Halvor
Mehlum's
publications
(Some
for download in PDF)
Published
or forthcoming journal articles
Lind, Jo Thori and Halvor Mehlum (2010) With
or Without U? - The appropriate test for a U shaped relationship
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and
Statistics, 72/1, 109-118.
(accompanying STATA
ado file UTEST)
Mehlum, Halvor (2009) The
Island Problem Revisited The
American Statistician,
63/3,269–273.(Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor (2009) On
the Geometry of the Instrumental Variable Estimator Oxford
Bulletin of Economics and Statistics,
71/3, 427-435.(Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor, Karl Moene, and Ragnar Torvik (2006) Cursed
by resources or institutions? World
Economy, 29/8, 1117–1131. (Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor, Edward Miguel, and Ragnar Torvik (2006) Poverty
and Crime in 19th Century Germany. Journal
of Urban Economics, 59, 370–388
(Featured in The
New York Times). (Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor, Karl Moene, and Ragnar Torvik (2006) Institutions
and the resource curse The
Economic Journal, 116 (January), 1–20.
(Featured in Le
Monde , Die
Zeit, Der
Spiegel and The
Independent.. (Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor and Karl Moene (2006) Fighting
against the odds Economics of
Governance 7/1: 75-87. (Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor, Karl Moene, and Ragnar Torvik (2005) Crime
Induced Poverty Traps. Journal of
Development Economics, 77/2 325-340.
(Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor (2005) A
Closed Form Ramsey Saddle Path Contributions
to Macroeconomics: Vol. 5: No. 1,
Article 2.
Mehlum, Halvor (2003) The
Collins Case Again The Mathematical
Scientist 28/2 121-124 (Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor, Kalle Moene, and Ragnar Torvik (2003) Destructive
Creativity Nordic Journal of
Political Economy 29/1 pp. 77–83
Mehlum, Halvor, Karl Moene, and Ragnar Torvik (2003) Predator
or Prey? Parasitic enterprises in economic development European
Economic Review Vol. 47/2, pp 79-98.
(Free
memo version)
Mehlum,
Halvor and Kalle Moene (2002) Battlefields
and Marketplaces Journal of Defence
and Peace Economics 6/1 pp. 485 - 496
Mehlum, Halvor, Kalle Moene, and Ragnar Torvik (2002) Plunder
& Protection Inc. Journal of
Peace Research 39/4 pp. 447–459
Mehlum, Halvor, Karl Moene, and Ragnar Torvik (2002)
Market-based
extortion Newsletter of the American
Political Science Association Organized Section in Comparative
Politics APSA-CP 13(1)
Mehlum,
Halvor (2002) Should
I stay or should I go? On relative deprivation and migration dynamics
Review of Development Economics,
6:1 69-76
Mehlum, Halvor (2002) Zimbabwe:
Investments, credibility, and the dynamics following trade
liberalization Economic Modelling,
19/4 pp. 565-584
Mehlum, Halvor (2001) Capital
accumulation, unemployment and self-fulfilling failure of economic
reform Journal of Development
Economics Vol 65/2,
pp 291-306
Mehlum, Halvor (2001) Speed
of adjustment and self-fulfilling failure of economic reform
Journal of International Economics
53 149-167
Mehlum, Halvor (1998) Why
gradualism? Journal of International
Trade and Economic Development, 7:3 pp.
279-297
Articles in books
Mehlum, Halvor and Karl Moene (2011) Aggressive elites and vulnerable entrepreneurs: Trust and cooperation in the shadow of conflict. Forthcoming in Michelle R. Garfinkel and Stergios Skaperdas (eds.) Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict, Oxford University Press UK.
Mehlum, Halvor, Karl Moene and Ragnar Torvik (2011) Mineral
Rents and Social Development in Norway forthcoming in Katja
Hujo (ed) "Mineral Rents and the Financing of Social Policy:
Opportunities and Challenges" Palgrave Macmillan UK.
Mehlum,
Halvor, Karl Moene, and Ragnar Torvik (2006) Institutions
and the resource curse in Congleton, Hillman and Konrad
(ed.) “40 Years of Research on Rent Seeking, vol 2”,
Springer Berlin, pp. 245-264.
Mehlum, Halvor, Kalle Moene,
and Ragnar Torvik (2006) Parasites
in Sam Bowles, Steven N. Durlauf, and Karla Hoff (ed.) "Poverty
Traps", Princeton University Press, Princeton and Oxford. pp 79
-94.
Mehlum, Halvor, Jørn Rattsø, and
Ragnar Torvik (2002) Trade
liberalization and investment response in Zimbabwe in
C. Mumbengegwe (ed.), "Macroeconomic and Structural Adjustment
Policies in Zimbabwe", Palgrave UK. pp. 195- 220.
Norwegian
(op-eds, chapters and papers)
Mehlum, Halvor (2012) Hellas’ hengende snøre Dagens Næringsliv 20.01.2012 - Side: 4
Mehlum, Halvor (2011) Har tyskerne gitt opp? Dagens Næringsliv 02.12.2011 - Side: 4
Mehlum, Halvor (2011) Krise, rente og pengebruk Dagens Næringsliv 15.11.2011 - Side: 3
Mehlum, Halvor (2009) Samfunnsøkonomen
Schweigaard in Mestad, Ola (ed.) ”Anton Martin Schweigaard.
Professorpolitikeren” Akademisk publisering, Oslo.
pp.125-148.
Mehlum, Halvor (2006) Norsk
pengepolitikk. Har fattige land noe å lære? RØST
2, 2006.
Mehlum, Halvor (2006) En
lavest mulig rente Økonomisk forum 60:8
Mehlum,
Halvor og Kalle Moene (2005) Gjenreisningen
etter katastrofen Kronikk i Aftenposten 10 januar 2005.
Mehlum, Halvor (2002) Når
noe er for godt til å være sant, er det da fortsatt godt?
Økonomisk forum 56:9 46-49.
Mehlum, Halvor og
Kalle Moene (2002) Voldens
særegne marked Kronikk i Aftenposten 16. mars 2002
Mehlum, Halvor (2001) Put
money in thy purse Økonomisk forum 55:8 18-20.
Barth, Erling og Halvor Mehlum (1993) Lønnsforskjeller
i Norge 1980-1991 Søkelys på arbeidsmarkedet vol. 10 s
147-152 (Wage inequality in Norway 1980-1991)
Mehlum, Halvor
og Hege Torp (1993) Permitteringer: Effekt av lov om lønnsplikt-
Analyse av aggregerte tidsseriedata NOU 1993:19 Erfaringer med lov om
lønnsplikt under permittering. s.76-86 (Analysis of compulsory
compensation of workers during temporary lay-offs)
Mehlum,
Halvor (1992) En tregapsmodell for Zimbabwe (A three-gap model for
Zimbabwe) Masters thesis, Department of Economics, University of Oslo
Other
Mehlum, Halvor and Jørn Rattsø
(1998) Endogenous trade policy and growth restrictions: Gap Analysis
of Zimbabwe Mimeo University of Trondheim
Other Mehlum,
Halvor (1998) The political economy of failing reform Dr. polit.
thesis, University of Oslo
Mehlum, Halvor (1997) A three-gap
model for Yemen Document No 35 Ministry of Planning and Development
UNDP/DDSMS support, Sanàa, Yemen.