Democracy in Africa
Based on statistical measures of different degrees of democracy vs. autocracy, this article briefly reviews the progress of democracy around […]
A tale of two debtors: Iceland, Ireland — and their banks
Productivity differences in Nordic hospitals: Can we learn from Finland?
Comment on a paper by Clas Rehnberg and Unto Häkkinen
Putsch: Iceland‘s crowd-sourced constitution killed by parliament
Following its spectacular plunge from grace in 2008 when its banking system crashed, inflicting huge damage on foreign creditors as […]
Resource rents, democracy and corruption: Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa
With Rabah Arezki.
From collapse to constitution: The case of Iceland
In Public Debt, Global Governance and Economic Dynamism, ed. Luigi Paganetto, Springer, 2013. Abstract Most of the time, crises precede constitutions. Following […]
Iceland, rising from the ashes
Can the EU mobilise resources for peace in its neighbourhood?
With Per Wijkman. Today, most of Europe is free from dictatorships and conflict. Yet, these spectres loom in neighbouring states […]
Constitution making in action: The case of Iceland
Iceland is in the middle of a major constitutional overhaul. This column looks at the unorthodox use of a referendum […]
Constitutions: Financial crisis can lead to change
Many bemoan the fact that financial crisis and deep recession did not lead to constructive reform in most countries—at least […]