| Torsten Persson | |
|---|---|
| Born |
18 April 1954 , Sweden |
| Nationality | Swedish |
| Institution | |
| Field |
Political economics Macroeconomics International economics Public economics |
| School or tradition |
Constitutional economics |
| Alma mater | University of Stockholm |
| Doctoral students |
Gino Gancia |
| Awards | Yrjö Jahnsson Award (1997) |
| Information at IDEAS / RePEc | |
Torsten Persson (born 18 April 1954) is a Swedish economist at the Institute for International Economic Studies, . He has also taught in England, the United States, and Israel. He has collaborated extensively with Guido Tabellini.
Persson is a past director of the Institute for International Economic Studies, President of the European Economic Association, a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, and serves on The Prize Committee for the Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.