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Gustavo Torrens

Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Indiana University

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Mid career · publishing since 2005
Fiscal Policy and Economic GrowthGlobal trade and economicsEconomic Policies and ImpactsFiscal Policies and Political EconomyLocal Government Finance and Decentralization

Publications

103

Citations

437

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
AI-generated

Gustavo Torrens studies political economy, using economic tools to analyze how politics, conflict, and institutions shape trade and policy. His work spans topics such as the historical economics of colonial trading monopolies, geopolitics and international trade, antitrust enforcement across countries, and the interplay between violence and institutions. Much of the research combines economic modeling with questions about power, special interests, and international relations.

Political economy of tradeGeopolitics and international relationsInstitutions and conflictColonial and historical economicsAntitrust and special-interest influence

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, generally in the range of four to eight works per year with an average of about five over the last five years.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 9, 2026

In context
Among 217 mid career Economics, Econometrics and Finance PIs within our index
Citations: 437cohort median 531
h-index: 9cohort median 10
Publications / year (recent): 5.4cohort median 2.6

Typically publishes in teams of ~3 · 89% small-team papers (≤3 authors) · across 17 venues

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.4/year recently
2017: 5 publications172018: 5 publications182019: 6 publications192020: 4 publications202021: 8 publications8212022: 7 publications222023: 7 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 7 publications252026: 4 publications26
Collaborators per year
Distinct co-authors at Indiana University each year — a rough indication of whether the group around this researcher has been growing or contracting. An estimate from co-authorship, not a roster: collaborators are not necessarily lab members, and recent years can be under-counted while indexing catches up.
2017: 3 collaborators at the same institution2018: 1 collaborator at the same institution2019: 1 collaborator at the same institution2020: 1 collaborator at the same institution2021: 2 collaborators at the same institution2022: 2 collaborators at the same institution2023: 1 collaborator at the same institution2024: 0 collaborators at the same institution2025: 1 collaborator at the same institution1719212325
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • SSRN Electronic Journal×30
  • National Bureau of Economic Research×9
  • Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization×5
  • RePEc: Research Papers in Economics×4
  • Journal of Comparative Economics×2
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Last updated Sep 1, 2026.

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