Ragnar Torvik

Ragnar Torvik is Professor of Economics at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), specializing in political economy and resource economics.

His research examines how natural resources affect economic development, institutional quality, and political outcomes. Recent work explores policy interactions in commodity-dependent economies and leadership dynamics in resource-rich states.

Publications demonstrate theoretical and empirical contributions to understanding the resource curse, macroeconomic policy design, and political foundations of economic development. Torvik frequently analyzes Norwegian economic policy and advises government institutions.

He leads research on petroleum fund management, contributes to national economic debates through opinion pieces, and has developed influential models of rent-seeking behavior in resource economies.