Ola Olsson
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First Name: Ola
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- Nationalekonomiska institutionen
Handelshögskolan
Göteborgs Universitet
Location: Göteborg, Sweden
Homepage: http://www.handels.gu.se/econ/
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Postal: Vasagatan 1, Box 640, 405 30 Göteborg
Handle: RePEc:edi:naiguse (more details at EDIRC)
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Working papers
- Olsson, Ola, 2010.
"After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur,"
Working Papers in Economics
429, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Ola Olsson, 0. "After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur," World Bank Economic Review, Oxford University Press, vol. 24(3), pages 386-411.
- Olsson, Ola & Valsecchi, Michele, 2010. "Quantifying Ethnic Cleansing: An Application to Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 479, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Olsson, Ola & Siba, Eyerusalem, 2009. "Ethnic Cleansing or Resource Struggle in Darfur? An empirical analysis," Working Papers in Economics 417, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Ola Olsson, 2009. "Why are Rich Countries more Politically Cohesive?," Discussion Papers 09-23, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics.
- Olsson, Ola, 2008. "Resource Conflict in Vulnerable Environments: Three Models Applied to Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 325, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Olsson, Ola, 2007. "On the Institutional Legacy of Mercantilist and Imperialist Colonialism," Working Papers in Economics 247, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Ahlerup, Pelle & Olsson, Ola, 2007. "The Roots of Ethnic Diversity," Working Papers in Economics 281, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Ahlerup, Pelle & Olsson, Ola & Yanagizawa, David, 2007. "Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process," Working Papers in Economics 248, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Olsson, Ola, 2007.
"Why Are Market Economies Politically Stable? A Theory of Capitalist Cohesion,"
Working Papers in Economics
280, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Dalgaard, C. & Olsson, O., 2007. "Why Are Market Economies Politically Stable? A Theory of Capitalist Cohesion," Cambridge Working Papers in Economics 0765, Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge.
- Gustav Hansson & Ola Olsson, 2006.
"Country Size and the Rule of Law: Resuscitating Montesquieu,"
DEGIT Conference Papers
c011_033, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade.
- Olsson, Ola & Hansson, Gustav, 2011. "Country size and the rule of law: Resuscitating Montesquieu," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 55(5), pages 613-629, June.
- Hansson, Gustav & Olsson, Ola, 2006. "Country Size and the Rule of Law: Resuscitating Montesquieu," Working Papers in Economics 200, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Olsson, Ola, 2006.
"Windfall Gains, Political Economy, and Economic Development,"
Working Papers in Economics
223, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Ola Olsson, 0. "Windfall Gains, Political Economy and Economic Development," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 17(suppl_1), pages -109.
- Congdon Fors, Heather & Olsson, Ola, 2005.
"Endogenous Institutional Change After Independence,"
Working Papers in Economics
163, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Congdon Fors, Heather & Olsson, Ola, 2007. "Endogenous institutional change after independence," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 51(8), pages 1896-1921, November.
- Olsson, Ola, 2004.
"Diamonds Are a Rebel’s Best Friend,"
Working Papers in Economics
156, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Ola Olsson, 2006. "Diamonds Are a Rebel's Best Friend," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(8), pages 1133-1150, 08.
- Olsson, Ola, 2004. "Unbundling Ex-Colonies: A Comment on Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson, 2001," Working Papers in Economics 146, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Olsson, Ola & Congdon, Heather, 2003. "Congo: The Prize of Predation," Working Papers in Economics 97, Göteborg University, Department of Economics, revised 30 Oct 2003.
- Hibbs Jr., Douglas A. & Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Geography, Biogeography and Why Some Countries are Rich and Others Poor," Working Papers in Economics 105, Göteborg University, Department of Economics, revised 15 Jan 2004.
- Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Geography and Institutions: A Review of Plausible and Implausible Linkages," Working Papers in Economics 106, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Douglas A Hibbs, Jr. & Ola Olsson, 2003. "Geography, Biogeography and the International Distribution of Prosperity," Levine's Working Paper Archive 666156000000000001, David K. Levine.
- Olsson, Ola, 2003.
"Conflict Diamonds,"
Working Papers in Economics
86, Göteborg University, Department of Economics, revised 30 Nov 2003.
- Olsson, Ola, 2007. "Conflict diamonds," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(2), pages 267-286, March.
- Ola Olsson, 2004. "Conflict Diamonds," DEGIT Conference Papers c009_013, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade.
- Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Reference-Dependent Utility in an Industrial Cluster," Working Papers in Economics 87, Göteborg University, Department of Economics, revised 30 Jun 2003.
- Olsson, Ola, 2001. "Why Does Technology Advance in Cycles?," Working Papers in Economics 38, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Olsson, Ola, 2001. "The Rise of Neolithic Agriculture," Working Papers in Economics 57, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Olsson, Ola & Frey, Bruno S., 2001.
"Entrepreneurship As Recombinant Growth,"
Working Papers in Economics
51, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Olsson, Ola & Frey, Bruno S, 2002. " Entrepreneurship as Recombinant Growth," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 69-80, September.
- Olsson, Ola & Hibbs Jr., Douglas A., 2000.
"Biogeography and Long-Run Economic Development,"
Working Papers in Economics
26, Göteborg University, Department of Economics, revised 11 Aug 2000.
- Olsson, Ola & Hibbs, Douglas Jr., 2005. "Biogeography and long-run economic development," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 49(4), pages 909-938, May.
- Olsson, Ola, 2000. "A Microeconomic Analysis of Institutions," Working Papers in Economics 25, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
Articles
- Olsson, Ola & Hansson, Gustav, 2011.
"Country size and the rule of law: Resuscitating Montesquieu,"
European Economic Review,
Elsevier, vol. 55(5), pages 613-629, June.
- Gustav Hansson & Ola Olsson, 2006. "Country Size and the Rule of Law: Resuscitating Montesquieu," DEGIT Conference Papers c011_033, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade.
- Hansson, Gustav & Olsson, Ola, 2006. "Country Size and the Rule of Law: Resuscitating Montesquieu," Working Papers in Economics 200, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Ola Olsson, 2010. "Geography, structural change, and economic development: Theory and empirics - Edited by Neri Salvadori, Pasquale Commendatore and Massimo Tamberi," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 89(4), pages 882-884, November.
- Olsson, Ola, 2009. "On the democratic legacy of colonialism," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(4), pages 534-551, December.
- Olsson, Ola, 2007.
"Conflict diamonds,"
Journal of Development Economics,
Elsevier, vol. 82(2), pages 267-286, March.
- Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Conflict Diamonds," Working Papers in Economics 86, Göteborg University, Department of Economics, revised 30 Nov 2003.
- Ola Olsson, 2004. "Conflict Diamonds," DEGIT Conference Papers c009_013, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade.
- Congdon Fors, Heather & Olsson, Ola, 2007.
"Endogenous institutional change after independence,"
European Economic Review,
Elsevier, vol. 51(8), pages 1896-1921, November.
- Congdon Fors, Heather & Olsson, Ola, 2005. "Endogenous Institutional Change After Independence," Working Papers in Economics 163, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Ola Olsson, 2006.
"Diamonds Are a Rebel's Best Friend,"
The World Economy,
Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(8), pages 1133-1150, 08.
- Olsson, Ola, 2004. "Diamonds Are a Rebel’s Best Friend," Working Papers in Economics 156, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Ola Olsson, 2005. "Technological Opportunity and Growth," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 31-53, 01.
- Olsson, Ola & Hibbs, Douglas Jr., 2005.
"Biogeography and long-run economic development,"
European Economic Review,
Elsevier, vol. 49(4), pages 909-938, May.
- Olsson, Ola & Hibbs Jr., Douglas A., 2000. "Biogeography and Long-Run Economic Development," Working Papers in Economics 26, Göteborg University, Department of Economics, revised 11 Aug 2000.
- Ola Olsson, 2005. "Geography and institutions: Plausible and implausible linkages," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 167-194, December.
- Olsson, Ola & Frey, Bruno S, 2002.
" Entrepreneurship as Recombinant Growth,"
Small Business Economics,
Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 69-80, September.
- Olsson, Ola & Frey, Bruno S., 2001. "Entrepreneurship As Recombinant Growth," Working Papers in Economics 51, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Olsson, Ola, 2000. " Knowledge as a Set in Idea Space: An Epistemological View on Growth," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 5(3), pages 253-75, September.
- Karlsson, Charlie & Olsson, Ola, 1998. " Product Innovation in Small and Large Enterprises," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 31-46, February.
- Ola Olsson, 0.
"After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur,"
World Bank Economic Review,
Oxford University Press, vol. 24(3), pages 386-411.
- Olsson, Ola, 2010. "After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 429, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
- Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Ola Olsson, 0.
"Windfall Gains, Political Economy and Economic Development,"
Journal of African Economies,
Oxford University Press, vol. 17(suppl_1), pages -109.
- Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Olsson, Ola, 2006. "Windfall Gains, Political Economy, and Economic Development," Working Papers in Economics 223, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
NEP Fields
23 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):- NEP-AFR: Africa (7) 2005-04-03 2006-04-22 2006-12-01 2007-03-17 2007-03-17 2010-01-10 2010-04-17 Author is listed
- NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (1) 2001-10-29
- NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2000-06-29
- NEP-DEV: Development (11) 2000-09-01 2003-01-12 2003-09-28 2004-06-07 2006-12-01 2007-03-17 2007-12-19 2008-06-13 2008-11-04 2010-01-10 2010-12-23 Author is listed
- NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2003-01-12
- NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (2) 2000-09-01 2008-11-04
- NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (2) 2003-09-28 2003-10-05
- NEP-HIS: Business, Economic & Financial History (2) 2004-10-18 2007-03-17
- NEP-HPE: History & Philosophy of Economics (3) 2003-10-05 2006-04-22 2008-06-13
- NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (1) 2000-06-29
- NEP-LAM: Central & South America (2) 2003-05-15 2004-10-18
- NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty (3) 2003-09-28 2004-07-11 2009-10-24
- NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (2) 2003-01-13 2010-12-23
- NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (1) 2007-12-19
- NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (5) 2006-09-23 2007-12-19 2007-12-19 2008-06-13 2009-10-24 Author is listed
- NEP-RES: Resource Economics (2) 2006-09-23 2010-01-10
- NEP-SOC: Social Norms & Social Capital (2) 2007-03-17 2007-12-19
- NEP-URE: Urban & Real Estate Economics (1) 2003-01-12
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- Olsson, Ola & Hibbs Jr., Douglas A., 2000. "Biogeography and Long-Run Economic Development," Working Papers in Economics 26, Göteborg University, Department of Economics, revised 11 Aug 2000.
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- Olsson, Ola, 2001. "The Rise of Neolithic Agriculture," Working Papers in Economics 57, Göteborg University, Department of Economics.
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