NUPI Working Paper = NUPI Notat
NUPI Working Paper aim to give a short presentation of a research topic, findings, etc. in a quick and easily accessible way to the public, to stimulate discussion and critical comment. The working papers are registered with an individual ISBN to enable citation and library referencing.
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Recent Submissions
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Internet use, intermediaries and international trade
(NUPI Working Paper; 885, Research report, 2019) -
Russian Public Opinion and the Confrontation with the West
(NUPI Working Paper;886, Research report, 2019) -
Islamic Insurgents in the MENA Region. Global Threat or Regional Menace?
(NUPI Working Paper; 884, Research report, 2019) -
The Russian political system in transition: Scenarios for power transfer
(NUPI Working Paper, Research report, 2018)In the aftermath of the March 2018 presidential elections, the Russian political system is preparing for – indeed, already entering – the next phase of its development: the transition of power. This inevitable, but still ... -
Managing a Digital Revolution - Cyber Security Capacity Building in Myanmar
(NUPI Working Paper;884, Research report, 2018)Digitalization is exposing developing countries to a growing number of risks, as well as opportunities associated with connecting to the Internet. Myanmar stands out as a critical case of both the pitfalls and the benefits ... -
Globalization of intellectual property rights
(NUPI Working Paper;, Research report, 2018)Recent decades have witnessed a strong globalization process. This has been so for international trade and international capital markets, but also in the field of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs). IPRs were formerly in ... -
Customs-brokers as facilitators in international trade
(NUPI Working Paper;880, Research report, 2017)Recent studies suggest that firms can reduce fixed trade costs by hiring intermediaries like trading companies. I argue that customs brokers – a type of intermediary rarely studied in economics before – can play a similar ... -
Handelspolitikken under Trump
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ICT, growth and happiness
(NUPI Working Paper;, Research report, 2017)This paper reviews two strands of literature. The first is on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and growth. The increasing role of ICTs came together with stagnating growth rates in many countries. This has ... -
Public opinion in Putin’s Russia. The public sphere, opinion climate and ‘authoritarian bias’
(NUPI Working Paper;, Working paper, 2017)Russian public opinion polls regularly report approval ratings of 84% to 86% for President Vladimir Putin – but can we trust those figures? This question has come to the fore after the events of 2014. Although Putin’s ... -
Challenges in deploying effective police to international peace operations
(NUPI Working Paper;, Research report, 2017)This paper examines the challenges of deploying and using adequately prepared and appropriate skilled police personnel in UN peace operations. It approaches this issue primarily, although not exclusively, through the prism ... -
Us Russians versus we Russians: Patriotic discourse and electoral support in Krasnodar Kray
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The Geopolitics of Renewable Energy
(Working paper;June 2017, Research report, 2017)For a century, the geopolitics of energy has been synonymous with the geopolitics of oil and gas. However, geopolitics and the global energy economy are both changing. The international order predominant since the end of ... -
Radicalization and foreign fighters in the Kosovo context: An analysis of international media coverage of the phenomena
(NUPI Working Paper;, Working paper, 2017)This working paper takes a critical look at the written coverage of issues of jihadi radicalization and foreign fighters from Kosovo, identifying key themes, assumptions, and areas where the press seems to have missed ... -
Iceland’s Relations with its Regional Powers: Alignment with the EU-US sanctions on Russia
(NUPI Working Paper;, Research report, 2017)The paper examines the Icelandic government’s consideration to withdraw its support for the sanctions against Russia over Ukraine in 2015. The consideration came as a surprise to many since Iceland in the past has habitually ... -
Policy options for sustainability and resilience in potato value chains in Bihar: a system dynamics approach
(NUPI Working Paper;, Research report, 2016)Potatoes are an important crop for food security in Bihar, providing significant income generating activities for participating farmers and an additional source of diet diversification for consumers. Recent reforms to the ... -
Norges plass i partnerskapet mellom EU og USA – institusjonelle og regulatoriske aspekter
(NUPI Notat;, Research report, 2016)Abstract Det følgende omfatter to delrapporter som tjener som underlagsmateriale for sammenfatningene i hovedrapporten TTIP og Norge: Virkninger og handlingsvalg; henholdsvis delrapport I: Norsk deltakelse i handels-partnerskapet ... -
TTIP – regulatory Cooperation on food and health issues
(NUPI Notat;, Research report, 2016)This paper studies the TTIP negotiations on regulatory cooperation with an emphasis on food and health issues, in particular sanitary and phytosanitary measures (SPS measures). In order to put the current TTIP negotiations ... -
Food Price Differences Across Indian States: Patterns and Determinants
(NUPI Working Paper;869, Research report, 2016)The paper examines food price differences across Indian states during 2004-2014 using food consumer prices from household surveys and wholesale/retail prices for selected goods. At the individual product level there are ... -
TTIP and third countries: The role of trade policy spillovers
(NUPI Working Paper;871, Research report, 2016)Some recent analysis of TTIP has predicted a more positive outcome for third countries because it was assumed that that trade barrier reductions in TTIP also benefited third countries in the form of ”trade policy spillovers”. ...
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