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Working Papers

2012

1. Enterprise Agglomeration, Output Prices, and Physical Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence from Ethiopia
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
2. International Coordination and the Effectiveness of Aid
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)

2011

3. Fiscal capacity and government accountability in sub-Saharan Africa
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)
4. Institution building with limited resources: Establishing a supreme audit institution in Rwanda
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in World Development (2012)

2010

5. Growth, Income Distribution, and Poverty: A Review
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics (2000) View citations (7)
   Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) (2001) View citations (2)
6. Wage Effects of Labor Migration with International Capital Mobility
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

2009

7. Gradual Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance in Ethiopia
   CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford
8. Renewed Growth and Poverty Reduction in Zambia
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

2008

9. Firm Productivity and Exports: Evidence from Ethiopian manufacturing
   Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
   See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2009)
10. Offshoring and Occupational Wages: Some empirical evidence
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of International Trade & Economic Development (2012)
11. Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?
    Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (2)
    Also in Food Security Collaborative Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (2008) View citations (1)
12. The persistence of urban poverty in Ethiopia: A tale of two measurements
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics Letters (2011)

2007

13. Mobility and earnings in Ethiopia's urban labor markets, 1994-2004
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (5)

2006

14. Aid and Economic Development in Africa
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)
15. Can China’s Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2009)
16. Donor coordination and the uses of aid
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (4)

2005

17. Can Africa Reduce Poverty by Half by 2015? The Case for a Pro-Poor Growth Strategy
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
18. What have we learned from a decade of manufacturing enterprise surveys in Africa ?
    Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (19)
    See also Journal Article in World Bank Research Observer (2006)

2004

19. Can Japan Make a Comeback?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in The World Economy (2005)
20. Do African manufacturing firms learn from exporting?
    Development and Comp Systems, EconWPA View citations (32)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2002) View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2004)
21. Dynamics of Poverty in Ethiopia
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
22. Kenya’s Development Path and Factor Prices 1964-2000
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
23. Prospects for 'Pro-Poor' Growth in Africa
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
24. Trade Reform and Wage Inequality in Kenya, 1964-2000
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

2003

25. Globalisation and the Asia-Pacific Revival
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

2002

26. Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article in World Development (2003)
27. Is Globalisation Good for Africa?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics

2001

28. Debt Relief and Growth: A study of Zambia and Tanzania
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
29. Relevance of the Nordic Model for African Development
    Working Papers, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (2)
30. Trade Union Membership and Earnings in Kenyan Manufacturing Firms
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article in Applied Economics (2005)

2000

31. Credit constraints in manufacturing enterprises in Africa
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of African Economies (2003)
32. Efficiency, Technical Progress, and Best Practice in Chinese State Enterprises (1980-1994)
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Comparative Economics (2003)
33. Exports and Firm-Level Efficiency in African Manufacturing
    Working Papers, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal- View citations (9)
    Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2000) View citations (14)
34. Informality, Ethnicity and Productivity: Evidence from Small Manufacturers in Kenya
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (4)
35. The Political Economy of Policy Failure in Zambia
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (7)

1999

36. Adjustment Costs, Irreversibility, and Investment Patterns in African Manufacturing
    IMF Working Papers, International Monetary Fund View citations (3)
37. Contract Flexibility and Dispute Resolution in African Manufacturing
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (15)
    See also Journal Article in The Journal of Development Studies (2000)
38. Educational expansion and economic decline: returns to education in Kenya, 1978-1995
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (2)

1998

39. Can Aid Generate Growth in Africa?
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
40. Contract flexibility and conflict resolution: Evidence from African manufacturing
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (4)
41. Rates of return on physical and human capital in Africa's manufacturing sector
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (27)
    See also Journal Article in Economic Development and Cultural Change (2000)

1997

42. Investment in Africa's manufacturing sector: A four country panel data analysis
    CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article in Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (1999)

1996

43. Used Clothes As Development Aid: The political economy of rags
    Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)

Journal Articles

2012

1. Institution Building with Limited Resources: Establishing a Supreme Audit Institution in Rwanda
   World Development, 2012, 40, (9), 1870-1881
   See also Working Paper (2011)
2. Offshoring and occupational wages: Some empirical evidence
   Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2012, 21, (2), 253-269
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2011

3. Smallholder Diversification and Income Growth in Zambia
   Journal of African Economies, 2011, 20, (5), 781-822
4. The persistence of urban poverty in Ethiopia: a tale of two measurements
   Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, (9), 835-839 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper (2008)

2009

5. Can China's Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective
   World Development, 2009, 37, (4), 874-888 View citations (6)
   See also Working Paper (2006)
6. Firm Productivity and Exports: Evidence from Ethiopian Manufacturing
   The Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (10), 1594-1614 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2008)
7. Potential output in a rapidly developing economy: the case of China and a comparison with the United States and the European Union
   Review, 2009, (Jul), 317-342 View citations (1)

2008

8. Factor Proportions, Openness and Factor Prices in Kenya 1965-2000
   The Journal of Development Studies, 2008, 44, (2), 289-310
9. Poverty Transition and Persistence in Ethiopia: 1994-2004
   World Development, 2008, 36, (9), 1559-1584 View citations (6)

2007

10. Can Africa Reduce Poverty by Half by 2015?
    Development Policy Review, 2007, 25, (2), 147-166 View citations (8)
11. Can China Learn from Sweden?
    World Economics, 2007, 8, (2), 17-40
12. Response to Simmonds and Steffen
    World Economics, 2007, 8, (2), 143-151
13. The Small, the Young, and the Productive: Determinants of Manufacturing Firm Growth in Ethiopia
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 55, 813-840 View citations (15)

2006

14. Coordination et utilisations des aides
    Revue d’économie du développement, 2006, 20, (2), 77-103
15. Openness and wage inequality in Kenya, 1964-2000
    World Development, 2006, 34, (3), 465-480
16. What Have We Learned from a Decade of Manufacturing Enterprise Surveys in Africa?
    World Bank Research Observer, 2006, 21, (2), 241-265 View citations (18)
    See also Working Paper (2005)

2005

17. Adjustment Costs and Irreversibility as Determinants of Investment: Evidence from African Manufacturing
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, contributions.4, (1), 12 View citations (10)
18. Can Japan Make a Comeback?
    The World Economy, 2005, 28, (4), 595-606
    See also Working Paper (2004)
19. Trade union membership and earnings in Kenyan manufacturing firms
    Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (15), 1693-1704
    See also Working Paper (2001)

2004

20. Beyond the Ivory Tower
    World Economics, 2004, 5, (1), 67-114
21. Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting?
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2004, 40, (3), 115-141 View citations (38)
    See also Working Paper (2004)
22. Globalisation and the Asia–Pacific Revival
    World Economics, 2004, 5, (2), 33-55
23. Part 1: Growth and Poverty in Africa -- Growth and Poverty in Africa: An Overview
    Journal of African Economies, 2004, 13, (1), i1-i15
24. What to Do with the Informal Sector?
    Development Policy Review, 2004, 22, (6), 701-715 View citations (10)

2003

25. Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa
    Journal of African Economies, 2003, 12, (1), 104-125 View citations (28)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
26. Efficiency, technical progress, and best practice in Chinese state enterprises (1980-1994)
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (1), 134-152 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper (2000)
27. Globalisation and Policy Effects in Africa
    The World Economy, 2003, 26, (8), 1119-1136 View citations (3)
28. Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys
    World Development, 2003, 31, (1), 87-106 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper (2002)
29. Risk Sharing in Labor Markets
    World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (3), 349-366 View citations (9)

2002

30. Can Africa Catch Up?
    World Economics, 2002, 3, (2), 17-33

2001

31. Global Income Inequality
    World Economics, 2001, 2, (3), 87-108 View citations (1)
32. Policy-Making in Resource-Rich Countries
    World Economics, 2001, 2, (3), 139-153 View citations (1)

2000

33. Contract flexibility and dispute resolution in African manufacturing
    The Journal of Development Studies, 2000, 36, (4), 1-37 View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper (1999)
34. Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2000, 48, (4), 801-27 View citations (16)
    See also Working Paper (1998)

1999

35. Exports of African manufactures: macro policy and firm behaviour
    Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1999, 8, (1), 53-71 View citations (11)
36. Investment in Africa's Manufacturing Sector: A Four Country Panel Data Analysis
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1999, 61, (4), 489-512 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper (1997)

1998

37. Ownership Structure and Determinants of Technical Efficiency: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis to Chinese Enterprises (1986-1990)
    Journal of Comparative Economics, 1998, 26, (3), 465-484 View citations (6)

1997

38. Book reviews
    The Journal of Development Studies, 1997, 33, (6), 874-892 View citations (3)

1996

39. Growth and Rent Dissipation: The Case of Kenya
    Journal of African Economies, 1996, 5, (2), 177-98 View citations (16)
40. The Circular Migration of Smallholders in Kenya
    Journal of African Economies, 1996, 5, (1), 1-20 View citations (5)

1995

41. Rural sector responses to economic crisis in Uganda
    Journal of International Development, 1995, 7, (2), 181-209 View citations (4)

1992

42. Adaptation and distress in the urban economy: A study of Kampala households
    World Development, 1992, 20, (10), 1423-1441 View citations (8)
43. Peasants and governments: An economic analysis: David Bevan, Paul Collier, Jan Willem Gunning, Arne Bigsten and Paul Horsnell, (Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1989) pp. 349
    Journal of Development Economics, 1992, 38, (1), 267-268

1989

44. Working Hours and Productivity in Swedish Manufacturing
    Scandinavian Journal of Economics, 1989, 91, (3), 613-19 View citations (6)

1988

45. A note on the modelling of circular smallholder migration
    Economics Letters, 1988, 28, (1), 87-91 View citations (4)

1987

46. Peasant supply response in rationed economies
    World Development, 1987, 15, (4), 431-439 View citations (3)

1986

47. Welfare and economic growth in Kenya, 1914-76
    World Development, 1986, 14, (9), 1151-1160 View citations (4)

1985

48. Education and income determination in Kenya: Arne Bigsten, (Gower Hampshire, 1984) pp. vii + 156, $27.50
    Journal of Development Economics, 1985, 18, (2-3), 600-603

1984

49. Income distribution and development: Theory, evidence, and policy: Arne Bigsten, (Heinemann, London, 1983) pp. viii + 192
    Journal of Development Economics, 1984, 16, (1-2), 222-226

1981

50. A Model of Educational Expansion and Labour Market Adjustment Applied to Kenya
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1981, 43, (1), 31-49
51. A note on the estimation of interregional input-output coefficients
    Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1981, 11, (1), 149-153