Research
As a professor at the Department of Economics, I head the research group Political Economy. Broadly speaking, my research interests cover the following fields
- Development economics
- International economics
- Political economy
Of course, I'm happy to combine these topics. The bulk of my actual research has been on foreign aid and other financial flows to developing countries. I'd label myself an applied theorist. This implies that I'm interested in analysing how the world actually works given what we currently know, which hopefully contributes to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying the empirical observations that constituted the starting point. However, I've also done empirical work on e.g. aid dispersion and in my main current project on assisted return programmes both theoretical and empirical methods are applied.
I now teach international macroeconomics (ECON230) at the bachelor level and development economics (ECON315) at the master level.
I'm one of the editors of Samfunnsøkonomen, the journal of the Norwegian Economic Association. My editorials are
- Ute av kurs? Samfunnsøkonomen 5-2024.
- Den gordiske knuten. Samfunnsøkonomen. 2-2024
- Hvor lenge var Adam i paradis? Samfunnsøkonomen 6-2023.
- En prosent her og en prosent der. Samfunnsøkonomen 3-2023.
- Bistand og støtte. Samfunnsøkonomen 6-2022.
- Vil sanksjonene mot Russland være effektive? Samfunnsøkonomen 2-2022.
- Grønn bistand til svarte land? Samfunnsøkonomen 5-2021.
- Krisens muligheter. Samfunnsøkonomen 2-2021.
- I grenseland. Samfunnsøkonomen 6-2020.
- KRISE. Samfunnsøkonomen 2-2020.
- Norsk bistand: reformert og revitalisert? Samfunnsøkonomen 6-2019.
I'm also a lecturer in the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Economics of Globalisation and European Integration, administered by the University of Bari, where I teach a module on development finance. I help organise the annual conference on the Economics of Global Interactions: New Perspectives on Trade, Factor Mobility, and Development, an event that is hosted by Bari.
Teaching
Spring 2025: ECON315
Autumn 2025: ECON230
Publications
Academic lecture
- Coniglio, Nicola D.; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2024). Theory and Evidence on the Boomerang Effect of Assisted Return Schemes. (external link)
- Coniglio, Nicola D.; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2024). Cross-Country Asylum Policy Externalities: evidence from Sweden. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2023). Can Aid Be Used to Finance Global Public Goods?. (external link)
- Coniglio, Nicola D.; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2023). Theory and Evidence on the Boomerang Effect of Assisted Return Schemes. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2023). Can Aid Be Used to Finance Global Collective Goods?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2022). Can Aid Be Used for Financing Global Collective Goods?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn (2021). Strategic Interaction in the Market for Charitable Donations: the role of Public Funding. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn (2021). Strategic Interaction in the Market for Charitable Donations: the role of Public Funding. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn (2021). Strategic Interaction in the Market for Charitable Donations: the role of Public Funding. (external link)
- Coniglio, Nicola D.; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2019). The Carrot or the Stick? Theory and Evidence on the Incentive Effects of Country-Specific Return Programmes . (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Paid to Go or Paid to Come? A Model of Assisted Return Migration. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Coniglio, Nicola D. (2018). Theory and Evidence on the Boomerang Effect of Assisted Return Schemes. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Coniglio, Nicola D. (2018). Theory and Evidence on the Boomerang Effect of Assisted Return Schemes. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Paid to Go or Paid to Come? A Model of Assisted Return Migration. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Paid to Go or Paid to Come? A Model of Assisted Return Migration. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Paid to Go or Paid to Come? A Model of Assisted Return Migration. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Gatekeeper? The IMF, Aid Flows, and Policymaking in Low-Income Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Paid to Go or Paid to Come? A Model of Assisted Return Migration. (external link)
- Coniglio, Nicola D.; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Paid to Go or Paid to Come? A Model of Assisted Return Migration. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn; Glazer, Amihai (2016). Why Northern NGOs Hire too many Expatriates and what Southern Governments Do about It. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Fløgstad, Cathrin Ness (2016). Aid Dispersion: Measurement in Principle and Practice. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Lindkvist, Ida (2016). Doing good or feeling good in aid evaluation. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Gatekeeper? The IMF, Aid Flows, and Policymaking in Low-Income Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Fløgstad, Cathrin Ness (2015). Aid Dispersion: Measurement in Principle and Practice. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Fløgstad, Cathrin Ness (2015). Aid Dispersion: Measurement in Principle and Practice. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Fløgstad, Cathrin Ness (2015). Measuring Aid Dispersion. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Torsvik, Gaute (2015). Global Economics and National Politics. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Concentration difficulties? An analysis of Swedish aid proliferation. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2014). Gatekeeper? The IMF, Aid Flows, and Policymaking in Low Income Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Glazer, Amihai; Rattsø, Jørn (2014). Why Northern NGOs Hire too many Expatriates and What Southern Governments Do about It. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn; Glazer, Amihai (2014). Why Northern NGOs Hire too many Expatriates and What Southern Governments Do about It. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Glazer, Amihai; Rattsø, Jørn (2014). Why Northern NGOs Hire too many Expatriates and What Southern Governments Do about It. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2013). Gatekeeper? The IMF, Aid Flows, and Policymaking in Low Income Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2013). Gatekeeper? The IMF, Aid Flows, and Policymaking in Low Income Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2012). Do Non-Enforceable Contracts Matter? Evidence from and International Lab Experiment. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2012). Do Non-Enforceable Contracts Matter? Evidence from and International Lab Experiment. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2011). Certified or Branded? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the IMF's Policy Support Instrument. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2011). Certified or Branded? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the IMF's Policy Support Instrument. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2011). Certified or Branded? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the IMF's Policy Support Instrument. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2011). Certified or Branded? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the IMF's Policy Support Instrument. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2011). Certified or Branded? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the IMF's Policy Support Instrument. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2010). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2010). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2010). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2010). Certified or Branded? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the IMF’s Policy Support Instrument. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Wiig, Henrik (2010). Poverty in Venezuela – Revolutionary Decline or Politics-as-usual?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2009). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid-Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Cappelen, Alexander; Tungodden, Bertil et al. (2009). The Invisible Handshake in Contracting for Debt: Results from an International Experiment. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2009). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid-Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2008). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2008). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2008). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid-Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2008). Basic Analytics of Multilateral Lending and Surveillance. (external link)
- Cappelen, Alexander Wright; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Sørensen, Erik Øiolf et al. (2008). Debt repayment: Results from an International Experiment. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2007). Dancing the H-Street Waltz: Policy Choice in Aid Dependent Countries. (external link)
Editorial
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2024). Den gordiske knuten. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2024). Ute av kurs?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2023). Hvor lenge var Adam i paradis?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2023). En prosent her og en prosent der. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2022). Vil sanksjonene mot Russland være effektive? . (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2022). Bistand og støtte. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Grønn bistand til svarte land?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Krisens muligheter. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2020). KRISE. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2020). I grenseland. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2019). Norsk bistand: Reformert og revitalisert? . (external link)
Feature article
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Hvide, Hans K. (2024). Norge bør spille en rolle i gjenoppbyggingen av Gaza . (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2024). Journalistikk uten kildekritikk. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Hvide, Hans K. (2024). Norsk bistand har trolig bidratt til krigen på Gaza. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Organisasjonenes (årlige) klagesang. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Om syke mødre, sårbare brødre og barmhjertige samaritanere. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2019). Faller magidepartementet? . (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Vi kan inte göra allt överallt. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Professor: "Partnerlandsmeldingen står til stryk". (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Mangler det 190 millioner eller vilje til reform?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Den vanskelige velferdsprofitten. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Ikke bistand til vår egen fordel. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Fra fristed for særinteresser til verksted for fattigdomsreduksjon?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). «Team Norway» kan få feil fokus. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Ikke glem globaliseringens vinnere!. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2016). Det norske bistandstriangelet. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Mer bistand – flere flyktninger?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Konsentrasjonsvansker. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2014). Best på bistand, Børge Brende?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2009). Vi trenger bedre bistandskontroll. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn (2009). Strategisk bistand. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn (2009). Bistandens død og oppstandelse. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2009). Den vanskelige bistanden. (external link)
Lecture
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2024). Assisted Return Policies: The Case of Norway. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Aid Dispersion, Donor Coordination, and Selectivity. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Concentration difficulties? An analysis of Swedish aid proliferation. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Fløgstad, Cathrin Ness (2015). Konsentrert betasuppe? Bistandsfokus og bistandsspredning. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2014). Northern NGOs and Southern Governments. (external link)
Reader opinion piece
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2024). Fiksjon og fakta – Svar til Iunker. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Kolstad, Ivar; Wiig, Arne (2020). Svarte penger som skitner til Norge?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Kunnskap kan koste for mye og bidra for lite. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Bistandsopportunisme?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Nærsynt om Venezuela. (external link)
Academic article
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2024). Can we define global collective action problems away?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn (2024). Strategic interaction in the market for charitable donations: The role of public funding. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Selbervik, Hilde Beate (2022). Mellom politikk og statistikk: Globale fellesgoder i utviklingspolitikken. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Development policy: Revolution is an illusion?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Losing concentration? Lessons from a Swedish aid policy reform. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Budsjettvinneren bistand. (external link)
- Glazer, Amihai; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn (2017). Help not needed? Optimal host country regulation of expatriate NGO workers. (external link)
- Fløgstad, Cathrin Ness; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Aid Dispersion: Measurement in Principle and Practice. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Beretningen om et varslet mord: Om skjebnen til regjeringens politikk for geografisk konsentrasjon av bistanden. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2016). Vil regjeringen klare å konsentrere seg i bistandspolitikken? Lærdommer fra Sverige. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Dancing to the donors' tune? Policy choice in aid-dependent countries. (external link)
- Cappelen, Alexander Wright; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Sørensen, Erik Øiolf et al. (2014). Do non-enforceable contracts matter? Evidence from an international lab experiment. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2012). Certified or branded?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2009). Basic analytics of multilateral lending and surveillance. (external link)
- Cappelen, Alexander; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Tungodden, Bertil (2007). National Responsibility and the just Distribution of Debt Relief. (external link)
- Tungodden, Bertil; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Cappelen, Alexander W. (2007). National responsibility and the just distribution of debt relief. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2006). Buying influence: Aid fungibility in a strategic perspective. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Mæstad, Ottar; Wiig, Arne (2003). Assessing the economic gains of free market access for the least developed countries in the QUAD. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2002). Marginalisation in the Context of Globalisation. Why is Africa so poor?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2002). The Electoral Politics of Public Sector Institutional Reform. (external link)
Masters thesis
- Kallevik, Torgeir Fosen; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Malaria & fattigdom. (external link)
- Sandvik, Adrian Solheim; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Group-based agricultural index insurance: Combining informal networks with formal insurance. (external link)
- Jonassen, Hedda; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Fungerer resultatbasert bistand? En teoretisk analyse av vaksinealliansen Gavi sine resultatbaserte programmer. (external link)
- Aschjem, Anna Skiaker; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2021). Skattesystemer i utviklingsland: Konsekvenser av økt beskatning for bedrifter. (external link)
- Bøe, Maren; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2020). Drivkreftene bak fordelingen av bistand og andre offisielle kapitalstrømmer fra Kina til Verden: En replikasjonsstudie av Dreher m. fl. (2018). (external link)
- Skodje, Beate Lid; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2020). Resultatbaserte bistandsavtaler i den norske klima- og skogsatsingen: Klimaeffekt og samarbeidsland. (external link)
- Beeder, Monica; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2020). The effect of a supply shock in the production of cocaine on violence: Evidence from Colombia and Venezuela. (external link)
- Tellnes, Vilde Regine; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2020). Institusjonene og kulturens rolle i økonomisk utvikling. Sør-Afrika som eksempel. (external link)
- Hoff, Harald Christian; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2020). For en neve dollars til: Hvilken rolle spiller private pengeoverføringer fra utlandet for husholdninger i Somalia?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Brettingen, Petter Erikssen (2019). Kontanter vs In-kind som bistand og eventuelle effektforskjeller for mottakerland og lokale markeder. Syriske flyktninger I Tyrkia, Libanon og Jordan. (external link)
- Foss, Nikolai P.; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Tertiærnæringsvekst og avindustrialisering i utviklingsland: kan tjenesteyting løfte land ut av fattigdom?. (external link)
- Sandaker, Nicolay F. S.; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Resultatbasert bistand: En teoretisk og praktisk analyse av en insentivbasert bistandsform. (external link)
Report
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Selbervik, Hilde B (2021). Mellom politikk og statistikk: Globale fellesgoder i utviklingspolitikken. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Beretningen om et varslet mord: Om skjebnen til regjeringens politikk for geografisk konsentrasjon av bistanden. (external link)
- Fløgstad, Cathrin Ness; Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Aid Dispersion: Measurement in Principle and Practice. (external link)
- Glazer, Amihai; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Rattsø, Jørn (2017). Help not needed? Optimal Quotas for Expatriate NGO Workers. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2017). Losing Concentration? Lessons from a Swedish Aid Policy Reform. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2014). Rents and the Political Economy of Development Aid. (external link)
- Cappelen, Alexander Wright; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Sørensen, Erik Øiolf et al. (2012). Do non-enforceable contracts matter? Evidence from an international lab experiment. (external link)
- Cappelen, Alexander Wright; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Sørensen, Erik Øiolf et al. (2012). Do Non-Enforceable Contracts Matter? Evidence from an International Lab Experiment. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2010). Certified or Branded? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the IMF’s Policy Support Instrument. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2008). Dancing the H-Street Waltz? Policy Choice in Aid Dependent Countries. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Torsvik, Gaute (2007). Irreversible Investments, Dynamic Inconsistency, and Policy Convergence. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2004). Buying influence : aid fungibility in a strategic perspective. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2004). Foreign aid and domestic politics : implications for aid selectivity. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2003). Samaritan agents? On the delegation of aid policy. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (1997). Political Instability, Political Polarisation, and Public Sector Institutional Reform. (external link)
Short communication
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2019). 1-prosentmålet er en del av problemet. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2019). 1-prosentmålet er et virkemiddel som er blitt et mål. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Ministeren er ikke målbar . (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Bærekraftig reform? . (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). Full fart i gal retning?. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2018). UD-reform i hvilket spor?. (external link)
Programme participation
Interview
Doctoral dissertation
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
- Hagen, Rune Jansen (2015). Rents and the political economy of development aid. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Pedersen, Karl Rolf (1999). Internasjonale kapitalstrømmer, utenlandsgjeld og valutakriser. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Pedersen, Karl Rolf (1999). Fordeling og vekst i fattige land: Innledning og oversikt. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Pedersen, Karl Rolf (1999). Utviklingshjelp. (external link)
- Hagen, Rune Jansen; Pedersen, Karl Rolf (1999). Økonomisk politikk. (external link)
- Tungodden, Bertil; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Pedersen, Karl Rolf (1999). Hva er utvikling?. (external link)
- Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Torsvik, Gaute; Hagen, Rune Jansen et al. (1999). Økonomiske institusjoner i fattige land. (external link)
- Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Hagen, Rune Jansen; Pedersen, Karl Rolf (1999). Gruppeinteresser og interessegrupper i fattige land. (external link)
- Bjorvatn, Kjetil; Tungodden, Bertil; Hagen, Rune Jansen et al. (1999). Befolkningsvekst og fattigdom. (external link)
- Tungodden, Bertil; Sørensen, Erik Øiolf; Hagen, Rune Jansen et al. (1999). Sultkatastrofer og nødhjelp. (external link)
Book review
Academic literature review
Documentary
Article in business/trade/industry journal
Academic anthology/Conference proceedings
See a complete overview of publications in Cristin.
Selected international publications:
- Can We Define Global Collective Action Problems Away? Journal of International Development, 37(1), 107-128 (2025).
- Strategic Interaction in the Market for Charitable Donations: the Role of Public Funding (with Jørn Rattsø), Journal of Public Economic Theory, 26(1), e12681 (2024).
- Losing Concentration? Lessons from a Swedish Aid Policy Reform, Development Policy Review, 36, O984-O1003 (2018).
- Help not needed? Optimal Quotas for Expatriate NGO Workers (with Ami Glazer and Jørn Rattsø), Review of International Economics 26, 302–321 (2018).
- Aid Dispersion: Measurement in Principle and Practice (with Cathrin Fløgstad), World Development, 97, 232-250 (2017).
- Rents and the Political Economy of Development Aid, chapter 15 in R.D. Congleton and A.L. Hillman (eds), Companion to Political Economy of Rent Seeking, Edward Elgar, 2015.
- “Dancing to the Donors’ Tune? Policy-Choice in Aid-Dependent Countries,” Scandinavian Journal of Economics 117(1), 126-163 (2015).
- "Do Non-Enforceable Contracts matter? Evidence from an International Lab Experiment." Review of Income and Wealth 60(1), 100-113 (2014) (with Alexander Cappelen, Erik Ø. Sørensen, and Bertil Tungodden).
- "Certified or Branded? A Game-Theoretic Analysis of the IMF's Policy Support Instrument." Review of International Organizations 7 (2012): 203-230.
- "Basic Analytics of Multilateral Lending and Surveillance." Journal of International Economics 79 (2009):126-136.
- "Buying Influence. Aid Fungibility in a Strategic Perspective." Review of Development Economics 10(2): 267-284 (2006).
- “Samaritan Agents? On the Strategic Delegation of Aid Policy.” Journal of Development Economics 79(1): 249-263 (2006).
Projects
Recent projects:
- Mellom politikk og statistikk: Globale fellesgoder i utviklingspolitikken (CMI-project financed by Norad where I was one of the authors of the final report).
- Aid Fragmentation, Donor Coordination, and Selectivity, project for the Expert Group for Evaluation and Analysis of Swedish International Aid (output: Concentration Difficulties? An Analysis of Swedish Aid Proliferation, EBA-report 2015:03
Work in progress:
- Theory and Evidence on the Boomerang Effect of Assisted Return Schemes (with Nicola Coniglio). Paper presented at Economics of Global Interactions, University of Bari, September 2023.
- Cross-Boundary Asylum Policy spillovers: evidence from Sweden (with Nicola Coniglio). Paper presented at Economics of Global Interactions, University of Bari, September 2024).
- Optimal Assisted Return Policies Are Dynamically Inconsistent (with Nicola Coniglio), mimeo.
- Gatekeeper? The IMF, Aid Flows, and Policymaking in Low Income Countries. Paper presented at Development Economics and Policy, University of Göttingen, June 2017.