Monthly Archives: October 2013

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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The Bank Collapse, Five Years On: Monday 7 October, 17–19

Posted on 01.10.13

An international conference on the Icelandic bank collapse, five years on, will take place in Reykjavik Monday 7 October 2013, 17–19, in meeting room N-132 in Askja, the Natural Sciences House of the University of Iceland. Dr. Eamonn Butler analyses … Continue reading →

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