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Espen Villanger

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Chr. Michelsen Institute

Bergen, Norway
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Working papers

  1. Alibhai,Aly Salman & Strobbe,Francesco & Villanger,Espen, 2018. "Taking Management Digital : Lessons from the Development of an Innovative Management Information System for Small Businesses in Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 8608, The World Bank.
  2. Abel Kinyondo & Espen Villanger, 2016. "Local content requirements in the petroleum sector in Tanzania: A thorny road from inception to implementation?," CMI Working Papers 6, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  3. Tigabu D. Getahun & Espen Villanger, 2015. "Labor-intensive jobs for women and development: Intrahousehold welfare effects and its transmission channels," CMI Working Papers 15, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  4. Espen Villanger, 2012. "Caste discrimination and barriers to microenterprise growth in Nepal," CMI Working Papers 9, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  5. Espen Villanger, 2006. "Is bonded labor voluntary? A framework against forced work," CMI Working Papers WP 2006: 7, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  6. George Mavrotas & Espen Villanger, 2006. "Multilateral Aid Agencies and Strategic Donor Behaviour," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2006-02, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
  7. Espen Villanger, 2006. "Is Bonded Labor Voluntary? Evidence from the Liberation of the Kamaiyas in the Far-Western Region of Nepal," CMI Working Papers 16, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  8. Astri Suhrke & Espen Villanger & Susan L. Woodward, 2005. "Economic Aid to Post-conflict Countries: A Methodological Critique of Collier and Hoeffler," CMI Working Papers WP 2005:4, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  9. Ivar Kolstad & Espen Villanger, 2004. "Determinants of foreign direct investment in services," CMI Working Papers WP 2004: 2, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  10. Ivar Kolstad & Espen Villanger, 2004. "Promoting investment in small Caribbean states," CMI Working Papers WP 2004: 9, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  11. Espen Villanger & Anette Walstad Enes, 2004. "The role of participation and empowerment in income and poverty dynamics in Indonesia 1993-2000," CMI Working Papers WP 2004: 13, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  12. Espen Villanger, 2004. "Powerful donors and foreign policy: The role of multilateral financial institutions," CMI Working Papers WP 2004: 12, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  13. Espen Villanger, 2003. "The effects of disasters on income mobility: Bootstrap inference and measurement error simulations," CMI Working Papers WP 2003:6, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  14. Espen Villanger, 2003. "Company interests and foreign aid policy: Playing donors out against each other," CMI Working Papers WP 2003:5, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.
  15. Espen Villanger, 2003. "Company influence on foreign aid disbursement: Is conditionality credible when donors have mixed motives?," CMI Working Papers WP 2003:4, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

Articles

  1. Tigabu D. Getahun & Espen Villanger, 2018. "Labour-Intensive Jobs for Women and Development: Intra-household Welfare Effects and Its Transmission Channels," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(7), pages 1232-1252, July.
  2. Espen Villanger & Rob Lloyd & Derek Poate & Merima Ali, 2016. "Why can we not demonstrate the difference that Norwegian aid makes? An evaluation of the results measurement system and practice," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(2), pages 171-195, June.
  3. Espen Villanger, 2015. "Entrepreneurial Abilities and Barriers to Microenterprise Growth: A Case Study in Nepal," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 24(2), pages 115-147, September.
  4. Rob Lloyd & Derek Poate & Espen Villanger, 2014. "Results measurement and evaluability: a comparative analysis," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(4), pages 378-391, December.
  5. Rob Lloyd & Espen Villanger, 2014. "Assessing aid impacts revisited: results measurement in Norwegian aid," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(4), pages 461-479, December.
  6. Espen Villanger & Alf Morten Jerve, 2009. "Assessing aid impact: a review of Norwegian evaluation practice," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 1(2), pages 171-194, June.
  7. Kolstad, Ivar & Villanger, Espen, 2008. "Determinants of foreign direct investment in services," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 24(2), pages 518-533, June.
  8. Villanger, Espen, 2006. "Company interests and foreign aid policy: Playing donors off against one another," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 50(3), pages 533-545, April.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Abel Kinyondo & Espen Villanger, 2016. "Local content requirements in the petroleum sector in Tanzania: A thorny road from inception to implementation?," CMI Working Papers 6, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Tracy Ledger, 2019. "Charity begins at home: The political economy of non-tariff barriers to trade in Southern Africa," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2019-61, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Mia Ellis & Margaret McMillan, 2018. "Optimal local content for extractive industries: How can policies best create benefits for Tanzania?," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-133, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    3. Obadia Kyetuza Bishoge & Benatus Norbert Mvile, 2020. "The “resource curse” from the oil and natural gas sector: how can Tanzania avoid it in reality?," Mineral Economics, Springer;Raw Materials Group (RMG);Luleå University of Technology, vol. 33(3), pages 389-404, October.

  2. Tigabu D. Getahun & Espen Villanger, 2015. "Labor-intensive jobs for women and development: Intrahousehold welfare effects and its transmission channels," CMI Working Papers 15, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Uckat,Hannah Irmela, 2023. "Leaning in at Home : Women's Promotions and Intra-household Bargaining in Bangladesh," Policy Research Working Paper Series 10370, The World Bank.
    2. Blattman, Christopher & Dercon, Stefan & Franklin, Simon, 2022. "Impacts of industrial and entrepreneurial jobs on youth: 5-year experimental evidence on factory job offers and cash grants in Ethiopia," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 156(C).
    3. Hardy, Morgan & Kagy, Gisella & Demeke, Eyoual & Witte, Marc & Meyer, Christian Johannes, 2024. "The impact of firm downsizing on workers: Evidence from Ethiopia’s ready-made garment industry," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 176(C).
    4. Czura, Kristina & Menzel, Andreas & Miotto, Martina, 2024. "Improved menstrual health and the workplace: An RCT with female Bangladeshi garment workers," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 166(C).
    5. Asaf Levanon & Einat Lavee & Roni Strier, 2021. "Explaining the Factors Shaping the Likelihood of Poverty Among Working Families by Using a Concurrent Mixed Method Design," Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, Springer, vol. 157(3), pages 1089-1109, October.
    6. Czura, Kristina & Menzel, Andreas & Miotto, Martina, 2019. "Menstrual Health, Worker Productivity and Well-being among Female Bangladeshi Garment Workers," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 203, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.
    7. Quisumbing, Agnes & Heckert, Jessica & Faas, Simone & Ramani, Gayathri & Raghunathan, Kalyani & Malapit, Hazel & The pro-WEAI for Market Inclusion Study Team, 2022. "IFAD Research Series 74: Women’s empowerment, food systems, and nutrition," IFAD Research Series 321953, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD).
    8. Tefera,Girum Abebe & Buehren,Niklas & Goldstein,Markus P., 2020. "Short-Run Welfare Impacts of Factory Jobs : Experimental Evidence from Ethiopia," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9325, The World Bank.
    9. Balasubramanian, Pooja & Ibanez, Marcela & Khan, Sarah & Sahoo, Soham, 2024. "Does women's economic empowerment promote human development in low- and middle-income countries? A meta-analysis," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).
    10. Christian Johannes Meyer & Eduard Krkoska & Koen Maaskant, 2021. "Wages and Compensation in Ethiopia’s Industrial Parks," World Bank Publications - Reports 35391, The World Bank Group.
    11. Kaat Van Hoyweghen & Goedele Van den Broeck & Miet Maertens, 2020. "Employment Dynamics and Linkages in the Rural Economy: Insights from Senegal," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 71(3), pages 904-928, September.
    12. Agnes Quisumbing & Jessica Heckert & Simone Faas & Gayathri Ramani & Kalyani Raghunathan & Hazel Malapit, 2021. "Women’s empowerment and gender equality in agricultural value chains: evidence from four countries in Asia and Africa," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 13(5), pages 1101-1124, October.
    13. Firat Demir & Saleh S. Tabrizy, 2022. "Gendered effects of sanctions on manufacturing employment: Evidence from Iran," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 26(4), pages 2040-2069, November.
    14. Suzuki, Aya & Mano, Yukichi & Abebe, Girum, 2018. "Earnings, savings, and job satisfaction in a labor-intensive export sector: Evidence from the cut flower industry in Ethiopia," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 110(C), pages 176-191.
    15. Musa Hasen Ahmed & Hiwot Mekonnen Mesfin, 2017. "The impact of agricultural cooperatives membership on the wellbeing of smallholder farmers: empirical evidence from eastern Ethiopia," Agricultural and Food Economics, Springer;Italian Society of Agricultural Economics (SIDEA), vol. 5(1), pages 1-20, December.
    16. Koen Maaskant & Victoria Strokova, 2021. "More, Better, and More Inclusive Industrial Jobs in Ethiopia," World Bank Publications - Reports 36807, The World Bank Group.
    17. Eun Jin Ryu & Aya Suzuki, 2021. "ROSCAS as Insurance: Comparing Formal and Informal Methods of Saving among the Unskilled Workers in the Ethiopian Cut‐Flower Industry," The Developing Economies, Institute of Developing Economies, vol. 59(3), pages 243-274, September.

  3. George Mavrotas & Espen Villanger, 2006. "Multilateral Aid Agencies and Strategic Donor Behaviour," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2006-02, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).

    Cited by:

    1. Gil S. Epstein & Ira N. Gang, 2008. "Poverty and Governance: The Contest for Aid," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2008-76, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Kilby, Christopher, 2009. "The political economy of conditionality: An empirical analysis of World Bank loan disbursements," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(1), pages 51-61, May.
    3. Cassimon, Danny & Claessens, Stijn & Campenhout, Bjorn van, 2007. "Empirical Evidence on the New International Aid Architecture," Proceedings of the German Development Economics Conference, Göttingen 2007 2, Verein für Socialpolitik, Research Committee Development Economics.
    4. J. Atsu Amegashie & Bazoumana Ouattara & Eric Strobl, 2007. "Moral Hazard and the Composition of Transfers: Theory with an Application to Foreign Aid," Working Papers 0702, University of Guelph, Department of Economics and Finance.
    5. Gil S. Epstein & Ira N Gang, 2006. "Decentralizing Aid with Interested Parties," Departmental Working Papers 200629, Rutgers University, Department of Economics.
    6. George Mavrotas, 2011. "Security and Development: Delving Deeper into the Nexus," Chapters, in: George Mavrotas (ed.), Security and Development, chapter 1, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    7. Kurt Annen & Luc Moers, 2017. "Donor Competition for Aid Impact, and Aid Fragmentation," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 31(3), pages 708-729.
    8. Berlin, Maria Perrotta & Desai, Raj M. & Olofsgård, Anders, 2022. "Trading Favors? UN Security Council Membership and Subnational Favoritism in Aid Recipients," Misum Working Paper Series 2022-7, Stockholm School of Economics, Mistra Center for Sustainable Markets (Misum).
    9. Paolo Pinotti & Riccardo Settimo, 2011. "Does aid buy votes?," Questioni di Economia e Finanza (Occasional Papers) 101, Bank of Italy, Economic Research and International Relations Area.
    10. Gil S. Epstein & Ira N. Gang, 2006. "Good Governance and Good Aid Allocation," Departmental Working Papers 200627, Rutgers University, Department of Economics.
    11. Vera Z. Eichenauer & Simon Hug, 2018. "The politics of special purpose trust funds," Economics and Politics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 30(2), pages 211-255, July.
    12. Alessia Isopi & George Mavrotas, 2006. "Aid Allocation and Aid Effectiveness: An Empirical Analysis," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2006-07, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    13. Osman S Kiratli, 2019. "Aiding together? Europeans’ attitudes on common aid policy," European Union Politics, , vol. 20(2), pages 261-281, June.
    14. Raechelle Mascarenhas & Todd Sandler, 2006. "Do donors cooperatively fund foreign aid?," The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 1(4), pages 337-357, December.
    15. Aidy Halimanjaya, 2016. "Allocating climate mitigation finance: a comparative analysis of five major green donors," Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(3), pages 161-185, July.
    16. Kilby, Christopher, "undated". "The Political Economy of Conditionality: An Empirical Analysis of World Bank Enforcement," Vassar College Department of Economics Working Paper Series 92, Vassar College Department of Economics.

  4. Astri Suhrke & Espen Villanger & Susan L. Woodward, 2005. "Economic Aid to Post-conflict Countries: A Methodological Critique of Collier and Hoeffler," CMI Working Papers WP 2005:4, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Serhan Cevik & Mohammad Rahmati, 2015. "Breaking the Curse of Sisyphus: An Empirical Analysis of Post-Conflict Economic Transitions," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 57(4), pages 569-597, December.
    2. Guy Lamb, 2011. "Assessing the Reintegration of Ex-Combatants in the Context of Instability and Informal Economies," World Bank Publications - Reports 27276, The World Bank Group.
    3. Carlos Bozzoli & Tilman Brück & Thorsten Drautzburg & Simon Sottsas, 2008. "Economic Costs of Mass Violent Conflicts: Final Report for the Small Arms Survey, Geneva, Switzerland," DIW Berlin: Politikberatung kompakt, DIW Berlin, German Institute for Economic Research, volume 42, number pbk42, March.
    4. Umit Hacioglu & Hasan Dincer & Ismail Erkan Celik, 2012. "Economic Approach to Conflict Issue: Investment in Post- Conflict Situation for International Business," International Journal of Business Administration, International Journal of Business Administration, Sciedu Press, vol. 3(5), pages 1-8, September.
    5. James Boyce & Shepard Forman, 2010. "Financing Peace: International and National Resources for Postconflict Countries and Fragile States," Working Papers wp238, Political Economy Research Institute, University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

  5. Ivar Kolstad & Espen Villanger, 2004. "Determinants of foreign direct investment in services," CMI Working Papers WP 2004: 2, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Alexander Hijzen & Sébastien Jean & Thierry Mayer, 2011. "The effects at home of initiating production abroad: evidence from matched french firms," Working Papers hal-03398947, HAL.
    2. Joseph Francois & Bernard Hoekman, 2010. "Services Trade and Policy," Journal of Economic Literature, American Economic Association, vol. 48(3), pages 642-692, September.
    3. Hong, Seiwoong & Lee, Junyong & Oh, Frederick Dongchuhl & Shin, Donglim, 2023. "Religion and foreign direct investment," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(1).
    4. Ilhan-Nas, Tulay & Okan, Tarhan & Tatoglu, Ekrem & Demirbag, Mehmet & Wood, Geoffrey & Glaister, Keith W., 2018. "Board composition, family ownership, institutional distance and the foreign equity ownership strategies of Turkish MNEs," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 53(6), pages 862-879.
    5. Reece, Christopher & Sam, Abdoul G., 2010. "Impact of Pension Privatization on Foreign Direct Investments: A Study of the Latin American Experiment," 2010 Annual Meeting, July 25-27, 2010, Denver, Colorado 61206, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    6. Adrián Martínez-Osorio & Enrique Montes-Uribe & Iader Giraldo-Salazar & Juan Camilo Santos-Peña, 2023. "Caracterización de la inversión extranjera directa en Colombia (IED): actividades distintas a minas y petróleo," Borradores de Economia 1227, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
    7. Reece, Christopher & Sam, Abdoul G., 2012. "Impact of Pension Privatization on Foreign Direct Investment," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 40(2), pages 291-302.
    8. Riedl, Aleksandra, 2008. "Contrasting the dynamic patterns of manufacturing and service FDI: Evidence from transition economies," Department of Economics Working Paper Series 117, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business.
    9. M. Akhtaruzzaman & Nathan Berg & Christopher Hajzler, 2017. "Expropriation Risk and FDI in Developing Countries: Does Return of Capital Dominate Return on Capital?," Staff Working Papers 17-9, Bank of Canada.
    10. Elisabeth Christen, 2012. "Time zones matter: The impact of distance and time zones on services trade," Working Papers 2012-14, Faculty of Economics and Statistics, Universität Innsbruck.
    11. Nandipha Dondashe & Andrew Phiri, 2018. "Determinants of FDI in South Africa: Do macroeconomic variables matter?," Working Papers 1802, Department of Economics, Nelson Mandela University, revised Jan 2018.
    12. Kolstad, Ivar & Villanger, Espen, 2008. "Determinants of foreign direct investment in services," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 24(2), pages 518-533, June.
    13. Faruk Aydin & Hulya Saygili & Mesut Saygili & Gokhan Yilmaz, 2010. "Dis Ticarette Kuresel Egilimler ve Turkiye Ekonomisi," Working Papers 1001, Research and Monetary Policy Department, Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
    14. Nadia Doytch, 2022. "FDI: Hot or Cold Money? The Behaviour of Sectoral FDI Inflows and Outflows Over Periods of Growth Accelerations and Decelerations," Foreign Trade Review, , vol. 57(3), pages 324-350, August.
    15. Mourao, Paulo Reis, 2018. "What is China seeking from Africa? An analysis of the economic and political determinants of Chinese Outward Foreign Direct Investment based on Stochastic Frontier Models," China Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 258-268.
    16. Mehmet Pinar & Thanasis Stengos, 2021. "Democracy in the neighborhood and foreign direct investment," Review of Development Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(1), pages 449-477, February.
    17. Reddy, Kotapati Srinivasa, 2015. "The impact of the global financial crisis on border-crossing mergers and acquisitions: A continental/industry analysis," MPRA Paper 63563, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 2015.
    18. Alessandro Barattieri & Ingo Borchert & Aaditya Mattoo, 2015. "Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in Services: The Role of Policy and Industrial Structure," Carlo Alberto Notebooks 438, Collegio Carlo Alberto.
    19. Ahmed, Tehseen & Malik, Saif Ullah, 2012. "Determinants of Inflow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into Pakistan," MPRA Paper 54737, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    20. Ayumu TANAKA, 2011. "Multinationals in the Services and Manufacturing Sectors: A firm-level analysis using Japanese data," Discussion papers 11059, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI).
    21. Dimitra Mitsi & Constantina Kottaridi, 2022. "Fiscal and non-fiscal institutional context effects and foreign direct investment: empirical evidence in developing countries," SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, SPOUDAI Journal of Economics and Business, University of Piraeus, vol. 72(1-2), pages 11-33, January-J.
    22. Di Ubaldo, Mattia & Gasiorek, Michael, 2022. "Non-trade provisions in trade agreements and FDI," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 75(C).
    23. Jean Lacroix & Pierre-Guillaume Méon & Khalid Sekkat, 2017. "Do democratic transitions attract foreign investors and how fast?," Working Papers CEB 17-006, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
    24. Ksenia Gonchar & Philipp Marek, 2013. "Natural-resource or market-seeking FDI in Russia? An empirical study of locational factors affecting the regional distribution of FDI entries," HSE Working papers WP BRP 26/EC/2013, National Research University Higher School of Economics.
    25. Narendar Rao & K. Reddy, 2015. "The impact of the global financial crisis on cross-border mergers and acquisitions: a continental and industry analysis," Eurasian Business Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 5(2), pages 309-341, December.
    26. Mr. Olaf Unteroberdoerster & Roberto Guimarães-Filho, 2006. "What’s Driving Private Investment in Malaysia? Aggregate Trends and Firm-Level Evidence," IMF Working Papers 2006/190, International Monetary Fund.
    27. López, Andrés & Niembro, Andrés & Ramos, Daniela, 2014. "Latin America’s competitive position in knowledge-intensive services trade," Revista CEPAL, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), August.
    28. Liu, Chang & Sun, Xiaolei & Chen, Jianming & Li, Jianping, 2016. "Statistical properties of country risk ratings under oil price volatility: Evidence from selected oil-exporting countries," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 92(C), pages 234-245.
    29. Tham Siew Yean & Andrew Jia-Yi Kam & Nirwan bin Noh, 2018. "The Determinants of Inward FDI in Selected ServiceS Industries in MalaysiA," Prague Economic Papers, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2018(2), pages 215-231.
    30. Hassan Gholipour Fereidouni & Usama Al-mulali & Miswan Abdul Hakim Bin Mohammed, 2013. "The Effects of Transaction Costs, Landlord and Tenant Practices and Property Rights on Foreign Real Estate Investment," Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, National Council of Applied Economic Research, vol. 7(3), pages 351-370, August.
    31. Qamar Abbas & Li Junqing & Muhammad Ramzan & Sumbal Fatima, 2021. "Role of Governance in Debt-Growth Relationship: Evidence from Panel Data Estimations," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(11), pages 1-19, May.
    32. In Hyeock (Ian) Lee & Eunsuk Hong & Shige Makino, 2016. "Location decisions of inward FDI in sub-national regions of a host country: Service versus manufacturing industries," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 33(2), pages 343-370, June.
    33. Federico Carril-Caccia & Aitor Garmendia-Lazcano & Asier Minondo, 2022. "The border effect on mergers and acquisitions," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 62(3), pages 1267-1292, March.
    34. Canfei He & Junsong Wang & Shaoming Cheng, 2011. "What attracts foreign direct investment in China’s real estate development?," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 46(2), pages 267-293, April.
    35. Leonardo Becchetti & Nada Kobeissi, 2010. "Role of Governance and Institutional Environment in Affecting Cross Border M&As, Alliances and Project Financing: Evidence from Emerging Markets," CEIS Research Paper 156, Tor Vergata University, CEIS, revised 28 May 2010.
    36. Andre Jungmittag & Robert Marschinski, 2020. "Service Trade Restrictiveness and Foreign Direct Investment - Evidence from Greenfield FDI in Business Services," JRC Research Reports JRC122116, Joint Research Centre.
    37. Rammal, Hussain G. & Rose, Elizabeth L. & Ghauri, Pervez N. & Ørberg Jensen, Peter D. & Kipping, Matthias & Petersen, Bent & Scerri, Moira, 2022. "Economic nationalism and internationalization of services: Review and research agenda," Journal of World Business, Elsevier, vol. 57(3).
    38. Nadejda Komendantova & Leena Ilmola & Anastasia Stepanova, 2016. "Foreign Direct Investment in Russia: Stakeholders' Views and Perceptions," Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, AMH International, vol. 8(5), pages 184-193.
    39. Cuadros, Ana & Martín-Montaner, Joan & Paniagua, Jordi, 2019. "Migration and FDI: The role of job skills," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 59(C), pages 318-332.
    40. Hyung-Gon Jeong, 2014. "The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment in the Business Services Industry," International Economic Journal, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(3), pages 475-495, September.
    41. Bailey, Nicholas, 2018. "Exploring the relationship between institutional factors and FDI attractiveness: A meta-analytic review," International Business Review, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 139-148.
    42. Mohamed Elheddad & Mohga Bassim & Rizwan Ahmed, 2021. "FDI and economic growth in the GCC: does the oil sector matter?," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 10(3), pages 178-190.
    43. Carmen Fillat-Castej—n & Joseph Francois & Julia Woerz, 2008. "TRADE THROUGH FDI: investing in services," IIDE Discussion Papers 20080502, Institue for International and Development Economics.
    44. Ivar Kolstad & Arne Wiig, 2013. "Digging in the dirt? Extractive industry FDI and corruption," Economics of Governance, Springer, vol. 14(4), pages 369-383, November.
    45. Rogers, Cynthia L. & Wu, Chen, 2012. "Employment by foreign firms in the U.S.: Do state incentives matter?," Regional Science and Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(4), pages 664-680.
    46. Maja Nikšić Radić & Daniel Dragičević & Marina Barkiđija Sotošek, 2019. "Causality between Terrorism and FDI in Tourism: Evidence from Panel Data," Economies, MDPI, vol. 7(2), pages 1-19, May.
    47. Gonchar, Ksenia & Greve, Maria, 2022. "The impact of political risk on FDI exit decisions," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 46(2).
    48. Bhabani Shankar Nayak & Dominik Scheib, 2020. "Cultural logic of German foreign direct investment (FDI) in service sector," Journal of Economic Structures, Springer;Pan-Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies (PAPAIOS), vol. 9(1), pages 1-13, December.
    49. Sulaiman Sajilan & Muhammad Umar Islam & Mohsin Ali & Urooj Anwar, 2019. "The Determinants of FDI in OIC Countries," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 11(5), pages 466-473, August.
    50. Kodjo N’Souvi & Chen Sun & Badoubatoba Mathieu DISSANI & Folly Dovénam YOVODEVI, 2021. "Impact of Chinese Foreign Direct Investment on the growth of West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) countries," Journal of Scientific Reports, IJSAB International, vol. 3(1), pages 9-25.
    51. Federico Carril‐Caccia & Elena Pavlova, 2020. "Mergers and acquisitions & trade: A global value chain analysis," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 43(3), pages 586-614, March.
    52. Ashby, Nathan J. & Ramos, Miguel A., 2013. "Foreign direct investment and industry response to organized crime: The Mexican case," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 30(C), pages 80-91.
    53. Rakotoarisoa, Manitra A., 2017. "Path dependent and heterogeneity effects in investment risk ratings: A cross-country evidence," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 51(C), pages 19-35.
    54. Mahvish Faran, 2014. "An Impact Assessment of Expected Future Turmoil Risk on FDI: A Panel Data Analysis of Developing Countries," Lahore Journal of Economics, Department of Economics, The Lahore School of Economics, vol. 19(2), pages 101-128, July-Dec.
    55. Aidt, Toke S. & Albornoz, Facundo, 2011. "Political regimes and foreign intervention," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 94(2), pages 192-201, March.
    56. Maja Nikšić Radić, 2018. "Terrorism as a Determinant of Attracting FDI in Tourism: Panel Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 10(12), pages 1-17, December.
    57. Ayumu Tanaka, 2012. "Firm Productivity and Foreign Direct Investment in the Services Sector: A Firm-Level Analysis using Japanese Data," Discussion papers e-11-008, Graduate School of Economics Project Center, Kyoto University.
    58. Yongrong Xin & Aftab Hussain Tabasam & Zhenling Chen & Aysha Zamir & Carlos Samuel Ramos-Meza, 2024. "Analyzing the Impact of Foreign Direct Investment, Energy Consumption on Services Exports, and Growth of the Services Sector: Evidence from SAARC Countries," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 15(2), pages 5709-5728, June.
    59. Marie-Line Duboz & Nathalie Kroichvili & Julie Le Gallo, 2019. "What matters most for FDI attraction in services: country or region performance? An empirical analysis of EU for 1997–2012," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 63(3), pages 601-638, December.
    60. Qamar ABBAS & Muhammad RAMZAN & Sumbal FATIMA, 2022. "Financial development and public debt. Estimating the role of institutional quality," Theoretical and Applied Economics, Asociatia Generala a Economistilor din Romania / Editura Economica, vol. 0(3(632), A), pages 5-26, Autumn.
    61. Nadine McCloud & Michael S. Delgado & Man Jin, 2024. "Foreign capital inflows, exchange rates, and government stability," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 66(3), pages 945-977, March.
    62. Fathi Ali & Norbert Fiess & Ronald MacDonald, 2008. "Do Institutions Matter for Foreign Direct Investment?," Working Papers 2008_26, Business School - Economics, University of Glasgow.
    63. Andrew G Ross & Maktoba Omar & Anqi Xu & Samikshya Pandey, 2019. "The impact of institutional quality on Chinese foreign direct investment in Africa," Local Economy, London South Bank University, vol. 34(6), pages 572-588, September.
    64. Muhammad Imran & Abdul Rashid, 2023. "The Empirical Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Episodes," Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies, Emerging Markets Forum, vol. 15(3), pages 409-435, September.
    65. Dimitra Mitsi, 2023. "Economic Freedom, Fiscal Rules on FDI Inflows: An Analysis of 24 Developing Countries," International Journal of Economics and Finance, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 15(12), pages 106-106, December.
    66. Brahim Bergougui & Syed Mansoob Murshed, 2023. "A sectoral analysis of institutional quality and foreign direct investment in Mena countries: does sector type matter?," Review of World Economics (Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv), Springer;Institut für Weltwirtschaft (Kiel Institute for the World Economy), vol. 159(4), pages 987-1012, November.
    67. Niti Bhasin & Shilpa Garg, 2020. "Impact of Institutional Environment on Inward FDI: A Case of Select Emerging Market Economies," Global Business Review, International Management Institute, vol. 21(5), pages 1279-1301, October.
    68. Liedong, Tahiru Azaaviele & Peprah, Augustine Awuah & Amartey, Abednego Okoe & Rajwani, Tazeeb, 2020. "Institutional voids and firms' resource commitment in emerging markets: A review and future research agenda," Journal of International Management, Elsevier, vol. 26(3).
    69. Aleksandra Riedl, 2010. "Location factors of FDI and the growing services economy," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 18(4), pages 741-761, October.
    70. Marie-Line Duboz & Nathalie Kroichvili & Julie Le Gallo, 2016. "Do Foreign Investors’ Location Determinants in Service Functions Differ According to Sectors? An Empirical Analysis of EU for 1997 to 2011," International Regional Science Review, , vol. 39(4), pages 417-456, October.
    71. Charles E. Stevens & En Xie & Mike W. Peng, 2016. "Toward a legitimacy-based view of political risk: The case of Google and Yahoo in China," Strategic Management Journal, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 37(5), pages 945-963, May.

  6. Ivar Kolstad & Espen Villanger, 2004. "Promoting investment in small Caribbean states," CMI Working Papers WP 2004: 9, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Downes, Andrew S., 2006. "Caribbean labour market challenges and policies," Macroeconomía del Desarrollo 5410, Naciones Unidas Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL).

  7. Espen Villanger, 2004. "Powerful donors and foreign policy: The role of multilateral financial institutions," CMI Working Papers WP 2004: 12, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. George Mavrotas & Espen Villanger, 2006. "Multilateral Aid Agencies and Strategic Donor Behaviour," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2006-02, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Basu, Kaushik, 2014. "Fiscal policy as an instrument of investment and growth," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6850, The World Bank.

  8. Espen Villanger, 2003. "The effects of disasters on income mobility: Bootstrap inference and measurement error simulations," CMI Working Papers WP 2003:6, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Nayoung Lee & Geert Ridder & John Strauss, 2017. "Estimation of Poverty Transition Matrices with Noisy Data," Journal of Applied Econometrics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 32(1), pages 37-55, January.
    2. World Bank, 2007. "Social Protection in Pakistan : Managing Household Risks and Vulnerability," World Bank Publications - Reports 7660, The World Bank Group.

  9. Espen Villanger, 2003. "Company interests and foreign aid policy: Playing donors out against each other," CMI Working Papers WP 2003:5, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Basu , Kaushik & Stiglitz, Joseph E., 2013. "International lending, sovereign debt and joint liability : an economic theory model for amending the treaty of Lisbon," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6555, The World Bank.

  10. Espen Villanger, 2003. "Company influence on foreign aid disbursement: Is conditionality credible when donors have mixed motives?," CMI Working Papers WP 2003:4, CMI (Chr. Michelsen Institute), Bergen, Norway.

    Cited by:

    1. Kilby, Christopher, 2005. "World Bank lending and regulation," Economic Systems, Elsevier, vol. 29(4), pages 384-407, December.
    2. Pincin, Jared, 2012. "Political power and aid tying practices in the development assistance committee countries," MPRA Paper 39463, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. George Mavrotas & Espen Villanger, 2006. "Multilateral Aid Agencies and Strategic Donor Behaviour," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2006-02, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. Ruxanda Berlinschi, 2010. "Reputation concerns in aid conditionality," The Review of International Organizations, Springer, vol. 5(4), pages 433-459, December.
    5. Pincin, Jared, 2013. "Political power and aid tying practices in the development assistance committee countries," MPRA Paper 49806, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    6. Basu, Kaushik, 2014. "Fiscal policy as an instrument of investment and growth," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6850, The World Bank.

Articles

  1. Tigabu D. Getahun & Espen Villanger, 2018. "Labour-Intensive Jobs for Women and Development: Intra-household Welfare Effects and Its Transmission Channels," Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 54(7), pages 1232-1252, July.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  2. Espen Villanger, 2015. "Entrepreneurial Abilities and Barriers to Microenterprise Growth: A Case Study in Nepal," Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, vol. 24(2), pages 115-147, September.

    Cited by:

    1. Sampreet Singh Goraya, 2019. "How does Caste Affect Entrepreneurship? Birth vs Worth," Working Papers 1104, Barcelona School of Economics.
    2. Bishnu Prasad Neupane & Seweryn Zielinski & Celene B. Milanes, 2025. "Startup Success in Hospitality & Tourism SMEs in Emerging Economies: How Innovation and Growth Are Driven by Entrepreneurial Orientation, Networking Strategy, Leadership, and Flexibility," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(8), pages 1-24, April.

  3. Rob Lloyd & Derek Poate & Espen Villanger, 2014. "Results measurement and evaluability: a comparative analysis," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(4), pages 378-391, December.

    Cited by:

    1. Holvoet, Nathalie & Van Esbroeck, Dirk & Inberg, Liesbeth & Popelier, Lisa & Peeters, Bob & Verhofstadt, Ellen, 2018. "To evaluate or not: Evaluability study of 40 interventions of Belgian development cooperation," Evaluation and Program Planning, Elsevier, vol. 67(C), pages 189-199.

  4. Espen Villanger & Alf Morten Jerve, 2009. "Assessing aid impact: a review of Norwegian evaluation practice," Journal of Development Effectiveness, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 1(2), pages 171-194, June.

    Cited by:

    1. Wim Naudé, 2011. "Foreign Aid for Innovation: The Missing Ingredient in Private Sector Development?," Working Papers 2011/35, Maastricht School of Management.

  5. Kolstad, Ivar & Villanger, Espen, 2008. "Determinants of foreign direct investment in services," European Journal of Political Economy, Elsevier, vol. 24(2), pages 518-533, June.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  6. Villanger, Espen, 2006. "Company interests and foreign aid policy: Playing donors off against one another," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 50(3), pages 533-545, April.

    Cited by:

    1. Monyei, Chukwuka G. & Akpeji, Kingsley O. & Oladeji, Olamide & Babatunde, Olubayo M. & Aholu, Okechukwu C. & Adegoke, Damilola & Imafidon, Justus O., 2022. "Regional cooperation for mitigating energy poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: A context-based approach through the tripartite lenses of access, sufficiency, and mobility," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 159(C).
    2. Gaoussou Diarra, 2011. "Aid unpredictability and absorptive capacity: analyzing disbursement delays in Africa," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 31(1), pages 1004-1017.
    3. George Mavrotas & Espen Villanger, 2006. "Multilateral Aid Agencies and Strategic Donor Behaviour," WIDER Working Paper Series DP2006-02, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    4. Candel-Sánchez Francisco, 2014. "Incentives for Conditional Aid Effectiveness," Journal of Globalization and Development, De Gruyter, vol. 5(1), pages 75-102, June.
    5. Elisabeth Paul, 2006. "A Survey of the Theoretical Economic Literature on Foreign Aid," Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, The Crawford School, The Australian National University, vol. 20(1), pages 1-17, May.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 6 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-DEV: Development (3) 2007-04-28 2013-01-19 2016-02-04
  2. NEP-AFR: Africa (2) 2006-03-05 2017-12-18
  3. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (2) 2006-04-08 2007-04-28
  4. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2013-01-19
  5. NEP-MFD: Microfinance (1) 2013-01-19

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