Neda Trifkovic

Neda Trifkovic

Assistant professor, tenure track, Tenure Track Assistant Professor

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  1. 2024
  2. Accepted/In press

    Certifiable management standards, labor productivity, and worker wages: Evidence from the food sector in Vietnam

    Trifkovic, Neda, 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Agribusiness.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. 2023
  4. Published

    Gender altruism and attitudes towards violence against women

    Selaya, Pablo, Trifkovic, Neda & Leyaro, V., Jan 2023, DERG, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen, 45 p.

    Research output: Working paperResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Economic and environmental upgrading after a policy reform: The case of timber value chain in Myanmar

    Rand, John, Castro Rodriguez, P., Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2023, In: Journal of Rural Studies. 99, p. 20-34

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Educational expansion and shifting private returns to education: Evidence from Mozambique

    Jones, Edward Samuel, Sohnesen, T. P. & Trifkovic, Neda, 2023, In: Journal of International Development. 35, 6, p. 1407-1428

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Good Business Practices Improve Productivity in Myanmar’s Manufacturing Sector

    Falco, Paolo, Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2023, In: Journal of Development Studies. 59, 8, p. 1258-1282 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Wage returns to workplace training in Myanmar

    Hansen, Henrik, Kanayade, S., Rand, John & Trifkovic, Neda, 2023, In: Development Policy Review. 41, 2, e12658.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. 2021
  10. Published

    Workplace training in Myanmar: Determinants and wage returns

    Hansen, Henrik, Kanayade, S., Rand, John & Trifkovic, Neda, Jul 2021, p. 1-35, (Publications of the Development Economic Research Group (DERG); No. 10, Vol. 2021).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  11. Published

    Hvis Danmark vil hjælpe Myanmars befolkning, må regeringen være kreativ

    Gaborit, L. S., Kmoch, L., Mortensen, Sofie, Vang, J., Jefferson, A. M., Russell, H., Bundgaard, J., Jørgensen, A. B., Kyed, H., Chiu, Francesca, Gravers, M., Jepsen, Martin Rudbeck, Martin, T. M., Pohl Harrisson, A., Pravalprukskul, Pin, Trifkovic, Neda, Cakal, E. & Barbesgaard, M., 28 Feb 2021, In: Politiken. p. 5 (sektion 2) 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Comment/debateCommunication

  12. Published

    On the Link Between Managerial Attributes and Firm Access to Formal Credit in Myanmar

    Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 12 Jan 2021, In: European Journal of Development Research. 33, p. 1768–94

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Business Practice Intervention Survey: Descriptive Report

    Falco, Paolo, Gibertini, B., Hansen, Henrik, McGill, S. M., Rand, John, Sørensen, B. B., Trifkovic, Neda & Tarp, Finn, 2021, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER. 23 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  14. Published

    Can training close the gender wage gap? Evidence from Vietnamese SMEs

    Trifkovic, Neda, Bjerge, B. A. & Torm, N., 2021, In: Oxford Development Studies. 49, 2, p. 119-132

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published
  16. Published

    Good business practices improve productivity in Myanmar’s manufacturing sector: Evidence from two matched employer–employee surveys

    Falco, Paolo, Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2021, 2021 ed., UNU-WIDER, 24 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 2021, Vol. 45). (W I D E R. Working Papers; No. 45).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  17. Published

    Pesticide Handling and Human Health: Conventional and Organic Cotton Farming in Benin

    Aihounton, G. B. D., Henningsen, Arne & Trifkovic, Neda, 2021, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 49 p. (IFRO Working Paper; No. 2021/06).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  18. Published

    Traditional and modern employee benefits in Myanmar's manufacturing sector

    Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John & Trifkovic, Neda, 2021, p. 1-22, (WIDER Working Paper; No. 41, Vol. 2021).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  19. 2020
  20. Published

    Corporate Social Responsibility in a Competitive Business Environment

    Newman, C., Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, Jan 2020, In: The Journal of Development Studies. 56, 8, p. 1455-1472

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Certification and Business Risk

    Trifkovic, Neda, 2020, Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam. Rand, J. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Oxford University Press, p. 185-207 (WIDER Studies in Development Economics).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Survey 2019: Descriptive Report

    Hansen, Henrik, Sørensen, Bjørn Bo, McGill, S. M., Gibertini, B., Trifkovic, Neda, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn, Myint, S., Zaw, T., Moe Moe, K., Tun, P. P. & Aung, M. H., 2020, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER. 85 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  23. Published

    The Viet Nam SME data 2005-15

    Berkel, H. M., Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2020, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam. Rand, J. & Tarp, F. (eds.). Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 14-38 (WIDER Studies in Development Economics).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  24. 2019
  25. Published

    Key behavioural characteristics of small-business owners: A lab-in-the-field experiment in Myanmar

    Rand, John, Castro Rodriguez, P., Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, Oct 2019, UNU-WIDER, 30 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 79, Vol. 2019).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  26. Published

    The governance of global value chains, the state, and small businesses: The case of timber in Myanmar

    Rand, John, Castro Rodriguez, P., Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, Oct 2019, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER, 23 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 78, Vol. 2019).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  27. In preparation
  28. Published

    Managerial attributes and enterprise access to formal credit in Myanmar

    Hansen, Henrik, Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, Mar 2019, 2019 ed., UNU-WIDER, p. 1-26, (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 2019, Vol. 20).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  29. Published

    Myanmar Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises 2018 Qualitative Study

    Rand, John, Castro Rodriguez, P., Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, Mar 2019, Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  30. Published

    Industrial Agglomeration in Myanmar

    Rand, John, Tarp, Finn, Trifkovic, Neda & Zille, H., Feb 2019, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, p. 1-29, (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 2019, Vol. 3).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  31. Published

    Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: the role of management standards and innovation

    Calza, E., Goedhuys, M. & Trifkovic, Neda, 2 Jan 2019, In: Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 28, 1, p. 23-44

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. 2018
  33. Published

    The evolution of private returns to education during post-conflict transformation: Evidence from Mozambique

    Jones, Edward Samuel, Sohnesen, T. P. & Trifkovic, Neda, Nov 2018, 10 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 143, Vol. 2018).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  34. Published

    Certification and business risk

    Trifkovic, Neda, Aug 2018, 18 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 80, Vol. 2018).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  35. Published

    Corporate social responsibility in Vietnam

    Trifkovic, Neda, Markussen, Thomas, Newman, C. & Rand, John, 30 May 2018, Routledge Handbook of Sustainable Development in Asia. Hsu, S. (ed.). London: Routledge, p. 427-448 (Routledge Handbooks).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Myanmar Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise Survey 2017: Descriptive Report

    Berkel, H. M., Cardona, M., Hansen, H., Rand, John, Castro Rodriguez, P., Trifkovic, Neda, de Witte, E., Zille, H., Latt, K. S. & Tarp, Finn, May 2018, UNU-WIDER. 124 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  37. Published

    Extreme weather and demand for index insurance in rural India

    Bjerge, B. & Trifkovic, Neda, 15 Mar 2018, In: European Review of Agricultural Economics. 45, 3, p. 397-431

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade

    Newman, C., Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, Jan 2018, In: European Economic Review. 101, p. 250-267

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. 2017
  40. Published

    Fishermen’s wives: On the cultural origins of violence against women

    Leyaro, V., Selaya, Pablo & Trifkovic, Neda, 20 Dec 2017, 39 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 205, Vol. 2017).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  41. Spillover Effects of International Standards: Working Conditions in the Vietnamese SMEs

    Trifkovic, Neda, 1 Sep 2017, In: World Development. 97, p. 79-101 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: The role of management standards and innovation

    Calza, E., Goedhuys, M. & Trifkovic, Neda, 2017, 28 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 68, Vol. 2017).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  43. Published

    Entrepreneurship and human capital development in children

    Brandt, Kasper Lasson, Rutasitara, L., Selejio, O. & Trifkovic, Neda, 2017, 30 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 198, Vol. 2017).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  44. 2016
  45. Published

    Vertical coordination and farm performance: evidence from the catfish sector in Vietnam

    Trifkovic, Neda, Sep 2016, In: Agricultural Economics. 47, 5, p. 547-557

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Agropop Policy Brief: Food Standards are good -- for middle class farmers

    Hansen, Henrik & Trifkovic, Neda, Aug 2016, 3 p.

    Research output: Other contributionCommunication

  47. Published
  48. Published

    Characteristics of the Vietnamese business environment: Evidence from a SME survey in 2015

    Brandt, K., Rand, John, Sharma, S., Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER. 124 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  49. Published

    Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment

    Newman, C., Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 24 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 7).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  50. Published

    Gender matters: Private sector training in Vietnamese SMEs

    Trifkovic, Neda, Bjerge, B. A. & Torm, N., 2016, 149 ed., Helsinki: UNU-WIDER.

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  51. Published

    Private standards and labour productivity in the food sector in Viet Nam

    Trifkovic, Neda, 2016, 163 ed., UNU-WIDER.

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  52. Published

    The transmission of socially responsible behaviour through international trade

    Newman, C., Rand, J., Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2016, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 22 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 68).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  53. 2015
  54. Published

    Means to an End: The Importance of the Research Question for Systematic Reviews in International Development

    Hansen, Henrik & Trifkovic, Neda, Dec 2015, In: European Journal of Development Research. 27, 5, p. 707-726

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  55. Published

    Spillover effects of international standards: Work conditions in Vietnamese small and medium enterprises

    Trifkovic, Neda, May 2015, Helsinki, Finland: UNU-WIDER, 32 p. (UNU WIDER Working Paper Series; No. 47).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  56. Published

    Firm-Level Technology and Competitiveness in Vietnam: Evidence from 2010-14 Surveys

    Newman, C., Rand, John, Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2015, DERG, Department of Economics, University of Copenhagen. 62 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  57. 2014
  58. Published

    Certified standards and vertical coordination in aquaculture: The case of pangasius from Vietnam

    Trifkovic, Neda, 20 Sep 2014, In: Aquaculture. 433, p. 235-246 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  59. Published

    Food Standards are Good – for Middle-Class Farmers

    Hansen, Henrik & Trifkovic, Neda, Apr 2014, In: World Development. 56, p. 226-242 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  60. Published

    Food Standards and Vertical Coordination in Aquaculture: The Case of Pangasius from Vietnam

    Trifkovic, Neda, Jan 2014, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 33 p.

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  61. Published

    Characteristics of the Vietnamese Business Environment: Evidence from a Survey in 2013

    Rand, J., Tarp, Finn & Trifkovic, Neda, 2014, Hanoi: Central Institute for Economic Management, CIEM. 242 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportReportResearch

  62. Published

    Governance Strategies and Welfare Effects: Vertical Integration and Contracts in the Catfish Sector in Vietnam

    Trifkovic, Neda, 2014, In: Journal of Development Studies. 50, 7, p. 949-961 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  63. 2013
  64. Published

    Food Standards are Good– for Middle-class Farmers

    Hansen, Henrik & Trifkovic, Neda, Nov 2013, Frederiksberg: Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 47 p. (IFRO Working Paper; No. 19, Vol. 2013).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  65. Published

    Governance Strategies and Welfare Effects: Vertical Integration and Contracts in the Catfish Sector in Vietnam

    Trifkovic, Neda, Nov 2013, Frederiksberg: Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen, 38 p. (IFRO Working Paper; No. 20, Vol. 2013).

    Research output: Working paperResearch

  66. Published

    Systematic Reviews: Questions, Methods and Usage

    Hansen, Henrik & Trifkovic, Neda, 11 Jun 2013, Kbh.: DANIDA, Udenrigsministeriet. 56 p. (Evaluation Study; No. 01, Vol. 2013).

    Research output: Book/ReportReportCommissioned

  67. Published

    Governance strategies and welfare effects: vertical integration and contracts in the catfish sector in Vietnam

    Trifkovic, Neda, 2013, Tropentag 2013: Agricultural development within the rural-urban continuum: Book of abstracts. Tielkes, E. (ed.). Göttingen: Cuvillier Verlag Göttingen, p. 285 1 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearch

  68. Published

    The role of food standards in development: an empirical perspective

    Trifkovic, Neda, 2013, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen. 219 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportPh.D. thesisResearch

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