Individual Behavior and Collective Action: The Path to Iceland’s Financial Collapse
With Gylfi Zoega, in Luigi Paganetto (ed.), Capitalism, Global Change and Sustainable Development, Springer 2020. Abstract Unsustainable accumulation of debt […]
Diversification, Social Capital, and Economic Growth
Work in progress, intended for Ekonomicheskii zhurnal Vysshei shkoly ekonomiki (Economic Journal of the Higher School of Economics), Moscow. This […]
Too closed for comfort
The Covid-19 pandemic raises several vital questions. Why has Sweden thus far suffered so many more deaths relative to population […]
Reversing the retreat of democracy: The case of Iceland
In recent decades, the decay of social capital in its several manifestations has become a serious, evidence-based concern, brilliantly captured […]
Africa´s growth prospects are good
The great continent of Africa is showing signs of true economic growth and prospects for improved incomes for tens of […]
Foreword, Íslenskar þjóðsögur með myndum eftir Guðna Harðarson
From equality, democracy, and public health to economic prosperity
Abstract This article takes you on a quick tour of international cross-sectional data on equality, democracy, public health, and economic […]
Inequality Undermines Democracy and Growth
In Luigi Paganetto (ed.), Yearning for Inclusive Growth and Development, Good Jobs and Sustainability, Springer 2019. Abstract This paper aims […]
Supply-side climate policy in Norway: Comment
Comment on a paper by Katinka Holtsmark
Iceland´s ongoing constitutional fight
Relative to its rapid progress during 1990–2000, democracy has been in decline around the globe since 2000, even within the EU. Freedom House has […]