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Ragnar Torvik

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First Name: Ragnar
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Last Name: Torvik
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RePEc Short-ID: pto24

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Homepage: http://www.svt.ntnu.no/iso/ragnar.torvik/default.htm
Postal Address: Department of Economics Norwegian University of Science and Technology Dragvoll N - 7491 Trondheim Norway
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Working papers

  1. James A. Robinson & Ragnar Torvik, 2009. "The Real Swing Voter's Curse," NBER Working Papers 14799, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  2. James A. Robinson & Ragnar Torvik, 2008. "Endogenous Presidentialism," NBER Working Papers 14603, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  3. Ragnar Torvik & James A. Robinson & Mario Chacón, 2006. "When is Democracy an Equilibrium?: Theory and Evidence from Colombia's La Violencia," Working Paper Series 7106, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. [Downloadable!]
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  4. Halvor Mehlum & Karl Ove Moene & Ragnar Torvik, 2005. "Cursed by resources or institutions?," Working Paper Series 5705, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. [Downloadable!]
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  5. Silje Aslaksen & Ragnar Torvik, 2005. "A theory of civil conflict and democracy in rentier states," Working Paper Series 5805, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. [Downloadable!]
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  6. James A. Robinson & Ragnar Torvik, 2005. "A Political Economy Theory of the Soft Budget Constraint," Working Paper Series 5605, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. [Downloadable!]
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  7. Egil Matsen & Tommy Sveen & Ragnar Torvik, 2004. "Savers, Spenders and Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy," Working Paper 2004/18, Norges Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  8. Mehlum, Halvor & Miguel, Edward & Torvik, Ragnar, 2004. "Rainfall, Poverty and Crime in 19th Century Germany," Memorandum 04/2004, Oslo University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  9. Halvor Mehlum & Kalle Moene & Ragnar Torvik, 2004. "Parasites," Development and Comp Systems 0406003, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]

  10. Halvor Mehlum & Karl Moene & Ragnar Torvik, 2002. "Plunder & Protection Inc," Development and Comp Systems 0210002, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  11. Robinson, James A & Torvik, Ragnar, 2002. "White Elephants," CEPR Discussion Papers 3459, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  12. Robinson, James A & Torvik, Ragnar & Verdier, Thierry, 2002. "Political Foundations of the Resource Curse," CEPR Discussion Papers 3422, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  13. Halvor Mehlum & Karl Moene & Ragnar Torvik, 2002. "Institutions and the resource curse," Development and Comp Systems 0210003, EconWPA. [Downloadable!]
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  14. Egil Matsen & Ragnar Torvik, 2002. "Optimal Dutch Disease," Working Paper Series 2703, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. [Downloadable!]
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  15. Mehlum, Halvor & Moene, Karl Ove & Torvik, Ragnar, 2001. "The Market for Extortions," Working Papers UNU-WIDER Research Paper , World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER). [Downloadable!]

  16. Mehlum,H. & Moene,K. & Torvik,R., 2000. "Predator or prey? : parasitic enterprises in economic development," Memorandum 27/2000, Oslo University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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  17. Mehlum,H. & Moene,K.O. & Torvik,R., 1999. "Crime induced poverty traps," Memorandum 35/1999, Oslo University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
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Articles

  1. Ragnar Torvik, 2009. "Why do some resource-abundant countries succeed while others do not?," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 25(2), pages 241-256, Summer. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  2. James A. Robinson & Ragnar Torvik, 2009. "The Real Swing Voter's Curse," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 99(2), pages 310-15, May. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Halvor Mehlum & Karl Moene & Ragnar Torvik, 2006. "Institutions and the Resource Curse," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 116(508), pages 1-20, 01. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  4. Kai Leitemo & Øistein Røisland & Ragnar Torvik, 2006. "Should Inflation-Targeting Central Banks Care about Traded and Non-Traded Sectors?," Icfai University Journal of Bank Management, Icfai Press, vol. 0(1), pages 53-63, February.

  5. Mehlum, Halvor & Miguel, Edward & Torvik, Ragnar, 2006. "Poverty and crime in 19th century Germany," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, vol. 59(3), pages 370-388, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  6. Robinson, James A. & Torvik, Ragnar & Verdier, Thierry, 2006. "Political foundations of the resource curse," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 79(2), pages 447-468, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  7. Silje Aslaksen & Ragnar Torvik, 2006. "A Theory of Civil Conflict and Democracy in Rentier States," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 108(4), pages 571-585, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  8. Halvor Mehlum & Karl Moene & Ragnar Torvik, 2006. "Cursed by Resources or Institutions?," The World Economy, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 29(8), pages 1117-1131, 08. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  9. Matsen, Egil & Torvik, Ragnar, 2005. "Optimal Dutch disease," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 78(2), pages 494-515, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  10. Robinson, James A. & Torvik, Ragnar, 2005. "White elephants," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 89(2-3), pages 197-210, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  11. Kai Leitemo & Øistein Røisland & Ragnar Torvik, 2005. "Monetary policy rules and the exchange rate channel," Applied Financial Economics, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 15(16), pages 1165-1170, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  12. Mehlum, Halvor & Moene, Karl & Torvik, Ragnar, 2005. "Crime induced poverty traps," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 77(2), pages 325-340, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  13. Øistein Røisland & Ragnar Torvik, 2004. "Exchange rate versus inflation targeting: a theory of output fluctuations in traded and non-traded sectors," Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor and Francis Journals, vol. 13(3), pages 265-285, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  14. Halvor Mehlum & Kalle Moene & Ragnar Torvik, 2003. "Destructive Creativity," Nordic Journal of Political Economy, Nordic Journal of Political Economy, vol. 29, pages 77-84. [Downloadable!]

  15. Jørn Rattsø & Ragnar Torvik, 2003. "Interactions between Agriculture and Industry: Theoretical Analysis of the Consequences of Discriminating Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa," Review of Development Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 7(1), pages 138-151, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  16. Øistein RØisland & Ragnar Torvik, 2003. "Optimum Currency Areas Under Inflation Targeting," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 14(2), pages 99-118, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  17. Mehlum, Halvor & Moene, Karl & Torvik, Ragnar, 2003. "Predator or prey?: Parasitic enterprises in economic development," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 47(2), pages 275-294, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
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  18. Leitemo, Kai & Roisland, Oistein & Torvik, Ragnar, 2002. " Time Inconsistency and the Exchange Rate Channel of Monetary Policy," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 104(3), pages 391-97, September. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  19. Torvik, Ragnar, 2002. "Natural resources, rent seeking and welfare," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 67(2), pages 455-470, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  20. Torvik, Ragnar, 2001. "Learning by doing and the Dutch disease," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 45(2), pages 285-306, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  21. Davies, Rob & Rattso, Jorn & Torvik, Ragnar, 1998. "Short-Run Consequences of Trade Liberalization: A Computable General Equilibrium Model of Zimbabwe," Journal of Policy Modeling, Elsevier, vol. 20(3), pages 305-333, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  22. Rattso, Jorn & Torvik, Ragnar, 1998. "Economic openness, trade restrictions and external shocks: modelling short run effects in Sub-Saharan Africa," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 15(2), pages 257-286, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  23. Rattso, Jorn & Torvik, Ragnar, 1998. "Zimbabwean Trade Liberalisation: Ex Post Evaluation," Cambridge Journal of Economics, Oxford University Press, vol. 22(3), pages 325-46, May.

  24. Torvik, Ragnar, 1997. "Agricultural supply-led industrialization: A macromodel with sub-Saharan African characteristics," Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier, vol. 8(3), pages 351-370, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  25. Davies, Rob & Rattso, Jorn & Torvik, Ragnar, 1994. "The Macroeconomics of Zimbabwe in the 1980s: A CGE-Model Analysis," Journal of African Economies, Oxford University Press, vol. 3(2), pages 153-98, October.

  26. Torvik, Ragnar, 1993. " Talent, Growth and Income Distribution," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 95(4), pages 581-96, December.

  27. RePEc:bep:mactop:v:7:y:2007:i:1:p:1529-1529 is not listed on IDEAS

NEP Fields

20 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-AFR: Africa (1) 2003-03-03
  2. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (7) 2005-10-15 2006-07-09 2006-10-28 2006-12-01 2007-01-02 2009-01-03 2009-03-22 Author is listed
  3. NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (1) 2003-03-03
  4. NEP-DEV: Development (4) 2002-10-18 2003-03-03 2003-03-14 2005-10-15
  5. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2004-06-07
  6. NEP-HPE: History & Philosophy of Economics (1) 2004-06-07
  7. NEP-IFN: International Finance (1) 2003-03-03
  8. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (3) 2005-01-09 2005-03-13 2005-12-20
  9. NEP-PBE: Public Economics (6) 2005-03-13 2005-10-15 2005-10-15 2005-12-09 2005-12-20 2006-04-22 Author is listed
  10. NEP-PKE: Post Keynesian Economics (1) 2003-03-14
  11. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (12) 2003-02-18 2004-02-15 2005-10-15 2005-10-15 2005-12-09 2006-04-22 2006-07-09 2006-10-28 2006-12-01 2007-01-02 2009-01-03 2009-03-22 Author is listed
  12. NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2005-10-15
  13. NEP-UPT: Utility Models & Prospect Theory (1) 2005-12-20
  14. NEP-URE: Urban & Real Estate Economics (1) 2004-05-02
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