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Pelle Ahlerup
Affiliated Researcher
Department of EconomicsAbout Pelle Ahlerup
My research interests lie in the broad fields of institutional and development economics. Within these fields, I have a special interest in taxation, ethnic diversity and the political economy of natural disasters and extreme weather events.
I am a member of the board of ASWEDE (Association of Swedish Development Economists).
Research areas
- Development Economics
- Institutional Economics
- Natural Disasters
- Ethnic Diversity
- Democracy
Teaching areas
- Macro economics, International Econ
Selected publications
Ahlerup, P., T. Baskaran and A. Bigsten. (2020) ”Gold Mining and Education: A Long-run Resource Curse in Africa?”, Journal of Development Studies, 56:9, 1745-1762.
Ahlerup, P., T. Baskaran and A. Bigsten. (2017) ”Regional development and national identity in sub-Saharan Africa”, Journal of Comparative Economics, 45(3): 622-643.
Ahlerup, P., T. Baskaran and A. Bigsten. (2016) ”Government Impartiality and Sustained Growth in sub-Saharan Africa'', World Development, 83: 54-69.
Ahlerup, P. and A.-S. Isaksson. (2015) ”Ethno-regional favouritism in Sub-Saharan Africa”, Kyklos, 68: 143-52.
Ahlerup, P., T. Baskaran and A. Bigsten. (2015) ”Tax innovations and public revenues in sub-Saharan Africa”, Journal of Development Studies, 51(6): 689-706.
Ahlerup, P. and O. Olsson. (2012) ”Roots of Ethnic Diversity”, Journal of Economic Growth, 17(2):71-102.
Ahlerup, P. and G. Hansson. (2011) ”Nationalism and Government Effectiveness”, Journal of Comparative Economics, 39 (3): 431-451.
Ahlerup, P., O. Olsson and D. Yanagizawa. (2009) ”Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth Process'', European Journal of Political Economy, 25(1):1-14.
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Climate Shocks, Regional Favoritism and Trust in Leaders: Insights from Droughts in
Africa
Pelle Ahlerup, Aksel Sundström, Sverker C. Jagers, Martin Sjöstedt
World Development - 2024 -
Drought and Political
Trust
Pelle Ahlerup, Aksel Sundström, Sverker C. Jagers, Martin Sjöstedt
2023 -
Drought and Political
Trust
Pelle Ahlerup, Aksel Sundström, Sverker C Jagers, Martin Sjöstedt
2023 -
Sustainable Economic Growth: A Critical Assessment of SDG
8.1
Pelle Ahlerup, Ola Olsson
2023 -
Quality of Government and Economic
Growth
Pelle Ahlerup, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Arne Bigsten
OUP Handbook of Quality of Government, Eds. Marcia Grimes, Bo Rothstein, Monika Bauhr and Andreas Bågenholm - 2021 -
Gold Mining and Education: A Long-run Resource Curse in
Africa?
Pelle Ahlerup, T. Baskaran, Arne Bigsten
Journal of Development Studies - 2020 -
Foreign aid and structural transformation: Micro-level evidence from
Uganda
Pelle Ahlerup
2019 -
Regional development and national identity in sub-Saharan
Africa
Pelle Ahlerup, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Arne Bigsten
Journal of Comparative Economics - 2017 -
Government Impartiality and Sustained Growth in Sub-Saharan
Africa
Pelle Ahlerup, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Arne Bigsten
World Development - 2016 -
Gold mining and education: a long-run resource curse in
Africa?
Pelle Ahlerup, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Arne Bigsten
2016 -
Do the land-poor gain from agricultural investments? Empirical evidence from Zambia using panel
data
Pelle Ahlerup, Sven Tengstam
2015 -
Tax Innovations and Public Revenues in
Africa
Pelle Ahlerup, Thushyanthan Baskaran, Arne Bigsten
Journal of Development Studies - 2015 -
Ethno-Regional Favouritism in Sub-Saharan
Africa
Pelle Ahlerup, Ann-Sofie Isaksson
Kyklos - 2015 -
Ethno-regional favouritism in Sub-Saharan
Africa
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Democratisation in the aftermath of natural
disasters
Pelle Ahlerup
Globalization and Development. Rethinking interventions and governance - 2013 -
Are Natural Disasters Good for Economic
Growth?
Pelle Ahlerup
2013 -
Natural Disasters and Government
Turnover
Pelle Ahlerup
2013 -
The Roots of Ethnic
Diversity
Pelle Ahlerup, Ola Olsson
Journal of Economic Growth - 2012 -
Nationalism and Government
Effectiveness
Pelle Ahlerup, Gustav Hansson
Journal of Comparative Economics - 2011 -
Nya
Zeeland
Pelle Ahlerup
Reform: förändring och tröghet i välfärdsstaterna - 2009 -
Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth
Process
Pelle Ahlerup, Ola Olsson, David Yanagizawa
European Journal of Political Economy - 2009 -
Essays on Conflict, Institutions, and Ethnic
Diversity
Pelle Ahlerup
2009 -
Earthquakes and Civil
War
Pelle Ahlerup
2009 -
The Causal Effects of Ethnic Diversity: An Instrumental Variables
Approach
Pelle Ahlerup
2009 -
Nationalism and Government
Effectiveness
Pelle Ahlerup, Gustav Hansson
2008 -
The Roots of Ethnic
Diversity
Pelle Ahlerup, Ola Olsson
2007 -
Social Capital vs Institutions in the Growth
Process
Pelle Ahlerup, Ola Olsson, David Yanagizawa
2007