Ragnar Torvik

8.4k total citations · 4 hit papers
58 papers, 4.9k citations indexed

About

Ragnar Torvik is a scholar working on General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Economics and Econometrics and Sociology and Political Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Ragnar Torvik has authored 58 papers receiving a total of 4.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 37 papers in General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 31 papers in Economics and Econometrics and 11 papers in Sociology and Political Science. Recurrent topics in Ragnar Torvik's work include Natural Resources and Economic Development (23 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (12 papers) and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (11 papers). Ragnar Torvik is often cited by papers focused on Natural Resources and Economic Development (23 papers), Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth (12 papers) and Monetary Policy and Economic Impact (11 papers). Ragnar Torvik collaborates with scholars based in Norway, United States and United Kingdom. Ragnar Torvik's co-authors include Halvor Mehlum, Karl Ove Moene, James A. Robinson, Thierry Verdier, Egil Matsen, Edward Miguel, Silje Aslaksen, Jørn Rattsø, Øistein Røisland and Leif Anders Thorsrud and has published in prestigious journals such as American Economic Review, The Economic Journal and Journal of Monetary Economics.

In The Last Decade

Ragnar Torvik

53 papers receiving 4.3k citations

Hit Papers

Institutions and the Resource Curse 2002 2026 2010 2018 2006 2006 2002 2006 500 1000 1.5k

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Ragnar Torvik Norway 23 3.5k 2.1k 1.7k 1.1k 903 58 4.9k
Michael L. Ross United States 21 3.8k 1.1× 1.8k 0.9× 1.8k 1.1× 3.3k 3.0× 1.8k 1.9× 54 7.6k
Karl Ove Moene Norway 22 1.8k 0.5× 1.7k 0.8× 811 0.5× 963 0.9× 435 0.5× 67 3.8k
Þorvaldur Gylfason Iceland 23 2.7k 0.8× 2.2k 1.1× 907 0.5× 352 0.3× 409 0.5× 91 3.7k
Halvor Mehlum Norway 8 1.7k 0.5× 965 0.5× 808 0.5× 499 0.5× 400 0.4× 21 2.3k
W. M. Corden Australia 18 3.0k 0.9× 2.3k 1.1× 779 0.5× 427 0.4× 458 0.5× 45 4.0k
J. Peter Neary Ireland 38 4.6k 1.3× 4.9k 2.4× 552 0.3× 567 0.5× 463 0.5× 109 6.9k
Roland Hodler Switzerland 17 934 0.3× 1.0k 0.5× 432 0.3× 778 0.7× 541 0.6× 59 2.6k
Ivar Kolstad Norway 19 1.1k 0.3× 681 0.3× 358 0.2× 617 0.6× 454 0.5× 70 2.5k
Rabah Arezki United States 25 1.2k 0.3× 1.2k 0.6× 317 0.2× 363 0.3× 228 0.3× 149 2.3k
Robert T. Deacon United States 25 721 0.2× 2.0k 1.0× 344 0.2× 387 0.4× 195 0.2× 50 3.3k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Ragnar Torvik

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Mehlum, Halvor, Gisle James Natvik, & Ragnar Torvik. (2024). The impossible trinity: Competitive markets, free entry, and efficiency. Journal of Public Economics. 239. 105240–105240.
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Torvik, Ragnar. (2018). Should Developing Countries Establish Petroleum Funds?. The Energy Journal. 39(4). 85–102. 8 indexed citations
3.
Torvik, Ragnar. (2016). Petroleum fund in Tanzania? Other alternatives may be better. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 10. 2 indexed citations
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Acemoğlu, Daron, James A. Robinson, & Ragnar Torvik. (2016). The Political Agenda Effect and State Centralization. SSRN Electronic Journal. 2 indexed citations
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Robinson, James A., Ragnar Torvik, & Thierry Verdier. (2013). Political foundations of the resource curse: A simplification and a comment. Journal of Development Economics. 106. 194–198. 44 indexed citations
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Matsen, Egil, Gisle James Natvik, & Ragnar Torvik. (2012). Petro Populism. SSRN Electronic Journal. 1 indexed citations
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Torvik, Ragnar. (2009). Why Do Some Resource-Abundant Countries Succeed While Others Do Not?. SSRN Electronic Journal. 3 indexed citations
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Matsen, Egil, Tommy Sveen, & Ragnar Torvik. (2007). Savers, Spenders and Fiscal Policy in a Small Open Economy. The B E Journal of Macroeconomics. 7(1). 1 indexed citations
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Robinson, James A., et al.. (2006). When is Democracy an Equilibrium?: Theory and Evidence from Colombia's. 2 indexed citations
10.
Mehlum, Halvor, Edward Miguel, & Ragnar Torvik. (2006). Poverty and crime in 19th century Germany. Journal of Urban Economics. 59(3). 370–388. 87 indexed citations
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Mehlum, Halvor, Karl Ove Moene, & Ragnar Torvik. (2006). Institutions and the Resource Curse. The Economic Journal. 116(508). 1–20. 1694 indexed citations breakdown →
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Robinson, James A. & Ragnar Torvik. (2005). A political economy theory of the soft budget constraint. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 2 indexed citations
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Matsen, Egil & Ragnar Torvik. (2005). Optimal Dutch disease. Journal of Development Economics. 78(2). 494–515. 109 indexed citations
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Akram, Q. Farooq, Øyvind Eitrheim, Dagfinn Rime, et al.. (2003). Explaining Movements in the Norwegian Exchange Rate. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 1 indexed citations
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Akram, Q. Farooq, Øyvind Eitrheim, Dagfinn Rime, et al.. (2003). Hvilke faktorer kan forklare utviklingen i valutakursen. Duo Research Archive (University of Oslo).
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Mehlum, Halvor, Karl Ove Moene, & Ragnar Torvik. (2002). Plunder & Protection Inc.. Journal of Peace Research. 39(4). 447–459. 46 indexed citations
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Robinson, James A., Ragnar Torvik, & Thierry Verdier. (2002). Political foundations of the resource curse. RePEc: Research Papers in Economics. 58 indexed citations
18.
Torvik, Ragnar. (2001). Learning by doing and the Dutch disease. European Economic Review. 45(2). 285–306. 274 indexed citations
19.
Røisland, Øistein & Ragnar Torvik. (2000). Fiscal Policy Under Inflation Targeting. BIBSYS Brage (BIBSYS (Norway)). 2 indexed citations
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Davies, Rob, Jørn Rattsø, & Ragnar Torvik. (1994). The Macroeconomics of Zimbabwe in the 1980s: a CGE-Model Analysis1. Journal of African Economies. 3(2). 153–198. 22 indexed citations

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