Pelle Ahlerup

Senior Lecturer

Department of

Economics

Telephone

+46 766-18 13 70

Mail

pelle.ahlerup@economics.gu.se

Visiting address

Vasagatan 1

41124 Göteborg

Room number

E-515

Postal address

Box 640

40530 Göteborg

About 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.