Halvor Mehlum

Research Economist, Department of Economics, University of Oslo

Halvor Mehlum left PRIO in 2012. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons. Halvor Mehlum is an External Associate at PRIO.

Background

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Events

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All Publications

Peer-reviewed Journal Article

Lind, Jo Thori & 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.
Torvik, Ragnar; Halvor Mehlum & Karl Ove Moene (2006) Cursed by Resources or Institutions?, World Economy 29(8): 1117–1131.
Moene, Karl Ove; Halvor Mehlum & Ragnar Torvik (2006) Institutions and the Resource Curse, Economic Journal 116(508): 1–20.
Moene, Karl Ove & Halvor Mehlum (2006) Fighting Against the Odds, Economics of Governance 7(1): 75–87.
Torvik, Ragnar; Halvor Mehlum & Edward Miguel (2006) Poverty and Crime in 19th Century Germany, Journal of Urban Economics 59(3): 370–388.
Mehlum, Halvor; Karl Ove Moene & Ragnar Torvik (2003) Predator or Prey: Parasite Enterprises in Economic Development, European Economic Review 47(2): 275–294.
Mehlum, Halvor; Karl Ove Moene & Ragnar Torvik (2002) Plunder & Protection Inc., Journal of Peace Research 39(4): 447–459.

Book Chapter

Mehlum, Halvor; & Moene, Karl(2012) Aggressive elites and vulnerable entrepreneurs: Trust and cooperation in the shadow of conflict, in Skaperdas, Stergios, ed., Oxford Handbook of the Economics of Peace and Conflict. : Oxford University Press(706–729 ).
Mehlum, Halvor; Karl Ove Moene & Ragnar Torvik (2008) Institutions and the Resource Curse, in Congleton, Roger D.; Arye L. Hillman; & K.A. Konrad, eds, 40 Years of Research on Rent Seeking, Volume 2. Berlin: Springer (245–264).
Torvik, Ragnar; Karl Ove Moene & Halvor Mehlum (2006) Parasites, in Poverty Traps. Princeton, NJ: .

Conference Paper

Mehlum, Halvor; Edward Miguel & Ragnar Torvik (2006) Poverty and Crime in 19th Century Germany, presented at the Oslo GROW-net Workshop, Oslo, 10–11 February.
Mehlum, Halvor & Karl Ove Moene (2001) Contested Power and Political Instability, presented at Economics and Politics of Civil War: Launching a Case-Study Project, Oslo, 11 June.

Report - Other

Mehlum, Halvor; Karl Ove Moene; & Ragnar Torvik (2008) Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway, UNRISD project "Financing Social Policy". Oslo: University of Oslo.