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Halvor Mehlum
Researcher at University of Oslo
Publications - 63
Citations - 6520
Halvor Mehlum is an academic researcher from University of Oslo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Natural resource & Aggregate income. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 60 publications receiving 5768 citations. Previous affiliations of Halvor Mehlum include Peace Research Institute Oslo.
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Institutions and the resource curse
TL;DR: In this article, the authors claim that the main reason for diverging experiences is differences in the quality of institutions, and they test this theory building on Sachs and Warner's influential works on the resource curse.
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Institutions and the Resource Curse
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors claim that the main reason for diverging experiences is differences in the quality of institutions, and they test this theory building on Sachs and Warner's influential works on the resource curse.
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With or Without U? The Appropriate Test for a U-Shaped Relationship*
Jo Thori Lind,Halvor Mehlum +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the usual test of nonlinear relationships is flawed and derive the appropriate test for a U-shaped relationship, and give exact necessary and sufficient conditions for the test of a U shape in finite samples in a large class of models.
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Cursed by Resources or Institutions
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the double resource curse in the case of bad institutions, as the deterioration of institutions strenghtens the negative effect of more natural resources, and they also discuss if resources in addition alter the quality of institutions.
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Poverty and crime in 19th century Germany
TL;DR: In this article, the authors estimate the impact of poverty on crime in 19th century Bavaria, Germany and show that the rye price has a positive effect on property crime: a one standard deviation increased property crime by 8%.