Blar i CMI Open Research Archive på forfatter "Wiig, Arne"

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    • Experience from Bangladesh with ethical trading initiatives 

      Murshid, K.A.S.; Zohir, Salma Chaudhuri; Milford, Anna; Wiig, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2003)
      Since the 1990s there has been increasing concern in the North about products from the South and the conditions under which they are produced. In least developed countries labour conditions are considered to be at a very ...

    • 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 ...

    • Governance, resource curse and donor 

      Wiig, Arne (Others, 2008-10-07)
      Plan Part 1. Governance What is good governance? Why is it important? How can we measure good governance? Part 2. The resource curse and the importance of governance in resource rich countries Focus on political ...

    • Handel og arbeidstandarder: Barnearbeid 

      Wiig, Arne (Research report, Research report, 1996)
      Trade and labour standards: Child labour. This report, commissioned by Save the Children, Norway, discusses the main economic arguments for and against the incorporation of a social clause in World Trade Organization (WTO). ...

    • Has recent political unrest affected garment exports from Bangladesh? 

      Wiig, Arne (CMI Report R 2018:02, Research report, 2018-01-01)
      According to the World Bank, political unrest in Bangladesh in the first part of 2015 resulted in a loss of 1% of GDP. [1] A previous study by UNDP (2005) estimated the average costs of unrest as even higher during the ...

    • 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. ...

    • 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 ...

    • Impacto do investimento petrolífero Norueguês nos países de acolhimento, com especial ênfase para Angola 

      Nordås, Hildegunn Kyvik; Tvedten, Inge; Wiig, Arne (Research report, Research report, 2000)
      O presente relatório aborda a forma de como os investimentos petrolíferos Norueguêses, melhor poderão contríbuir para o desenvolvimento indústrial e distribuição uniforme dos dividendos nos países de acolhimento, analisando ...

    • 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, ...

    • Kan vi kjøpe mer fra våre samarbeidsland? Hvem vet hva og hvordan? 

      Wiig, Arne; Mæstad, Ottar; Milford, Anna; Skare, Ørjan (Research report, Research report, 2002)
      This report explores the potential for increasing imports to Norway from its main development partners. The analysis is based on three main indicators: i) a trade intensity index (commodities which the development partners ...

    • 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, ...

    • Microcredit programmes: Methods for solving dilemmas of credit expansion 

      Wiig, Arne (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 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 rapidly over the coming years. If a sound monitoring mechanism is ...

    • Mid-term review of the country programme (MoU: 2003:2008) between Norway and Bangladesh 

      Wiig, Arne; Ghuznavi, Farah; Jerve, Alf Morten (Research report, Research report, 2008)
      This report provides an assessment of Norway’s bilateral development assistance to Bangladesh, covering the period 2003 to 2007, based on information collected on a selection of projects within the country programme. A ...

    • 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 ...

    • 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 ...