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Ola Olsson

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Institutionen för Nationalekonomi med Statistik
Handelshögskolan
Göteborgs Universitet

Göteborg, Sweden
https://www.gu.se/handelshogskolan/nationalekonomi-statistik
RePEc:edi:naiguse (more details at EDIRC)

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Working papers

  1. Laura Mayoral & Ola Olsson, 2019. "Pharaoh’s Cage: Environmental Circumscription and Appropriability in Early State Development," Working Papers 1136, Barcelona School of Economics.
  2. Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Kaarsen, Nicolai & Olsson, Ola & Selaya, Pablo, 2018. "Roman Roads to Prosperity: Persistence and Non-Persistence of Public Goods Provision," Working Papers in Economics 722, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  3. Borcan, Oana & Olsson, Ola & Putterman, Louis, 2018. "Transition to Agriculture and First State Presence: A Global Analysis," Working Papers in Economics 741, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  4. Ho, Hoang-Anh & Martinsson, Peter & Olsson, Ola, 2017. "The Origins of Cultural Divergence: Evidence from a Developing Country," Working Papers in Economics 714, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics, revised Jun 2018.
  5. Olsson, Ola & Eriksson Baaz, Maria & Martinsson, Peter, 2016. "Tolling on the River: Trade and Informal Taxation on the Congo," Working Papers in Economics 679, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  6. Olsson, Ola & Valsecchi, Michele, 2015. "Resource Windfalls and Local Government Behaviour: Evidence From a Policy Reform in Indonesia," Working Papers in Economics 635, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  7. Olsson, Ola & Paik, Christopher, 2015. "Long-Run Cultural Divergence: Evidence From the Neolithic Revolution," Working Papers in Economics 620, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  8. Borcan, Oana & Olsson, Ola & Putterman, Louis, 2014. "State History and Economic Development: Evidence from Six Millennia," Working Papers in Economics 602, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  9. Olsson, Ola & Paik, Christopher, 2013. "A Western Reversal since the Neolithic? The long-run impact of early agriculture," Working Papers in Economics 552, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  10. Dimico, Arcangelo & Isopi, Alessia & Olsson, Ola, 2012. "Origins of the Sicilian Mafia: The Market for Lemons," Working Papers in Economics 532, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  11. Olsson, Ola & Valsecchi, Michele, 2010. "Quantifying Ethnic Cleansing: An Application to Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 479, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  12. Olsson, Ola, 2010. "After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 429, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  13. Olsson, Ola & Siba, Eyerusalem, 2009. "Ethnic Cleansing or Resource Struggle in Darfur? An empirical analysis," Working Papers in Economics 417, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  14. Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Ola Olsson, 2009. "Why are Rich Countries more Politically Cohesive?," Discussion Papers 09-23, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics.
  15. Olsson, Ola, 2008. "Resource Conflict in Vulnerable Environments: Three Models Applied to Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 325, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  16. Ahlerup, Pelle & Olsson, Ola & Yanagizawa, David, 2007. "Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process," Working Papers in Economics 248, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  17. Ahlerup, Pelle & Olsson, Ola, 2007. "The Roots of Ethnic Diversity," Working Papers in Economics 281, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  18. Olsson, Ola, 2007. "On the Institutional Legacy of Mercantilist and Imperialist Colonialism," Working Papers in Economics 247, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  19. Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Olsson, Ola, 2007. "Why Are Market Economies Politically Stable? A Theory of Capitalist Cohesion," Working Papers in Economics 280, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  20. 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.
  21. Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Olsson, Ola, 2006. "Windfall Gains, Political Economy, and Economic Development," Working Papers in Economics 223, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  22. Congdon Fors, Heather & Olsson, Ola, 2005. "Endogenous Institutional Change After Independence," Working Papers in Economics 163, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  23. Olsson, Ola, 2004. "Unbundling Ex-Colonies: A Comment on Acemoglu, Johnson, and Robinson, 2001," Working Papers in Economics 146, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  24. Olsson, Ola, 2004. "Diamonds Are a Rebel’s Best Friend," Working Papers in Economics 156, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  25. Douglas A Hibbs, Jr. & Ola Olsson, 2003. "Geography, Biogeography and the International Distribution of Prosperity," Levine's Working Paper Archive 666156000000000001, David K. Levine.
  26. Olsson, Ola & Congdon, Heather, 2003. "Congo: The Prize of Predation," Working Papers in Economics 97, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics, revised 30 Oct 2003.
  27. Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Geography and Institutions: A Review of Plausible and Implausible Linkages," Working Papers in Economics 106, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  28. Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Conflict Diamonds," Working Papers in Economics 86, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics, revised 30 Nov 2003.
  29. Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Reference-Dependent Utility in an Industrial Cluster," Working Papers in Economics 87, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics, revised 30 Jun 2003.
  30. Hibbs Jr., Douglas A. & Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Geography, Biogeography and Why Some Countries are Rich and Others Poor," Working Papers in Economics 105, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics, revised 15 Jan 2004.
  31. Olsson, Ola & Frey, Bruno S., 2001. "Entrepreneurship As Recombinant Growth," Working Papers in Economics 51, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  32. Olsson, Ola, 2001. "The Rise of Neolithic Agriculture," Working Papers in Economics 57, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  33. Olsson, Ola, 2001. "Why Does Technology Advance in Cycles?," Working Papers in Economics 38, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  34. Olsson, Ola, 2000. "A Microeconomic Analysis of Institutions," Working Papers in Economics 25, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  35. Olsson, Ola & Hibbs Jr., Douglas A., 2000. "Biogeography and Long-Run Economic Development," Working Papers in Economics 26, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics, revised 11 Aug 2000.

Articles

  1. Olsson, Ola & Paik, Christopher, 2020. "A Western Reversal Since the Neolithic? The Long-Run Impact of Early Agriculture," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 80(1), pages 100-135, March.
  2. Olsson, Ola & Baaz, Maria Eriksson & Martinsson, Peter, 2020. "Fiscal capacity in “post”-conflict states: Evidence from trade on Congo river," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 146(C).
  3. Maria Eriksson Baaz & Ola Olsson & Judith Verweijen, 2018. "Navigating ‘taxation’ on the Congo River: the interplay of legitimation and ‘officialisation’," Review of African Political Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(156), pages 250-266, April.
  4. Oana Borcan & Ola Olsson & Louis Putterman, 2018. "State history and economic development: evidence from six millennia," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 23(1), pages 1-40, March.
  5. Dimico, Arcangelo & Isopi, Alessia & Olsson, Ola, 2017. "Origins of the Sicilian Mafia: The Market for Lemons," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 77(4), pages 1083-1115, December.
  6. Olsson, Ola & Paik, Christopher, 2016. "Long-run cultural divergence: Evidence from the Neolithic Revolution," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 122(C), pages 197-213.
  7. Ola Olsson, 2016. "Climate Change and Market Collapse: A Model Applied to Darfur," Games, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-27, March.
  8. Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Ola Olsson, 2013. "Why Are Rich Countries More Politically Cohesive?," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 115(2), pages 423-448, April.
  9. Olsson, Ola & Siba, Eyerusalem, 2013. "Ethnic cleansing or resource struggle in Darfur? An empirical analysis," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 103(C), pages 299-312.
  10. Ola Olsson, 2012. "The economics of industrial development – By John Weiss," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 91(3), pages 692-693, August.
  11. Pelle Ahlerup & Ola Olsson, 2012. "The roots of ethnic diversity," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 71-102, June.
  12. Ola Olsson, 2012. "The Darfur Conflict: Geography or Institutions? By Osman Suliman," Journal of African Development, African Finance and Economic Association (AFEA), vol. 14(1), pages 153-155.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. Olsson, Ola, 2009. "On the democratic legacy of colonialism," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(4), pages 534-551, December.
  16. Olsson, Ola, 2007. "Conflict diamonds," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(2), pages 267-286, March.
  17. Congdon Fors, Heather & Olsson, Ola, 2007. "Endogenous institutional change after independence," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 51(8), pages 1896-1921, November.
  18. Ola Olsson, 2006. "Diamonds Are a Rebel's Best Friend," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(8), pages 1133-1150, August.
  19. Ola Olsson, 2005. "Technological Opportunity and Growth," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 31-53, January.
  20. Olsson, Ola & Hibbs, Douglas Jr., 2005. "Biogeography and long-run economic development," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 49(4), pages 909-938, May.
  21. Ola Olsson, 2005. "Geography and institutions: Plausible and implausible linkages," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 167-194, December.
  22. Ola Olsson & Heather Congdon Fors, 2004. "Congo: The Prize of Predation," Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo, vol. 41(3), pages 321-336, May.
  23. Olsson, Ola & Frey, Bruno S, 2002. "Entrepreneurship as Recombinant Growth," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 69-80, September.
  24. O Olsson, 2001. "The Appearance of Knowledge in Growth Theory," Economic Issues Journal Articles, Economic Issues, vol. 6(1), pages 1-20, March.
  25. Olsson, Ola, 2000. "Knowledge as a Set in Idea Space: An Epistemological View on Growth," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 5(3), pages 253-275, September.
  26. Karlsson, Charlie & Olsson, Ola, 1998. "Product Innovation in Small and Large Enterprises," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 31-46, February.
  27. Ola Olsson, 0. "After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur," The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank, vol. 24(3), pages 386-411.
  28. Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Ola Olsson, 0. "Windfall Gains, Political Economy and Economic Development," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 17(suppl_1), pages -109.

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  1. 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
  2. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (10) 2004-10-18 2007-03-17 2012-05-08 2013-03-09 2014-08-25 2015-05-16 2017-12-18 2018-03-05 2018-03-26 2020-01-13. Author is listed
  3. 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
  4. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (5) 2014-08-25 2015-05-16 2017-12-18 2018-03-05 2018-03-26. Author is listed
  5. NEP-GRO: Economic Growth (5) 2015-05-16 2017-12-18 2018-03-05 2018-03-26 2018-09-17. Author is listed
  6. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (5) 2006-09-23 2007-12-19 2007-12-19 2008-06-13 2009-10-24. Author is listed
  7. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (4) 2003-10-05 2006-04-22 2008-06-13 2014-08-25
  8. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (3) 2003-09-28 2004-07-11 2009-10-24
  9. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (3) 2007-03-17 2007-12-19 2017-12-18
  10. NEP-TRE: Transport Economics (3) 2016-12-04 2018-03-05 2018-03-26
  11. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (3) 2003-01-12 2018-03-05 2018-03-26
  12. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (2) 2001-10-29 2013-03-09
  13. NEP-CUL: Cultural Economics (2) 2015-05-16 2017-12-18
  14. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (2) 2000-09-01 2008-11-04
  15. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (2) 2003-09-28 2003-10-05
  16. NEP-LAM: Central and South America (2) 2003-05-15 2004-10-18
  17. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (2) 2003-01-13 2010-12-23
  18. NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (2) 2007-12-19 2017-12-18
  19. NEP-RES: Resource Economics (2) 2006-09-23 2010-01-10
  20. NEP-SEA: South East Asia (2) 2015-11-07 2017-12-18
  21. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2000-06-29
  22. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2003-01-12
  23. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (1) 2000-06-29
  24. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2016-12-04

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