Petrostates in decline
Reviewing new evidence and arguments, we conclude that natural resource dependency is indeed a mixed blessing, more likely to hinder […]
Iceland: A View from the Bridge
Economic, geopolitical, and institutional considerations suggest that, for Iceland, EU accession is no longer simply an economic choice but a […]
Catch-Up and the Curse of Oil
New paper with Gylfi Zoega Abstract Because of convergence, initial income is an important explanatory variable in many growth regressions. […]
Central Banks´ Mission Creep
Here I argue that central banks need to take a broader view of their mandate to keep inflation under control. […]
Bibliography
Books in English Prosperity through Trade and Structural Reform, Festschrift in honour of Per Magnus Wijkman, edited by Emil Ems […]
Balancing natural resources and human and social capital: Pathways to economic diversification in Mongolia
Paper on Mongolia which grew out of my work with Jean-Pascal N. Nganou for the World Bank. Appeared in Comparative […]
Different Choices, Divergent Paths: Poland and Ukraine
With Eduard Hochreiter and Tadeusz Kowalski, scheduled to appear as wiiw Research Report 2022. Abstract We compare the economic growth […]
Remembering Assar Lindbeck
In memory of Assar Lindbeck, the Swedish economist.
How Equality Matters for Life Satisfaction
With Sandeep Kapur and Gylfi Zoega, under submission. Abstract We consider two possible channels of the possible impact of income […]
To Grow or Not to Grow: Belarus and Lithuania
With Eduard Hochreiter. In Comparative Economic Studies 2022. Abstract We compare the economic growth performance of Belarus and Lithuania since […]