Finn Tarp

Research output

Research output per year 1981 2012 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

• 147 Working paper
• 140 Journal article
• 62 Book chapter
• 40 Report
• 88 More
  • 19 Anthology
  • 17 Encyclopedia chapter
  • 14 Net publication - Internet publication
  • 12 Book
  • 10 Literature review
  • 4 Paper
  • 4 Contribution to newspaper - Feature article
  • 3 Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article
  • 2 Memorandum
  • 1 Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
  • 1 Editorial
  • 1 Other contribution

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2016

  Bribes and Taxes: Spatially Concentrated or Randomly Distributed? Evidence from Three Sources of Firm Level Data in Vietnam

  Rand, J. & Tarp, F., 1 Jan 2016, Handbook on Corruption in Asia. Routledge, p. 129-143

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

• Can Africa Industrialize?

  Newman, C., Page, J., Rand, J., Shimeles, A., Söderbom, M. & Tarp, F., 2016, Manufacturing Transformation: Comparative Studies of Industrial Development in Africa and Emerging Asia. Oxford University Press, p. 257-276

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

• Characteristics of the Vietnamese business environment: Evidence from a SME survey in 2015

  Brandt, K., Rand, J., Sharma, S., Tarp, F. & Trifkovic, N., 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER. 124 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Coffee price volatility and intra-household labour supply

  Beck, U. R., Singhal, S. & Tarp, F., 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 27 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 16).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment

  Newman, C., Rand, J., Tarp, F. & Trifkovic, N., 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 24 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 7).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Business Environment 100%
  • Corporate Social Responsibility 96%
  • Firm Efficiency 54%
  • Corporate Value 50%
  • Stakeholder Engagement 50%

• Does Foreign Aid Harm Political Institutions?

  Jones, E. S. & Tarp, F., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Development Economics. 118, p. 266- 281 16 p.

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

  • Foreign Aid 100%
  • Political Institutions 77%
  • political institution 72%
  • aid 67%
  • organization 51%
  70 Citations (Scopus)

• Ghana: Poverty Reduction over Thirty Years

  McKay, A., Pirttilä, J. & Tarp, F., 2016, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Arndt, C., McKay, A. & Tarp, F. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 69-88

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

• Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Arndt, C., McKay, A. & Tarp, F., 2016, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Arndt, C., McKay, A. & Tarp, F. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 1-10

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

• Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa

  Arndt, C. (ed.), McKay, A. (ed.) & Tarp, F. (ed.), 2016, New York: Oxford University Press. 512 p.

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

• Growth and Poverty Reduction in Tanzania

  Arndt, C., Demery, L., McKay, A. & Tarp, F., 2016, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Arndt, C., McKay, A. & Tarp, F. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 238-262

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

• Growth and Structural Transformation in Viet Nam during the 2000s

  Thu Hoai, D. T., Tarp, F., van Seventer, D. & Ho, H. C., 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 37 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 108).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Social Accounting Matrix 100%
  • Structural Transformation 94%
  • Decomposition 86%
  • Economic Integration 81%
  • Structural Change 66%

• Imports, supply chains, and firm productivity

  Newman, C., Rand, J. & Tarp, F., 2016, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, (WIDER Working Paper; No. 90, Vol. 2016).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Inter- and Intra-farm Land Fragmentation in Viet Nam

  Markussen, T., Tarp, F., Thiep, D. H. & Anh Tuan, N. D., 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 27 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 11).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Lessons for Japanese Foreign Aid from Research on Aid's Impact

  Addison, T. & Tarp, F., 26 Jan 2016, Japan's Development Assistance: Foreign Aid and the Post-2015 Agenda. Shimomura, Y., Page, J. & Kato, H. (eds.). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 295-309

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

• Made in Africa: A New Industrial Strategy

  Newman, C., Page, J., Rand, J., Shimeles, A., Söderbom, M. & Tarp, F., 2016, Washington D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. 268 p.

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

• Made in Africa: The challenge of industrialization - International goals and Africa’s aspirations

  Newman, C., Page, J. & Tarp, F., 2016, Helsinki : UNU-WIDER.

  Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research › peer-review

• Manufacturing Transformation: Comparative Studies of Industrial Development in Africa and Emerging Asia

  Newman, C. (ed.), Page, J. (ed.), Rand, J. (ed.), Shimeles, A. (ed.), Söderbom, M. (ed.) & Tarp, F. (ed.), 2016, Oxford University Press. 336 p.

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

• Measuring Industry Coagglomeration and Identifying the Driving Forces

  Howard, E., Newman, C. & Tarp, F., 1 Sept 2016, In: Journal of Economic Geography. 16, 5, p. 1055-1078

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

  • Agglomeration 100%
  • agglomeration 77%
  • agglomeration area 72%
  • Driving Force 72%
  • measuring 52%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Mozambique: Off Track or Temporarily Sidelined?

  Arndt, C., Jones, E. S. & Tarp, F., 2016, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Arndt, C., McKay, A. & Tarp, F. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 190-217

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

• Mozambique: Growth Experience through an Employment Lens

  Jones, E. S. & Tarp, F., Nov 2016, Africa’s Lions: Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies. Bhorat, H. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Brookings Institution Press, p. 145-180

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

• Mozambique: Jobs and Welfare in an Agrarian Economy

  Jones, E. S. & Tarp, F., Oct 2016, Jobs and Development: Challenges and Solutions in Different Country Settings. Betcherman, G. & Rama, M. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 20-61

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

• Multidimensional assessment of child welfare for Tanzania

  Arndt, C., Leyaro, V., Mahrt, K. & Tarp, F., 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 25 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 75).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Ordinal bivariate inequality: Concepts and application to child deprivation in Mozambique

  Sonne-Schmidt, C. S., Tarp, F. & Østerdal, L. P. R., 1 Sept 2016, University of Southern Denmark, 31 p. (Discussion Papers on Business and Economics; No. 1).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Children 100%
  • Nominal or categorical data 54%
  • Switch 49%
  • Concepts 47%
  • Unequal 47%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Ordinal Bivariate Inequality: Concepts and Application to Child Deprivation in Mozambique

  Sonne-Schmidt, C. S., Tarp, F. & Østerdal, L. P. R., 1 Sept 2016, In: Review of Income and Wealth. 62, 3, p. 559-573

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

  • Mozambique 100%
  • Deprivation 96%
  • Median 77%
  • Categorical Data 57%
  • Childhood 48%
  7 Citations (Scopus)

• Pobreza e bem-estar em Moçambique: Quarta Avaliação Nacional

  Translated title of the contribution: Poverty and well-being in Mozambique: Fourth National Poverty AssessmentTarp, F., 2016, Ministry of Economics and Finance (MEF) of Mozambique. 87 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

• Poverty mapping based on first order dominance with an example from Mozambique

  Arndt, C., Hussain, A., Salvucci, V., Tarp, F. & Østerdal, L. P. R., 1 Jan 2016, UNU-WIDER, (WIDER Working Paper; No. 105, Vol. 2015).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • Poverty Mapping 100%
  • Mozambique 67%
  • Small Area Estimation 21%
  • Monitoring and Evaluation 17%
  • Census Data 15%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Poverty Mapping Based on First-Order Dominance with an Example from Mozambique

  Arndt, C., Hussain, A., Salvucci, V., Tarp, F. & Østerdal, L. P. R., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of International Development. 28, 1, p. 3-21

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

  • Poverty Mapping 100%
  • Mozambique 67%
  • poverty 55%
  • welfare 27%
  • public expenditures 22%
  67 Downloads (Pure)

• Special Issue of Journal of International Development: Aid for Gender Equality and Development

  Grown, C. (ed.), Addison, T. (ed.) & Tarp, F. (ed.), 2016, Wiley. 135 p. (Journal of International Development).

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

• Stockholm Statement: Towards a Consensus on the Principles of Policymaking for the Contemporary World

  Alkire, S., Bardhan, P., Basu, K., Bhorat, H., Bourguignon, F., Deshpande, A., Kanbur, R., Lin, J. Y., Moene, K., Platteau, J-P., Saavedra, J., Stiglitz, J. & Tarp, F., 2016, 6 p. UNU-WIDER.

  Research output: Other contribution › Research

• Synthesis: Two Cheers for African Renaissance (but not Three)

  Arndt, C., McKay, A. & Tarp, F., 2016, Growth and Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. Arndt, C., McKay, A. & Tarp, F. (eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, p. 11-42

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

• The Pursuit of Industry: Policies and Outcomes

  Newman, C., Page, J., Rand, J., Shimeles, A., Söderbom, M. & Tarp, F., 2016, Manufacturing Transformation: Comparative Studies of Industrial Development in Africa and Emerging Asia. Oxford University Press, p. 1-23

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

• The Pursuit of Long-Run Economic Growth in Africa: An Overview of Key Challenges

  Bhorat, H. & Tarp, F., Nov 2016, Africa’s Lions: Growth Traps and Opportunities for Six African Economies. Bhorat, H. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Brookings Institution Press, p. 1-36

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

• The Role and Effectiveness if Special Economic Zones in Tanzania

  Kinyondo, A., Newman, C. & Tarp, F., 2016, UNU-WIDER, 16 p. (WIDER Working Paper; No. 122, Vol. 2016).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade

  Newman, C., Rand, J., Tarp, F. & Trifkovic, N., 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 22 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 68).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

• Two cheers on growth and poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from a 16 country study

  Arndt, C., McKay, A. & Tarp, F., 2016, Helsinki : UNU-WIDER.

  Research output: Other contribution › Net publication - Internet publication › Research › peer-review

• Vi har brug for en ny type bistand

  Translated title of the contribution: Need for a New Type of AidJones, E. S. & Tarp, F., 15 Jan 2016, In: Dagbladet Børsen.

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

• What Is the Aggregate Economic Rate of Return to Foreign Aid?

  Arndt, C., Jones, E. S. & Tarp, F., 2016, In: The World Bank Economic Review. 30, 3, p. 446-474 29 p.

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

  • Rate of Return 100%
  • Foreign Aid 87%
  • Economic Growth 66%
  • Physical Capital 65%
  • Public Investment 65%
  19 Citations (Scopus)
• 2015

  Aid, Growth and Employment in Africa

  Jones, E. S., Page, J., Shimeles, A. & Tarp, F., 1 Oct 2015, In: African Development Review. 27, S1, p. 1-4 3 p.

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

  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Aid, social policy, and development

  Addison, T., Niño-Zarazúa, M. & Tarp, F., Nov 2015, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 14 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 61).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • social development 100%
  • Social Policy 98%
  • international aid 49%
  • sustainable development 32%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Aid, Social Policy, and Development

  Addison, T., Niño-Zarazúa, M. & Tarp, F., Nov 2015, In: Journal of International Development. 27, 8, p. 1351- 1365 14 p.

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

  • social policy 100%
  • social development 79%
  • Social Policy 79%
  • Social Development 67%
  • aid 66%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

• Aid and Income: Another Time-series Perspective

  Lof, M., Mekasha, T. J. & Tarp, F., 1 May 2015, In: World Development. 69, p. 19-30 12 p.

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

  • time series 100%
  • aid 90%
  • Income 88%
  • income 82%
  • Panel VAR 66%
  19 Citations (Scopus)

• Aid Effectiveness

  Tarp, F., 2015, United Nations Development Group UNDG. 22 p.

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

• Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid

  Addison, T. (ed.) & Tarp, F. (ed.), 2015, 130 p. (World Development, Vol. 69).

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

• Aid Policy and the Macroeconomic Management of Aid

  Addison, T. & Tarp, F., 1 May 2015, In: World Development. 69, p. 1-5 5 p.

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

  • aid policy 100%
  • Macroeconomic Management 82%
  • macroeconomics 76%
  • aid 57%
  • Disaggregation 46%
  12 Citations (Scopus)

• Aid to Africa: The Changing Context

  Addison, T., Singhal, S. & Tarp, F., 2015, The Oxford Handbook of Africa and Economics: Policies and Practices. Monga, C. & Lin, J. Y. (eds.). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press, Vol. 2. p. 698-710 12 p.

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

• Assessing Foreign Aid’s Long Run Contribution to Growth and Development

  Arndt, T. C., Jones, E. S. & Tarp, F., 1 May 2015, In: World Development. 69, p. 6-18

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

  • Foreign Aid 100%
  • growth and development 80%
  • Growth and Development 72%
  • aid 67%
  • poverty 48%
  80 Citations (Scopus)

• Book Review: Jean-Paul Chavas, David Hummels, and Brian D. Wrigh, The Economics of Food Price Volatility. Chicago and London.: University of Chicago Press, 2014

  Tarp, F., 2015, In: Journal of Economic Literature. 53, 2, p. 377-378 2 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Literature review › Communication

• Climate change and developing country interests: Cases from the Zambezi River Basin

  Arndt, C., Chinowsky, P., Fant, C., Gebretsadik, Y., Neumann, J. E., Paltsev, S., Schlosser, C. A., Strzepek, K., Tarp, F. & Thurlow, J., 2015, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 16 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 116).

  Research output: Working paper › Research

  • River Basin 100%
  • Climate Change 72%
  • Mitigation 68%
  • Developing Countries 40%
  • Climate 28%

• Climate Change and the Zambezi River Valley

  Tarp, F. (ed.), Juana, J. (ed.) & Ward, P. (ed.), 2015, Springer. 93 p. (Climatic Change; No. 1, May 2015, Vol. 130).

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

• Climate change impacts and adaptations: Lessons learned from the greater Zambezi River Valley and beyond

  Arndt, C. & Tarp, F., 21 Apr 2015, In: Climatic Change. 130, 1, p. 1-8 8 p.

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

  • climate change adaptation 100%
  • climate change impact 91%
  • developing world 76%
  • organization 64%
  • valley 61%
  1 Citation (Scopus)