Author Archives: HHG

Gissurarson on 2008 Collapse: Friday 25 October, 9–10.45

Posted on 20.10.13

Friday 25th October 2013 will see the 14th annual conference on the social sciences, held at the University of Iceland. The conference is called “Thjodarspegillinn”, The Mirror of the Nation, and it is an opportunity for researchers in the social … Continue reading →

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Arnason: Special Tax on Fisheries Harmful

Posted on 18.10.13

Ragnar Arnason, Professor of Fisheries Economics at the University of Iceland, criticized the call for a special tax or resource charge in fisheries at an international conference on the quota system and resource rent taxes, in the memorial hall of … Continue reading →

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O’Sullivan: Iron Lady Was World-Historical Figure

Posted on 17.10.13

Margaret Thatcher was, with Winston Churchill, the only world-historical political figure which came out of the United Kingdom in the 20th Century, British writer John O’Sullivan said to a meeting endorsed by RNH, but held by the Young Independents in … Continue reading →

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Icelandic Bank Collapse: Small, Expendable Country taken Down?

Posted on 15.10.13

In the well-attended international conference on the Icelandic bank collapse 7 October 2013, five years on, Dr. Eamonn Butler of the Adam Smith Institute, London, stressed that misguided government intervention, not least subprime loans in America and the soft monetary … Continue reading →

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ITQs and Resource Rent Taxes: Monday 14 October 17–19

Posted on 08.10.13

An international conference in memory of Professor Arni Vilhjalmsson, who passed away 5 March 2013, will be held in the ceremonies hall of the University of Iceland Monday 14 October, 17–19, jointly organised by the School of Social Sciences at … Continue reading →

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O’Sullivan on the Iron Lady: Sunday 13 October 17–19

Posted on 07.10.13

Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Kesteven, leader of the Conservative Party in 1975–1990 and Prime Minister in 1979–1990, passed away on 8 April 2013. She is one of the most successful and respected British politicians of all times and the only one … Continue reading →

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