Ivar Kolstad
Current projects
Effects of Externalisation
Completed projects
Creating a political and social climate for climate change
Diversification of the Angolan Economy
Inequality in Angola
On the mechanics of microfinance
Poverty and entrepreneurship
Diversification of the Angolan economy
Governance and FDI in Bangladesh: A global perspective
Private sector development: The role of education and business training
Bangladesh: Inclusive growth and good governance
Democracy and corruption
Micro credit for Sustainable Development in Angola
Comparative Corporate Strategies
Natural resources, corruption and trust
Entrepreneurship and human capital
Augmenting teaching resources at UCAN
Corruption as illegitimate violation of the division of moral labour
Foreign direct investment and regional trade
Norske bedrifters CSR-relaterte utfordringer
NFU 2007 panel debate on the EITI and workshop on voluntary initiatives and CSR
Identifying and dealing with corruption in natural resource management
Business ethics for multinational corporations in developing countries
Anti-corruption essential training course Switzerland
Trade policy and poverty: A review
Business ethics for multinational corporations in developing countries
WTO/GATS and economic development: key to 'the new economy'?
Writing Rights: Human Rights Research at the Chr. Michelsen Institute 1984-2004
Telecommunications and changing trading practices in Ghana
Social development, FDI, and domestic investment
Determinants of service sector FDI
ABCDE conference proceedings: Development economics
Sanitary and phytosanitary standards (SPS) and technical assistance
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Economist whose current research focuses on the political economy of development, poverty dynamics, and corporate social responsibility
Senior Researcher whose current research focuses on three topics: i) the ethics and economics of corruption, human rights, tax havens, corporate social responsibility, and responsible investment; ii) the political economy of globalization and development; and iii) poverty dynamics including diversification, job creation and entrepreneurship. Kolstad has managed a number of major research projects, funded by the Research Council of Norway, the World Bank, DFID, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norad, the Government of Malaysia, Irish Aid, and more. He has substantial experience from research in developing countries in Africa and Asia, in particular Angola, Tanzania, and Bangladesh. Kolstad has a PhD from the Norwegian School of Economics, where he currently teaches business ethics.