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Arne Bigsten

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Working papers

  1. Bigsten, Arne & Shimeles, Abebe, 2008. "The persistence of urban poverty in Ethiopia: A tale of two measurements," Working Papers in Economics 283, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  2. Bigsten, Arne & Mengistae, Taye & Shimeles, Abebe, 2007. "Mobility and earnings in Ethiopia ' s urban labor markets, 1994-2004," Policy Research Working Paper Series 4168, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]

  3. Bigsten, Arne, 2006. "Aid and Economic Development in Africa," Working Papers in Economics 237, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  4. Bigsten, Arne, 2006. "Donor coordination and the uses of aid," Working Papers in Economics 196, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  5. Zheng, Jinghai & Bigsten, Arne & Hu, Angang, 2006. "Can China’s Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective," Working Papers in Economics 236, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  6. Bigsten, Arne & Shimeles, Abebe, 2005. "Can Africa Reduce Poverty by Half by 2015? The Case for a Pro-Poor Growth Strategy," Working Papers in Economics 177, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  7. Bigsten, Arne & Soderbom, Mans, 2005. "What have we learned from a decade of manufacturing enterprise surveys in Africa ?," Policy Research Working Paper Series 3798, The World Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  8. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fachamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Catherine Pattillo & Mans Soderbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeuf, 2004. "Do African manufacturing firms learn from exporting?," Development and Comp Systems 0409071, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  9. Bigsten, Arne, 2004. "Can Japan Make a Comeback?," Working Papers in Economics 122, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  10. Bigsten, Arne & Durevall, Dick, 2004. "Trade Reform and Wage Inequality in Kenya, 1964-2000," Working Papers in Economics 148, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  11. Bigsten, Arne & Durevall, Dick, 2004. "Kenya’s Development Path and Factor Prices 1964-2000," Working Papers in Economics 142, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  12. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Cathy Pattillo & Mans Söderbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeufack, 2003. "Risk Sharing in Labour Markets," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 03-077/2, Tinbergen Institute. [Downloadable!]
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    • Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Cathy Pattillo & Mans S–derbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeufa, 2003. "Risk Sharing in Labor Markets," World Bank Economic Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 17(3), pages 349-366, December.

  13. Bigsten, Arne, 2003. "Globalisation and the Asia-Pacific Revival," Working Papers in Economics 118, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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    • Arne Bigsten, 2004. "Globalisation and the Asia–Pacific Revival," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 5(2), pages 33-55, April. [Downloadable!]
    • Stanley Fischer & Brian Snowdon, 2004. "Beyond the Ivory Tower," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 5(1), pages 67-114, January. [Downloadable!]

  14. Bigsten, Arne & Durevall, Dick, 2002. "Is Globalisation Good for Africa?," Working Papers in Economics 67, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  15. Bigsten, Arne & Kebede, Bereket & Shimeles, Abebe & Taddesse , Mekonnen, 2002. "Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys," Working Papers in Economics 65, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  16. Manda , Damiano Kulundu & Bigsten, Arne & Mwabu , Germano, 2001. "Trade Union Membership and Earnings in Kenyan Manufacturing Firms," Working Papers in Economics 50, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  17. Bigsten, Arne & Kimuyu, Peter & Lundvall, Karl, 2000. "Informality, Ethnicity and Productivity: Evidence from Small Manufacturers in Kenya," Working Papers in Economics 27, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  18. Bigsten , Arne & Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Steve, 2000. "The Political Economy of Policy Failure in Zambia," Working Papers in Economics 23, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  19. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S. & Fafchamps, M. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Soderbom, M. & Oduro, A. & Oostendorp, R. & Patillo, C. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 2000. "Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa," Working Papers Series 2000-24, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
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  20. Bigsten , Arne & Levin, Jörgen, 2000. "Growth, Income Distribution, and Poverty: A Review," Working Papers in Economics 32, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  21. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S., 2000. "Exports and Firm-Level Efficiency in African Manufacturing," Papers 2000-04, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal-.
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  22. Zheng, Jinghai & Liu, Xiaxuan & Bigsten, Arne, 2000. "Efficiency, Technical Progress, and Best Practice in Chinese State Enterprises (1980-1994)," Working Papers in Economics 30, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  23. Arne Bigsten, 1999. "Adjustment Costs, Irreversibility, and Investment Patterns in African Manufacturing," IMF Working Papers 99/99, International Monetary Fund.

  24. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Fafchamps, M. & Dercon, S. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Oduro, A. & OOstendorp, R. & Patillo, C. & Sederbom, M. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 1999. "Contract Flexibility and Dispute Resolution in African Manufacturing," Working Papers Series 99-20, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

  25. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & dercon, S. & Fafchamps, M. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Isaksson, A. & Oduro, A. & Oostendorp, R. & Pattillo, C. & Soderbom, M. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 1998. "Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's manufacturing Sector," Working Papers Series 98-12, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
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  26. Bigsten, Arne, 1998. "Can Aid Generate Growth in Africa?," Working Papers in Economics 3, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  27. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S. & Fafchamps, M. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Oduro, A. & Oostendorp, R. & pattillo, C. & Sederbom, M. & teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 1998. "Contract Flexibility and Conflict Resolution: Evidence from African Manufacturing," Working Papers Series 98-21, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.

  28. Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Dercon, S. & Gauthier, B. & Gunning, J.W. & Isaksson, A. & Oduro, A. & Oostendorp, R. & Pattillo, C. & Soderbom, M. & Sylvain, M. & Teal, F. & Zeufack, A., 1997. "Investment in Africa's Manufacturing Sector: a Four Country Panel Data Analysis," Working Papers Series 97-11, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford.
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  29. Wicks, Rick & Bigsten, Arne, 1996. "Used Clothes As Development Aid: The political economy of rags," Working Papers in Economics 17, Göteborg University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

Articles

  1. David Holland & Robert M. Carter & Chris de Freitas & Indur M. Goklany & Richard S. Lindzen, 2007. "Response to Simmonds and Steffen," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 8(2), pages 143-151, April. [Downloadable!]

  2. Arne Bigsten, 2007. "Can China Learn from Sweden?," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 8(2), pages 17-40, April. [Downloadable!]

  3. Arne Bigsten & Abebe Shimeles, 2007. "Can Africa Reduce Poverty by Half by 2015?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 25(2), pages 147-166, 03. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  4. Arne Bigsten & Mans Söderbom, 2006. "What Have We Learned from a Decade of Manufacturing Enterprise Surveys in Africa?," World Bank Research Observer, Oxford University Press, vol. 21(2), pages 241-265.
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  5. Bigsten, Arne & Durevall, Dick, 2006. "Openness and wage inequality in Kenya, 1964-2000," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(3), pages 465-480, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  6. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Remco Oostendorp & Catherine Pattillo & Måns Söderbom & Francis Teal, 2005. "Adjustment Costs and Irreversibility as Determinants of Investment: Evidence from African Manufacturing," Contributions to Economic Analysis & Policy, Berkeley Electronic Press, vol. 4(1), pages 1228-1228. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  7. Damiano Kulundu Manda & Arne Bigsten & Germano Mwabu, 2005. "Trade union membership and earnings in Kenyan manufacturing firms," Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 37(15), pages 1693-1704, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Arne Bigsten, 2005. "Can Japan Make a Comeback?," The World Economy, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 28(4), pages 595-606, 04. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  9. Arne Bigsten & Peter Kimuyu & Karl Lundvall, 2004. "What to Do with the Informal Sector?," Development Policy Review, Overseas Development Institute, vol. 22(6), pages 701-715, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  10. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Catherine Pattillo & Måns Söderbom & Francis Teal & Alb, 2004. "Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting?," The Journal of Development Studies, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 40(3), pages 115-141, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. Stanley Fischer & Brian Snowdon, 2004. "Beyond the Ivory Tower," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 5(1), pages 67-114, January. [Downloadable!]
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  12. Arne Bigsten & Augustin Kwasi Fosu, 2004. "Part 1: Growth and Poverty in Africa -- Growth and Poverty in Africa: An Overview," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 13(1), pages i1-i15, July.

  13. Arne Bigsten, 2004. "Globalisation and the Asia–Pacific Revival," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 5(2), pages 33-55, April. [Downloadable!]
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  14. Zheng, Jinghai & Liu, Xiaoxuan & Bigsten, Arne, 2003. "Efficiency, technical progress, and best practice in Chinese state enterprises (1980-1994)," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 134-152, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  15. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Cathy Patillo & Måns S–derbom & Francis Teal & Albert , 2003. "Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 12(1), pages 104-125, March.
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  16. Arne Bigsten & Dick Durevall, 2003. "Globalisation and Policy Effects in Africa," The World Economy, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 26(8), pages 1119-1136, 08. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  17. Bigsten, Arne & Kebede, Bereket & Shimeles, Abebe & Taddesse, Mekonnen, 2003. "Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 31(1), pages 87-106, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  18. Arne Bigsten & Paul Collier & Stefan Dercon & Marcel Fafchamps & Bernard Gauthier & Jan Willem Gunning & Abena Oduro & Remco Oostendorp & Cathy Pattillo & Mans S–derbom & Francis Teal & Albert Zeufa, 2003. "Risk Sharing in Labor Markets," World Bank Economic Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 17(3), pages 349-366, December.
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  19. Arne Bigsten, 2002. "Can Africa Catch Up?," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 3(2), pages 17-33, April. [Downloadable!]

  20. Arne Melchior, 2001. "Global Income Inequality," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 2(3), pages 87-108, July. [Downloadable!]

  21. Arne Bigsten, 2001. "Policy-Making in Resource-Rich Countries," World Economics, World Economics, NTC Economic & Financial Publishing, PO Box 69, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom, RG9 1GB, vol. 2(3), pages 139-153, July. [Downloadable!]

  22. Bigsten, Arne, et al, 2000. "Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 48(4), pages 801-27, July.
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  23. Bigsten, Arne, et al, 1999. " Investment in Africa's Manufacturing Sector: A Four Country Panel Data Analysis," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 61(4), pages 489-512, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  24. Zheng, Jinghai & Liu, Xiaoxuan & Bigsten, Arne, 1998. "Ownership Structure and Determinants of Technical Efficiency: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to Chinese Enterprises (1986-1990)," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 26(3), pages 465-484, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  25. Bigsten, Arne & Moene, Karl Ove, 1996. "Growth and Rent Dissipation: The Case of Kenya," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 5(2), pages 177-98, June.

  26. Bigsten, Arne, 1996. "The Circular Migration of Smallholders in Kenya," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 5(1), pages 1-20, March.

  27. Bigsten, Arne & Kayizzi-Mugerwa, Steve, 1992. "Adaptation and distress in the urban economy: A study of Kampala households," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 20(10), pages 1423-1441, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  28. Anxo, Dominique & Bigsten, Arne, 1989. " Working Hours and Productivity in Swedish Manufacturing," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 91(3), pages 613-19.

  29. Bigsten, Arne, 1988. "A note on the modelling of circular smallholder migration," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 28(1), pages 87-91. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  30. Bevan, D. L. & Bigsten, A. & Collier, P. & Gunning, J. W., 1987. "Peasant supply response in rationed economies," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 15(4), pages 431-439, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  31. Bigsten, Arne, 1986. "Welfare and economic growth in Kenya, 1914-76," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 14(9), pages 1151-1160, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  32. Collier, Paul & Bigsten, Arne, 1981. "A Model of Educational Expansion and Labour Market Adjustment Applied to Kenya," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 43(1), pages 31-49, February.

  33. Bigsten, Arne, 1981. "A note on the estimation of interregional input-output coefficients," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 11(1), pages 149-153, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

NEP Fields

18 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-AFR: Africa (9) 2002-04-25 2004-10-18 2004-11-07 2005-09-29 2006-01-01 2006-03-18 2006-12-16 2007-03-24 2008-01-12 Author is listed
  2. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (1) 2006-12-16
  3. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2000-06-05
  4. NEP-CMP: Computational Economics (1) 2005-09-29
  5. NEP-CNA: China (1) 2006-12-16
  6. NEP-DEV: Development (16) 2000-01-24 2000-06-05 2000-09-01 2000-11-20 2002-01-22 2002-04-25 2003-10-20 2004-01-25 2004-09-05 2004-10-18 2005-09-29 2006-01-01 2006-03-18 2006-12-16 2006-12-16 2007-03-24 Author is listed
  7. NEP-EFF: Efficiency & Productivity (3) 2000-09-18 2000-11-08 2006-12-16
  8. NEP-HAP: Economics of Happiness (1) 2008-01-12
  9. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic & Financial History (3) 2000-01-24 2000-09-01 2004-09-05
  10. NEP-IFN: International Finance (2) 2002-04-25 2004-01-25
  11. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (1) 2000-09-01
  12. NEP-LAB: Labour Economics (2) 2000-11-20 2007-03-24
  13. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty (5) 2002-01-22 2004-11-07 2005-09-29 2007-03-24 2008-01-12 Author is listed
  14. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (2) 2002-01-05 2004-01-25
  15. NEP-PPM: Project, Program & Portfolio Management (1) 2006-12-16
  16. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (1) 2003-10-20
  17. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (3) 2004-01-25 2004-01-25 2006-12-16
  18. NEP-TID: Technology & Industrial Dynamics (1) 2000-11-20
  19. NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2006-12-16
  20. NEP-URE: Urban & Real Estate Economics (1) 2008-01-12
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