Introduction
With David Carrillo and Jón Ólafsson, The Icelandic Federalist Papers, Berkeley Public Policy Press, Berkeley, California, 2018.
Life-and-death inequality
Although people are living longer almost everywhere, life-expectancy figures in the US tell a more complicated story. Rich Americans can […]
Negative interest
It was at Princeton that I first met Hans Tson Söderström, in 1975. His host there was Professor William Branson, […]
From double diversification to efficiency and growth
The paper discusses economic and political diversification as two sides of the same coin, presenting them as parallel potential determinants […]
Sweden: From achievements to uncertainty
A quarter of a century ago the economic policies of Sweden’s Social Democrats faced harsh criticism from political opponents as […]
Democracy must prevail, always
The Dutch Disease in Reverse: Iceland’s Natural Experiment
Presentation the 29th Villa Mondragone International Economic Seminar in Rome 21-22 June 2017. With Gylfi Zoega, published in Luigi Paganetto […]
Dagens Nyheter
With Dan Lucas, on Iceland since the 2008 crash.
Democracy Must Prevail, Always
Brief address at A Congress on Iceland’s Democracy at the University of Berkeley, California.
Diversification, Efficiency, and Economic Growth
Seminar presentation at the University of Göttingen, Germany.