Resources and economic growth: Is Africa (Ghana) different?
Í Policy Conference: Competitiveness & Diversification: Strategic Challenges in a Petroleum-Rich Economy. ABSTRACT Natural resources have important implications for the […]
Development and growth in mineral-rich countries: Why social policy matters
Í Mineral rents and the financing of social policy: Opportunities and challenges, ritstj. Katja Hujo.
From Boom to Bust, and Back: The Case of Iceland
Presentation at a conference at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Georgia, 27-28 November 2011.
IMF Institute Lectures
Lectures held in Stellenbosch, South Africa, November 2010. Lecture 1: Macroeconomic Challenges for Natural Resource Rich Countries Lecture 2: Dutch Disease, Volatility […]
Crowds and constitutions
Iceland’s economic meltdown sparked popular outcry demanding changes to the constitution. This column, by one of the 25 people elected […]
From crisis to constitution
As economic protests continue throughout Europe, many wonder whether such efforts will be in vain. This column explores what happened […]
Growth Prospects in the EU: Inside or Outside the Euro Area?
Presentation at the Tenth Anniversary Conference of the Viessmann European Research Centre, Wilfrid Laurier University, on Challenges for the European Union Beyond 2011, Waterloo, […]
Commodity Price Volatility, Democracy and Economic Growth
Presentation of a joint paper with Rabah Arezki at a conference on Globalization, Governance and Natural Resources at the Norwegian Univerisity of […]
IMF Institute/Center for Excellence in Finance Lectures
Lectures held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 2011. Lecture 1: Managing Capital Flows Lecture 2: Exchange Rates and Competitiveness Lecture 3: Fiscal Policy Lecture 4: Currency and Banking […]
Beyond the curse: Policies to harness the power of natural resources
With Rabah Arezki and Amadou Sy. The presence of natural resources poses a number of potential economic challenges, especially for […]