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

• 2009

  Bistand - forsøg med mennesker

  Hansen, H. & Andersen, L. T., 2009, Ulande - naturressourcer, fødevarer og sundhed. Striving for a better life: temahæfte 2009. Thostrup, L. (ed.). Det Biovidenskabelige Fakultet for Fødevarer, Veterinærmedicin og Naturressourcer, Københavns Universitet, p. 4 1 p.

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

• Characteristics of the Vietnamese Rural Economy: Evidence from a 2008 Rural Household Survey in 12 Provinces of Vietnam. Research report prepared under Component 5 of the Business Sector Development Programme (BSPS), Hanoi, Vietnam and the Agricultural Sector Programme Support (ASPS)

  Tarp, F., 2009, Hanoi, Vietnam: Central Institute for Economic Management, CIEM. 323 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

  3644 Downloads (Pure)

• Comparative perspective

  Jones, E. S., 2009, Taxation in a low-income economy: The case of Mozambique. Arndt, C. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Routledge, p. 78-97 20 p.

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

• Decreasing serial cost sharing: an axiomatic characterization

  Hougaard, J. L. & Østerdal, L. P. R., 2009, In: International Journal of Game Theory. 38, 4, p. 469-479 11 p.

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

  • Serial Cost Sharing 100%
  • Cost Sharing 98%
  • Axiomatic Characterization 80%
  • cost sharing 79%
  • Serials 63%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Do elites benefit from democracy and foreign aid in developing countries? comment

  Hansen, H., Rants, L. L. & Buhl-Wiggers, J., 2009, Centre for Research in Economic Development and International Trade, University of Nottingham (CREDIT). 15 p. (Credit Research Paper; No. 09/06).

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Do Human Arts Really Offer a Lower Return to Education?

  Dalgaard, C-J. L., Sørensen, A. & Schultz, E., 2009, Copenhagen: Centre for Economic and Business Research, 41 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Educational Choice 100%
  • Returns to Education 80%
  • Wage Gap 76%
  • High School 47%
  • Art 34%
  2061 Downloads (Pure)

• E-government as an anti-corruption strategy

  Andersen, T. B., 2009, In: Information Economics and Policy. 21, 3, p. 201-210 10 p.

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

  • corruption 100%
  • Anti-corruption 95%
  • Electronic Government 79%
  193 Citations (Scopus)

• Empirical Studies on Growth and Comparative Development

  Selaya, P., 2009, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 167 p. (PhD Series; No. 141, Vol. 2010).

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

  1721 Downloads (Pure)

• Enterprise growth and survival in Vietnam: does government support matter?

  Hansen, H., Rand, J. & Tarp, F., 2009, In: Journal of Development Studies. 45, 7, p. 1048-1069 22 p.

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

  56 Citations (Scopus)

• Estimating Border Tax Evasion in Mozambique

  Arndt, C. & Van Dunem, J. E., 2009, In: Journal of Development Studies. 45, 6, p. 1010-1025 16 p.

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

  • tax evasion 100%
  • Mozambique 88%
  • Tax Evasion 80%
  • tax 76%
  • Tax Rate 65%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Evaluating aid effectiveness in the aggregate: methodological issues

  Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Hansen, H., 2009, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark. 55 p. (Evalueringsstudier; No. 2009/1). (Evaluation studies; No. 2009/1).

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

  • Aid Effectiveness 100%
  • Prior Knowledge 83%
  • Economic Growth 75%
  • Econometrics 57%
  • Macroeconomics 53%
  836 Downloads (Pure)

• Forecast quality

  Jones, E. S., 2009, Taxation in a low-income economy: The case of Mozambique. Arndt, C. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Routledge, p. 162-185 24 p.

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

• Getting Off Lightly? The Impact of the International Financial Crisis on the Middle East and North Africa

  Brach, J. & Loewe, M., 2009, In: GIGA Focus International. 2009, 1, p. 1-8 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Communication

  419 Downloads (Pure)

• Handel, Hierarchien und Kooperation in der Globalisierung: Transnationale Netzwerke im wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Diskurs

  Kappel, R. & Brach, J., 2009, Globalisierung - Entgrenzte Welten versus begrenzte Identitäten?: Festschrift für Hartmut Elsenhans (Broschiert). Ouaissa, R. & Zinecker, H. (eds.). Leipzig: Leipziger Universitätsverlag, p. 97-162 66 p.

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

• Household survey evidence

  Sonne-Schmidt, C. S., 2009, Taxation in a Low-Income Economy: The case of Mozambique. Arndt, C. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Routledge, p. 32-59 27 p.

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

• IMF and Economic Reform in Developing Countries

  Abbott, P., Andersen, T. B. & Tarp, F., 2009, 29 p.. Sept 10, 2008.

  Research output: Memorandum/exposition › Memorandum

  1053 Downloads (Pure)

• Impact of an aquaculture extension project in Bangladesh

  Rand, J. & Tarp, F., 2009, In: Journal of Development Effectiveness. 1, 2, p. 130-146 17 p.

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

  • Aquaculture 100%
  • Fish 86%
  • aquaculture 80%
  • Bangladesh 80%
  • self employment 70%

• Institutions in Development: Five Essays on Politics, Property Rights and Prosperity

  Markussen, T., 2009, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 143 p. (PhD Series; No. 135).

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

  2283 Downloads (Pure)

• Intergenerational earnings mobilities: How sensitive are they to income measures?

  Hussain, A., Munk, M. D. & Bonke, J., 2009, In: Journal of Income Distribution. 18, 3-4, p. 79-92 14 p.

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

  • Intergenerational Earnings Mobility 100%
  • Income 56%
  • income 40%
  • delimitation 37%
  • international comparison 35%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Introduction and overview

  Arndt, C., Jones, E. S., Tarp, F. & Dunem, J. E. V., 2009, Taxation in a Low-income Economy: The case of Mozambique. Arndt, T. C. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Abingdon: Routledge, p. 1-10 9 p.

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

• Life-cycle savings, bequest, and a diminishing impact of scale on growth

  Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Jensen, M. K., 2009, In: Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control. 33, 9, p. 1639-1647 9 p.

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

  • Life-cycle Saving 100%
  • Scale Effect 99%
  • Life Cycle 89%
  • Bequests 84%
  • Diminishing 80%
  2 Citations (Scopus)

• Lightning, IT Diffusion and Economic Growth across US States

  Andersen, T. B., Bentzen, J., Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Selaya, P., 2009, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 28 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • lightning 100%
  • economic growth 96%
  • labor productivity 28%
  • macroeconomics 24%
  • tornado 22%
  1775 Downloads (Pure)

• Macroeconomic modelling: process and practice

  Jones, E. S. & Paulo, E. M., 2009, Taxation in a low-income economy: The case of Mozambique. Arndt, C. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Routledge, p. 144-161 18 p.

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

• New Holes in the Safety Net? Economic and Social Consequences of Divorce in Denmark

  Hussain, A. & Kangas, O., 2009, When Marriage Ends: Economic and Social Consequences of Partnership Dissolution. Andreß, H-J. & Hummelsheim, D. (eds.). Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, p. 98-131 34 p.

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

  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Reasonable Expectations and the First Millennium Development Goal: How Much Can Aid Achieve?

  Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Ericksson, L., 2009, In: World Development. 37, 7, p. 1170-1181 12 p.

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

  • Millennium Development Goals 100%
  • aid flow 93%
  • aid 74%
  • MDGs 61%
  • poverty 53%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Taxation in a Low-Income Economy: The case of Mozambique

  Arndt, T. C. (ed.) & Tarp, F. (ed.), 2009, Routledge. 384 p. (Routledge Studies in Development Economics).

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

  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Technology, Political Economy, and Economic Development in the Middle East and North Africa

  Brach, J., 2009, In: Review of Middle East Economics and Finance. 5, 3, 23 p.

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

  • North Africa 100%
  • East Africa 98%
  • Middle East 78%
  • political economy 74%
  • Arab countries 72%

• The cyclical component factor model

  Dahl, C. M., Hansen, H. & Smidt, J., 2009, In: International Journal of Forecasting. 25, 1, p. 119-127 9 p.

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

  2 Citations (Scopus)

• The Economics of Smallholder Organic Contract Farming in Tropical Africa

  Bolwig, S., Gibbon, P. & Jones, E. S., 2009, In: World Development. 37, 6, p. 1094-1104 11 p.

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

  • contract farming 100%
  • Contract Farming 74%
  • smallholder 63%
  • Smallholders 60%
  • revenue 46%
  188 Citations (Scopus)

• The Forgotten Property Rights: Restrictions on Land Use in Vietnam

  Markussen, T., Tarp, F. & Van Den Broeck, K., 2009, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 21 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Property Rights 100%
  • Land Use 90%
  • Crops 89%
  • Tenure Security 43%
  • Household Work 42%
  2604 Downloads (Pure)

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

  Selaya, P. & Thiele, R., 2009, 17 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • grant 100%
  • loan 59%
  • bureaucracy 57%
  • recipient 50%
  • budget 48%
  635 Downloads (Pure)

• The lack of theoretical support for using person trade-offs in QALY-type models

  Østerdal, L. P. R., 2009, In: European Journal of Health Economics (Print Edition). 10, 4, p. 429-436 8 p.

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

  • Quality Adjustment 100%
  • Quality-adjusted Life Years 86%
  • life years 85%
  • Quality-Adjusted Life Years 70%
  • Person Trade-off 57%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• The Role of Technology, Investment and Ownership Structure in the Productivity Performance of the Manufacturing Sector in Vietnam

  Newman, C., Narciso, G., Tarp, F. & Vu Xuan Nguyet, H., 2009, Dublin, Ireland, 37 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Technology Investment 100%
  • Ownership Structure 81%
  • Manufacturing Sector 72%
  • Productivity 49%
  • Performance 32%
  425 Downloads (Pure)

• The sensitivity of income polarization: Time, length of accounting periods, equivalence scales, and income definitions

  Hussain, A., 2009, In: Journal of Economic Inequality. 7, 3, p. 207-223 17 p.

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

  • Equivalence Scales 100%
  • Polarization 79%
  • equivalence 73%
  • polarization 72%
  • Income 66%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

• The short-run macroeconomic impact of foreign aid to small states: an agnostic time series analysis

  Hansen, H. & Headey, D., 2009, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), 20 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Trade and Development: Lessons from Vietnam’s Past Trade Agreements

  Abbott, P., Bentzen, J. S. & Tarp, F., 2009, In: World Development. 37, 2, 36 p.

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

  • trade agreement 100%
  • Trade Agreements 67%
  • Prediction 47%
  • Bilateral Trade Agreements 46%
  • institutional reform 43%
  65 Downloads (Pure)

• Trade and Development: Lessons from Vietnam's Past Trade Agreements

  Abbott, P., Bentzen, J. & Tarp, F., 2009, In: World Development. 37, 2, p. 341-353 13 p.

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

  • trade agreement 100%
  • Trade Agreements 67%
  • Vietnam 57%
  • Prediction 47%
  • Bilateral Trade Agreements 46%
  36 Citations (Scopus)

• Trade policy reform and the missing revenue

  Arndt, T. C. & Tarp, F., 2009, Taxation in a Low-income Economy: The case of Mozambique. Arndt, T. C. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Routledge, p. 251-270 20 p.

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

• Understanding the Distribution of Foreign Direct Investment in Developing Countries

  Sunesen, E. R., 2009, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 97 p. (PhD Series; No. 144, Vol. 2011).

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

  768 Downloads (Pure)

• VAT and economy-wide modelling

  Arndt, T. C., Byiers, B., Robinson, S. & Tarp, F., 2009, Taxation in a Low-income Economy: The case of Mozambique. Arndt, T. C. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Routledge, p. 328-340 13 p.

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

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Whither Aid? Financing development in Mozambique

  Jones, E. S., 2009, Kbh.: Institut for Internationale Studier / Dansk Center for Internationale Studier og Menneskerettigheder, 50 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Why are Rich Countries more Politically Cohesive?

  Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Olsson, O., 2009, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 25 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Market Economy 100%
  • Cohesion 78%
  • Political Decision Making 54%
  • Self-sufficiency 46%
  • Bargaining Power 38%
  2479 Downloads (Pure)
• 2008

  A Bioeconomic Foundation for the Nutrition-based Efficiency Wage Model

  Dalgaard, C-J. L. & Strulik, H., 2008, Hanover Leibniz University, School of Economics and Management, 21 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Bioeconomics 100%
  • Efficiency Wages 88%
  • Nutrition 71%
  • Body Size 42%
  • Regularity 28%
  870 Downloads (Pure)

• Afrika: den nye finansielle frontløber

  Jones, E. S., 2008, In: Dagbladet Information. p. 12-13

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article

• Aid and Sectoral Labour Productivity

  Selaya, P. & Thiele, R., 2008, 23 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Labour Productivity 100%
  • Competitiveness 92%
  • Tradables 52%
  • Nontradables 50%
  • Dollarization 49%
  333 Downloads (Pure)

• An omnibus test for univariate and multivariate normality

  Doornik, J. A. & Hansen, H., 2008, In: Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. 70, Suppl. 1, p. 927-939 13 p.

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

  334 Citations (Scopus)

• A note on the causes and consequences of the rapidly increasing international food prices

  Baltzer, K., Hansen, H. & Lind, K. M., 2008, 35 p..

  Research output: Memorandum/exposition › Memorandum

  774 Downloads (Pure)

• Århus-historier om ulandsbistand

  Dalgaard, C-J. L., 2008, In: Politiken. p. 9

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article

• Biofuels, Poverty, and Growth: Computable General Equilibrium Analysis of Mozambique

  Arndt, C., Benfica, R., Tarp, F., Thurlow, J. & Uaine, R., 2008, Washington: International Food Policy Research Institute, 28 p.

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  1897 Downloads (Pure)

• Characteristics of the Vietnamese Business Environment: Evidence from a SME Survey in 2007. A study prepared under Component 5 of the Business Sector Development Programme (BSPS)

  Rand, J., Tarp, F., Silva, P. C. D., Tran, C. T. & Nguyen, T. T., 2008, Hanoi, Vietnam: Central Institute for Economic Management, CIEM. 144 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

  1289 Downloads (Pure)