicultural goods.
- Castellacci, Fulvio (2009). How Does Competition Affect the Relationship Between Innovation and Productivity? Estimation of a CDM Model for Norway. NUPI Working Paper: 767. 35 pages. The paper investigates the effects of industry-level competition on firm-level innovation and productivity.
