Internasjonalt samarbeid på det økonomiske felt blir i omfang og intensitet stadig viktigere og dermed en mer sentral del av utenrikspolitikken. Forskningen i Avdeling for internasjonal økonomi er bredt anlagt, med et hovedfokus på internasjonal handel og investeringer, teknologi og økonomisk vekst, fattigdom og korrupsjon.
Økonomisk vekst og teknologisk innovasjon er av økende betydning i avdelingens portefølje. Internasjonal handelspolitikk, inntektsulikhet og fattigdom, samt betydningen av faste kostnader ved eksport er temaer som har hatt prioritet.
Sentrale fullførte prosjekter:
Aid for trade [2006–2007]
Norges handelspolitikk overfor utviklingsland - GSP [2004–2005]
Globalisering og ulikhet [1999–2000]
Non-tariff barriers, food safety and international food trade
This project aims to provide new evidence on non-tariff barriers to trade in the Russian, Chinese, Ukrainian and other markets, and examine their cost and impact on trade. Les mer
Sommerfugloppdrett i India
Verdikjeder for bærekraftig vern, integrert utvikling, og styrking av livsgrunnlag: Anvendt på sommerfugloppdrett i India. Les mer
Defense industrial capabilities in small open economies: Opportunities and challenges in a European context?
In this project, the defense industrial capabilities in small open economies will be examined in a European context. Les mer
State Failure and Regional Insecurity
Prosjektet undersøker sammenhengen mellom staters sammenbrudd og den regionale sikkerhetssituasjonen. Les mer
Trade preferences for the Least Developed Countries' exports of services
The project examines the possible forms of preferential treatment for the services exports of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and the possible impact they might have on trade. Les mer
Market potential and trade barriers for Norway's exports: A gravity analysis
The project quantifies the potential increase in Norway's exports of goods if trade barriers in various export markets are removed. Les mer
- Medin, Hege , Per Botolf Maurseth (2013). Market specific fixed and sunk export costs: The impact of learning and spillovers. NUPI-notat: 817. 59 sider. Dette notatet gir støtte til teorier om viktigheten av markedsspesifikke faste og ugjenkallelige kostnader i bedrifters eksportmarkeder.
- Castellacci, Fulvio , Jose Miguel Natera
(2013). The Dynamics of National Innovation Systems: A Panel Cointegration Analysis of the Coevolution between Innovative Capability and Absorptive Capacity,
in Research Policy 42 (3)
.Elsevier.s. 579-594.In this article the authors investigate the idea that the dynamics of national innovation systems is driven by the coevolution of two main dimensions: innovative capability and absorptive capacity. [url] - Castellacci, Fulvio , Martin Blom, Arne Martin Fevolden
(2013). The trade-off between innovation and defense industrial policy,
in Technological Forecasting and Social Change
.Elsevier.The paper investigates the trade-off between innovation and defense industrial policy. It presents an agent-based simulation model calibrated for the Norwegian defense industry that compares different policy scenarios and examines the effects of a pending EU market liberalization process. [url] - Castellacci, Fulvio
(2013). Service Firms Heterogeneity, International Collaborations and Export Participation,
in Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade
.The paper investigates the relationship between service firms’ international collaboration strategies and export decision. It proposes an extension of the recent class of models of firm heterogeneity, intermediation and international trade according to which service firms can engage in a collaboration agreement with a foreign partner in order to favour their market access and distribution activities overseas. [url] - Bye, Vegard
(2012). The Politics of Cuban Transformation - What Space for Authoritarian Withdrawal? ,
in Cuba in Transition: Volume 22
.Washington,Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE).s. 22-42.This article is one of the papers of the twenty-second annual meeting of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE). The article discusses what political consequences the ongoing economic reform processes in Cuba may have for the country. [url] - Andvig, Jens Chr. (2012). Public procurement and organized crime: – illustrated with examples from Bulgaria, Italy and Norway. NUPI-notat: 813. 36 sider. Artikkelen forklarer hvordan mekanismer for offentlige anskaffelser og privatisering fungerer i land som Bulgaria, Italia og Norge. Forfatteren undersøker også hvordan disse mekanismene kan bli påvirket av organisert kriminalitet.
- Castellacci, Fulvio (2012). The Norwegian paradox: Innovation and industrial structure in Norway in a European perspective. Oslo, Nærings- og Handelsdepartementet. 14 sider. Rapportkapittelet presenterer en analyse som antyder at norsk næringsliv er svært innovativt innenfor de næringene vi konkurrerer i. Samtidig peker forfatteren ut noen framtidige utfordringer for norsk næringsliv, og oppfordrer til oppbygging av nye konkurransefortrinn i høyteknologiske vekstnæringer.
- Castellacci, Fulvio (2012). Business Groups, Innovation and Institutional Voids in Latin America. NUPI-notat: 809. 41 sider. Notatet presenterer en empirisk analyse av latin-amerikanske forretningsgruppers innovatiove aktiviteter.
- Castellacci, Fulvio
(2012). The determinants of firms internationalization in services,
In Hveem, H. and Knutsen, C. H.: Governance and Knowledge: The Politics of Foreign Investment, Technology and Ideas.
.Routledge.This book chapter analyzes how determinants of firms internationalization in services differ across the four GATS modes. [url] - von Brasch, Thomas , Johan Byström, Lars Petter Lystad
(2012). Optimal Control and the Fibonacci Sequence,
i Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications Volum 154, Nr. 3
.Springer.s. 857-878.In this article, the authors bridge mathematical number theory with optimal control and show that a generalised Fibonacci sequence enters the control function of finite-horizon dynamic optimisation problems with one state and one control variable. [url]