Frode Meland


Stilling:	Førsteamanuensis
Kontor:	308
Telefon:
Kontor:	(+47) 55 58 92 30
Privat:	(+47) 55 59 03 38
E-post:	frode.meland@econ.uib.no

Main research interests

International economics
Labor economics
Industrial organization
Macroeconomics

International publications

"Mergers and capital flight in unionised oligopolies: is there a scope for a 'national champion' policy?" International Review of Economics and Finance 20(2), 2011, 325-341 (with Kjell Erik Lommerud and Odd Rune Straume). Pre-publication pdf.-version
"Permit markets, seller cartels and the impact of strategic buyers". The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy 10 (1), Advances (2010) (with Odd Godal). Article
"Can deunionization lead to international outsourcing?" Journal of International Economics 77 (2009), 109-119 (with Kjell Erik Lommerud and Odd Rune Straume). Pre-publication pdf.-version
"Outsourcing in contests". Public Choice 131 (2007), 315-331 (with Odd Rune Straume). Pre-publication pdf.-version
"A union bashing model of inflation targeting". Scandinavian Journal of Economics 108 (2006), 419-432. Working paper version (with welfare) | Matlab files
"Globalisation and union opposition to technological change". Journal of International Economics 68 (2006), 1-23 (with Kjell Erik Lommerud and Odd Rune Straume). Pre-publication pdf.-version | Supplements
"Unionised oligopoly, trade liberalisation and location choice". Economic Journal 113 (2003), 782-801 (with Kjell Erik Lommerud and Lars Sørgard). Pre-publication pdf.-version | Supplement
"Unions and market integration in contests". Public Choice 112 (2002), 293-304. Pre-publication pdf.-version | Supplement

Work in progress

"North-South technology transfer in unionised multinationals" (with Kjell Erik Lommerud and Odd Rune Straume), University of Bergen.
"Non-Traded Goods, Globalisation and Union Influence" (with Udo Kreickemeier)
"Product and Labor Market Deregulation in Unionized Oligopoly with Asymmetric Countries" (with Hartmut Egger)

Personal interests

Citroën DS (and all other hydropneumatic Citroëns)

My cars

DSuper, 1970 (Sold new in France in 1969, one-family car before I bought her, summer daily driver, under slow restoration)

DS 23 IEH Pallas, 1973 -with A/C! (Sold new in Italy in 1973, one-family car before I bought her, 80.000 original kilometers, to be perfect with time)

XM Turbo, 1998 (One owner before us, 97000 km)

VW 1303 S Big, 1974