Torsten Persson
| Torsten Persson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 April 1954 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Institution | University of Stockholm |
| Field |
Political economics Macroeconomics International economics Public economics |
| School or tradition | Constitutional economics |
| Alma mater | University of Stockholm |
| Doctoral advisor | Lars E. O. Svensson |
| Doctoral students | Gino Gancia |
| Awards | Yrjö Jahnsson Award (1997) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Torsten Persson (born 18 April 1954) is a Swedish economist at the Institute for International Economic Studies, Stockholm University. He has also taught in England, the United States, and Israel. He has collaborated extensively with Guido Tabellini.
Persson is a past director of the Institute for International Economic Studies, 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.
Work
- Political Economics – Explaining Economic Policy (with Guido Tabellini), MIT Press, 2000.
- The Economic Effects of Constitutions (with Guido Tabellini), MIT Press 2003.
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