Hege Medin
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Hege Medin earned her PhD in economics at the Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) in 2013. Her main research field is international economics (trade and direct investments in particular), but she also has an interest in economic geography, labour, welfare, health and environmental economics.
Medin has conducted considerable research on company internationalization processes and the effects of various types of trade costs. She has undertaken analyses of Norway’s food trade, especially seafood export; and has worked on trade agreements, including the negotiations concerning a trade and investment partnership between the EU and the USA (TTIP). Her research frequently involves statistical analyses of register data.
Education
2014- Post-doc project: Traders in the food value chain (partly on leave)
2000-2013 PhD studies in Economics, NHH (partly on leave). Defended her thesis in November 2013
1994-2000 Master degree in Economics (Cand. Polit.), Dept. og Economics,, University of Oslo
Work Experience
2014- Senior Research Fellow, NUPI
2000-2013 PhD researcher, NUPI (partly on leave)
1998-2000 Research assistant, Statistics Norway
Publications All publications
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Norge som mål for utenlandske investeringer: Trender og forklaringer
Publication : Article | 2022Utenlandske investeringer er en viktig del av økonomien i mange land. Det gjelder også Norge, hvor utenlandskontrollerte foretak sysselsetter 21 pros1
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Premien for utenlandske eierskap i Norge: Opprinnelseslandskarakteristika og Kina-effffekten.
Publication : Report | 2021Many studies from a number of different countries show that there is a premium for foreign ownership; Foreign-controlled enterprises (UKFs) are large1
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Utenlandske direkteinvesteringer og eierskap i Norge
Publication : Report | 2021Foreign investment is an important component of the economy of many countries. This is the case for Norway too, where foreign-controlled enterprises1
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Hvem eier i Norge?
Publication : Op-ed | 2021We have checked how good the overview of foreign ownership in Norway is. We found some shortages.
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Utenlandsk eierskap i eiendom i Norge: informasjonskilder og mulige oversikter
Publication : Report | 2021The report reviews central sources to information about foreign ownership in real estate in Norway. It describes possible steps for improving the ove1
Projects All projects
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Responsible Innovation and Happiness: A New Approach to the Effects of ICTs (HAPPY)
Research project | 2015 - 2020 (Completed)The project intends to contribute to the responsible innovation literature by carrying out a set of conceptual and empirical studies on the socio-economic effects of ICTs, considering positive impacts...
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Consequences of Investments for National Security (COINS)
Research project | 2019 - 2023 (Ongoing)How can liberal open societies reap the benefits of open economies, but at the same time protect their legitimate security interests? In the project “Consequences of Investments for National Security”...
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TTIP – implications and options for Norway
Research project | 2016 (Completed)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 and Investment ...
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Traders in the food value chain - firm size and international food distribution (TRADERS)
Research project | 2014 - 2019 (Completed)The project focuses on patterns of distribution in Norway's seafood exports and agricultural trade (exports and imports)....
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Non-tariff barriers, food safety and international food trade (NTB)
Research project | 2011 - 2015 (Completed)This project aims to provide new evidence on non-tariff barriers to trade in the Russian, Chinese, Ukrainian and other markets, and examine their cost and impact on trade. ...