Gaute Torsvik
Professor
Department of Economics
Title: Professor
Phone: +47 55 58 92 25
E-mail: Gaute.Torsvik@econ.uib.no
Visiting address: Fosswinckelsgate 14
- Personell economics
- Development econmics
”Anticipated discussions in a social dilemma” Forthcoming in Rationality and Society (co-authors Anders Molander, Sigve Tjøtta and Therese Kobbeltvedt.
“Overworked? The relationship between workload and health worker performance in rural Tanzania” Forthcoming in Journal of Health Economics (co-authors Ottar Mæstad and arild Aakvik)
“Testing Guilt Aversion” Games and Economic Behavior 2010 (co-authors Tore Ellingsen, Magnus Johannesson and Sigve Tjøtta)
“Networks, middlemen and other (urban) labour market mysteries” Indian Growth and Development Review 2010 (co-author Vegard Iversen)
“Foreign economic aid: Should donors cooperate” Journal of Development Economics 2005.
“Sticks and carrots for the alleviation of long term poverty” Journal of PublicEconomic Theory 2005 (co-author Fred Schroyen)
"Social Capital and Economic Development: A plea for the mechanisms" Rationality and Society 2000.
"Discretion and Incentives in Organizations" Journal of Labor Economics 2000 (co-author Trond E. Olsen)
"Collusion and renegotiation in hierarchies; the case of beneficial corruption" International Economic Review 1998 (co-author Trond E. Olsen)
"Term limits in politics" European Journal of Political Economy, 1997 (With Kai Konrad).
"Why should governments redistribute income" The Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 1996.
"Limited intertemporal commitment and job design" Journal of Economic Behaviour and Organisation, 1996. (co-authors Margaret A. Meyer and Trond E.Olsen.)
"Intertemporal common agency and organizatonal design: How much decentralization?" European Economic Review, 39, 1995. (co-author Trond E. Olsen.)
“When groups contribute to a public good: The importance of institutional framework for making collective decisions," Public Choice, 1994.
"Profit taxation in an industry with tacit collusion" Finanz Archiv, 51, 1994.
"The ratchet effect in common agency: Implications for regulation and privatization." Journal of Law, Economics and Organization, 9, 1993, 136 - 158. (co-author Trond E. Olsen.)
"Regional economic problems and time inconsistent policy plans " Journal of Economics, 1993.