Olav Bjerkholt left PRIO in 1996. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Olav Bjerkholt (1942-2020) was Research Director at Statistics Norway and Professor of Economics at the University of Oslo. He was associated with PRIO projects on the economic effects of arms spending 1965–67 and 1978–96.
Upon his passing away in February 2020, Nils Petter Gleditsch wrote an obituary with a particular focus on his collaborations with PRIO. You can read this by following this link.
Book Chapter in The Economics of Defence
Book Chapter in The Peace Dividend
Edited Volume
Book Chapter in The Peace Dividend. Contributions to Economic Analysis, 235
Monograph
Book Chapter in Defense, Welfare and Growth
Book Chapter in Making Peace Possible: the Promise of Economic Conversion
Book Chapter in Peace Research: Achievements and Challenges
Journal Article in Sosiologi idag
PRIO Report