Browsing CMI Open Research Archive by Author "Villanger, Espen"
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Accounting for poverty reduction in Norwegian development aid to Mozambique
Tvedten, Inge; Villanger, Espen (Research report, Research report, 2008)Poverty reduction is the overarching goal of Norwegian development assistance, as expressed in the “Government Plan of Action for Combating Poverty in the South Towards 2015” and other related documents. At the same time, ... -
Analysis of Norway’s Action Plans on Women, Peace and Security
Wimpelmann, Torunn; Tjønneland, Elling; Villanger, Espen; Domingo, Pilar (Evaluation Reports 4/2022, Research report, 2022-03-01)This report forms part of an evaluation of Norwegian efforts to promote the women, peace and security (WPS) agenda. The main purpose of the overall evaluation is to assess the impact of Norwegian WPS efforts that have been ... -
Arab Foreign Aid: Disbursement Patterns, Aid Policies and Motives
Villanger, Espen (Research report, Research report, 2007)This report examines Arab aid flows and aid policies, and contrasts them with the broad picture of Western practice in these areas. The lack of analysis of Arab aid in the literature is unfortunate since (1) Arab countries ... -
Business development for poverty reduction
Villanger, Espen; Berge, Lars Ivar Oppedal (Research report, 2015-09-01)The report is based on a literature review and discuss three topics: 1. Can economic growth eradicate poverty? 2. How can donors contribute to private sector growth and structural transformation in poor countries? 3. How ... -
Can Smallholders benefit from the new market opportunities from the extractive industry in Tanzania?
Bezu, Sosina; Villanger, Espen; Kinyondo, Abel Alfred (CMI Report R 2018:8, Research report, 2018-05-01)The recent discovery of huge oil and gas reserves in Tanzania has created a new opportunity for economic growth and development of the country. Tanzania is expected to be one of the leading producers and exporters of natural ... -
Can We Demonstrate the Difference that Norwegian Aid Makes?
Villanger, Espen (Research report, 2014-01-01)What facilitates or impedes the documentation of results of Norwegian aid? This report examines guidelines and practices in the Norwegian aid administration and looks into the reasons why it has proven difficult to measure ... -
Caste discrimination and barriers to microenterprise growth in Nepal
Villanger, Espen (CMI Working Paper WP 2012:9, Working paper, 2012-11-05)Studies of microbusiness in poor countries find high marginal returns to capital but also lack of investments. This paper analyzes how caste-based segmentation in the capital and labor markets can act as obstacles to ... -
Company influence on foreign aid disbursement: Is conditionality credible when donors have mixed motives?
Villanger, Espen (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2003)When donors enforce conditionality upon recipients who do not implement the conditions, companies can suffer from cancellation of their contracts with the recipient when aid dries up. A strategic recipient may avoid ... -
Company interests and foreign aid policy: Playing donors out against each other
Villanger, Espen (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2003)Despite the importance attached to conditionality by the donors, and the fact that aid is a crucial income source for the recipient, it is found that conditionality fails. One explanation for this failure could be that a ... -
Crop market participation among smallholder farmers in Tanzania
Bezu, Sosina; Villanger, Espen (CMI Working Paper WP 2010:1, Working paper, 2019-06-01)This paper assesses determinants of crop market participation among smallholder farmers in Tanzania, with a focus on transaction cost, asset endowment and cooperatives. The study is based on household survey data from ... -
Cross-border trade in the war areas of the Sudans: Smuggling or a form of cooperation?
Elhassab, Ahmed; Elhassab, Omer Mohammad; Villanger, Espen (Sudan Working Paper SWP 2016:8, Working paper, 2016-12-01)After the war broke out again in the border areas between the Sudans, a trading pattern known earlier as the “peace markets” reemerged. In contrast to previous attempts to use trade to reduce tensions, such markets are now ... -
Determinants of foreign direct investment in services
Kolstad, Ivar; Villanger, Espen (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2004)This study uses industry level foreign direct investment (FDI) data from 57 countries 1989-2000, to examine the host country determinants of FDI flows in services as a whole, and in the major service industries. Consistent ... -
Does Social Development Affect Poverty? The Role of Participation in Income Dynamics in Indonesia 1993-2000
Villanger, Espen (Research report, Research report, 2005)The objective of this study is to assess whether there are any effects on household income changes and poverty reduction in Indonesia from living in a community that has a more democratic system of decision making, or from ... -
"Economic Aid to Post-Conflict Countries: A Methodological Critique of Collier and Hoeffler"
Suhrke, Astri; Villanger, Espen; Woodward, Susan L. (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2005)This paper retests the analysis of “Aid Policy and Growth in Post-Conflict Societies,” by Paul Collier and Anke Hoeffler (October 2002 and forthcoming in European Economic Review). It finds that their data and analysis do ... -
Economic Prospects for Ethiopia and Challenges for Poverty Reduction
Villanger, Espen (Research report, Research report, 2006)The report analyses Ethiopia’s economic performance and expected future development. The economic growth rate is likely to remain high despite large fluctuations in agricultural production. Projections indicate, however, ... -
Evaluation of the Norwegian Aid Administration’s Practice of Results-Based Management
Balogun, Paul; Lloyd, Rob; Villanger, Espen; Lagaay, Mary (Research report, 2018-01-01)The purpose of this evaluation has been to improve the aid administration’s current practice of results-based management by documenting how this is currently done and by identifying areas of improvement. Key findings ... -
How can women benefit from private sector development?
Asri, Viola; Hatlebakk, Magnus; Villanger, Espen (Research report, 2024-09-01) -
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 ... -
Is Bonded Labor Voluntary? A Framework against Forced Work
Villanger, Espen (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)UN estimate that 20 million are held in bonded labor. Several economic analyses assert that bonded laborers accept these contracts voluntarily, which could imply that a ban would make such laborers worse off. We question ... -
Is Bonded Labor Voluntary? Evidence from the Liberation of the Kamaiyas in the Far-Western Region of Nepal
Villanger, Espen (CMI Working paper, Working paper, 2006)The UN estimates that 20 million are held in bonded labor. Several economic analyses assert that bonded laborers accept these contracts voluntarily, which could imply that a ban would make such laborers worse off. We ...