| Born | 18 April 1954 |
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| Nationality | Sweden |
| Institution | University of Stockholm |
| Field | Political economics Macroeconomics International economics Public economics |
| Alma mater | University of Stockholm |
| Awards | Yrjö Jahnsson Award (1997) |
| Information at IDEAS/RePEc | |
Torsten Persson (born 18 April 1954) is a Swedish economist and the director of the Institute for International Economic Studies at Stockholm University. He has also taught in England, the United States, and Israel. He has collaborated extensively with Guido Tabellini.
Persson is a past President of the European Economic Association, a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and serves on The Prize Committee for the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.