Arne Wiig

TL;DR: This paper performed an econometric analysis of the host country determinants of Chinese outward FDI in the period 2003-2006 and found that Chinese inward FDI is attracted to large markets, and to countries with a combination of large natural resources and poor institutions.

TL;DR: A review of the main mechanisms through which transparency can reduce corruption is presented in this article, which argues that transparency is insufficient in itself, and needs to be complemented by other types of policies.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present new quantitative evidence on Chinese outward foreign direct investment flows to 29 African countries in the period 2003-2006, and find that Chinese foreign-direct investment is attracted to countries with large natural resources, and more so the worse the institutional environment of host countries.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present an in-depth case study of multinational oil companies' CSR activities in Angola and show that CSR is on the whole relatively unimportant for getting licenses and contracts in Angola.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors introduce the term impartiality enhancing institutions to structure policy debates by distinguishing conditions under which negative effects of resources can be mitigated, and argue that viewing institutions as an equilibrium outcome has implications for the analysis of institutional change.