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Kolstad Ivar
Associated Research Professor
Economist whose current research focuses on the political economy of development, poverty dynamics, and corporate social responsibility
Game theory, ethics, public economics, international economics, social choice, Angola, Bangladesh, Malawi, Tanzania
Digging in the dirt? Extractive industry FDI and corruption
Journal Article | Aug 2013
Does corruption attract or deter foreign investment in the extractive sectors? This article presents an econometric analysis of extractive industry foreign ...
Corruption, governance, mining, quarrying, petroleum, extractive industries, Bangladesh, Angola
How do host–migrant proximities shape attitudes toward internal climate migrants?
CMI Working Paper | Feb 2020
Countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa exposed to the environmental consequences of climate change are predicted to see voluntary and forced internal ...
climate migration, multivariate analysis, host community, distance, perception, Bangladesh
Does democracy reduce corruption?
Journal Article | Oct 2016
While democracy is commonly believed to reduce corruption, there are obvious endogeneity problems in measuring the impact of democracy on corruption. ...
Democracy, corruption, conflict, endogeneity, Bangladesh
Assessment of multilateral organisations performance
Project | Jan - Dec 2003
A group of eight likeminded donors agreed in 2002 to form the Multilateral Organisations Performance Network (MOPAN) to cooperate in the monitoring of ...
Multilateral institutions, aid relations, aid performance, Africa: Ghana, Malawi, Mozambique, Uganda., Asia: Bangladesh, India, Vietnam., Americas: Nicaragua
Microcredit programmes: Methodes for solving dilemmas of credit expansion
CMI Working Paper | Jan 1997
Providing credits seems to be an effective tool for improving the welfare of the poor. It is expected that microcredit funding to poor people will expand ...
Microcredit, Bangladesh
Does democracy reduce corruption?
CMI Working Paper | Dec 2011
While democracy is commonly believed to reduce corruption, there are obvious endogeneity problems in measuring the impact of democracy on corruption. This ...
Democracy, corruption, conflict, endogeneity, Bangladesh
Evaluation Report of Center for Development Research. Volume I: Main Report
Report in External Series | Jan 1996
This main report contains the findings of the evaluation of the Danish Center for Development Research (CDR). The evaluation team found that overall CDR ...
Research, Denmark
Handel og arbeidsstandarder: Barnearbeid
CMI Report | Jan 1996
This report, commissioned by Save the Children, Norway, discusses the main economic arguments for and against the incorporation of a social clause in ...
Trade, Child labour, Economic sanctions, ILO, WTO, Asia: Bangladesh
Writing Rights: Human Rights Research at the Chr. Michelsen Institute 1984-2004
Edited Book | Jan 2005
Human rights are currently an important area of research at the Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI), as they have been for the past 20 years. This anthology ...
Human rights, Economic and social rights, democracy, democratization, development, party systems, truth comissions, reconcilliation, foreign policy, courts in transition, Africa: South Africa, Zambia., Asia: Bangladesh., Americas: Latin America
Economic impacts on the least developed countries of the elimination of import tariffs on their products
Report in External Series | Jan 2001
In this paper, we have discussed potential gains to the LDCs from improved market access in the QUAD. In principle, the economic benefits of extending ...
Trade, Clothing, , Bangladesh, Africa
Courts, Corruption and Judicial Independence
Book Chapter | Mar 2014
A well-functioning justice system is crucial to address corruption effectively, which in turn is important for development. But judicial institutions ...
Corruption, Courts, Judicial Integrity, Judicial Independence
How do host–migrant proximities shape attitudes toward internal climate migrants?
Journal Article | Jan 2020
Climate change is predicted to cause voluntary and forced internal migration on an unprecedented scale in the coming decades. Yet, research on host communities ...
Specialised anti-corruption courts: A comparative mapping
U4 Issue | Dec 2016
Frustration with the capacity of the ordinary machinery of justice to deal adequately with corruption has prompted many countries to develop specialised ...
justice, Judiciary, Anti-corruption courts, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cameroon, Croatia, Indonesia, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Senegal, Slovakia, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda
Mullard Saul
Senior Program Advisor (U4)
Social scientist with a background in Development Studies and South Asian studies.
state, governance, corruption, , India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Mongolia, China
Corruption, grabbing and development: Real world challenges
Edited Book | Jan 2014
All societies develop their own norms about what is fair behaviour and what is not. Violations of these norms, including acts of corruption, can collectively ...
Grabbing, Corruption, Development Aid, Accountability, Utilities, Construction, Ports, Extractive Industries, Finance, Health, Pharmaceuticals, Education, Law Enforcement, Land, Elections
Fjeldstad Odd-Helge
Research Professor, Coordinator: Tax and Public Finance
Economist focusing on taxation, fiscal corruption and capital flight.
Public finance management, taxation, revenue administration, tax evasion, fiscal corruption, capital flight, intergovernmental fiscal relations, local government tax reform, Africa: Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia., Asia and the Middle East: Bangladesh, Palestine, Sri Lanka
Farvel ekstrem fattigdom
Newspaper Op-Ed | Sep 2015
Det er overraskande kor lite me eigentleg veit om å overvinne fattigdom etter femti år med utviklingsforsking.
Etter kva rykta seier, vart ...