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Working Papers
2017
- Gold mining and education: a long-run resource curse in Africa?
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Gold Mining and Education: A Long-run Resource Curse in Africa?, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) View citations (22) (2020)
- The Development of Development Economics
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (8)
2016
- The Changing Structure of Swedish Foreign Aid
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (2)
2014
- Clientelism and ethnic divisions
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)
- Dimensions of African Inequality
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
- Incomes, Inequality, and Poverty in Kenya: A Long-Term Perspective
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER)
2012
- Enterprise Agglomeration, Output Prices, and Physical Productivity: Firm-Level Evidence from Ethiopia
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (12)
- International Coordination and the Effectiveness of Aid
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (6)
See also Journal Article International Coordination and the Effectiveness of Aid, World Development, Elsevier (2015) View citations (51) (2015)
2011
- Fiscal capacity and government accountability in sub-Saharan Africa
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (2)
- 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 Institution Building with Limited Resources: Establishing a Supreme Audit Institution in Rwanda, World Development, Elsevier (2012) View citations (5) (2012)
2010
- 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 (25)
- Wage Effects of Labor Migration with International Capital Mobility
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics 
See also Journal Article Wage Effects of Labour Migration with International Capital Mobility, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2013) View citations (3) (2013)
2009
- Gradual Trade Liberalization and Firm Performance in Ethiopia
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (12)
- Renewed Growth and Poverty Reduction in Zambia
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
2008
- Firm Productivity and Exports: Evidence from Ethiopian manufacturing
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Firm Productivity and Exports: Evidence from Ethiopian Manufacturing, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2009) View citations (46) (2009)
- Offshoring and Occupational Wages: Some empirical evidence
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics 
See also Journal Article Offshoring and occupational wages: Some empirical evidence, The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals (2012) View citations (2) (2012)
- Smallholder Income Diversification in Zambia: The Way Out of Poverty?
Food Security Collaborative Working Papers, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics View citations (5)
Also in Food Security Collaborative Policy Briefs, Michigan State University, Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics (2008) View citations (4)
- 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 The persistence of urban poverty in Ethiopia: a tale of two measurements, Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals (2011) View citations (8) (2011)
2007
- Mobility and earnings in Ethiopia's urban labor markets, 1994-2004
Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (20)
2006
- Aid and Economic Development in Africa
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)
- Can China’s Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (3)
See also Journal Article Can China's Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective, World Development, Elsevier (2009) View citations (49) (2009)
- Donor coordination and the uses of aid
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (18)
2005
- 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 View citations (2)
- 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 What Have We Learned from a Decade of Manufacturing Enterprise Surveys in Africa?, The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank (2006) View citations (100) (2006)
2004
- Can Japan Make a Comeback?
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Can Japan Make a Comeback?, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
- Do African manufacturing firms learn from exporting?
Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (131)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2002) View citations (26)
See also Journal Article Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting?, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2004) View citations (149) (2004)
- Dynamics of Poverty in Ethiopia
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
- Kenya’s Development Path and Factor Prices 1964-2000
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
- Prospects for 'Pro-Poor' Growth in Africa
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (12)
- Trade Reform and Wage Inequality in Kenya, 1964-2000
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
2003
- Globalisation and the Asia-Pacific Revival
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics
- Risk Sharing in Labour Markets
Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers, Tinbergen Institute View citations (2)
See also Journal Article Risk Sharing in Labor Markets, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2003) View citations (13) (2003)
2002
- Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (27)
See also Journal Article Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys, World Development, Elsevier (2003) View citations (78) (2003)
- Is Globalisation Good for Africa?
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (6)
2001
- Debt Relief and Growth: A Study of Zambia and Tanzania
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (9)
- Growth, Income Distribution, and Poverty
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (5)
- Relevance of the Nordic Model for African Development
WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (3)
- Trade Union Membership and Earnings in Kenyan Manufacturing Firms
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Trade union membership and earnings in Kenyan manufacturing firms, Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2005) View citations (6) (2005)
2000
- Credit constraints in manufacturing enterprises in Africa
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (26)
See also Journal Article Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa, Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies (2003) View citations (123) (2003)
- Efficiency, Technical Progress, and Best Practice in Chinese State Enterprises (1980-1994)
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (5)
See also Journal Article Efficiency, technical progress, and best practice in Chinese state enterprises (1980-1994), Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier (2003) View citations (34) (2003)
- Exports and Firm-Level Efficiency in African Manufacturing
Working Papers, Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Montreal- View citations (31)
Also in CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford (2000) View citations (34)
- Informality, Ethnicity and Productivity: Evidence from Small Manufacturers in Kenya
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (7)
- The Political Economy of Policy Failure in Zambia
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (14)
1999
- Contract Flexibility and Dispute Resolution in African Manufacturing
CSAE Working Paper Series, Centre for the Study of African Economies, University of Oxford View citations (16)
See also Journal Article Contract flexibility and dispute resolution in African manufacturing, Journal of Development Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals (2000) View citations (59) (2000)
- 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 (10)
1998
- Can Aid Generate Growth in Africa?
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (1)
- 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 (10)
- 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 Rates of Return on Physical and Human Capital in Africa's Manufacturing Sector, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press (2000) View citations (28) (2000)
1997
- 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 (16)
See also Journal Article Investment in Africa's Manufacturing Sector: A Four Country Panel Data Analysis, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (1999) View citations (24) (1999)
1996
- Used Clothes As Development Aid: The political economy of rags
Working Papers in Economics, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics View citations (2)
Journal Articles
2020
- Gold Mining and Education: A Long-run Resource Curse in Africa?
Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 56, (9), 1745-1762 View citations (22)
See also Working Paper Gold mining and education: a long-run resource curse in Africa?, Working Papers in Economics (2017) View citations (5) (2017)
- Review of Franklin Obeng-Odoom, Property, Institutions, and Social Stratification in Africa
The Journal of Economic Inequality, 2020, 18, (4), 641-644
- The relationship among enterprise clustering, prices, and productivity in Ethiopia’s manufacturing sector
Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24, (3), 831-854
2018
- Determinants of the Evolution of Inequality in Africa
Journal of African Economies, 2018, 27, (1), 127-148 View citations (10)
2017
- Regional development and national identity in sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2017, 45, (3), 622-643 View citations (10)
2016
- Government Impartiality and Sustained Growth in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Development, 2016, 83, (C), 54-69 View citations (3)
2015
- International Coordination and the Effectiveness of Aid
World Development, 2015, 69, (C), 75-85 View citations (51)
See also Working Paper International Coordination and the Effectiveness of Aid, WIDER Working Paper Series (2012) View citations (6) (2012)
- Tax Innovations and Public Revenues in Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of Development Studies, 2015, 51, (6), 689-706 View citations (24)
2014
- Globalisation and Inter-occupational Inequality: Empirical Evidence from OECD Countries
The World Economy, 2014, 37, (3), 501-510 View citations (7)
2013
- Fiscal Capacity and the Quality of Government in Sub-Saharan Africa
World Development, 2013, 45, (C), 92-107 View citations (28)
- Labor Market Integration in Urban Ethiopia, 1994-2004
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2013, 61, (4), 889 - 931 View citations (6)
- Wage Effects of Labour Migration with International Capital Mobility
The World Economy, 2013, 36, (1), 31-47 View citations (3)
See also Working Paper Wage Effects of Labor Migration with International Capital Mobility, Working Papers in Economics (2010) (2010)
2012
- Institution Building with Limited Resources: Establishing a Supreme Audit Institution in Rwanda
World Development, 2012, 40, (9), 1870-1881 View citations (5)
See also Working Paper Institution building with limited resources: Establishing a supreme audit institution in Rwanda, Working Papers in Economics (2011) (2011)
- Offshoring and occupational wages: Some empirical evidence
The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2012, 21, (2), 253-269 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Offshoring and Occupational Wages: Some empirical evidence, Working Papers in Economics (2008) (2008)
2011
- Industrial Strategies for Economic Recovery and Long-term Growth in Africa
African Development Review, 2011, 23, (2), 161-171 View citations (7)
- Smallholder Diversification and Income Growth in Zambia
Journal of African Economies, 2011, 20, (5), 781-822 View citations (19)
- The persistence of urban poverty in Ethiopia: a tale of two measurements
Applied Economics Letters, 2011, 18, (9), 835-839 View citations (8)
See also Working Paper The persistence of urban poverty in Ethiopia: A tale of two measurements, Working Papers in Economics (2008) View citations (2) (2008)
2010
- African Firms in the Global Economy
Review of Market Integration, 2010, 2, (2-3), 229-253
2009
- Can China's Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective
World Development, 2009, 37, (4), 874-888 View citations (49)
See also Working Paper Can China’s Growth be Sustained? A Productivity Perspective, Working Papers in Economics (2006) View citations (3) (2006)
- Firm Productivity and Exports: Evidence from Ethiopian Manufacturing
Journal of Development Studies, 2009, 45, (10), 1594-1614 View citations (46)
See also Working Paper Firm Productivity and Exports: Evidence from Ethiopian manufacturing, Working Papers in Economics (2008) View citations (5) (2008)
- Potential output in a rapidly developing economy: the case of China and a comparison with the United States and the European Union
Review, 2009, 91, (Jul), 317-342 View citations (7)
2008
- Factor Proportions, Openness and Factor Prices in Kenya 1965-2000
Journal of Development Studies, 2008, 44, (2), 289-310 View citations (4)
- Poverty Transition and Persistence in Ethiopia: 1994-2004
World Development, 2008, 36, (9), 1559-1584 View citations (31)
2007
- Can China Learn from Sweden?
World Economics, 2007, 8, (2), 17-40
- Response to Simmonds and Steffen
World Economics, 2007, 8, (2), 143-151
- The Small, the Young, and the Productive: Determinants of Manufacturing Firm Growth in Ethiopia
Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2007, 55, (4), 813-840 View citations (84)
2006
- Coordination et utilisations des aides
Revue d’économie du développement, 2006, 14, (2), 77-103 View citations (4)
- Openness and wage inequality in Kenya, 1964-2000
World Development, 2006, 34, (3), 465-480 View citations (12)
- What Have We Learned from a Decade of Manufacturing Enterprise Surveys in Africa?
The World Bank Research Observer, 2006, 21, (2), 241-265 View citations (100)
See also Working Paper What have we learned from a decade of manufacturing enterprise surveys in Africa ?, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2005) View citations (19) (2005)
2005
- Adjustment Costs and Irreversibility as Determinants of Investment: Evidence from African Manufacturing
The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2005, 4, (1), 1-27 View citations (21)
- Can Japan Make a Comeback?
The World Economy, 2005, 28, (4), 595-606 View citations (2)
See also Working Paper Can Japan Make a Comeback?, Working Papers in Economics (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
- Trade union membership and earnings in Kenyan manufacturing firms
Applied Economics, 2005, 37, (15), 1693-1704 View citations (6)
See also Working Paper Trade Union Membership and Earnings in Kenyan Manufacturing Firms, Working Papers in Economics (2001) View citations (5) (2001)
2004
- Beyond the Ivory Tower
World Economics, 2004, 5, (1), 67-114
- Do African Manufacturing Firms Learn from Exporting?
Journal of Development Studies, 2004, 40, (3), 115-141 View citations (149)
See also Working Paper Do African manufacturing firms learn from exporting?, Development and Comp Systems (2004) View citations (131) (2004)
- Globalisation and the Asia–Pacific Revival
World Economics, 2004, 5, (2), 33-55 View citations (1)
- Part 1: Growth and Poverty in Africa -- Growth and Poverty in Africa: An Overview
Journal of African Economies, 2004, 13, (1), i1-i15 View citations (1)
2003
- Credit Constraints in Manufacturing Enterprises in Africa
Journal of African Economies, 2003, 12, (1), 104-125 View citations (123)
See also Working Paper Credit constraints in manufacturing enterprises in Africa, CSAE Working Paper Series (2000) View citations (26) (2000)
- Efficiency, technical progress, and best practice in Chinese state enterprises (1980-1994)
Journal of Comparative Economics, 2003, 31, (1), 134-152 View citations (34)
See also Working Paper Efficiency, Technical Progress, and Best Practice in Chinese State Enterprises (1980-1994), Working Papers in Economics (2000) View citations (5) (2000)
- Globalisation and Policy Effects in Africa
The World Economy, 2003, 26, (8), 1119-1136 View citations (5)
- Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys
World Development, 2003, 31, (1), 87-106 View citations (78)
See also Working Paper Growth and Poverty Reduction in Ethiopia: Evidence from Household Panel Surveys, Working Papers in Economics (2002) View citations (27) (2002)
- Risk Sharing in Labor Markets
The World Bank Economic Review, 2003, 17, (3), 349-366 View citations (13)
See also Working Paper Risk Sharing in Labour Markets, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers (2003) View citations (2) (2003)
2002
- Can Africa Catch Up?
World Economics, 2002, 3, (2), 17-33 View citations (1)
- Changes in Welfare and poverty: An application of Stochastic Dominance Criteria
Ethiopian Journal of Economics, 2002, 08, (01), 98
- Poverty and welfare in Ethiopia: Profile and determinants
Ethiopian Journal of Economics, 2002, 08, (01), 98
2001
- Global Income Inequality
World Economics, 2001, 2, (3), 87-108 View citations (1)
- Policy-Making in Resource-Rich Countries
World Economics, 2001, 2, (3), 139-153 View citations (6)
2000
- Contract flexibility and dispute resolution in African manufacturing
Journal of Development Studies, 2000, 36, (4), 1-37 View citations (59)
See also Working Paper Contract Flexibility and Dispute Resolution in African Manufacturing, CSAE Working Paper Series (1999) View citations (16) (1999)
- 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 (28)
See also Working Paper Rates of return on physical and human capital in Africa's manufacturing sector, CSAE Working Paper Series (1998) View citations (27) (1998)
1999
- Exports of African manufactures: macro policy and firm behaviour
The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1999, 8, (1), 53-71 View citations (20)
- 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 (24)
See also Working Paper Investment in Africa's manufacturing sector: A four country panel data analysis, CSAE Working Paper Series (1997) View citations (16) (1997)
- The Anatomy of Income Distribution in Urban Ethiopia
African Development Review, 1999, 11, (1), 1-30 View citations (1)
1998
- 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 (38)
1997
- Book reviews
Journal of Development Studies, 1997, 33, (6), 874-892 View citations (3)
1996
- Growth and Rent Dissipation: The Case of Kenya
Journal of African Economies, 1996, 5, (2), 177-98 View citations (22)
- The Circular Migration of Smallholders in Kenya
Journal of African Economies, 1996, 5, (1), 1-20 View citations (17)
- Used‐Clothes Exports to the Third World: Economic Considerations
Development Policy Review, 1996, 14, (4), 379-390
1995
- Rural sector responses to economic crisis in Uganda
Journal of International Development, 1995, 7, (2), 181-209 View citations (7)
1992
- Adaptation and distress in the urban economy: A study of Kampala households
World Development, 1992, 20, (10), 1423-1441 View citations (13)
- 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
1988
- A note on the modelling of circular smallholder migration
Economics Letters, 1988, 28, (1), 87-91 View citations (4)
1987
- Peasant supply response in rationed economies
World Development, 1987, 15, (4), 431-439 View citations (4)
1986
- Welfare and economic growth in Kenya, 1914-76
World Development, 1986, 14, (9), 1151-1160 View citations (25)
1985
- 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
- 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 View citations (1)
1981
- A Model of Educational Expansion and Labour Market Adjustment Applied to Kenya
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 1981, 43, (1), 31-49
- A note on the estimation of interregional input-output coefficients
Regional Science and Urban Economics, 1981, 11, (1), 149-153
Chapters
2015
- The role of aid in reducing global imbalances: the EU and Africa
Chapter 3 in The EU’s Role in Fighting Global Imbalances, 2015, pp 35-57
2006
- Chapter 15 Aid and Economic Development in Africa
A chapter in Theory and Practice of Foreign Aid, 2006, pp 289-311
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