Author Archives: HHG

Gissurarson: Bank Collapse Not Caused by “Neoliberalism”

Posted on 15.04.14

Some left-wing commentators assert that the 2008 Icelandic bank collapse was caused by a failed attempt in the preceding years to implement “neoliberalism” in Iceland. Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson rejected that explanation in a lecture at the annual meeting of … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson in Las Vegas on Bank Collapse: Monday 14 April

Posted on 09.04.14

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, director of academic studies at RNH, reads a paper on explanations on the 2008 Icelandic bank collapse at the annual conference of APEE, Association of Private Enterprise Education, in Las Vegas in Nevada Monday 14 April … Continue reading →

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Heisbourg: European Dream Becoming Nightmare

Posted on 05.04.14

The European dream is turning into a nightmare because of the great mistake of adopting the same currency, the euro, in most of the European Union, even if many member states were totally unprepared for it. This was the conclusion … Continue reading →

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Heisbourg on the Euro and the EU: Saturday 5 April 11–12

Posted on 28.03.14

A distinguished expert on international affairs and security, François Heisbourg, gives a lecture on the euro and the EU Saturday at a pre-lunch meeting 5 April 2014, 11–12, at the University of Iceland, in Oddi House, room O-202. The meeting is … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Smallness Opportunity as well as Constraint

Posted on 24.03.14

The smallness of nations can be an opportunity as well as a constraint, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, RNH’s Academic Director, said at a meeting of the political association Framsokn in the Faroe Islands, in Ostrom House in Torshavn, 22 March … Continue reading →

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Gissurarson: Foreign Factors of Icelandic Bank Collapse

Posted on 19.03.14

As the year 2008 went on, the Icelandic financial market became very vulnerable, heading towards a deep depression, similar to those which Icelanders frequently had to cope with in the 20th Century. However, three foreign factors suddenly brought all three … Continue reading →

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