Development Economics Research Group (DERG)

Research output

Research output per year 1981 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019

• 254 Journal article
• 202 Working paper
• 83 Book chapter
• 50 Report
• 126 More
  • 21 Ph.D. thesis
  • 18 Anthology
  • 17 Encyclopedia chapter
  • 15 Book
  • 13 Literature review
  • 8 Paper
  • 8 Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
  • 8 Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article
  • 3 Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
  • 3 Editorial
  • 3 Review
  • 3 Memorandum
  • 2 Other contribution
  • 1 Comment/debate
  • 1 Contribution to newspaper - Review
  • 1 Letter
  • 1 Net publication - Internet publication

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2013

  Why Are Rich Countries More Politically Cohesive?

  Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Olsson, O., 10 Apr 2013, In: Scandinavian Journal of Economics. 115, 2, p. 423-48 26 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Market Economy 100%
  • Political Decision Making 54%
  • Self-sufficiency 46%
  • Cohesion 39%
  • Bargaining Power 38%
  4 Citations (Scopus)
• 2012

  Adoption of banana cultivation and information networks: An empirical study of northern rural Tanzania

  Larsen, A. F., 2012, Kbh: Økonomisk institut, Københavns Universitet. 77 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

  1534 Downloads (Pure)

• Aid, Growth and Employment

  Tarp, F. & Addison, T., 2012, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. 35 p. (ReCom Position Paper).

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Aid, Growth and Macroeconomic Management

  Tarp, F. & Addison, T., 2012, UNU-WIDER. 26 p. (ReCom Position Paper).

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Biofuels and Economic Development: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for Tanzania

  Arndt, C., Pauw, K. & Thurlow, J., Nov 2012, In: Energy Economics. 34, 6, p. 1922–1930

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Biofuels 100%
  • Computable General Equilibrium 79%
  • General Equilibrium Analysis 78%
  • Tanzania 76%
  • Economic Development 60%
  45 Citations (Scopus)

• Bistandspolitikens rationale

  Tarp, F., 2012, Hvordan ser verden ud? : 73 bidrag om økonomi, institutioner og værdier - Professor Niels Kærgård 70 år. Andersen, P., Henriksen, I., Petersen, J. H. & Zobbe, H. (eds.). Djøf Forlag, p. 327-335 9 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research

• Case studies in development evaluation: Validity, generalization and learning: Highlights of an international workshop: Copenhagen, May 2012

  Andersen, O. W., Hansen, H. & Stern, E., 2012, In: Evaluation: The International Journal of Theory, Research and Practice. 18, 4, p. 500-507 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter

• Characteristics of the Vietnamese Business Environment: Evidence from a SME Survey in 2011

  Rand, J. & Tarp, F., 2012, Hanoi: Central Institute for Economic Management, CIEM. 119 p. (CIEM-DANIDA Project).

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

  933 Downloads (Pure)

• Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in Tanzania

  Arndt, C., Farmer, W., Strzepek, K. & Thurlow, J., Aug 2012, In: Review of Development Economics. 16, 3, p. 378–393

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  28 Citations (Scopus)

• Climate Change, Growth and Infrastructure Investment: The Case of Mozambique

  Arndt, C., Chinowsky, P., Strzepek, K. & Thurlow, J., Aug 2012, In: Review of Development Economics. 16, 3, p. 463–475

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Mozambique 100%
  • Infrastructure Investment 90%
  • Climate Change 85%
  • climate change 68%
  • infrastructure 58%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Climate Change and Roads: A Dynamic Stressor-Response Model

  Chinowsky, P. & Arndt, C., Aug 2012, In: Review of Development Economics. 16, 3, p. 448–462

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Corruption and the Efficiency of Capital Investment in Developing Countries

  O’Toole, C. M. & Tarp, F., 2012, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 44 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Economic Development under Climate Change

  Arndt, C., Chinowsky, P., Robinson, S., Strzepek, K., Tarp, F. & Thurlow, J., Aug 2012, In: Review of Development Economics. 16, 3, p. 369-377

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Climate Change 100%
  • Economic Development 90%
  • economic development 83%
  • climate change 80%
  • economics 39%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Essays on foreign aid and economic development: Macro, meso and micro studies

  Jones, E. S., Jul 2012, Kbh. : Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 188 p. (PhD Series; No. 153, Vol. 2012).

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

• Essays on foreign aid and economic development: macro, meso and micro studies

  Jones, E. S., 2012, 188 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Ph.D. thesis

• Explaining the Evolution of Poverty: The Case of Mozambique

  Arndt, C., Hussain, A., Jones, E. S., Nhate, V., Tarp, F. & Thurlow, J., Jul 2012, In: American Journal of Agricultural Economics. 94, 4, p. 854-872

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  23 Citations (Scopus)

• Finance and Economic Development in Africa: Introduction and Overview

  Ajakaiye, O. & Tarp, F., Jan 2012, In: Journal of African Economies. Vol. 21, AERC Supplement 1, p. i3–i9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • human capital 100%
  • growth and development 83%
  • finance 82%
  • economic growth 73%
  • Financial Development 72%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Firm-level Competitiveness and Technology in Vietnam: Evidence from a Survey in 2011

  Tarp, F. & Rand, J., 2012, Central Institute of Economic Management (CIEM). 109 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Firm-Level Corruption in Vietnam

  Rand, J. & Tarp, F., Apr 2012, In: Economic Development and Cultural Change. 60, 3, p. 571-595

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • corruption 100%
  • Bribes 79%
  • Vietnam 72%
  • firm 70%
  • Corruption 66%
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Firm-Level Corruption in Vietnam

  Rand, J. & Tarp, F., Apr 2012, In: Economic Development and Cultural Change. 60, 3, 25 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • corruption 100%
  • Bribes 79%
  • Vietnam 72%
  • firm 70%
  • Corruption 66%
  54 Citations (Scopus)

  73 Downloads (Pure)

• Global Indkomstulighed: Hvor stammer den fra, og hvad kan der gøres ved den?

  Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Hansen, H., 2012, Jubilæumsskrift, De Økonomiske Råd 1962 – 2012. De Økonomiske Råd, p. 255-271 16 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Communication

• Globalization Crises, Trade and Development in Vietnam

  Abbott, P. & Tarp, F., 1 Feb 2012, In: Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy. 3, 1, 23 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • External Shocks 100%
  • Globalization 71%
  • Inflation 61%
  • Currency Depreciation 58%
  • Poverty Alleviation 48%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• How Bad is Corruption? Cross-country Evidence of the Impact of Corruption on Economic Prosperity

  Bentzen, J. S., Feb 2012, In: Review of Development Economics. 16, 1, p. 164-187

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • corruption 100%
  • prosperity 91%
  • Prosperity 72%
  • Corruption 66%
  • economics 42%
  30 Citations (Scopus)

  2459 Downloads (Pure)

• Impact evaluation of infrastructure interventions

  Hansen, H. (ed.), Andersen, O. WI. (ed.) & White, H. (ed.), 2012, Routledge. 147 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review

• Implications of Climate Change for Economic Growth and Development in Vietnam to 2050

  Arndt, C., Tarp, F. & Thurlow, J., 2012, Central Institute for Economic Management, CIEM. 225 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Innovating foreign aid - progress and problems

  Jones, E. S., Jan 2012, In: Journal of International Development. 24, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Foreign Aid 100%
  • financing 79%
  • Development Financing 67%
  • aid 67%
  • Fund Raising 53%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Introduction

  Hansen, H., Andersen, O. W. & White, H., 2012, Impact evaluation of infrastructure interventions. Hansen, H., Andersen, O. W. & White, H. (eds.). Routledge, p. 1-8 8 p.

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

• Jobs and Welfare in Mozambique: Country case study for the 2013 World Development Report

  Jones, S. & Tarp, F., 2012, World Institute for Development Economics Research, United Nations University. 81 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned › peer-review

• Lightning, IT diffusion and Economic Growth across US States

  Andersen, T. B., Bentzen, J. S., Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Selaya, P., Nov 2012, In: Review of Economics and Statistics. 94, 4, p. 903-24 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • U.S. States 100%
  • Economic Growth 96%
  • economic growth 78%
  • strike 63%
  • labor productivity 42%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Ordinal Welfare Comparisons with Multiple Discrete Indicators: A First Order Dominance Approach and Application to Child Poverty

  Arndt, C., Distante, R., Hussain, A., Østerdal, L. P. R., Huong, P. L. & Ibraimo, M., Nov 2012, In: World Development. 40, 11, p. 2290–2301

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Child Poverty 100%
  • Welfare Comparisons 97%
  • poverty 68%
  • welfare 50%
  • indicator 39%
  22 Citations (Scopus)

• Physiology and Development: Why the West is Taller than the Rest

  Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Strulik, H., 20 Mar 2012, Hannover: Department of Economics, University of Hannover, 36 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Poverty Reduction and Economic Structure: Comparative Path Analysis for Mozambique and Vietnam

  Arndt, C., Garcia, A., Tarp, F. & Thurlow, J., Dec 2012, In: Review of Income and Wealth. 58, 4, p. 742-763 22 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Mozambique 100%
  • Path Analysis 84%
  • Poverty Reduction 82%
  • Economic Structure 82%
  • Economic Growth 64%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Power Outages and Economic Growth in Africa

  Barnebeck Andersen, T. & Dalgaard, C-J. L., 1 Mar 2012, 15 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Review of Development Economics: Special Issue: Climate Change and Economic Development

  Arndt, T. C. (ed.), Chinowsky, P. (ed.), Strzepek, K. (ed.), Tarp, F. (ed.) & Thurlow, J. (ed.), 2012, 3 ed. Wiley. 142 p. (Review of Development Economics; No. 3, Vol. 16).

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review

• Social Capital, Network Effects and Savings in Rural Vietnam

  Newman, C., Tarp, F. & Van Den Broeck, K., 2012, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 23 p. (WIDER Working Paper; No. 39, Vol. 2012).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Social Capital and Savings Behavior: The Impact of Group Membership on Hosehold Formal Savings in Rural Vietnam

  Newman, C., Tarp, F. & Khai, L. D., 2012, Central Institute for Economic Management, CIEM, 24 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Group Membership 100%
  • Social Capital 96%
  • Savings 93%
  • Saving Behavior 93%
  • Deposits 72%

• The Benefits of Formalization: Evidence from Vietnamese Manufacturing SMEs

  Rand, J. & Torm, N. E., May 2012, In: World Development. 40, 5, p. 983–998 16 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • formalization 100%
  • Formalization 92%
  • firm 85%
  • Manufacturing 81%
  • manufacturing 79%
  56 Citations (Scopus)

• The Finance-Growth Thesis: A Sceptical Assessment

  Andersen, T. B., Jones, E. S. & Tarp, F., Jan 2012, In: Journal of African Economies. 21, AERC Supplement 1, p. i57–i88

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • financial reform 100%
  • Financial Reform 80%
  • finance 73%
  • thesis 70%
  • Financial Development 65%
  10 Citations (Scopus)

• The Impact of Aid on Bureaucratic Quality: Does the Mode of Delivery Matter?

  Selaya, P. & Thiele, R., Apr 2012, In: Journal of International Development. 24, 3, p. 379–386

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Foreign Aid 100%
  • aid 67%
  • recipient 59%
  • grant 58%
  • bureaucracy 51%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• The informal sector wage gap among Vietnamese micro-firms

  Torm, N. E. & Rand, J., Nov 2012, In: Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. 17, 4, p. 560-577 19 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • wage gap 100%
  • informal sector 77%
  • Micro Firms 68%
  • wage 67%
  • Wage Gap 59%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

• The Political Economy of Green Growth: Food, Fuel and Electricity in Southern Africa

  Resnick, D., Tarp, F. & Thurlow, J., Jun 2012, Green Economy and Good Governance for Sustainable Development: Views from Different Angles. de Oliveira, J. A. P. (ed.). Tokyo: United Nations University Press, p. 71-93

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

  33 Citations (Scopus)

• The Political Economy of Green Growth: Cases from Southern Africa

  Resnic, D., Tarp, F. & Thurlow, J., Aug 2012, In: Public Administration and Development. 32, 3, p. 215-228 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  33 Citations (Scopus)

• The Political Economy of Green Growth: Illustrations from Southern Africa

  Tarp, F., Resnick, D. & Thurlow, J., 2012, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 19 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  33 Citations (Scopus)

• Why are Some Countries Richer than Others? Cross-Country and Cross-Regional Empirical Studies

  Bentzen, J. S., 2012, Kbh.: Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 189 p. (PhD Series; No. 151, Vol. 2012).

  Research output: Book/Report › Book › Research

• WP/072 Is the Clean Development Mechanism Promoting Sustainable Development?

  Huang, Y., He, J. & Tarp, F., Aug 2012, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 18 p. (WIDER Working Paper; No. 72, Vol. 2012).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  2498 Downloads (Pure)

• WP/073 Is the Clean Development Mechanism Effective for Emission Reductions?

  Huang, Y., He, J. & Tarp, F., Aug 2012, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 18 p. (WIDER Working Paper; No. 73, Vol. 2012).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  747 Downloads (Pure)

• WP/082 The Economic Costs of Climate Change: A Multi-Sector Impact Assessment for Vietnam

  Arndt, C., Tarp, F. & Thurlow, J., Sept 2012, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, (WIDER Working Paper; No. 82, Vol. 2012).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  2945 Downloads (Pure)

• WP/084 Measuring Industry Agglomeration and Identifying the Driving Forces

  Howard, E., Tarp, F. & Newman, C., Oct 2012, UNU-WIDER, 32 p. (WIDER Working Paper; No. 84, Vol. 2012).

  Research output: Working paper › Research
• 2011

  A comparison of model-based and design-based impact evaluations of interventions in developing countries

  Hansen, H., Klejnstrup, N. R. & Andersen, O. W., Dec 2011, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 25 p. (FOI Working Paper; No. 2011/16).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • developing country 100%
  • sales policy 61%
  • evaluation 60%
  • experiment 26%
  • performance 20%

• Adapting to climate change: an integrated biophysical and economic assessment for Mozambique

  Arndt, C., Strzepek, K., Tarp, F., Thurlow, J., Fant, C. & Wright, L., Jan 2011, In: Sustainability Science. 6, 1, p. 7-20 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Mozambique 100%
  • Climate Change 96%
  • climate change 59%
  • Economics 54%
  • economics 46%
  33 Citations (Scopus)