Blar i CMI Open Research Archive på forfatter "Kolstad, Ivar"

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    • Expert adoption of composite indices: A randomized experiment on migrant resettlement decisions in Bangladesh 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Karim, Azreen; Lujala, Päivi; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2022:03, Working paper, 2022-11-01)
      In settings where complex social decisions are made, information is often aggregated into indices to facilitate decision making. The value added of such composite indices depend, inter alia, on the extent to which decision ...

    • Fiscal Decentralisation and Corruption - A Brief Overview of the Issues 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge (U4 Issue 2006:3, Research report, 2006-01-01)
      A frequently used argument for fiscal decentralisation is that it increases accountability in the spending and raising of public funds, by moving government closer to the people. At the same time, there are concerns that ...

    • How do host–migrant proximities shape attitudes toward internal climate migrants? 

      Lujala, Päivi; Bezu, Sosina; Kolstad, Ivar; Mahmud, Minhaj; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2020:2, Working paper, 2020-02-01)
      Countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa exposed to the environmental consequences of climate change are predicted to see voluntary and forced internal migration on an unprecedented scale in the coming decades. This ...

    • How do voters respond to information on self-serving elite behaviour? Evidence from a randomized survey experiment in Tanzania 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2016:9, Working paper, 2016-11-01)
      Does self-serving elite behaviour make citizens more politically active? This paper presents the results of a randomized field experiment where voters in Tanzania were given information about elite use of tax havens. ...

    • How does social development affect FDI and domestic investment? 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Villanger, Espen (Research report, Research report, 2004)
      Creating a favourable investment climate is crucial for economic development. In this study, we explore the impact of social development variables on FDI and private domestic investment, using panel data from 75 countries ...

    • Human Rights and Assigned Duties: Implications for Corporations 

      Kolstad, Ivar (CMI Working Paper, Working paper, 2007)
      Human rights imply duties. The question is, duties for whom? Without a welldefined scheme for assigning duties correlative to human rights, these rights remain illusory. This paper develops core elements of a general scheme ...

    • Hvordan gjøre gode ting bedre? Norske bedrifters CSR aktiviteter i utviklingsland 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne; Larsen, Heidi (Research report, Research report, 2008)
      Norske bedrifter opererer i en rekke utviklingsland, hvor problemer med fattigdom, dårlig styresett og brudd på menneskerettigheter ofte er store. Når man går inn i denne typen land, stilles man overfor store utfordringer ...

    • Inter-group interaction and attitudes to migrants 

      Bezabih, Mintewab; Bezu, Sosina; Getahun, Tigabu; Kolstad, Ivar; Lujala, Päivi; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2021:02, Working paper, 2021-02-01)
      Abstract We report results from a randomized field experiment conducted in the Tigray region of Ethiopia, which tests the impact of interaction with migrants on host community members’ attitudes towards migrants. ...

    • Internal climate migration in a new era of scarcity 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Lujala, Päivi; Wiig, Arne (CMI Insight 2022:02, Report, 2022-09-01)
      Hundreds of millions of people in developing countries will have their lives and livelihoods affected by climate change in the coming decades (IPCC 2022). With credible mitigation strategies failing to be implemented, ...

    • La corruption dans la gestion des ressources naturelles - Une introduction 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Søreide, Tina; Williams, Aled (U4 Brief 2009:20, Report, 2009-10-14)
      Les ressources naturelles fournissent souvent un terreau favorable à la corruption. Etant donné qu’un grand nombre de pays partenaires de la coopération au développement sont riches en ressources naturelles, l’efficacité ...

    • Lowering barriers to agricultural exports through technical assistance 

      Wiig, Arne; Kolstad, Ivar (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2003)
      Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) regulations imposed by the developed world, significantly reduse the export opportunities of developing countries. Under the SPS Agreement, developed countries are obliged to provide technical ...

    • “Making money in Angola is about connections, not hard work” 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne; Chivunda, Vissolela (CMI Brief vol. 16 no. 12, Report, 2017-12-01)
      What do the educated future of Angola make of their future in Angola? A recent survey of university students in Angola documents a grave concern about inequality, and strong preferences for redistribution. At the same time, ...

    • Mission Improbable. Does Petroleum-related Aid Address Corruption in Resource-rich Countries? 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne; Williams, Aled (U4 Issue 2008:3, Research report, 2008-06-05)
      Petroleum-related aid programmes and projects are a key part of donor activities in oil-rich developing countries. This U4 Issue explores the petroleum-related activities of three bilateral donors: Norad, CIDA and USAID. ...

    • Most people are not economists: Citizen preferences for corporate taxation 

      Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (CMI Working Paper WP 2018:11, Working paper, 2018-11-01)
      On what bases should corporations be taxed? This article presents evidence from a series of discrete choice experiments designed to elicit the tax preferences of ordinary citizens. We find that respondents favour higher ...

    • Natural resources, corruption and trust: A complex relationship 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (U4 Issue 2011:14, Research report, 2011-12-13)
      Do natural resources reduce social trust? And if so, do natural resources have a direct effect on trust, or is their effect indirect through variables such as corruption? This issue paper reviews the literature on natural ...

    • New study hints on country's business barriers 

      Gumbo, Perege; Fjeldstad, Odd-Helge; Kolstad, Ivar; Nygaard, Knut (Others, 2007-08-01)

    • O que faz um grupo de crédito funcionar? Favoritismo dentro do grupo entre clientes de microcrédito 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (Angola Brief vol. 1 no. 8, Report, 2011-06-05)
      Os clientes do microcrédito são frequentemente designados para grupos de crédito com responsabilidade conjunta sobre os empréstimos. Mas o que faz um grupo de crédito funcionar? O que possibilita aos grupos de crédito a ...

    • One man, one bribe? The effect of democracy on corruption 

      Wiig, Arne; Kolstad, Ivar (CMI Brief vol. 13 no. 3, Report, 2014-04-22)
      Quantitative studies show that democracy reduces corruption. This implies that building a well-functioning democracy should remain part of an anti-corruption approach. This policy brief takes a critical look at the evidence ...

    • Preparing to leave? Household mobility decisions in climate affected areas of coastal Bangladesh 

      Wiig, Arne; Mahmud, Minhaj; Kolstad, Ivar; Lujala, Päivi; Bezu, Sosina (CMI Working Paper WP 2020:04, Working paper, 2020-06-01)
      Abstract We present unique survey data on the migration predictions of 400 households in two extremely climate exposed unions of coastal Bangladesh. We have four main findings. First, despite having prospects no better ...

    • Promoting investment in small Caribbean states 

      Kolstad, Ivar; Villanger, Espen (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)
      This study performs an econometric analysis to determine the main policy levers for investment promotion in the Caribbean. The results provide the following policy advice to Caribbean policy makers seeking to increase ...