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3352
National Ranking
26

Ragnar Torvik publication distribution in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Economics and Finance in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ragnar Torvik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 90 publications — 10th percentile

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Ragnar Torvik D-index placement in Economics and Finance in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Economics and Finance scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Ragnar Torvik sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 32 D-Index — 11th percentile

11% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

Ragnar Torvik is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their academic work primarily focuses on the field of Economics, Econometrics and Finance, with eleven publications in this area. The subfields of study in which they contribute include Economics and Econometrics, General Economics, Econometrics and Finance, Political Science and International Relations, Demography, and Sociology and Political Science.

The main topics covered in Torvik's research encompass Economic theories and models, Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth, Culture, Economy, and Development Studies, Political Conflict and Governance, Local Government Finance and Decentralization, Monetary Policy and Economic Impact, and Economic Theory and Policy.

Torvik's recent published papers include the following:

  • The political agenda effect and state centralization, 2020, Journal of Comparative Economics
  • Monetary policy when export revenues drop, 2023, Journal of International Money and Finance
  • The macroeconomics of COVID-19: a two-sector interpretation*, 2021, Review of Keynesian Economics
  • Growth with age-dependent preferences, 2020, Journal of International Trade & Economic Development
  • The impossible trinity: Competitive markets, free entry, and efficiency, 2024, Journal of Public Economics

The frequent co-authors with whom Torvik has collaborated include:

  • Halvor Mehlum
  • James A. Robinson
  • María Angélica Bautista
  • Juan Sebastián Galán
  • Drago Bergholt

Torvik's research contributions have appeared in several publication venues, most notably:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Comparative Economics
  • Journal of International Money and Finance
  • Review of Keynesian Economics
  • Journal of International Trade & Economic Development

Best Publications

  • Institutions and the Resource Curse

    Halvor Mehlum;Kalle Moene;Ragnar Torvik

  • Natural resources, rent seeking and welfare

    Ragnar Torvik

  • Political foundations of the resource curse

    James A. Robinson;Ragnar Torvik;Thierry Verdier

  • Learning by doing and the Dutch disease

    Ragnar Torvik;Ragnar Torvik

  • Cursed by Resources or Institutions

    Halvor Mehlum;Halvor Mehlum;Karl Ove Moene;Karl Ove Moene;Ragnar Torvik

  • Why do some resource-abundant countries succeed while others do not?

    Ragnar Torvik

  • Optimal Dutch disease

    Egil Matsen;Ragnar Torvik

  • Predator or prey? Parasitic enterprises in economic development

    Halvor Mehlum;Karl Moene;Ragnar Torvik

  • Poverty and crime in 19th century Germany

    Halvor Mehlum;Edward Miguel;Edward Miguel;Ragnar Torvik

  • A Theory of Civil Conflict and Democracy in Rentier States

    Silje Aslaksen;Ragnar Torvik

  • Plunder & Protection Inc.

    Halvor Mehlum;Karl Ove Moene;Ragnar Torvik

  • Crime induced poverty traps

    Halvor Mehlum;Karl Moene;Ragnar Torvik

  • Why Do Voters Dismantle Checks and Balances

    Daron Acemoglu;James A. Robinson;Ragnar Torvik

  • The Real Swing Voter's Curse

    James A. Robinson;Ragnar Torvik

  • A political economy theory of the soft budget constraint

    James A. Robinson;Ragnar Torvik

  • Politcal Foundations of the Resource Curse

    James A. Robinson;Ragnar Torvik;Thierry Verdier

  • Local Natural Resource Curse

    Lars-Erik Borge;Pernille Parmer;Ragnar Torvik

  • Political Foundations of the Resource Curse

    James A. Robinson;James A. Robinson;James A. Robinson;Ragnar Torvik;Thierry Verdier;Thierry Verdier;Thierry Verdier

  • Dutch Disease Dynamics Reconsidered

    Hilde C. Bjørnland;Leif Anders Thorsrud;Ragnar Torvik

  • The Macroeconomics of Zimbabwe in the 1980s: A CGE Model Analysis

    Rob Davies;Jørn Rattsø;Ragnar Torvik

  • When is Democracy an Equilibrium?: Theory and Evidence from Colombia's La Violencia

    Mario Chacón;James A. Robinson;Ragnar Torvik

  • Political foundations of the resource curse: A simplification and a comment☆

    James A. Robinson;Ragnar Torvik;Thierry Verdier;Thierry Verdier

Frequent Co-Authors

James A. Robinson
James A. Robinson University of Chicago
Karl Ove Moene
Karl Ove Moene University of Oslo
Thierry Verdier
Thierry Verdier Paris School of Economics
Jørn Rattsø
Jørn Rattsø Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Edward Miguel
Edward Miguel University of California, Berkeley
Geir B. Asheim
Geir B. Asheim University of Oslo

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