New Researchers in International Economics
Researchers Karl Rich and Jo Thori Lind have joined the Department of International Economics at NUPI from 1 February 2010.
MoreNUPI Research Prize 2009 awarded to Dr. Fulvio Castellacci
In the year of its inception, the first recipient of the NUPI Research Prize has been awarded Dr. Fulvio Castellacci, Head of Departement of International Economy
MoreArticle in Journal of Evolutionary Economics
NUPI researcher Fulvio Castellacci has published the article “The interactions between national systems and sectoral patterns of innovation: A cross-country analysis of Pavitt’s taxonomy” in the Journal of Evolutionary 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.
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
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
WTO-forhandlingene om toll for norsk sjømateksport
Prosjektet skal foreta oppdaterte beregninger av hvordan den pågående forhandlingsrunden i WTO kan påvirke tollbelastningen i Norges eksportmarkeder for sjømat. 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, 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.
- Castellacci, Fulvio (2009). Theoretical Models of Heterogeneity, Growth and Competitiveness: Insights from the Mainstream and Evolutionary Economics Paradigms. NUPI Working Paper: 763. 39 pages. This paper presents a survey of theoretical models of heterogeneity, growth and competitiveness.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Patrik Karpaty, Keld Laursen, Patrik G. Tingvall (2009). Innovation and Competitiveness of Nordic Services (ICONS). Oslo, NUPI. 82 pages. NUPI Report . The ICONS project investigates the relationship between innovation and the international competitiveness of service industries.
- Castellacci, Fulvio (2009). The interactions between national systems and sectoral patterns of innovation: A cross-country analysis of Pavitt’s taxonomy, in Journal of Evolutionary Economics, vol. 19, no. 3 . Berlin,Springer Verlag.p. 321-347. Do national and sectoral innovation systems interact with each other? The paper explores this unexplored question by carrying out a cross-sector cross-country analysis of European systems of innovation in the 1990s.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Tommy H. Clausen, Svein Olav Nås, Bart Verspagen (2009). Norwegian Innovation and Industrial Structure, in Fagerberg, Jan, David Mowery, and Bart Verspagen [eds.], Innovation, Path Dependency, and Policy. The Norwegian Case . Oxford,Oxford University Press.
- Castellacci, Fulvio (2008). Innovation in Norway in a European Perspective , in The Nordic Journal of Political Economy, vol. 34 . Oslo, Institutt for samfunnsforskning (Ifs).p. 1-45. This paper investigates sectoral patterns of innovation in Norway in a European perspective.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Clausen, T., Verspagen, B. (2008). Histroical fingertips? A taxonomy of Norwegian innovation, In Innovation, path-dependency and policy: the Norwegian case .
- Castellacci, Fulvio (2008). Evolutionary and new growth theories. Are they converging?, In George, D., ed., Issues in heterodox economics. .