Assessing the potential of butterfly farming in India
Research professor Karl Rich is initiating a new project on the potential of butterfly farming in India.
MoreNew project on Cuba
NUPI continues to do research on economic and institutional development in Cuba through a new project.
MoreFood safety and barriers to trade
NUPI will undertake a three year project on international food safety and non-tariff barriers to trade.The project is funded by the Norwegian Research Council and led by Arne Melchior from NUPI's Department of International Economics.
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.
Non-tariff barriers, food safety and international food trade
This project aims to provide new evidence on non-tariff barriers to trade in the Russian, Chinese, Ukrainian and other markets, and examine their cost and impact on trade. More
Butterfly farming in India
Value chains for sustainable conservation, integrated development, and livelihoods promotion: An application to butterfly farming in India. More
Defense industrial capabilities in small open economies: Opportunities and challenges in a European context?
In this project, the defense industrial capabilities in small open economies will be examined in a European context. More
State Failure and Regional Insecurity
The project studies the connections between state failure and the regional security situation. 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
- Maurseth, Per Botolf, Svensson, Roger (2012). International patenting. NUPI Working Paper: 800. 39 pages. International patenting is increasing in importance. In this article, Mauseth and Svennsson indicate that the propensity to apply for international patent protection increases with indicators of the value of the invention, indictors of technological rivalry, and market size in the markets where patent applications are submitted.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Jose Miguel Natera (2012). Innovation, Absorptive Capacity and Complexity along Development Stages. NUPI Working Paper: 799. 63 pages. The paper presents an empirical analysis of the time series properties of Schumpeterian multiple equilibria models.
- Melchior, Arne , Karl Rich, Brian Perry (2012). A case study of Norway’s beef trade from developing countries. NUPI Working Paper: 796. 31 pages. This working paper provides information on Norway’s beef trade in the context of GSP.
- Melchior, Arne , Karl Rich, Brian Perry (2012). Norway's trade with the least developed - between profit and development politics. Oslo, NUPI. 142 pages. The report analyzes barriers to trade faced by the least developed countries. In spite of large trade preferences on certain agricultural products, trade to Norway remain modest. Why is this so, and what can be done to increase trade?
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Arne Fevolden (2012). Capable Companies or Changing Markets?: Explaining the Export Performance of Firms in the Defence Industry. NUPI Working Paper: 795. 43 pages. The paper carries out an empirical analysis of the factors explaining the export performance of firms in the defence sector of Norway.
- Castellacci, Fulvio
(2011). Closing the Technology Gap?,
in Review of Development Economics, Vol. 15, No. 1.
.Wiley-Blackwell.p. 180-197. This paper focuses on the dimensions shaping the dynamics of technology. 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. Thus, while the conditions for catching up have generally improved, the increasing innovation gap represents a major factor behind the observed differences in income per capita. [url] - Andvig, Jens Chr, Tiberius Barasa (2011). Cops and Crime in Kenya: A Research Report. NUPI Working Paper: 794. 140 pages. This paper presents and analyzes most empirical research about crime and police corruption in Kenya that has been based on vicitimization statistics. It shows the wide variation in outcomes and draws implications of this for the potential use of this approach for police and crime policy.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Martin Blom, Arne Fevolden (2011). Defence Firms Facing Liberalization: Innovation and Export in an Agent-based Model of the Defence Industry. NUPI Working Paper: 793. 54 pages. This simulation analysis points out that European defence firms will progressively become more efficient, less dependent on public procurement and innovation policy support, and more prone to knowledge sharing and inter-firm collaborations.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Natera, Jose Miguel
(2011). A new panel dataset for cross-country analysis of national systems, growth and development.,
in Innovation and Development, Vol. 1.(2)
.Routledge.p. 205-226.Missing data represent an important limitation for cross-country analyses of national systems, growth and development. This paper presents a new cross-country panel dataset with no missing value. [url] - Melchior, Arne
(2011). India, Kina og Øst-Asia: Hvor sterke er vindene fra øst? ,
i Internasjonal Politikk 3/2011
.Oslo,Universitetsforlaget.p. 517-525.Kina og India blir ofte presentert som to alen av samme stykke når det gjelder økonomisk utvikling. Arne Melchior nyanserer dette bildet. Han viser at Kina vokser langt raskere enn India og minner om at de to kjempene er blant verdens største også når det gjelder absolutt fattigdom. [url]