Ragnar Torvik

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics

N-7491 Trondheim

Norway

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Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?

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Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 11-20
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 16 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 18 Aug 2011
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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corruption, checks and balances, political economy, redistribution, separation of powers, taxes

Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances?

NBER Working Paper No. w17293
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 12 Aug 2011 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2022
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization

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The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization

MIT Department of Economics Working Paper No. 16-04
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 04 Jul 2016
Daron Acemoglu, James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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conflict, escalation effect, political agenda effect, public good provision, state capacity, state centralization

The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization

NBER Working Paper No. w22250
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 May 2016 Last Revised: 19 Apr 2023
Daron Acemoglu, James Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Dutch Disease Dynamics Reconsidered

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Dutch Disease Dynamics Reconsidered

Norges Bank Working Paper 01/2018, ISBN: 978-82-8379-020-7
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 23 Feb 2018
Hilde C. Bjørnland, Leif Anders Thorsrud and Ragnar Torvik
Norwegian School of Management (BI), Norges Bank and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Dutch disease, resource movements, learning by doing, oil prices, time-varying VAR model

Dutch Disease Dynamics Reconsidered

CAMA Working Paper No. 55/2019
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 08 Aug 2019
Hilde C. Bjørnland, Leif Anders Thorsrud and Ragnar Torvik
Norwegian School of Management (BI), Centre for Applied Macroeconomics and Commodity Prices (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Dutch disease, resource movements, learning by doing, analytics of multidimensional dynamic systems, time-varying VAR model

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Savers, Spenders and Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy

CESifo Working Paper Series No. 1618
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 13 Jan 2006
Egil Matsen, Tommy Sveen and Ragnar Torvik
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, Norges Bank - Research Department and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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rule-of-thumb consumers, fiscal policy, open economy

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Macroeconomics in the Time of the Corona

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 23 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2020
Halvor Mehlum and Ragnar Torvik
University of Oslo - Department of Economics and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Corona, demand, supply, structuralist, macroeconomics, fiscal policy

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Monetary Policy When Export Revenues Drop

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Sep 2022
Drago Bergholt, Øistein Røisland, Tommy Sveen and Ragnar Torvik
Norges Bank, Norges Bank - Department of Economics, BI Norwegian Business School and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Structural Change, Dutch Disease, Monetary Policy.

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Political Foundations of the Resource Curse

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 08 Aug 2002
James A. Robinson, Ragnar Torvik and Thierry Verdier
Harvard University - Department of Government, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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Natural resources, political economy, clientelism

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The Need for Enemies

NBER Working Paper No. w18313
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 18 Aug 2012 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2023
Leopoldo Fergusson, James A. Robinson, Ragnar Torvik and Juan F. Vargas
Universidad de los Andes, Colombia - Department of Economics, Harvard University - Department of Government, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics and Universidad del Rosario - Faculty of Economics
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Institutional Comparative Statics

NBER Working Paper No. w17106
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 06 Jun 2011 Last Revised: 30 Mar 2023
James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Endogenous Presidentialism

NBER Working Paper No. w14603
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 29 Dec 2008 Last Revised: 27 Nov 2022
James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Petro Populism

Norges Bank Working Paper 2012/06
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 07 May 2013
Egil Matsen, Gisle James James Natvik and Ragnar Torvik
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology Management, BI Norwegian Business School - Department of Economics and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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resource curse, political economy

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A Political Economy Theory of the Soft Budget Constraint

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A Political Economy Theory of the Soft Budget Constraint

NBER Working Paper No. w12133
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 18 May 2006 Last Revised: 28 Aug 2022
James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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A Political Economy Theory of the Soft Budget Constraint

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5274
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 18 Nov 2005
James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Political economy, investment, development

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White Elephants

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White Elephants

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 04 Sep 2002
James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Political economy, investment, development

White Elephants

Journal of Public Economics, Vol. 89, Nos. 2-3, pp. 157-566, February 2005
Posted: 01 Sep 2005
James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics

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Political economy, investment, development

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When is Democracy an Equilibrium?: Theory and Evidence from Colombia's "La Violencia"

NBER Working Paper No. w12789
Number of pages: 45 Posted: 24 Dec 2006 Last Revised: 12 Dec 2022
Mario Chacón, James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Escuela de Economía, Finanzas y Gobierno, EAFIT, Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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The Political Economy of Public Income Volatility: With an Application to the Resource Curse

NBER Working Paper No. w21205
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 May 2015 Last Revised: 11 Jun 2023
James A. Robinson, Ragnar Torvik and Thierry Verdier
Harvard University - Department of Government, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics and Paris School of Economics (PSE)
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The Real Swing Voter's Curse

NBER Working Paper No. w14799
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 24 Mar 2009 Last Revised: 10 Dec 2022
James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Fear and Dreams: Understanding the Non-Institutional Sources of Leader Strategy

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Fear and Dreams: Understanding the Non-Institutional Sources of Leader Strategy

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2024-127
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 02 Oct 2024
Maria Angelica Bautista, Juan Sebastián Galán, James Robinson, Rafael Torres and Ragnar Torvik
University of Chicago, Universidad de los Andes, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Fear and Dreams: Understanding the Non-Institutional Sources of Leader Strategy

NBER Working Paper No. w33011
Number of pages: 108 Posted: 01 Oct 2024
Maria Angelica Bautista, Juan Sebastián Galán, James Robinson, Rafael Torres and Ragnar Torvik
University of Chicago, Universidad de los Andes, University of Chicago - Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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When is Democracy an Equilibrium? Theory and Evidence from Colombia's La Violencia

CEPR Discussion Paper No. 5679
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 02 Aug 2006
Mario Chacón, James A. Robinson and Ragnar Torvik
Escuela de Economía, Finanzas y Gobierno, EAFIT, Harvard University - Department of Government and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Conflict, democracy

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The Impossible Trinity: Competitive Markets, Free Entry, and Efficiency

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 24 Jun 2023
Ragnar Torvik, Halvor Mehlum and Gisle James James Natvik
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics, University of Oslo and BI Norwegian Business School - Department of Economics
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Size of Government, political economy, Endogenous Political Interests, Efficiency and Popular Support

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The Inefficient Combination: Competitive Markets, Free Entry, and Democracy

CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP15727
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 11 Feb 2021
Halvor Mehlum, Gisle James James Natvik and Ragnar Torvik
University of Oslo, BI Norwegian Business School - Department of Economics and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics
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Why Do Some Resource-Abundant Countries Succeed While Others Do Not?

Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 241-256, 2009
Posted: 15 Jul 2009
Ragnar Torvik
Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics

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resource curse, political economy, O13, O43

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Predator or Prey?: Parasitic Enterprises in Economic Development

Posted: 30 May 2003
Halvor Mehlum, Karl O. Moene and Ragnar Torvik
University of Oslo - Department of Economics, University of Oslo - Department of Economics and Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) - Department of Economics

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