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
Rising from the Ashes
Presentation at an international seminar on Managing Fiscal Policy in a Monetary Union: Structural Reforms and Fiscal Policy Governance in […]
Joint Vienna Institute Lectures
Lectures held in Vienna, Austria November-December 2012. Lecture 1: Balance of Payments and Exchange Rate Regimes Lecture 2: The Challenges of Capital […]
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 […]
Hreint borð/Clean Slate
This is my eighth volume of essays in Icelandic, published in August 2012 in time for the national referendum that […]
From Collapse to Constitution: The Case of Iceland
Presentation at XXIV Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar, Rome.
Constitutions: Send in the Crowds
Presentation at the Electoral Reform Society’s annual conference in London.