Trade in loot
With Per Wijkman. Since discovering oil in 1990, Equatorial Guinea has experienced massive growth that multiplied its GDP per capita […]
Natural resource endowment: A mixed blessing?
Í Beyond the Curse: Policies to Harness the Power of Natural Resources, ritstj. Rabah Arezki, Þorvaldur Gylfason og Amadou Sy, […]
When life imitates art: Mel Brooks and the bankers
Mel Brooks and the bankers
In Mel Brooks’ hit film and Broadway musical The Producers, those charged with making their musical a success instead try […]
Iceland’s special investigation: The plot thickens
What brought down Iceland’s banks? This column examines the revelations from the latest report from the Icelandic parliament, raising the […]
Turkey’s road to Europe
With Per Wijkman. Should Turkey join the EU? This column argues for Turkish membership in order to wed the economic […]
Iceland: After the fall
What comes to mind when you think about Iceland? Until recently, chances are the island conjured images of puffins or […]
Eleven lessons from Iceland
How to stop a repeat of Iceland’s crisis – both in the country and elsewhere? This column provides eleven lessons […]
The Nordics in the global crisis
Is the Nordic model an asset or a liability? The global crisis has seen GDP in the region decline by […]
Governance, Iceland, and the IMF
The Icelandic collapse revealed shortcomings in the international community’s ability to respond to such an event. This column examines the […]