Researcher
Arne Melchior
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Arne Melchior’s research areas include international trade and global development; trade policy and international economic institutions; international inequality; geographical economics and regional development; Asia, India and China. Ph.D. (Dr. Polit., 1997) in economics from the University of Oslo, on international economic integration.
He has been head of the international economics group at NUPI for extended periods, and Assistant Director (3 years). Before research career: Experience from international trade negotiations as government official; including multilateral trade negotiations, and bilateral negotiations with several Asian countries. Experience from managing a large number of research projects.
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Education
1997 Dr. polit., University of Oslo, Dept. of Economics. Dissertation: On the Economics of Market Access and International Economic Integration.
1990 Cand. polit, economics, University of Bergen, Norway, specialisation in economics, thesis: On the impact of quotas on low-cost imports of clothing
1981 Certificate of Advanced European Studies, Bruges, Belgium. Specialisation: International economics.
Work Experience
1989- Research Fellow/Senior Research Fellow/Head of Department/Assistant Director at NUPI
1981-1987 Senior Executive Officer/Head of Division, Ministry of Trade and Shipping, Norway
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TTIP – implications and options for Norway
NUPI has, jointly with other research groups in Norway and abroad, analyzed the consequences for Norway of a free trade agreement between the EU and the USA (TTIP – Transatlantic Trade...
Food Security in India: the Interactions of Climate Change, Economics, Politics and Trade (FOODSEC)
Climate change threatens the food production systems and livelihoods of a significant proportion of the population in India. ...
Trade Integration, Geopolitics and the Economy of Russia (TIGER)
The project analysed how trade integration is related to geopolitics and Russia's possible turn towards Asia. ...
Trade barriers or trade facilitators? On the heterogeneous impact of food standards in international trade
Interessekonflikter i norsk handelspolitikk
(This book in Norwegian): I handelspolitikken er det ofte et dilemma mellom offensive næringer som ønsker frihandel og best mulig tilgang til eksportmarkedene, og defensive næringer som ønsker beskyttelser mot import. For eksempel ønsker fiskerinæringen i dag fri handel for å øke eksporten, mens Norge for landbruksnæringen har tollsatser som er blant de høyeste i verden. Tidligere hadde Norge omfattende importvern for tekstilvarer. Hvordan kan de offensive og defensive interessene ivaretas på samme tid i Norges handelsforhandlinger med andre land? Hva er kostnadene ved å stenge importen ute, og hva taper eksportnæringene på barrierer i andre land? Hvem bestemmer når næringen har ulike interesser? I denne nye boken blir dette analysert prinsipielt, økonomisk, institusjonelt og historisk, med bidrag fra åtte ulike forfattere fra NUPI og fire norske universiteter. Boken er et akademisk bidrag i en aktuell debatt, og et innspill til utformingen av Norges framtidige handelspolitikk, samtidig som den inneholder et omfattende materiale om Norges handelsforhandlinger fra 1800-tallet og fram til 2015.
Europe in transition – Small States and Europe in an age of global shifts
In this age of European transitions and global shifts, what significance does the EU hold for small states? Is it becoming more important, or increasingly obsolete? NUPI invites you to an open session, with Minister for European Economic Area and EU Affairs Vidar Helgesen, as part of our EUNOR conference.
Economic outlooks for Africa
African Economic Outlook 2015: What are Africa´s economic outlooks?