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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
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Working papers

  1. Valsecchi, Michele & Olsson, Ola & Kopylova, Aleksandra, 2026. "Cadastral Reform and Social Conflict," Working Papers in Economics 863, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  2. Melissa Rubio-Ramos & Christian Isendahl & Ola Olsson, 2024. "The Political Economy of Bread and Circuses: Weather Shocks and Classic Maya Monument Construction," ECONtribute Discussion Papers Series 342, University of Bonn and University of Cologne, Germany.
  3. Rubio-Ramos, Melissa & Isendahl, Christian & Olsson, Ola, 2024. "The Political Economy of Bread and Circuses: Weather Shocks and Classic Maya Monument Construction," Working Papers in Economics 850, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  4. Melissa Rubio-Ramos & Christian Isendahl & Ola Olsson, 2024. "The Political Economy of Bread and Circuses: Weather Shocks and Classic Maya Monument Construction," CESifo Working Paper Series 11439, CESifo.
  5. Ahlerup, Pelle & Olsson, Ola, 2023. "Sustainable Economic Growth: A Critical Assessment of SDG 8.1," Working Papers in Economics 834, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  6. Lindskog, Annika & Olsson, Ola, 2023. "Conditional Persistence? Historical Disease Exposure and Government Response to COVID-19," Working Papers in Economics 835, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics, revised 11 Dec 2024.
  7. D'Arcy, Michelle & Nistotskaya, Marina & Olsson, Ola, 2021. "Land Property Rights, Cadasters and Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Panel 1000-2015 CE," Working Papers in Economics 800, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  8. Ola Olsson & Laura Mayoral, 2019. "Pharaoh's Cage: Environmental Circumscription and Appropriability in Early State Development," Working Papers 1136, Barcelona School of Economics.
  9. Ho, Hoang-Anh & Martinsson, Peter & Olsson, Ola, 2019. "The Origins of Cultural Divergence: Evidence from a Developing Country," EfD Discussion Paper 19-8, Environment for Development, University of Gothenburg.
  10. Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Kaarsen, Nicolai & Olsson, Ola & Selaya, Pablo, 2018. "Roman Roads to Prosperity: Persistence and Non-Persistence of Public Goods Provision," CEPR Discussion Papers 12745, Centre for Economic Policy Research.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Olsson, Ola & Paik, Christopher, 2013. "A Western Reversal Since the Neolithic? The Long-Run Impact of Early Agriculture," CAGE Online Working Paper Series 139, Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE).
  17. 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.
  18. Olsson, Ola & Valsecchi, Michele, 2010. "Quantifying Ethnic Cleansing: An Application to Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 479, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  19. Olsson, Ola, 2010. "After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 429, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  20. 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.
  21. Carl-Johan Dalgaard & Ola Olsson, 2009. "Why are Rich Countries more Politically Cohesive?," Discussion Papers 09-23, University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics.
  22. Olsson, Ola, 2008. "Resource Conflict in Vulnerable Environments: Three Models Applied to Darfur," Working Papers in Economics 325, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  23. 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.
  24. Ahlerup, Pelle & Olsson, Ola, 2007. "The Roots of Ethnic Diversity," Working Papers in Economics 281, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  25. 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.
  26. Olsson, Ola, 2007. "On the Institutional Legacy of Mercantilist and Imperialist Colonialism," Working Papers in Economics 247, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  27. 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.
  28. Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Olsson, Ola, 2006. "Windfall Gains, Political Economy, and Economic Development," Working Papers in Economics 223, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  29. Congdon Fors, Heather & Olsson, Ola, 2005. "Endogenous Institutional Change After Independence," Working Papers in Economics 163, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  30. 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.
  31. Olsson, Ola, 2004. "Diamonds Are a Rebel’s Best Friend," Working Papers in Economics 156, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  32. Ola Olsson, 2004. "Conflict Diamonds," DEGIT Conference Papers c009_013, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade.
  33. Douglas A Hibbs, Jr. & Ola Olsson, 2003. "Geography, Biogeography and the International Distribution of Prosperity," Levine's Working Paper Archive 666156000000000001, David K. Levine.
  34. 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.
  35. Olsson, Ola, 2003. "Geography and Institutions: A Review of Plausible and Implausible Linkages," Working Papers in Economics 106, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  36. 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.
  37. 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.
  38. Olsson, Ola & Frey, Bruno S., 2001. "Entrepreneurship As Recombinant Growth," Working Papers in Economics 51, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  39. Olsson, Ola, 2001. "The Rise of Neolithic Agriculture," Working Papers in Economics 57, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  40. Olsson, Ola, 2001. "Why Does Technology Advance in Cycles?," Working Papers in Economics 38, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  41. Olsson, Ola, 2000. "A Microeconomic Analysis of Institutions," Working Papers in Economics 25, University of Gothenburg, Department of Economics.
  42. 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. Lindskog, Annika & Olsson, Ola, 2026. "Conditional persistence? Historical disease exposure and government response to COVID-19," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 54(2), pages 635-654.
  2. Laura Mayoral & Ola Olsson, 2025. "Floods, droughts, and environmental circumscription in early state development: the case of ancient Egypt," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 30(2), pages 271-305, June.
  3. Michelle D’Arcy & Marina Nistotskaya & Ola Olsson, 2024. "Cadasters and Economic Growth: A Long-Run Cross-Country Panel," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 132(11), pages 3785-3826.
  4. Hoang-Anh Ho & Peter Martinsson & Ola Olsson, 2022. "The origins of cultural divergence: evidence from Vietnam," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 27(1), pages 45-89, March.
  5. Dalgaard, Carl-Johan & Kaarsen, Nicolai & Olsson, Ola & Selaya, Pablo, 2022. "Roman roads to prosperity: Persistence and non-persistence of public infrastructure," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 50(4), pages 896-916.
  6. Borcan, Oana & Olsson, Ola & Putterman, Louis, 2021. "Transition to agriculture and first state presence: A global analysis," Explorations in Economic History, Elsevier, vol. 82(C).
  7. 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.
  8. 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).
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Ola Olsson, 2016. "Climate Change and Market Collapse: A Model Applied to Darfur," Games, MDPI, vol. 7(1), pages 1-27, March.
  14. 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.
  15. 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.
  16. Ola Olsson, 2012. "The economics of industrial development – By John Weiss," Papers in Regional Science, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 91(3), pages 692-693, August.
  17. Pelle Ahlerup & Ola Olsson, 2012. "The roots of ethnic diversity," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 17(2), pages 71-102, June.
  18. 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.
  19. 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.
  20. 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.
  21. Olsson, Ola, 2009. "On the democratic legacy of colonialism," Journal of Comparative Economics, Elsevier, vol. 37(4), pages 534-551, December.
  22. Olsson, Ola, 2007. "Conflict diamonds," Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, vol. 82(2), pages 267-286, March.
  23. Congdon Fors, Heather & Olsson, Ola, 2007. "Endogenous institutional change after independence," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 51(8), pages 1896-1921, November.
  24. Ola Olsson, 2006. "Diamonds Are a Rebel's Best Friend," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 29(8), pages 1133-1150, August.
  25. Ola Olsson, 2005. "Technological Opportunity and Growth," Journal of Economic Growth, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 31-53, January.
  26. Olsson, Ola & Hibbs, Douglas Jr., 2005. "Biogeography and long-run economic development," European Economic Review, Elsevier, vol. 49(4), pages 909-938, May.
  27. Ola Olsson, 2005. "Geography and institutions: Plausible and implausible linkages," Journal of Economics, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 167-194, December.
  28. 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.
  29. Olsson, Ola & Frey, Bruno S, 2002. "Entrepreneurship as Recombinant Growth," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 69-80, September.
  30. O Olsson, 2001. "The Appearance of Knowledge in Growth Theory," Economic Issues Journal Articles, Economic Issues, vol. 6(1), pages 1-20, March.
  31. 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.
  32. Karlsson, Charlie & Olsson, Ola, 1998. "Product Innovation in Small and Large Enterprises," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 10(1), pages 31-46, February.
  33. 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.
  34. 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.

Chapters

  1. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Models of State Origins," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 12, pages 273-284, Springer.
  2. Ola Olsson, 2024. "The Out-of-Africa Dispersal," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 5, pages 93-118, Springer.
  3. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Domestication of Plants, Animals, and Humans," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 8, pages 169-189, Springer.
  4. Ola Olsson, 2024. "First States II: Indus, China, Peru, and Mexico," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 14, pages 309-325, Springer.
  5. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Deep determinants of economic freedom," Chapters, in: Niclas Berggren (ed.), Handbook of Research on Economic Freedom, chapter 13, pages 173-187, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  6. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Institutional and Technological Development," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 11, pages 237-271, Springer.
  7. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Hunting and Gathering Homo Sapiens," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 4, pages 59-92, Springer.
  8. Ola Olsson, 2024. "End of Prehistory," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 15, pages 327-348, Springer.
  9. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Theories of the Transition to Agriculture," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 9, pages 191-207, Springer.
  10. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Human Capital Evolution in a Cooling Climate," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 3, pages 39-58, Springer.
  11. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Agricultural Intensification, Expansion and Trade," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 10, pages 209-235, Springer.
  12. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Economic Organization on the Eve of Agriculture," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 7, pages 149-167, Springer.
  13. Ola Olsson, 2024. "African Origins," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 2, pages 15-38, Springer.
  14. Ola Olsson, 2024. "First States I: Mesopotamia and Egypt," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 13, pages 285-308, Springer.
  15. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Glacial Adaptations," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 6, pages 119-147, Springer.
  16. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Introduction," Springer Books, in: Paleoeconomics, chapter 1, pages 1-14, Springer.
  17. Ola Olsson, 2004. "Reference-dependent utility in an industrial cluster," Chapters, in: Charlie Karlsson & Per Flensburg & Sven-Åke Hörte (ed.), Knowledge Spillovers and Knowledge Management, chapter 9, pages 268-282, Edward Elgar Publishing.

Books

  1. Ola Olsson, 2024. "Paleoeconomics," Springer Books, Springer, number 978-3-031-52784-5, January.

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NEP is an announcement service for new working papers, with a weekly report in each of many fields. This author has had 41 papers announced in NEP. These are the fields, ordered by number of announcements, along with their dates. If the author is listed in the directory of specialists for this field, a link is also provided.
  1. NEP-HIS: Business, Economic and Financial History (14) 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 2021-03-22 2024-12-16 2024-12-30 2026-05-25. Author is listed
  2. NEP-DEV: Development (12) 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 2023-05-08. 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-GRO: Economic Growth (7) 2015-05-16 2017-12-18 2018-03-05 2018-03-26 2018-09-17 2023-05-08 2026-05-25. Author is listed
  5. NEP-ENV: Environmental Economics (6) 2000-09-01 2008-11-04 2023-05-08 2024-12-16 2024-12-16 2024-12-30. Author is listed
  6. NEP-EVO: Evolutionary Economics (6) 2014-08-25 2015-05-16 2017-12-18 2018-03-05 2018-03-26 2023-09-18. Author is listed
  7. NEP-POL: Positive Political Economics (5) 2006-09-23 2007-12-19 2007-12-19 2008-06-13 2009-10-24. Author is listed
  8. NEP-RES: Resource Economics (5) 2006-09-23 2010-01-10 2023-05-08 2023-09-18 2026-05-25. Author is listed
  9. NEP-HPE: History and Philosophy of Economics (4) 2003-10-05 2006-04-22 2008-06-13 2014-08-25
  10. NEP-LTV: Unemployment, Inequality and Poverty (4) 2003-09-28 2004-07-11 2009-10-24 2026-05-25
  11. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (3) 2001-10-29 2013-03-09 2024-12-16
  12. NEP-SOC: Social Norms and Social Capital (3) 2007-03-17 2007-12-19 2017-12-18
  13. NEP-TRE: Transport Economics (3) 2016-12-04 2018-03-05 2018-03-26
  14. NEP-URE: Urban and Real Estate Economics (3) 2003-01-12 2018-03-05 2018-03-26
  15. NEP-CUL: Cultural Economics (2) 2015-05-16 2017-12-18
  16. NEP-GEO: Economic Geography (2) 2003-09-28 2003-10-05
  17. NEP-LAM: Central and South America (2) 2003-05-15 2004-10-18
  18. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (2) 2003-01-13 2010-12-23
  19. NEP-MIG: Economics of Human Migration (2) 2007-12-19 2017-12-18
  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-CIS: Confederation of Independent States (1) 2023-05-08
  23. NEP-ENT: Entrepreneurship (1) 2003-01-12
  24. NEP-FDG: Financial Development and Growth (1) 2021-03-22
  25. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (1) 2023-09-18
  26. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (1) 2000-06-29
  27. NEP-LAW: Law and Economics (1) 2016-12-04
  28. NEP-TRA: Transition Economics (1) 2023-05-08

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