Thorsten Janus

Economics

Associate Professor of Economics

Contact Information

(307) 766-3384tjanus@uwyo.edu

BU 267

He/him/his

TR 4-5:30PM

Curriculum Vitae
Thorsten Janus

About

I am interested in political economy, economic development, and international issues. For example, I have studied social conflict, democratic transitions, and the economics of autocratic regimes.

 

Selected Publications

Janus, T. 2024. Does Export Underreporting Contribute to The Resource Curse? World Development 181, September, 106681

 

Janus, T., 2023. Short and Long-Run Democracy Diffusion. European Journal of Political Economy, 78, 102395

 

Janus, T., D. Riera‐Crichton, & B. Tarufelli, 2022. Commodity Terms of Trade Shocks and Political Transitions. Economics & Politics 34(3), 465-93.

 

Qin, B. and T. Janus 2019. Social Norms and the Effect of Unilateral Actions on Climate Change. Economics Bulletin 39, 1, 372-79.

 

Gwatipedza, J. & T. Janus 2019. Public Investment under Autocracy and Social Unrest. Economics &Politics 31, 1, 112-35.

 

Janus, T. 2012. Natural Resource Extraction and Civil Conflict. Journal of Development Economics 97, 1, 24-31.

 

Janus, T. 2009. Democracy, Capital Flows, and Odious Debt. Journal of International Trade and Economic Development 18, 2, 207-34.

 

Education

PhD, University of California at Santa Cruz

MA, University of California at Santa Cruz

BA, University of Copenhagen

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