Torsten Persson

Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)

Stockholm, SE-10691

Sweden

London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE)

Houghton Street

London, WC2A 2AE

United Kingdom

National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Fellow

London

United Kingdom

  • Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)

    • Email
    • Tel: +46 8 163066
    • Fax: +46 8 164177
SCHOLARLY PAPERS

55

DOWNLOADS
Rank 7,830

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 7,830

in Total Papers Downloads

11,119

SSRN CITATIONS
Rank 249

SSRN RANKINGS

Top 249

in Total Papers Citations

1,668

CROSSREF CITATIONS

2,682

Scholarly Papers (55)

Actions:
Email selected abstracts
1.

Political Economics and Public Finance

Downloads 1,290 (31,005)
Citation 46

Political Economics and Public Finance

Bocconi University, IGIER Working Paper No. 149
Number of pages: 131 Posted: 30 Mar 1999
Guido Tabellini and Torsten Persson
Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 1,154 (35,748)

Abstract:

Loading...

Political Economics and Public Finance

NBER Working Paper No. w7097
Number of pages: 131 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 29 Nov 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 136 (404,156)
Citation 5

Abstract:

Loading...

2.

Political Economics and Macroeconomic Policy

Downloads 1,272 (31,598)
Citation 15

Political Economics and Macroeconomic Policy

IGIER Working Paper No. 121
Number of pages: 99 Posted: 23 Mar 1998
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 1,093 (38,721)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Political Economics and Macroeconomic Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w6329
Number of pages: 103 Posted: 19 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 19 Oct 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 179 (320,476)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

3.

Comparative Politics and Public Finance

IGIER Working Paper No. 114
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 01 Feb 1997
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 662 (77,471)
Citation 83

Abstract:

Loading...

4.

Do Electoral Cycles Differ Across Political Systems?

IGIER Working Paper No. 232
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 19 May 2003
Guido Tabellini and Torsten Persson
Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 594 (88,772)
Citation 46

Abstract:

Loading...

Elections, constitution, form of government, electoral rules, fiscal policy

5.

Gender Quotas and the Crisis of the Mediocre Man: Theory and Evidence from Sweden

IFN Working Paper No. 985
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 15 Jul 2014
Timothy J. Besley, Olle Folke, Torsten Persson and Johanna Karin Rickne
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Government, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
Downloads 555 (96,754)
Citation 100

Abstract:

Loading...

Gender quota; Competence; Political Selection

6.

The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is It Heterogenous and How Can it Be Estimated?

Downloads 546 (99,054)
Citation 15

The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is It Heterogenous and How Can it Be Estimated?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 2016
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 Jun 2007
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 254 (230,240)

Abstract:

Loading...

growth, democracy, development, political institutions

The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is it Heterogenous and How Can it Be Estimated?

INSTITUTIONS AND ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, E. Helpman, ed., Harvard University Press, May 2007
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 12 Jun 2007
Guido Tabellini and Torsten Persson
Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 179 (320,476)

Abstract:

Loading...

growth, democracy, development, political institutions

The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is it Heterogenous and How Can it Be Estimated?

NBER Working Paper No. w13150
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 08 Dec 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 113 (470,221)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

7.

Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes: What are the Stylized Facts?

Downloads 488 (113,250)
Citation 25

Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes: What are the Stylized Facts?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 459
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 03 Jun 2001
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 441 (126,342)
Citation 50

Abstract:

Loading...

Political Institutions and Policy Outcomes: What are the Stylized Facts?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 2872
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 31 Jul 2001
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 47 (773,776)
Citation 1
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Constitution, politics, presidentialism, electoral rule, government spending

8.

Electoral Rules and Corruption

Downloads 471 (118,177)
Citation 137

Electoral Rules and Corruption

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 416
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 21 Mar 2001
Torsten Persson, Guido Tabellini and Francesco Trebbi
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Bocconi University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
Downloads 358 (160,493)
Citation 11

Abstract:

Loading...

Electoral Rules and Corruption

NBER Working Paper No. w8154
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 08 Mar 2001 Last Revised: 14 Oct 2022
Torsten Persson, Guido Tabellini and Francesco Trebbi
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Bocconi University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
Downloads 83 (577,103)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Electoral Rules and Corruption

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 2741
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 17 Apr 2001
Torsten Persson, Guido Tabellini and Francesco Trebbi
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Bocconi University - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business
Downloads 30 (912,309)
Citation 9
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Comparative politics, corruption, political economies

9.

Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details

Downloads 449 (125,022)
Citation 30

Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1672, IGIER Working Paper No. 302
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 26 Jan 2006
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 368 (155,658)
Citation 28

Abstract:

Loading...

Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details

NBER Working Paper No. w11993
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 09 Feb 2006 Last Revised: 26 Dec 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 46 (780,896)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Democracy and Development: The Devil in the Details

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5499
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 23 May 2006
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 35 (867,011)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Democracy, reform, growth, institutions, difference-in-difference estimations

10.

Growth, Distribution and Politics

IMF Working Paper No. 91/78
Number of pages: 19 Posted: 15 Feb 2006
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 414 (137,420)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

11.

How Do Electoral Rules Shape Party Structures, Government Coalitions, and Economic Policies?

Downloads 407 (140,162)
Citation 12

How Do Electoral Rules Shape Party Structures, Government Coalitions, and Economic Policies?

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1115; IGIER Working No. 251
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 06 Feb 2004
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 305 (190,694)

Abstract:

Loading...

electoral rules, party systems, coalition governments, fiscal policy, electoral accountability

How Do Electoral Rules Shape Party Structures, Government Coalitions, and Economic Policies?

NBER Working Paper No. w10176
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 04 Jan 2004 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 78 (599,287)

Abstract:

Loading...

How Do Electoral Rules Shape Party Structures, Government Coalitions, and Economic Policies?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 4226
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 09 Mar 2004
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 24 (971,628)
Citation 1
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Electoral rules, party systems, coalition governments, fiscal policy, electoral accountability

12.

The Size and the Scope of Government: Comparative Politics with Rational Politicians

IGIER Working Paper No. 137
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 11 Mar 1999
Guido Tabellini and Torsten Persson
Bocconi University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 332 (175,526)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

13.

Democratic Capital: The Nexus of Political and Economic Change

Downloads 319 (183,073)
Citation 173

Democratic Capital: The Nexus of Political and Economic Change

IGIER Working Paper No. 308
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 31 Mar 2006
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 154 (365,378)

Abstract:

Loading...

Democratic Capital: The Nexus of Political and Economic Change

NBER Working Paper No. w12175
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 21 May 2006 Last Revised: 09 Oct 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 122 (440,342)
Citation 58

Abstract:

Loading...

Democratic Capital: The Nexus of Political and Economic Change

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5654
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 27 Jul 2006
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 43 (803,090)
Citation 23
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Economic growth, hazard rates, political regimes

14.

State Capacity, Conflict and Development

Downloads 304 (192,728)
Citation 194

State Capacity, Conflict and Development

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. EOPP010
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 03 Feb 2010
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 196 (294,937)
Citation 19

Abstract:

Loading...

State Capacity, Conflict and Development

NBER Working Paper No. w15088
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 20 Jun 2009 Last Revised: 25 Mar 2023
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 104 (496,893)
Citation 65

Abstract:

Loading...

State Capacity, Conflict and Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7336
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 15 Jul 2009
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 4 (1,200,008)
Citation 33
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

development, state capacity

15.

Culture, Institutions and Policy

Downloads 297 (197,397)
Citation 13

Culture, Institutions and Policy

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 13 Oct 2020
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 297 (196,095)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Loading...

institutions, culture, history, development, persistence

Culture, Institutions and Policy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15233
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Sep 2020
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 0
Citation 8
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Culture, Development, History, institutions, Persistence

16.

The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence

Downloads 293 (200,247)
Citation 34

The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. EOPP005
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 03 Feb 2010
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 151 (371,466)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w14585
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 29 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 09 Nov 2022
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 134 (409,071)
Citation 8

Abstract:

Loading...

The Incidence of Civil War: Theory and Evidence

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7101
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 18 Feb 2009
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 8 (1,153,619)
Citation 5
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

commodity prices, conflict, natural resources, political institutions

17.

Is Inequality Harmful for Growth? Theory and Evidence

NBER Working Paper No. w3599
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 03 Nov 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 270 (217,832)
Citation 45

Abstract:

Loading...

18.

Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States

Downloads 213 (273,993)
Citation 47

Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States

NBER Working Paper No. w11484
Number of pages: 53 Posted: 18 Aug 2005 Last Revised: 19 Nov 2022
Timothy J. Besley, Torsten Persson and Daniel M. Sturm
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Economics
Downloads 122 (440,342)
Citation 9

Abstract:

Loading...

Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. PEPP05
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 11 Jul 2008
Timothy J. Besley, Torsten Persson and Daniel M. Sturm
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Economics
Downloads 57 (708,974)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

Political Competition and Economic Performance: Theory and Evidence from the United States

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5138
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 17 Aug 2005
Timothy J. Besley, Torsten Persson and Daniel M. Sturm
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU) - Faculty of Economics
Downloads 34 (875,958)
Citation 3
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

US south, voting restrictions, political competition, economic growth

19.

Fragile States and Development Policy

Downloads 169 (337,698)
Citation 22

Fragile States and Development Policy

LSE STICERD Research Paper No. EOPP022
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 30 Sep 2011
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 165 (344,609)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Fragile States and Development Policy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP8285
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 14 Mar 2011
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 4 (1,200,008)
Citation 3
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

development, state fragility

20.

Choosing Ethnicity: The Interplay Between Individual and Social Motives

Downloads 161 (352,031)
Citation 10

Choosing Ethnicity: The Interplay Between Individual and Social Motives

Journal of the European Economic Association, 21st Century China Center Research Paper No. 2017-06
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 01 Sep 2017 Last Revised: 11 Aug 2020
Ruixue Jia and Torsten Persson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - 21st Century China Center and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 143 (388,240)
Citation 12

Abstract:

Loading...

marriage, ethnicity, marriage choices, china, mixed marriages, social identity

Individual vs. Social Motives in Identity Choice: Theory and Evidence from China

NBER Working Paper No. w26008
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 01 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 26 Jul 2023
Ruixue Jia and Torsten Persson
University of California, San Diego (UCSD) - 21st Century China Center and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 18 (1,037,700)

Abstract:

Loading...

21.

Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development

Downloads 159 (355,659)
Citation 16

Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development

NBER Working Paper No. w11171
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 30 Mar 2005 Last Revised: 11 Jul 2022
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 133 (411,590)
Citation 7

Abstract:

Loading...

Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Jul 2005
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 26 (950,948)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Democratic institutions, growth promoting policy, economic performance

Forms of Democracy, Policy and Economic Development

Posted: 15 Apr 2005
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)

Abstract:

Loading...

democratic institutions , growth promoting policy , economic performance

22.

Preferential Voting, Accountability and Promotions into Political Power: Evidence from Sweden

IFN Working Paper No. 1002
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 05 Aug 2014
Olle Folke, Torsten Persson and Johanna Karin Rickne
Uppsala University - Department of Government, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
Downloads 117 (452,522)
Citation 4

Abstract:

Loading...

Preferential Voting; Accountability; Regression Discontinuity Design

23.

The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics

Downloads 106 (486,614)
Citation 321

The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics

NBER Working Paper No. w13028
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 14 Apr 2007 Last Revised: 06 Feb 2022
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 102 (503,910)
Citation 21

Abstract:

Loading...

The Origins of State Capacity: Property Rights, Taxation, and Politics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6370
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 May 2008
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 4 (1,200,008)
Citation 44
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Development, property rights, state capacity

24.

Who Becomes a Politician?

NBER Working Paper No. w23120
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2023
Ernesto Dal Bo, Frederico Finan, Olle Folke, Torsten Persson and Johanna Karin Rickne
University of California, Berkeley - Haas School of Business - Business and Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics, Uppsala University - Department of Government, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
Downloads 103 (496,765)
Citation 24

Abstract:

Loading...

25.

Inflation, Monetary Velocity, and Welfare

NBER Working Paper No. w0987
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 28 May 2004 Last Revised: 14 Sep 2022
Paul R. Krugman, Torsten Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Princeton University - Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm School of Economics
Downloads 86 (558,234)

Abstract:

Loading...

26.

Time Consistency of Fiscal and Monetary Policy: A Solution

Downloads 82 (574,352)
Citation 48

Time Consistency of Fiscal and Monetary Policy: A Solution

NBER Working Paper No. w11088
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 23 Feb 2005 Last Revised: 26 Oct 2022
Mats Persson, Torsten Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Stockholm University, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm School of Economics
Downloads 55 (721,140)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

Time Consistency of Fiscal and Monetary Policy: A Solution

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 22 Jul 2005
Torsten Persson, Mats Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University and Stockholm School of Economics
Downloads 27 (941,149)
Citation 3
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Time consistency, Ramsey policy, surprise inflation

27.

Do Political Institutions Shape Economic Policy?

Downloads 71 (622,790)
Citation 15

Do Political Institutions Shape Economic Policy?

NBER Working Paper No. w8214
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 29 Mar 2001 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2022
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 71 (632,534)
Citation 15

Abstract:

Loading...

Do Political Institutions Shape Economic Policy?

Posted: 15 Aug 2002
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)

Abstract:

Loading...

28.

The Size and Scope of Government: Comparative Politics with Rational Politicians

NBER Working Paper No. w6848
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 10 Jun 2000 Last Revised: 20 Mar 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 71 (622,790)
Citation 10

Abstract:

Loading...

29.

Sweden's COVID-19 Recession: How Foreign and Domestic Infections Struck Against Firms and Workers

IZA Discussion Paper No. 15408
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 07 Jul 2022
Anders Akerman, Karolina Ekholm, Torsten Persson and Oskar Nordstrom Skans
Stockholm University - Department of Economics, Stockholm University, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Uppsala University
Downloads 68 (637,199)
Citation 1

Abstract:

Loading...

COVID-19, virus transmission, inequality

30.

Debt, Cash Flow and Inflation Incentives: A Swedish Example

Downloads 68 (637,199)

Debt, Cash Flow and Inflation Incentives: A Swedish Example

NBER Working Paper No. w5772
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 07 Aug 2000 Last Revised: 10 Oct 2022
Mats Persson, Torsten Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Stockholm University, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm School of Economics
Downloads 68 (647,770)

Abstract:

Loading...

Debt, Cash Flow and Inflation Incentives: A Swedish Example

CEPR Discussion Paper Series No. 1488
Posted: 11 Mar 1997
Torsten Persson, Mats Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University and Stockholm School of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

31.

Uncertainty, Climate Change and the Global Economy

Downloads 66 (647,131)
Citation 1

Uncertainty, Climate Change and the Global Economy

NBER Working Paper No. w14426
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 Oct 2008 Last Revised: 04 Dec 2022
David von Below and Torsten Persson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 62 (680,293)

Abstract:

Loading...

Uncertainty, Climate Change and the Global Economy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP7024
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 18 Dec 2008
Torsten Persson and David von Below
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 4 (1,200,008)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Climate-economy models, Global warming, Monte Carlo study

32.

Lobbying and Legislative Bargaining

Downloads 65 (652,135)

Lobbying and Legislative Bargaining

NBER Working Paper No. w6589
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 25 Jul 2000 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023
Elhanan Helpman and Torsten Persson
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 65 (663,613)

Abstract:

Loading...

Lobbying and Legislative Bargaining

Posted: 26 Jul 2000
Elhanan Helpman and Torsten Persson
Harvard University - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)

Abstract:

Loading...

33.

Laws as Assets: a Possible Solution to the Time Consistency Problem

NBER Working Paper No. w2068
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 15 Mar 2007 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2022
Laurence J. Kotlikoff, Torsten Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Boston University - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm School of Economics
Downloads 58 (689,361)

Abstract:

Loading...

34.

Education and Military Rivalry

NBER Working Paper No. w18049
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 05 May 2012 Last Revised: 27 Apr 2023
Philippe Aghion, Torsten Persson and Dorothee Rouzet
College de France and London School of Economics and Political Science, Fellow, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Harvard University
Downloads 56 (700,564)
Citation 6

Abstract:

Loading...

35.

Consequences of Constitutions

NBER Working Paper No. w10170
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 20 Dec 2003 Last Revised: 17 Apr 2022
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 49 (742,985)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

36.

Monetary Cohabitation in Europe

NBER Working Paper No. w5532
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 18 Jul 1996 Last Revised: 13 Feb 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 48 (749,353)

Abstract:

Loading...

37.

The Politics of 1992: Fiscal Policy and European Integration

NBER Working Paper No. w3460
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Jun 2007 Last Revised: 17 Dec 2022
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 46 (762,513)
Citation 3

Abstract:

Loading...

38.

Deficits and Intergenerational Welfare in Open Economies

NBER Working Paper No. w1083
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 11 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 19 Jun 2022
Torsten Persson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 44 (776,202)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

39.

Current Account Dynamics and the Terms of Trade: Harberger-Laursen-Metzler Two Generations Later

NBER Working Paper No. w1129
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 11 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2022
Torsten Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm School of Economics
Downloads 43 (783,343)
Citation 11

Abstract:

Loading...

40.

Exchange Rate Variability and Asset Trade

NBER Working Paper No. w2811
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 23 Apr 2004 Last Revised: 09 Mar 2022
Torsten Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm School of Economics
Downloads 41 (797,622)
Citation 2

Abstract:

Loading...

41.

Separation of Powers and Accountability: Towards a Formal Approach to Comparative Politics

Downloads 41 (797,622)

Separation of Powers and Accountability: Towards a Formal Approach to Comparative Politics

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 1475
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 18 Nov 2001
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 41 (818,241)
Citation 4
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Incomplete contracts, information revelation, legislative organization, separation of powers

Separation of Powers and Accountability: Towards a Formal Approach to Comparative Politics

CEPR Discussion Paper Series #1475
Posted: 18 Nov 1996
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

42.

Signalling, Wage Controls and Monetary Disinflation Policy

NBER Working Paper No. w2939
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 24 Jul 2007 Last Revised: 15 Jul 2022
Torsten Persson and Sweder van Wijnbergen
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Universiteit van Amsterdam
Downloads 39 (812,325)

Abstract:

Loading...

43.

Is Optimism Good in a Keynesian Economy?

NBER Working Paper No. w1071
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 08 Jun 2004 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2022
Torsten Persson and Lars E. O. Svensson
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm School of Economics
Downloads 30 (886,309)

Abstract:

Loading...

44.

Norms, Enforcement, and Tax Evasion

Downloads 29 (895,176)
Citation 23

Norms, Enforcement, and Tax Evasion

NBER Working Paper No. w25575
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 26 Feb 2019 Last Revised: 17 Jul 2023
Timothy J. Besley, Anders Jensen and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 29 (921,659)
Citation 20

Abstract:

Loading...

Norms, Enforcement, and Tax Evasion

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP10372
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 02 Feb 2015
Timothy J. Besley, Anders Jensen and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 0
Citation 1
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

poll tax, social norms, tax evasion

45.

Taxation and Development

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9307
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 01 Feb 2013
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 14 (1,048,068)
Citation 26
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

State Capacity, Taxation

46.

Pillars of Prosperity: A Ten-Year Update

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16256
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 14 Jul 2021
Timothy J. Besley, Torsten Persson and Christopher Dann
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and London School of Economics
Downloads 4 (1,154,617)
Citation 5
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

47.

Weather and Infant Mortality in Africa

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9222
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 01 Feb 2013
Masayuki Kudamatsu, Torsten Persson and David Strömberg
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 4 (1,154,617)
Citation 1
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

climate change, maternal malaria, maternal malnutrition, natural experiments

48.

The Political Economics of Green Transitions

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17242
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 27 May 2022
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 3 (1,165,362)
Citation 6
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

49.

The Growth Effect of Democracy: Is it Heterogeneous and How Can it be Estimated?

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP6339
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 27 May 2008
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics
Downloads 2 (1,176,659)
Citation 1
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

democracy, economic growth, matching estimators

50.

Organizational Dynamics: Culture, Design, and Performance

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP17382
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 23 Jun 2022
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 0 (1,201,239)
Citation 2
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

51.

Science as Civil Society: Implications for a Green Transition

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP16840
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 04 Feb 2022
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)
Downloads 0 (1,201,239)
  • Add to Cart

Abstract:

Loading...

Civil society, green innovation, Motivated agents

52.

The Causes and Consequences of Development Clusters: State Capacity, Peace, and Income

Annual Review of Economics, Vol. 6, pp. 927-949, 2014
Posted: 08 Aug 2014
Timothy J. Besley and Torsten Persson
London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE) - Department of Economics and Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES)

Abstract:

Loading...

53.

Towards Micropolitical Foundations of Public Finance

Downloads 0 (1,201,239)

Towards Micropolitical Foundations of Public Finance

European Economic Review, April 1998
Posted: 28 Jul 1998
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

Towards Micropolitical Foundations of Public Finance

IGIER Working Paper No. 119
Posted: 22 May 1998
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

54.

Federal Fiscal Constitutions: Risk Sharing and Redistribution

JOURNAL OF POLITICAL ECONOMY, Vol. 104, No. 5, October 1996
Posted: 21 Apr 1998
Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

55.

Separation of Powers and Political Accountability

Downloads 0 (1,201,239)

Separation of Powers and Political Accountability

CES Working Paper at University of Munich #136
Posted: 22 Jul 1997
Guido Tabellini, Torsten Persson and Gérard Roland
Bocconi University - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES) and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...

Separation of Powers and Political Accountability

Quarterly Journal of Economics, Vol. 112, No. 4, November 1997
Posted: 24 Apr 1998
Torsten Persson, Gérard Roland and Guido Tabellini
Stockholm University - Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES), University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and Bocconi University - Department of Economics

Abstract:

Loading...