The Anatomy of Constitution Making: From Denmark in 1849 to Iceland in 2017
In Gabriel Negretto (ed.), Redrafting Constitutions in Democratic Regimes. Abstract This paper reviews aspects of the constitution making process in […]
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 […]
Svífandi fuglar/Soaring Birds
Fifteen songs by Thorvaldur Gylfason for high/low voice, piano, and cello set to poems by Kristján Hreinsson and arranged by […]
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 […]
Iceland and Its New Constitution
Seminar presentation, infused by music, at the Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Center in Bellagio, Italy.
After 1989: the battle for democracy
The differing paths of the states which emerged after the fall of the wall show how liberty and the rule […]
Inequality Undermines Democracy and Growth
Seminar presentation at the World Bank in Washington, DC. Published in Luigi Paganetto (ed.), Yearning for Inclusive Growth and Development, […]