Thorsten Janus

College of Business

 

Associate Professor

 

BU 267 W | Office Hours

307-766-3384 | tjanus@uwyo.edu

 

Curriculum Vitae

 

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. (2023). Short and long run democracy diffusion. European Journal of Political Economy, 78, 102395.

Janus, T. (2023). Technology adoption in autocratic economies: The role of fiscal capacity. Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 70(4), 355-371.

Gwatipedza, J., & Janus, T. (2019). Public Investment under Autocracy and Social Unrest. Economics & Politics, 31(1), 112‐135.

Janus, T., & Riera‐Crichton, D. (2015). Economic Shocks, Civil War and Ethnicity. Journal of Development Economics, 115, 32‐44.

Janus, T., & Riera‐Crichton, D. (2013). International Gross Capital Flows: New Uses of Balance of Payments Data and Application to Financial Crises. Journal of Policy Modeling, 35(1), 16‐28.

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. The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 18(2), 207-234.

 

Education

• PhD, University of California at Santa Cruz
• MA, University of California at Santa Cruz
• BA, University of Copenhagen