Associate Professor
MSc (Econ), University of Aarhus, 2001
PhD (Econ), Aarhus School of Business, 2005
Research Interests
- Social Capital
- International Trade
- Development Economics
Teaching
Recent Publications
- Combating Corruption: On the Interplay between Institutional Quality and Social Trust. Forthcoming 2011 in Journal of Law and Economics
- How Does Social Trust Affect Economic Growth? Forthcoming in Southern Economic Journal
- A Different Rationale for Redistribution: A Comment. Forthcoming in Journal of Happiness Studies
- How Does Social Trust Lead to Better Governance? An Attempt to Separate Electoral and Bureaucratic Mechanisms. Forthcoming in Public Choice
- Do Elites Benefit from Democracy and Foreign Aid in Developing Countries? Forthcoming in Journal of Development Economics
- How Comparable are the Gallup World Poll Life Satisfaction Data? Forthcoming in Journal of Happiness Studies
Current Research
- Social Capital
- Ongoing WTO negotiations
Full CV and publication list (including recent papers)