Diversifying and Benchmarking Madagascar
Because excessive specialization can be risky, diversification matters for sustainable development. A case study of Madagascar, this paper begins by […]
From Cultural Capital to Growth
Makes the case for music and visual arts as an important part of economic and social development.
Three Anna Akhmatova Songs
Here are my three songs set to poems by Anna Akhmatova, the Russian poetess, one of the most important Russian […]
Mongolia
Balancing Natural Resources and Human and Social Capital Pathways to Economic Diversification in Mongolia Prepared for 23rd Journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet […]
Central Banks´ Mission Creep
Here I argue that central banks need to take a broader view of their mandate to keep inflation under control. […]
Singapore´s Mixed Success
This article tells the story of Lee Kuan Yew when he was asked to explain the economic success of Singapore. […]
Bibliography
Books in English Prosperity through Trade and Structural Reform, Festschrift in honour of Per Magnus Wijkman, edited by Emil Ems […]
Extra Small Countries Can Flourish
The North Atlantic fishing nations the Faroes, Iceland and Greenland are very small nations, but although they make up less […]
G7 versus the BRICS: taking stock in 12 figures
Can China and Russia offer an alternative social model to the universal norms they reject? The evidence says no.
Constitutional papers
My papers in English on constitutional matters, which grew out of my work on the Constitutional Council in Iceland from […]