Zev Wolf ben Jacob Mendlin (Yiddish: זאב װאָלף בן יעקב מענדלין; 10 June 1842 – 10 August 1912) was a Russian economist.
In 1879, Mendlin made his first appearance as a writer, contributing an article on the economic circumstances of Russian Jews to Ha-Melitz.
Subsequently, he continued to provide insights on related topics in such publications as Ha-Tzefirah, Ha-Melitz, Ruskii Yevrei, Voskhod, and Ulei.
[2] Mendlin's also wrote Ba-meh nivasheʻa (St. Petersburg, 1883), a collection of four essays on the improvement of the economic condition of Russian Jews; Meḳore ha-ʻosher (Odessa, 1898), a politico-economic study; and Di kvalen zikh zelbst tsu helfen (in Yiddish; Odessa, 1894).
Across these writings, Mendlin advocated for mutual aid and co-operative organizations as the most effective means of improving the dire conditions of the Jewish masses in Russia.