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Torsten Persson

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First Name:Torsten
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Institute for international economic studies Stockholm University SE-106 91 Stockholm Sweden
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Terminal Degree:1982 Nationalekonomiska institutionen; Stockholms Universitet (from RePEc Genealogy)

Affiliation

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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

London, United Kingdom
http://www.cepr.org/
RePEc:edi:cebruuk (more details at EDIRC)

Economics Department
London School of Economics (LSE)

London, United Kingdom
http://econ.lse.ac.uk/
RePEc:edi:edlseuk (more details at EDIRC)

Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Stockholms Universitet (Stockholm University)

Stockholm, Sweden
http://www.iies.su.se/
RePEc:edi:iiesuse (more details at EDIRC)

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (United States)
http://www.nber.org/
RePEc:edi:nberrus (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Ruixue Jia & Torsten Persson, 2019. "Individual vs. Social Motives in Identity Choice: Theory and Evidence from China," NBER Working Papers 26008, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  2. Ernesto Dal Bó & Frederico Finan & Olle Folke & Torsten Persson & Johanna Rickne, 2017. "Who Becomes a Politician?," NBER Working Papers 23120, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  3. Persson, Torsten & Besley, Tim & Jensen, Anders, 2015. "Norms, Enforcement, and Tax Evasion," CEPR Discussion Papers 10372, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  4. Besley, Timothy & Persson, Torsten, 2014. "Why do developing countries tax so little?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 66002, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  5. Folke, Olle & Persson, Torsten & Rickne, Johanna, 2014. "Preferential Voting, Accountability and Promotions into Political Power: Evidence from Sweden," Working Paper Series 1002, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
  6. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2013. "Taxation and Development," STICERD - Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers Series 041, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE.
  7. Besley, Timothy & Folke, Olle & Persson, Torsten & Rickne, Johanna, 2013. "Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden," Working Paper Series 985, Research Institute of Industrial Economics.
  8. Philippe Aghion & Torsten Persson & Dorothee Rouzet, 2012. "Education and Military Rivalry," NBER Working Papers 18049, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  9. Persson, Torsten & Strömberg, David & Kudamatsu, Masayuki, 2012. "Weather and Infant Mortality in Africa," CEPR Discussion Papers 9222, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  10. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2011. "Fragile States and Development Policy," STICERD - Economic Organisation and Public Policy Discussion Papers Series 022, Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, LSE.
  11. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson & Daniel M. Sturm, 2010. "Political Competition, Policy and Growth: Theory and Evidence from the United States," CEP Discussion Papers dp1009, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
  12. Timothy J. Besley & Torsten Persson, 2009. "State Capacity, Conflict and Development," NBER Working Papers 15088, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  13. Besley, Timothy & Persson, Torsten, 2009. "Repression or civil war?," LSE Research Online Documents on Economics 33748, London School of Economics and Political Science, LSE Library.
  14. Timothy J. Besley & Torsten Persson, 2008. "The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence," NBER Working Papers 14585, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  15. David von Below & Torsten Persson, 2008. "Uncertainty, Climate Change and the Global Economy," NBER Working Papers 14426, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  16. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2007. "The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics," NBER Working Papers 13028, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  17. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2007. "The growth effect of democracy: Is it heterogenous and how can it be estimated?," Working Papers 322, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
  18. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2006. "Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details," Working Papers 302, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
  19. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2006. "Democratic capital: The nexus of political and economic change," Working Papers 308, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
  20. Torsten Persson & Gerard Roland & Guido Tabellini, 2005. "Electoral Rules and Government Spending in Parliamentary Democracies," Levine's Working Paper Archive 784828000000000024, David K. Levine.
  21. Besley, Tim & Persson, Torsten & Sturm, Daniel, 2005. "Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States," CEPR Discussion Papers 5138, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  22. Torsten Persson, 2005. "Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development," NBER Working Papers 11171, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  23. Persson , Mats & Persson , Torsten & Svensson, Lars E.O., 2004. "Time Consistency of Fiscal and Monetary Policy: A Solution," Seminar Papers 734, Stockholm University, Institute for International Economic Studies.
  24. Torsten Persson & Gerard Roland & Guido Tabellini, 2003. "How Do Electoral Rules Shape Party Structures, Government Coalitions, and Economic Policies?," NBER Working Papers 10176, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  25. Torsten Persson, 2003. "Consequences of Constitutions," NBER Working Papers 10170, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  26. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2003. "Do Electoral Cycles Differ Across Political Systems?," Working Papers 232, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
  27. Torsten Persson, 2001. "Do Political Institutions Shape Economic Policy?," NBER Working Papers 8214, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  28. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 2001. "Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes: What are the Stylized Facts?," CEPR Discussion Papers 2872, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  29. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido & Trebbi, Francesco, 2001. "Electoral Rules and Corruption," CEPR Discussion Papers 2741, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  30. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1999. "The Size and Scope of Government: Comparative Politics With Rational Politicians," CEPR Discussion Papers 2051, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  31. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1999. "Political Economics and Public Finance," CEPR Discussion Papers 2235, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  32. Elhanan Helpman & Torsten Persson, 1998. "Lobbying and Legistlative Bargaining," Harvard Institute of Economic Research Working Papers 1837, Harvard - Institute of Economic Research.
  33. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1997. "Political Economics and Macroeconomic Policy," CEPR Discussion Papers 1759, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  34. Persson, Torsten & Roland, Gérard & Tabellini, Guido, 1997. "Comparative Politics and Public Finance," CEPR Discussion Papers 1737, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  35. Persson, Torsten & Roland, Gérard & Tabellini, Guido, 1996. "Separation of Powers and Accountability: Towards a Formal Approach to Comparative Politics," CEPR Discussion Papers 1475, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  36. Persson, Mats & Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E O, 1996. "Debt, Cash Flow and Inflation Incentives: A Swedish Example," CEPR Discussion Papers 1488, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  37. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1996. "Monetary Cohabitation in Europe," CEPR Discussion Papers 1380, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  38. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1995. "Double-Edged Incentives: Institutions and Policy Coordination," CEPR Discussion Papers 1141, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  39. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1995. "Federal Fiscal Constitutions. Part II: Risk Sharing and Redistribution," CEPR Discussion Papers 1142, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  40. Persson, T. & Tabellini, G., 1993. "Federal Fiscal Constitutions ; Part I: Risk Sharing and Moral Hazard," UFAE and IAE Working Papers 222.93, Unitat de Fonaments de l'Anàlisi Econòmica (UAB) and Institut d'Anàlisi Econòmica (CSIC).
  41. Lindbeck, A. & Molander, P. & Persson, T. & Paterson, O. & Sandmo, A. & Swedenborg, B. & Thygesen, N., 1993. "Options for Economic and Political Reform in Sweden," Papers 540, Stockholm - International Economic Studies.
  42. Persson, T. & Tabellini, G., 1993. "Is Inequality Harmful for Growth," Papers 537, Stockholm - International Economic Studies.
  43. Persson, T., 1992. "Politics and Economic Policy," Papers 518, Stockholm - International Economic Studies.
  44. John Hassler & Petter Lundvik & Torsten Persson & Paul Soderlind, 1992. "The Swedish business cycle: stylized facts over 130 years," Discussion Paper / Institute for Empirical Macroeconomics 63, Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
  45. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1991. "The Politics of 1992: Fiscal Policy and European Integration," CEPR Discussion Papers 501, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  46. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1991. "Is Inequality Harmful for Growth? Theory and Evidence," CEPR Discussion Papers 581, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
  47. Englund, P. & Persson, T. & Svensson, L.E.O., 1990. "Swedish Business Cyscles: 1861-1988," Papers 1990r, Uppsala - Working Paper Series.
  48. Torsten Persson & Sweder van Wijnbergen, 1989. "Signalling, Wage Controls and Monetary Disinflation Policy," NBER Working Papers 2939, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  49. Persson, M. & Persson, T. & Svensson, L.E.O., 1989. "A Reply Of: Time Consistency Of Fiscal And Monetary Policy, A Comment," Papers 427, Stockholm - International Economic Studies.
  50. Torsten Persson & Lars E.O. Svensson, 1989. "Exchange Rate Variability And Asset Trade," NBER Working Papers 2811, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  51. Laurence J. Kotlikoff & Torsten Persson & Lars E.O. Svensson, 1986. "Laws as Assets: A Possible Solution to the Time Consistency Problem," NBER Working Papers 2068, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  52. Torsten Persson & Lars E.O. Svensson, 1983. "Current Account Dynamics and the Terms of Trade: Harberger-Laursen-Metzler Two Generations Later," NBER Working Papers 1129, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  53. Torsten Persson & Lars E.O. Svensson, 1983. "Is Optimism Good in a Keynesian Economy?," NBER Working Papers 1071, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  54. Torsten Persson, 1983. "Deficits and Intergenerational Welfare in Open Economies," NBER Working Papers 1083, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  55. Paul R. Krugman & Torsten Persson & Lars E.O. Svensson, 1982. "Inflation, Monetary Velocity, and Welfare," NBER Working Papers 0987, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
  56. Persson, Torsten, 1980. "Alternative Exchange Rate Regimes and the Transmission of Disturbances : A general Equilibrium Approach," The Warwick Economics Research Paper Series (TWERPS) 182, University of Warwick, Department of Economics.
  57. Torsten Persson & Gerard Roland & Guido Tabellini, "undated". "The Theory of Fiscal Federalism: What Does it Mean for Europe?," Working Papers 101, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
  58. Torsten Persson & Gerard Roland & Guido Tabellini, "undated". "Towards Micropolitical Foundations of Public Finance," Working Papers 119, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.
  59. Torsten Persson & Gerard Roland & Guido Tabellini, "undated". "Separation of Powers and Political Accountability," Working Papers 100, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University.

Articles

  1. Ernesto Dal Bó & Frederico Finan & Olle Folke & Torsten Persson & Johanna Rickne, 2017. "Who Becomes A Politician?," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 132(4), pages 1877-1914.
  2. Timothy Besley & Olle Folke & Torsten Persson & Johanna Rickne, 2017. "Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 107(8), pages 2204-2242, August.
  3. Folke, Olle & Persson, Torsten & Rickne, Johanna, 2016. "The Primary Effect: Preference Votes and Political Promotions," American Political Science Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 110(3), pages 559-578, August.
  4. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson & Marta Reynal-Querol, 2016. "Resilient Leaders and Institutional Reform: Theory and Evidence," Economica, London School of Economics and Political Science, vol. 83(332), pages 584-623, October.
  5. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2014. "Why Do Developing Countries Tax So Little?," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 28(4), pages 99-120, Fall.
  6. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2014. "The Causes and Consequences of Development Clusters: State Capacity, Peace, and Income," Annual Review of Economics, Annual Reviews, vol. 6(1), pages 927-949, August.
  7. Timothy Besley & Ethan Ilzetzki & Torsten Persson, 2013. "Weak States and Steady States: The Dynamics of Fiscal Capacity," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 5(4), pages 205-235, October.
  8. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2011. "Fragile States And Development Policy," Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association, vol. 9(3), pages 371-398, June.
  9. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2011. "The Logic of Political Violence," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 126(3), pages 1411-1445.
  10. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2010. "State Capacity, Conflict, and Development," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 78(1), pages 1-34, January.
  11. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson & Daniel M. Sturm, 2010. "Political Competition, Policy and Growth: Theory and Evidence from the US," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 77(4), pages 1329-1352.
  12. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2009. "The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 99(4), pages 1218-1244, September.
  13. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2009. "Democratic Capital: The Nexus of Political and Economic Change," American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 1(2), pages 88-126, July.
  14. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2009. "Repression or Civil War?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 99(2), pages 292-297, May.
  15. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2008. "Wars and State Capacity," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 6(2-3), pages 522-530, 04-05.
  16. Persson, Torsten & Roland, Gerard & Tabellini, Guido, 2007. "Electoral Rules and Government Spending in Parliamentary Democracies," Quarterly Journal of Political Science, now publishers, vol. 2(2), pages 155-188, May.
  17. Alberto Alesina & Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2006. "Reply to Blankart and Koester's Political Economics versus Public Choice Two Views of Political Economy in Competition," Kyklos, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 59(2), pages 201-208, May.
  18. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2006. "Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 96(2), pages 319-324, May.
  19. Mats Persson & Torsten Persson & Lars E. O. Svensson, 2006. "Time Consistency of Fiscal and Monetary Policy: A Solution," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 74(1), pages 193-212, January.
  20. Torsten Persson, 2004. "Report of the President 2003," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 2(2-3), pages 548-554, 04/05.
  21. Torsten Persson, 2004. "Presidential Address: Consequences of Constitutions," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 2(2-3), pages 139-161, 04/05.
  22. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2004. "Constitutions and Economic Policy," Journal of Economic Perspectives, American Economic Association, vol. 18(1), pages 75-98, Winter.
  23. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2004. "Constitutional Rules and Fiscal Policy Outcomes," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 94(1), pages 25-45, March.
  24. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini & Francesco Trebbi, 2003. "Electoral Rules and Corruption," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 1(4), pages 958-989, June.
  25. Jean Tirole & Peter Neary & Torsten Persson & Richard Blundell, 2003. "Editorial," Journal of the European Economic Association, MIT Press, vol. 1(1), pages 1-1, March.
  26. Torsten Persson, 2002. "Do Political Institutions Shape Economic Policy?," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 70(3), pages 883-905, May.
  27. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 2002. "Do constitutions cause large governments? Quasi-experimental evidence," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 46(4-5), pages 908-918, May.
  28. Karl–Gustaf Lofgren & Torsten Persson & Jorgen W. Weibull, 2002. "Markets with Asymmetric Information: The Contributions of George Akerlof, Michael Spence and Joseph Stiglitz," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 104(2), pages 195-211, June.
  29. Helpman Elhanan & Persson Torsten, 2001. "Lobbying and Legislative Bargaining," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 1(1), pages 1-33, November.
  30. Torsten Persson & Gerard Roland & Guido Tabellini, 2000. "Comparative Politics and Public Finance," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 108(6), pages 1121-1161, December.
  31. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1999. "The size and scope of government:: Comparative politics with rational politicians," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 43(4-6), pages 699-735, April.
  32. Persson, Torsten, 1998. "Economic Policy and Special Interest Politics," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 108(447), pages 310-327, March.
  33. Persson, Torsten & Roland, Gerard & Tabellini, Guido, 1998. "Towards micropolitical foundations of public finance," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 42(3-5), pages 685-694, May.
  34. Torsten Persson & Gérard Roland & Guido Tabellini, 1997. "Separation of Powers and Political Accountability," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 112(4), pages 1163-1202.
  35. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1996. "Monetary Cohabitation in Europe," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 86(2), pages 111-116, May.
  36. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1996. "Federal Fiscal Constitutions: Risk Sharing and Redistribution," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 104(5), pages 979-1009, October.
  37. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1996. "Federal Fiscal Constitutions: Risk Sharing and Moral Hazard," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 64(3), pages 623-646, May.
  38. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1994. "Representative democracy and capital taxation," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 55(1), pages 53-70, September.
  39. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1994. "Does centralization increase the size of government?," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 38(3-4), pages 765-773, April.
  40. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1994. "Is Inequality Harmful for Growth?," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 84(3), pages 600-621, June.
  41. Persson, Torsten & van Wijnbergen, Sweder, 1993. "Signalling, Wage Controls and Monetary Disinflation Policy," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 103(416), pages 79-97, January.
  42. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1993. "Designing institutions for monetary stability," Carnegie-Rochester Conference Series on Public Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(1), pages 53-84, December.
  43. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 1992. "The Politics of 1992: Fiscal Policy and European Integration," The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd, vol. 59(4), pages 689-701.
  44. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1992. "Growth, distribution and politics," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 36(2-3), pages 593-602, April.
  45. Englund, Peter & Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E. O., 1992. "Swedish business cycles: 1861-1988," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 30(3), pages 343-371, December.
  46. Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E. O., 1989. "Exchange rate variability and asset trade," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(3), pages 485-509, May.
  47. Gottfries, Nils & Persson, Torsten & Palmer, Edward, 1989. "Regulation, financial buffer stocks, and short-run adjustment : An econometric case-study of Sweden, 1970-1982," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 33(8), pages 1545-1565, October.
  48. Torsten Persson & Lars E. O. Svensson, 1989. "Why a Stubborn Conservative would Run a Deficit: Policy with Time-Inconsistent Preferences," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 104(2), pages 325-345.
  49. Horn, Henrik & Persson, Torsten, 1988. "Exchange rate policy, wage formation and credibility," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(8), pages 1621-1636, October.
  50. Persson, Torsten, 1988. "An introduction and a broad survey," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 32(2-3), pages 519-532, March.
  51. Nils Gottfries & Torsten Persson, 1988. "Empirical Examinations of the Information Sets of Economic Agents," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 103(1), pages 251-259.
  52. Kotlikoff, Laurence J & Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E O, 1988. "Social Contracts as Assets: A Possible Solution to the Time-Consistency Problem," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 78(4), pages 662-677, September.
  53. Persson, Mats & Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E O, 1987. "Time Consistency of Fiscal and Monetary Policy," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 55(6), pages 1419-1431, November.
  54. Persson, Torsten, 1986. "Exchange rate theory and practice : John F.O. Bilson and Richard C. Marston, eds., (University of chicago press for the national bureau of economic research, chicago, 1984) pp. ix + 528, $58.00," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 20(1-2), pages 196-199, February.
  55. Paul R. Krugman & Torsten Persson & Lars E. O. Svensson, 1985. "Inflation, Interest Rates, and Welfare," The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College, vol. 100(3), pages 677-695.
  56. Persson, Torsten, 1985. "Deficits and intergenerational welfare in open economies," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 19(1-2), pages 67-84, August.
  57. Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E O, 1985. "Current Account Dynamics and the Terms of Trade: Harberger-Laursen-Metzler Two Generations Later," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 93(1), pages 43-65, February.
  58. Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E. O., 1984. "Time-consistent fiscal policy and government cash-flow," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 14(3), pages 365-374, November.
  59. Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E. O., 1984. "Misperceptions, rigidity and welfare," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 25(3), pages 387-399, August.
  60. Persson, Torsten, 1984. "Real transfers in fixed exchange rate systems and the international adjustment mechanism," Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier, vol. 13(3), pages 349-369, May.
  61. Flam, Harry & Persson, Torsten & Svensson, Lars E. O., 1983. "Optimal subsidies to declining industries : Efficiency and equity considerations," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 22(3), pages 327-345, December.
  62. Persson, Torsten, 1979. "Alternative transactions variables and the empirical evidence of economies of scale in money holdings," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 2(4), pages 349-355.

Chapters

  1. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2011. "Development Clusters," Introductory Chapters, in: Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development Clusters, Princeton University Press.
  2. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 2002. "Political economics and public finance," Handbook of Public Economics, in: A. J. Auerbach & M. Feldstein (ed.), Handbook of Public Economics, edition 1, volume 3, chapter 24, pages 1549-1659, Elsevier.
  3. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1999. "Political economics and macroeconomic policy," Handbook of Macroeconomics, in: J. B. Taylor & M. Woodford (ed.), Handbook of Macroeconomics, edition 1, volume 1, chapter 22, pages 1397-1482, Elsevier.
  4. Persson, Torsten & Tabellini, Guido, 1995. "Double-edged incentives: Institutions and policy coordination," Handbook of International Economics, in: G. M. Grossman & K. Rogoff (ed.), Handbook of International Economics, edition 1, volume 3, chapter 38, pages 1973-2030, Elsevier.

Books

  1. Timothy Besley & Torsten Persson, 2011. "Pillars of Prosperity: The Political Economics of Development Clusters," Economics Books, Princeton University Press, edition 1, number 9624.
  2. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2005. "The Economic Effects of Constitutions," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262661926, April.
  3. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini, 2002. "Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262661314, April.
  4. James H. Stock & Torsten Persson, 1997. "International Seminar on Macroeconomics 1996," NBER Books, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number stoc97-1.
  5. Torsten Persson & Guido Tabellini (ed.), 1994. "Monetary and Fiscal Policy, Vol. 2: Politics," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262660881, April.

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  30. Number of Abstract Views in RePEc Services over the past 12 months
  31. Number of Downloads through RePEc Services over the past 12 months
  32. Number of Abstract Views in RePEc Services over the past 12 months, Weighted by Number of Authors
  33. Number of Downloads through RePEc Services over the past 12 months, Weighted by Number of Authors
  34. Euclidian citation score
  35. Closeness measure in co-authorship network
  36. Betweenness measure in co-authorship network
  37. Breadth of citations across fields
  38. Wu-Index
  39. Record of graduates

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NEP Fields

NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 58 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (30) 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-12-28 1999-03-30 1999-05-03 2004-01-18 2004-02-29 2004-05-02 2005-08-13 2006-01-24 2006-01-24 2006-02-12 2006-04-08 2006-04-22 2006-10-14 2006-10-28 2007-01-13 2007-03-17 2007-04-14 2007-05-26 2007-06-11 2007-06-23 2007-07-07 2010-11-13 2011-02-26 2014-02-02 2016-10-16 2017-02-19. Author is listed
  2. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (22) 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-12-28 1999-03-29 1999-05-03 2004-02-29 2005-02-01 2005-03-20 2005-06-14 2005-06-14 2005-07-18 2005-08-13 2006-01-24 2006-10-14 2007-03-17 2007-04-14 2007-07-07 2013-04-13 2015-02-05 2017-02-19 2019-03-04. Author is listed
  3. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (18) 1998-06-15 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-12-28 1999-05-03 2003-04-09 2004-01-18 2004-02-29 2005-03-13 2005-06-14 2006-01-24 2006-10-14 2007-01-13 2007-03-17 2010-11-13 2014-02-02. Author is listed
  4. NEP-DEV: Development (17) 2005-03-13 2005-06-14 2006-02-12 2006-04-08 2006-04-22 2006-10-28 2007-04-14 2007-05-26 2007-06-11 2007-07-07 2009-02-28 2009-07-03 2010-07-24 2011-02-26 2011-03-19 2012-12-06 2013-04-13. Author is listed
  5. NEP-PUB: Public Finance (12) 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-11-20 1998-12-28 1999-03-29 1999-05-03 2013-04-13 2015-02-05 2019-03-04. Author is listed
  6. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (9) 2003-04-09 2004-02-29 2005-02-01 2005-03-20 2005-06-14 2006-02-26 2007-04-14 2008-10-28 2009-02-28. Author is listed
  7. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (9) 2006-02-12 2006-04-08 2006-04-22 2006-10-28 2015-02-05 2016-10-16 2017-02-19 2019-03-04 2019-07-15. Author is listed
  8. NEP-LAM: Central and South America (6) 2003-04-09 2004-02-29 2005-03-13 2007-06-23 2011-02-26 2011-03-19. Author is listed
  9. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (5) 2002-03-14 2005-02-01 2005-03-20 2005-06-14 2007-01-13. Author is listed
  10. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (4) 2007-04-14 2009-01-03 2009-02-28 2009-09-19
  11. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (4) 2001-02-27 2007-04-14 2007-07-07 2019-03-04
  12. NEP-MON: Monetary Economics (4) 2002-03-14 2005-02-01 2005-03-20 2005-06-14
  13. NEP-DGE: Dynamic General Equilibrium (3) 2005-02-01 2005-03-20 2005-06-14
  14. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (3) 2008-10-28 2009-02-28 2012-12-06
  15. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (3) 2006-04-22 2007-04-14 2017-02-19
  16. NEP-AFR: Africa (2) 2005-03-13 2012-12-06
  17. NEP-EEC: European Economics (2) 1998-11-20 1998-11-20
  18. NEP-ENE: Energy Economics (2) 2008-10-28 2009-02-28
  19. NEP-IUE: Informal and Underground Economics (2) 2015-02-05 2019-03-04
  20. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (2) 1998-12-28 1999-05-03
  21. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (2) 2001-04-02 2011-03-19
  22. NEP-REG: Regulation (2) 2007-04-14 2007-07-07
  23. NEP-CNA: China (1) 2019-07-15
  24. NEP-DEM: Demographic Economics (1) 2012-12-06
  25. NEP-EUR: Microeconomic European Issues (1) 2019-03-04
  26. NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (1) 2010-11-13
  27. NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (1) 2006-02-12
  28. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (1) 2012-12-06
  29. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (1) 1999-05-03
  30. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (1) 2011-02-26
  31. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (1) 2019-07-15

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