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Homepage:http://folk.uio.no/hmehlum/
Phone:+47 22855152
Postal address:University of Oslo Economics Department Box 1095 0317 Blindern Norway
Workplace:Økonomisk institutt (Department of Economics), Universitetet i Oslo (University of Oslo), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2022

  1. On the Political Economy of Autocratic Land Reform
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers Downloads

2021

  1. The Inefficient Combination: Competitive Markets, Free Entry, and Democracy
    Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School Downloads View citations (2)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2021) Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Two Notions of Social Capital
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads
    See also Journal Article Two notions of social capital, The Journal of Mathematical Sociology, Taylor & Francis Journals (2023) Downloads (2023)

2020

  1. Macroeconomics in the time of the Corona
    Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School Downloads View citations (1)

2019

  1. Election Turnout Inequality - Insights from Administrative Registers
    CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo Downloads

2018

  1. Growth with Age-Dependent Preferences
    Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School Downloads
    See also Journal Article Growth with age-dependent preferences, The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, Taylor & Francis Journals (2020) Downloads (2020)

2017

  1. A polar confidence curve applied to Fieller’s ratios
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
  2. Positive illusions and the temptation to borrow
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article Positive illusions and the temptation to borrow, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2019) Downloads (2019)
  3. The Firm and the self-enforcing dynamics of crime and protection
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads

2016

  1. Another model of sales. Price discrimination in a differentiated duopoly market
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
  2. The Savings Multiplier
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article The savings multiplier, Journal of Monetary Economics, Elsevier (2016) Downloads View citations (1) (2016)
  3. Unequal power and the dynamics of rivalry
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (2)

2013

  1. China s Savings Multiplier
    Working Papers, Centre for Applied Macro- and Petroleum economics (CAMP), BI Norwegian Business School Downloads
    Also in Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (2013) Downloads View citations (2)
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2013) Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Economics at the Faculty of Law in Oslo - The First Hundred Years
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
  3. The Political Economy of Migration Policies in Oil-rich Gulf Countries
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
    See also Journal Article The political economy of migration policies in oil-rich Gulf countries, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press (2016) Downloads View citations (1) (2016)

2011

  1. Aggressive elites and vulnerable entrepreneurs - trust and cooperation in the shadow of conflict
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
  2. Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Chapter Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway, Social Policy in a Development Context, Palgrave Macmillan (2012) (2012)

2008

  1. King of the Hill Positional Dynamics in Contests
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2008) Downloads View citations (4)
  2. Samfunnsøkonomen Schweigaard
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads

2007

  1. With or Without U? - The appropriate test for a U shaped relationship
    MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads View citations (14)
    Also in Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2007) Downloads View citations (15)

    See also Journal Article With or Without U? The Appropriate Test for a U‐Shaped Relationship*, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford (2010) Downloads View citations (652) (2010)

2005

  1. Cursed by resources or institutions?
    Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Downloads View citations (25)
    See also Journal Article Cursed by Resources or Institutions?, The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell (2006) Downloads View citations (582) (2006)
  2. Fighting against the odds
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article Fighting against the odds, Economics of Governance, Springer (2006) Downloads View citations (25) (2006)

2004

  1. Exact Small Sample Properties of the Instrumental Variable Estimator. A View From a Different Angle
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
  2. Institutions and the Resource Curse
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade Downloads View citations (60)
    Also in GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) Downloads View citations (32)
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2003) Downloads View citations (5)
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) Downloads View citations (38)

    See also Chapter Institutions and the Resource Curse, Springer Books, Springer (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
    Journal Article Institutions and the Resource Curse, Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (1257) (2006)
  3. Parasites
    Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany Downloads
    Also in Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2003) Downloads
  4. Rainfall, Poverty and Crime in 19th Century Germany
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads

2003

  1. A Finer Point in Forensic Identification
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
  2. At Last! An Explicit Solution for the Ramsey Saddle Path
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in GE, Growth, Math methods, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) Downloads
  3. Battlefields and Marketplaces
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) Downloads View citations (10)

    See also Journal Article Battlefields and marketplaces, Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals (2002) Downloads View citations (8) (2002)
  4. Plunder & Protections Inc
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (3)
    Also in Development and Comp Systems, University Library of Munich, Germany (2002) Downloads View citations (8)

    See also Journal Article Plunder & Protection Inc, Journal of Peace Research, Peace Research Institute Oslo (2002) Downloads View citations (17) (2002)

2001

  1. The Market for Extortions
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) Downloads

2000

  1. Predator or prey?: parasitic enterprises in economic development
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Predator or prey?: Parasitic enterprises in economic development, European Economic Review, Elsevier (2003) Downloads View citations (63) (2003)

1999

  1. Crime induced poverty traps
    Memorandum, Oslo University, Department of Economics Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Crime induced poverty traps, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2005) Downloads View citations (27) (2005)

Journal Articles

2025

  1. Add and rule
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2025, 229, (C) Downloads

2024

  1. The impossible trinity: Competitive markets, free entry, and efficiency
    Journal of Public Economics, 2024, 239, (C) Downloads

2023

  1. Two notions of social capital
    The Journal of Mathematical Sociology, 2023, 47, (4), 255-282 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Two Notions of Social Capital, MPRA Paper (2021) Downloads (2021)

2022

  1. The self-enforcing dynamics of crime and protection
    Journal of Peace Research, 2022, 59, (5), 742-755 Downloads

2021

  1. The macroeconomics of COVID-19: a two-sector interpretation
    Review of Keynesian Economics, 2021, 9, (2), 165-174 Downloads

2020

  1. Growth with age-dependent preferences
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 2020, 29, (6), 665-676 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Growth with Age-Dependent Preferences, Working Papers (2018) Downloads (2018)
  2. The polar confidence curve for a ratio
    Econometric Reviews, 2020, 39, (3), 234-243 Downloads

2019

  1. Positive illusions and the temptation to borrow
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2019, 71, (3), 623-644 Downloads
    See also Working Paper Positive illusions and the temptation to borrow, Memorandum (2017) Downloads (2017)

2016

  1. The political economy of migration policies in oil-rich Gulf countries
    Oxford Economic Papers, 2016, 68, (4), 1062-1083 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The Political Economy of Migration Policies in Oil-rich Gulf Countries, Memorandum (2013) Downloads (2013)
  2. The savings multiplier
    Journal of Monetary Economics, 2016, 83, (C), 90-105 Downloads View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper The Savings Multiplier, MPRA Paper (2016) Downloads View citations (1) (2016)

2010

  1. With or Without U? The Appropriate Test for a U‐Shaped Relationship*
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2010, 72, (1), 109-118 Downloads View citations (652)
    See also Working Paper With or Without U? - The appropriate test for a U shaped relationship, MPRA Paper (2007) Downloads View citations (14) (2007)

2009

  1. On the Geometry of the Instrumental Variable Estimator*
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 71, (3), 427-435 Downloads
  2. The Island Problem Revisited
    The American Statistician, 2009, 63, (3), 269-273 Downloads

2006

  1. Cursed by Resources or Institutions?
    The World Economy, 2006, 29, (8), 1117-1131 Downloads View citations (582)
    See also Working Paper Cursed by resources or institutions?, Working Paper Series (2005) Downloads View citations (25) (2005)
  2. Fighting against the odds
    Economics of Governance, 2006, 7, (1), 75-87 Downloads View citations (25)
    See also Working Paper Fighting against the odds, Memorandum (2005) Downloads View citations (7) (2005)
  3. Institutions and the Resource Curse
    Economic Journal, 2006, 116, (508), 1-20 View citations (1257)
    See also Chapter Institutions and the Resource Curse, Springer Books, 2006, 245-264 (2006) View citations (2) (2006)
    Working Paper Institutions and the Resource Curse, DEGIT Conference Papers (2004) Downloads View citations (60) (2004)
  4. Poverty and crime in 19th century Germany
    Journal of Urban Economics, 2006, 59, (3), 370-388 Downloads View citations (72)

2005

  1. A Closed Form Ramsey Saddle Path
    The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 2005, 5, (1), 15 Downloads View citations (3)
  2. Crime induced poverty traps
    Journal of Development Economics, 2005, 77, (2), 325-340 Downloads View citations (27)
    See also Working Paper Crime induced poverty traps, Memorandum (1999) Downloads View citations (1) (1999)

2003

  1. Destructive Creativity
    Nordic Journal of Political Economy, 2003, 29, 77-84 Downloads View citations (5)
  2. Predator or prey?: Parasitic enterprises in economic development
    European Economic Review, 2003, 47, (2), 275-294 Downloads View citations (63)
    See also Working Paper Predator or prey?: parasitic enterprises in economic development, Memorandum (2000) Downloads View citations (14) (2000)

2002

  1. Battlefields and marketplaces
    Defence and Peace Economics, 2002, 13, (6), 485-496 Downloads View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper Battlefields and Marketplaces, Memorandum (2003) Downloads (2003)
  2. Plunder & Protection Inc
    Journal of Peace Research, 2002, 39, (4), 447-459 Downloads View citations (17)
    See also Working Paper Plunder & Protections Inc, Memorandum (2003) Downloads View citations (3) (2003)
  3. Should I Stay or Should I Go? On Relative Deprivation and Migration Dynamics
    Review of Development Economics, 2002, 6, (1), 69-76 Downloads View citations (1)
  4. Zimbabwe: Investments, credibility and the dynamics following trade liberalization: on the investment response during trade reform
    Economic Modelling, 2002, 19, (4), 565-584 Downloads View citations (3)

2001

  1. Capital accumulation, unemployment, and self-fulfilling failure of economic reform
    Journal of Development Economics, 2001, 65, (2), 291-306 Downloads View citations (2)
  2. Speed of adjustment and self-fulfilling failure of economic reform
    Journal of International Economics, 2001, 53, (1), 149-167 Downloads View citations (7)

1998

  1. Why gradualism?
    The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 1998, 7, (3), 279-297 Downloads View citations (4)

Chapters

2012

  1. Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway
    Palgrave Macmillan
    See also Working Paper Mineral Rents and Social Development in Norway, Oslo University, Department of Economics (2011) Downloads View citations (1) (2011)

2006

  1. Institutions and the Resource Curse
    Springer View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Institutions and the Resource Curse, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade (2004) Downloads View citations (60) (2004)
    Journal Article Institutions and the Resource Curse, Royal Economic Society (2006) View citations (1257) (2006)

Software Items

2019

  1. UTEST: Stata module to test for a U-shaped relationship
    Statistical Software Components, Boston College Department of Economics Downloads
 
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