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Torsten Persson is a Swedish economist who currently serves as a professor at Stockholm University. He is highly regarded for his contributions to political economics, particularly through his co-authored work with Guido Tabellini. Their research demonstrates how different electoral systems and constitutional rules shape fiscal policy choices, government size, and economic redistribution. Persson has served as the director of the Institute for International Economic Studies in Stockholm and holds a distinguished international academic reputation.
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Torsten Persson ranks #189 of 253 in the Economist ranking, behind Carl Shapiro, ahead of Jesse Shapiro.
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What did Torsten Persson and Guido Tabellini contribute to political economics?
Persson and Tabellini's collaborative research demonstrated that different electoral systems and political institutions systematically influence economic policy outcomes such as taxation, public spending, and redistribution. Their work helped establish political economics as a rigorous quantitative subfield bridging economics and political science.
What textbook did Torsten Persson write with Guido Tabellini?
Persson and Tabellini co-authored 'Political Economics: Explaining Economic Policy,' published by MIT Press in 2000, which became the standard graduate-level textbook in the field. It synthesizes formal models of political behavior with cross-country empirical analysis of policy differences.
Where does Torsten Persson work?
Persson is a professor at Stockholm University, where he has been affiliated with the Institute for International Economic Studies (IIES). He is one of Sweden's most internationally recognized economists and a foreign honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Has Torsten Persson won major economics prizes?
Persson was awarded the Yrjö Jahnsson Prize, given to leading European economists under 45, and later received the Nemmers Prize in Economics from Northwestern University. He has been frequently mentioned as a potential Nobel Memorial Prize candidate for his foundational work in political economics.
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