Main areas of research: Economic growth, institutional economics, social conflict, political economy of natural resources, long-run development, technological change.
Recent publications:
"On the Democratic Legacy of Colonialism" (2009) Journal of Comparative Economics [download]
"Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process" (2009) (with Pelle Ahlerup and David Yanagizawa), European Journal of Political Economy [download]
"Windfall Gains, Political Economy, and Economic Development" (2008) (with Carl-Johan Dalgaard), Journal of African Economies [download] .
“Endogenous Institutional Change After Independence” (2007) (with Heather Congdon Fors), European Economic Review [download] Extended working paper version [download].
“Conflict Diamonds” (2007) Journal of Development Economics [download].
New papers:
"After Janjaweed? Socioeconomic Impacts of the Conflict in Darfur" [download] (This version: January, 2010)
"Ethnic Cleansing or Resource Struggle in Darfur? An Empirical Analysis" (with Eyerusalem Siba) [download] (This version: November, 2009)
"Essentials of Advanced Macroeconomic Theory" (teaching material for master course) [download] (This version: November, 2009)
"Why Are Rich Countries More Politically Cohesive?" (with Carl-Johan Dalgaard) [download] (This version: October, 2009)
"Market Collapse in Vulnerable Environments: A Model Applied to Darfur" [download] (This version: June, 2009)
"The Roots of Ethnic Diversity" (with Pelle Ahlerup) [download] (This version: April, 2009)
“Country Size and the Rule of Law: Resuscitating Montesquieu” (with Gustav Hansson) [download] (This version: February, 2009)
"Political Economy" (with Heather Congdon Fors) forthcoming entry in Encyclopedia of Geography [download] (This version: December, 2008)