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International economics

International economics concerns the economic interaction among countries. Why do countries trade with each other and/or invest across national borders?

Recent decades have seen the expansion of ever-closer economic ties between countries. There has been massive growth in international trade and movement of capital. Central to this field of research is understanding movements across national borders – movements of goods and services, capital, technology and labour. Such movements may have different consequences for different countries. Relevant factors can include geography, income levels and distribution, institutions and governance, as well as access to factors of production like natural resources, capital and various types of labour-power.

Studies of international economics at NUPI seek answers to questions like these:

What determines the flows of international trade and capital?
What can politicians do, nationally and internationally, to influence these flows?
What are the consequences of economic globalization?

News about international economics

PODCAST: Democratic capitalism in crisis?
12 Sep 2018
- - Ane Teksum Isbrekken
Wolfgang Streeck explains what he means when he says that that democratic capitalism is in crisis – and shares his take on how the crisis evolved.

Economic growth International economics Trade Governance
Tax is the new gender issue
3 Jul 2018
- Ingrid Hjertaker
Increasing attention has been given to the way tax regimes affect women’s lives. Not only is capital flight now considered in a human rights perspective, taxation policies are also becoming relevant for gender equality issues and women’s rights.

International economics Economic growth Development policy Africa South and Central America
BOOK: Taxing Africa: Coercion, Reform and Development
9 May 2018
- - Frida Kvamme
New book on Taxation in Africa by Mick Moore (ICTD), Wilson Prichard (ICTD) and Odd-Helge Fjeldstad (CMI).

Economic growth Development policy International economics Africa

All news about international economics (total 27)

Publications about international economics

Publication
China’s Belt and Road Initiative through the lens of Central Asia
2019
- - Roman Vakulchuk
- - Indra Overland
Has the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched by China in 2013, changed the perception of China among local actors in Central Asia? There are numerous internal problems and contradictions among the Central Asian countries and the region remains one of the least integrated in the world. This poses...
Russia and Eurasia Trade Asia International economics
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Conclusions: What Has the EU Achieved, and What Is in the Offing?
2019
- - Jakub M. Godzimirski
This chapter sums up the main findings and looks into challenges the EU will face in the future. This volume examines and addresses several questions dealing with the EU ability to project various types of soft and hard power in EU’s interaction with external energy suppliers and member states and their...
The EU
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Introduction: The EU and the Changing (Geo)Politics of Energy in Europe
2019
- - Jakub M. Godzimirski
- - Ole Gunnar Austvik
This introductory chapter has three purposes. First, it presents the background for this volume originating in a research project on European integration funded by the Research Council of Norway (RCN). Second, it explains why EU energy policy in this context deserves closer scrutiny looking at energy...
Energy The EU Europe International economics Trade