Tina Søreide

Title: Post doctor

Phone: +47 55 58 95 61

E-mail: Tina.Soreide@jur.uib.no

Visiting address: Magnus Lagabøtesplass 1

Her current research addresses challenges in criminal law.

Key qualifications

Tina Søreide is a postdoctoral research fellow in law and economics at the Faculty of law, University of Bergen. She holds a PhD in economics from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH) and a master from the Department of Economics, University of Bergen. Her current research addresses challenges in criminal law. While employed by the University of Bergen, she is on leave from a post as Senior Researcher at Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI). From 2008 to 2010, she worked for the World Bank, Washington, DC. on their Governance and Anti-Corruption (GAC) agenda. In 2008 and 2011 she was teaching political economy for the Department of Economics, University of Bergen.

Education

Dr. Oecon (Ph.D.), Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), Department of Economics. Title of Dissertation: Business corruption: Incidents, mechanisms and consequences. 2006.

Cand. Polit (M.A.), University of Bergen, Department of Economics. Specialisation: international trade, industrial organisation, development economics, econometrics. Dissertation: “Dynamic simulation in economics: A model on corruption.” 1999.

Cand. Mag. (B.A.), University of Bergen, Economics, Statistics, Law. 1996.
After completed PhD programme:

World Bank training on World Bank Operations, Infrastructure Regulation, International Trade in Services and World Bank Trust Fund Administration.

CMI-financed: J-Pal Europe Executive Education Course: Evaluating Social Programs, Brussels Sept. 12-16, 2011.

 

Other functions

Reviewer: Søreide has acted as reviewer to a long list of well-ranked academic journals – primarily on issues relating to corruption, governance and sector management, as well as edited volumes.
Board member of Transparency International Norway, 2011-
Boar member of Norwegian Evaluation Society, 2012-
Associated at Bergen Centre for Competition Law and Politics (BECCLE) 2011 -
Affiliated Faculty Fellow at Norwegian Center for Taxation, NHH 2012-
Economist Advisory Council for The Task Force on Financial Integrity and Economic Development, a Washington DC.-based NGO (see http://www.financialtaskforce.org), 2011-
Labour Union Leader at CMI, The Norwegian Association of Researchers, 2006 – 2008.
Norwegian Association for Development Research. Board member, 2004-2006.
PhD student participation at the 1st Meeting of the Winners of the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel. Lindau, Sept.1-4, 2004.

Organizer of conferences (incomplete)

• The Economics of Anti-Corruption Policy, Yale University Sept 17-19, 2010. Co-host with Susan Rose-Ackerman of conference for participants in a book-project.
• Dissemination of Knowledge in a Globalized World: Research about GATS and Education. Conference arranged by NFU - Norwegian Association for Development Research, CMI Bergen, April 21, 2005. Co-organizer of the conference.
• Corruption: Causes, Consequences and Reform. Conference at CMI, Bergen, Sept.20, 2002.

Publications in Cristin

Publications

Books                                                                                                                         “The International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption - Volume II, Edward Elgar Publishing. 2011. Co-edited with Susan Rose-Ackerman.

“Korrupsjon: Mekanismer og mottiltak.“ Forthcoming 2013. Høyskoleforlaget.

“Corruption, grabbing and development: Real World Challenges.” Forthcoming 2013. Edw. Elgar Publishing in collaboration with CMI. Co-edited with Aled Williams.

Academic: Journal papers                                                                    

“Corruption and competition for resources.” Forthcoming. International Tax and Public Finance. With Kjetil Bjorvatn.

“Avvisning av straffedømte leverandører – et regime mot sin hensikt? ” (Translated: ‘Debarment of Convicted Suppliers – a System at odds with its Purpose?’), forthcoming in Europarätslig tidskrift. With Erling Hjelmeng.

“Corruption and reduced oil production: An additional resource curse factor?” 2013. Energy Policy. 54: 137–147. With Farouk Al-Kasim and Aled Williams.

“Multistakeholder groups in natural resource management,” 2013. Development Policy Review, forthcoming. With Aled Williams.

“Lempning for kartellvirksomhet og korrupsjon“. 2012. Tidsskrift for Strafferett, 1: . With Birthe Eriksen.

“Corruption in natural resource management: Implications for policy makers” Resources Policy. 2009. 34: 214–226. With Ivar Kolstad.

“Too risk averse to stay honest? Business corruption, uncertainty and attitudes toward risk.” International Review of Law and Economics. 2009. 29: 388–395.

“Bureaucratic complexity and impacts of corruption in utilities.” Utilities Policy. 2009. 17(2): 176-184. With Line Tøndel Seim.

“Beaten by bribery: Why not blow the whistle?” Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 2008: 164(3): 407-428.

“Corruption in emergency procurement” Disasters Journal, 2008. 32(4): 516-536. With Jessica Schultz.

“Corruption and privatization” European Journal of Political Economy, 2005. 21(4): 903-914. With Kjetil Bjorvatn.

Book chapters

“Debarment in public procurement: rationales and realization.” Forthcoming, 2014. In G.M Racca and C. R Yukins (Eds.) Integrity and Efficiency in Sustainable Public Contracts. Brussels: Bruylant. With Erling Hjelmeng.

“Democracy’s shortcomings in anti-corruption” 2013. In S: Rose-Ackerman & P. Carrington (EDs). Anti-Corruption policy: Can International Actors Play a Constructive Role? Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.

“Corruption in international business transactions: The perspective of Norwegian firms”, in S. Rose-Ackerman (ed), 2006, International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption, Edward Elgar Publishing.

“Why multistakeholder groups succeed and fail”. In S. Rose-Ackerman and T. Søreide (Eds) “The International Handbook on the Economics of Corruption - Volume II, Edward Elgar Publishing. With Rory Truex.

“The Governance of infrastructure regulation: An economist's view”. In A. Estache : Emerging issues in competition, collusion and regulation of network industries . London : Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Policy work: Reports and policy papers

“Methods to learn what works and why in anti-corruption: an introduction to evaluation methods for practitioners”. 2013. U4 Issue paper:2013, U4 Anti-Corruption Research Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute. With Jesper Jøhnson.

“Risks of corruption and collusion in regulated sectors: Study note on the closure of markets and other dysfunctions in the award of concessions contracts.” 2012. Paper requested by the European Parliament Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection in preparation for a new law on concessions.

“Hunting for Per Diem: The Uses and Abuses of Travel Compensation in Three Developing Countries.” 2012. Norad Report 2/2012 Study. With Arne Tostensen and Ingvild Aagedal Skage.

“Collaboration against Corruption? Multistakeholder Groups in Natural Resource Management”. U4 Issue Paper, forthcoming., U4 Anti-Corruption Research Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute. With Rory Truex.

“Shrinking oil: Does weak governance and corruption reduce the volumes of oil produced?” U4 Issue Paper 3:2010, U4 Anti-Corruption Research Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute. With Farouk Al-Kasim and Aled Williams.

“Collaboration on anti-corruption: Norway and Brazil,” CMI Report R 2008:1, Chr. Michelsen Institute.

“Business corruption: speak out or take part?” in Global Corruption Report 2007: Corruption and Judicial Systems. Transparency International.

“Corruption in public procurement: Causes, consequences and cures”, CMI Report 2002:1, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen.

“Corruption in forest concessions” U4 Issue Paper 3:2007, U4 Anti-Corruption Research Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute.

“Grand corruption in the regulation of oil” U4 Issue 2:2008, U4 Anti-Corruption Research Centre, Chr. Michelsen Institute. With Farouk Al-Kasim and Aled Williams.

“Grey zones and corruption in public procurement: issues for consideration,” in Fighting Corruption and Promoting Integrity in Public Procurement, Paris 2005: OECD Publishing, Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development.

“Korrumperer korrupsjon? En dynamisk analyse av korrupsjonsnivå”, CMI Report 2000:1, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen.

Working papers

“Corruption and competition for natural resources”. 2012. NHH Dept. of Economics Discussion Paper No. 18/2012. With Kjetil Bjorvatn.

“Why multistakeholder-groups succeed and fail.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5495. Washington DC.: World Bank. With Rory Truex.

“Dealing with politics for power and money in infrastructure.” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 5455, Washington DC.: World Bank. With Antonio Estache and Daniel Benitez.

“Why is anti-corruption so difficult?” Working Paper 2010, University of Rome, Tor Vergata.

“Grand Corruption in Utilities” World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 4805, 2008. Washington DC.: World Bank.
“Is it wrong to rank? A critical assessment of corruption indices”, CMI Working Paper 2006:1, Chr. Michelsen Institute.

“FDI and Industrialisation: Why technology transfer and new industrial structures may accelerate economic development”, CMI Working Paper 2001:3, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen.

Project experience

Current projects

Post doctor
2012-1015.

Member of Law Committee appointed by the Government (October 26, 2012) on unfair trading practices the Norwegian food supply chain, until May 2013.

Lectures in The Economics of Corruption for The International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) Master Programme, 2013. See www.iaca.int

 

Projects at CMI, 2010-2012

The Anti-Corruption Impact of Certification Schemes in Natural Resource Management. A study for the U4 Anti-Corruption Resource Center. With Aled Williams.                                                                                 

Study of Per Diems and Allowances in Sub-Saharan Africa. A study of incentives and case countries in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Malawi. With Arne Tostensen, Ingvild Aagedal Skage and local consultants.

Collaboration against corruption: Multistakeholder processes in natural resource management. An assessment of multistakeholder initiatives in natural resource management – for U4. With Rory Truex.

Supporting the World Bank on the Governance and Anti-Corruption Agenda and CoST. Continued engagement after ended employment in the Bank ended August 2010.

The cost of corruption in infrastructure in Angola. Project conducted as part of a broader research collaboration between CEIC in Angola and CMI.

Projects while at the World Bank, 2008-2010

Governance and Anti-Corruption (GAC) in SDN. Coordination of Governance and Anti-Corruption initiatives in the Sustainable Development Network of the World Bank, focus on sector initiatives (SDN Front office).

CoST Adviser. Program Manager for the World Bank engagement in CoST (the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative) piloting process - www. constructiontransparency.org. Overseeing the pilot process in six countries.

Political Economy of Infrastructure Reform. Analyses of political incentive problems in politics and their likely implications for infrastructure governance and policy recommendations. With Antonio Estache and Daniel Benitez.

Political Economy Analysis of Natural Resource Management. Case studies of the political economy of natural resource management in Ghana and Nigeria. With Kai Kaiser, Tuan Le and team.

Political obstacles to electricity trade. Desk study based on experiences from the Latin American region. With Daniel Benitez and Pedro Antmann.

Projects completed by 2008

Collaboration on Anti-Corruption: Norway and Brazil. Study for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In collaboration with Claudio Weber Abramo. 2007-2008.

Grand Corruption in Private Utility Provision. Project for the World Bank. In collaboration with Charles Kenny, World Bank. 2007-2008.

Corruption in Natural Resource Management. Project with the U4 Anti-Corruption Research Centre. 2007-2008.

Identifying and Dealing with Corruption Risk in Natural Resource Management. Project for NORAD. In collaboration with Ivar Kolstad. 2006.

Corruption in Emergency Procurement. Project for U4 Anti-Corruption Research Centre. In collaboration with Jessica Schultz. 2006.

Anti-corruption in Albania. Contribution to anti-corruption courses for prosecutors and judges in Tirana, Albania. Commissioned by EU /PAMECA (Police Assistance Mission of the European Community to Albania). Nov. 2003 and Feb. 2004.

Evaluation of anti-corruption activities. Evaluation of the Impact of Bank-Supported Anti-Corruption Activities. Project for OED, the World Bank evaluation unit. In cooperation with Inge Amundsen. 2002.

The risk of corruption in public procurement. Corruption and public procurement: A contribution to the planning of public procurement reform in Angola. Project commissioned by Angola-Instituto Pesquisa Económica e Social (AIP). 2001.

Foreign direct investment and development. Foreign direct investment and development: Lessons for Southern Africa from the Southeast Asian experience. Norwegian Research Council. Supervised by Hildegunn K. Nordås. 2000.