Blar i BI Open på forfatter "Johannesen, Niels"
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Elite Capture of Foreign Aid: Evidence from Offshore Bank Accounts
Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Johannesen, Niels; Rijkers, Bob (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Do elites capture foreign aid? This paper documents that aid disbursements to highly aid-dependent countries coincide with sharp increases in bank deposits in offshore financial centers known for bank secrecy and private ... -
Petro Rents, Political Institutions, and Hidden Wealth: Evidence from Bank Deposits in Tax Havens
Andersen, Jørgen Juel; Johannesen, Niels; Lassen, David Dreyer; Paltseva, Elena (CAMP Working Paper Series;7/2013, Working paper, 2013)Do political institutions limit rent-seeking by politicians? To address this question, we study the transformation of petroleum rents into hidden wealth using unique data on bank deposits in tax havens. We find that ...