• Economic impacts on the least developed countries of the elimination of import tariffs on their products 

      Hagen, Rune Jansen; Mæstad, Ottar; Wiig, Arne (Report, Research report, 2001-05)
      Several initiatives aimed at reducing trade barriers for Least Developed Countries have been proposed recently. These include the EU decision to provide duty-free and quota-free access on an autonomous basis for all ...
    • The electoral politics of public sector institutional reforms 

      Hagen, Rune Jansen (Report, Research report, 2000-10)
      For politicians in office, reforming public sector institutions is an investment; they must spend resources now in order to achieve future gains. There are no property rights attached to these institutions. Therefore, ...
    • Foreign aid and social sector spending in developing countries 

      Hagen, Rune Jansen; Hatlebakk, Magnus (Report, Research report, 2002)
      Foreign aid is of critical importance to achieving the international goal of providing basic social services to all mankind by 2015. If strategies for funding health and education are to be successful, understanding the ...
    • In transit : Chinese economic performance 1978-2001 

      Hagen, Rune Jansen (Report, Research report, 2002-08)
      During half a century of communist rule, China has been transformed from a relatively closed, predominantly rural and agricultural society into one in which modern industry and international trade and capital play major ...