International economics
International economics concerns the economic interaction among countries. Why do countries trade with each other and/or invest across national borders?
Recent decades have seen the expansion of ever-closer economic ties between countries. There has been massive growth in international trade and movement of capital. Central to this field of research is understanding movements across national borders – movements of goods and services, capital, technology and labour. Such movements may have different consequences for different countries. Relevant factors can include geography, income levels and distribution, institutions and governance, as well as access to factors of production like natural resources, capital and various types of labour-power.
Studies of international economics at NUPI seek answers to questions like these:
- What determines the flows of international trade and capital?
- What can politicians do, nationally and internationally, to influence these flows?
- What are the consequences of economic globalization?
News about international economics
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Africa, Tax and the Digital Economy
4 Sep 2020Are the giant tech companies paying their fair share of taxes? Challenges facing African countries in the digital economy.
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10 new policy briefs on ASEAN countries and climate
16 Jun 2020Out now: 10 policy briefs covering each ASEAN country as part of the project ACCEPT.
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Free trade agreements increasingly important for Norway
29 Jan 2020The EEA Agreement is Norway’s most significant free trade agreement by far. However, free trade agreements with other countries are becoming increasingly important, notes NUPI Senior Research Fellow Hege Medin.
Publications about international economics
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Regulatory barriers to trade in services: A new database and composite indices
This paper presents new data on services trade regulation for 46 countries in 22 services sectors over 6 years (2014–2019). The data consist of qualitative information which is scored and weighted to produce composite indices. They cover market access and national treatment restrictions with respect... -
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Gender and Labour Market Adjustment to Trade: The Case of India
Standing at 24% in 2018, India’s female labour force articipation is only half of the global average (48%). At the same time, India has one of the widest gender wage gaps in the world and women are less likely to be employed in the formal sector compared to men. This study focuses on the role of international... -
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Make or buy: offshoring of services functions in manufacturing
About 40% of employment in manufacturing is in services functions. This paper develops a measure of narrow outsourcing: the matching of services functions that are performed by workers who are inside manufacturing firms to the same services functions that are provided by outside suppliers. Narrow outsourcing...
Research projects about international economics
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Research project
Responsible Innovation and Happiness: A New Approach to the Effects of ICTs (HAPPY)
2015 - 2020 (Ongoing)The project intends to contribute to the responsible innovation literature by carrying out a set of conceptual and empirical studies on the socio-economic effects of ICTs, considering positive impacts...
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Research project
Consequences for the seafood industry of termination of the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement
2019 - 2020 (Ongoing)The main aim of the project is the publication of a book in Norwegian about the consequences for the seafood industry if the EEA agreement is terminated.
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Research project
Roads to Power? The political effects of infrastructure projects in Asia (ROADS)
2020 - 2024 (Ongoing)Does investing in roads and railroads in another country generate increased political influence? ROADS seeks to answer this question by zooming in on China´s role in building high-speed railways (HSR)...