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Impact of the Financial Crisis on Africa
Lecture at a Conference held by the African Capacity
Building Foundation in Johannesburg, South Africa, 2-3 December 2009.
From Boom to Bust, Big Time: The Case of Iceland
Seminar at the University of Stellenbosch, South
Africa, 11 November 2009.
From Boom to Bust, Big Time: The Case of Iceland
Lecture at the Leif Eiriksson Icelandic Club of Calgary,
9 October 2009.
From Boom to Bust, Big Time: The Case of Iceland
Lecture in the series The Richard and Margaret Beck
Lectures on Icelandic Literature, 8 October 2009, University of
Victoria, Vancouver.
Impact of Financial Crisis on
Foreign Direct Investment and Overseas Development Assistance for
the MEFMI Region
Presentation at the MEFMI Combined Forum
of
Ministers of Finance and Planning, Treasury Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries for
Finance and Planning, and Central Bank Governors, 29 September 2009,
Limmasol, Cyprus.
Monetary Unions Among Developing and
Emerging Markets: How Many Currencies Does Africa Need?
Presentation at The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the
Central Bank of Nigeria in Abuja, 4-6 May 2009.
From Boom to
Bust, Big Time: The Case of Iceland
Lecture at a meeting organized by the
Nordic Council of Ministers in Copenhagen, 20
March 2009.
From Boom to
Bust, Big Time: The Case of Iceland
Lecture at a meeting organized by the
Nordic Council of Ministers in Stockholm, 19
March 2009.
From Boom to
Bust, Big Time: The Case of Iceland
Seminar at the Stockholm School of Economics in
Stockholm, 30 January 2009.
From Boom to
Bust, Big Time: The Case of Iceland
Presentation at a conference on Norway and the
International Financial Crisis organized by the Center Party and Res
Publicas at Hotel Bristol in Oslo, 20 January 2009.
Ten Lessons from the Finanancial Crisis
Presentation at The Second Annual Meeting of
the African Policy Institutes Forum, 4-5 December 2008, Libreville, Gabon.
A Tale of Two
Republics: Estonia and Georgia
Presentation at
a conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the
Estonian Business School in Tallinn, 18 November 2008.
See
paper.
What's Going On? Icelandic Banks 2008 in Context
Presentatation at a conference, Finansiell fagdag, in
Norges Bank, Oslo, 30 September 2008.
Recent
Development Experiences from China, India, Malaysia, and South Korea: Some
Lessons for Africa
Lunch seminar at Norges Bank, Oslo, 29 September 2008.
A Tale of Two
Republics: Estonia and Georgia
Presentation at the
Cambridge University 10 March 2008.
See
paper.
Development and Growth in Mineral-Rich Countries
Presentation at the
International Wuppertal
Colloquium on
Sustainable Growth, Resource Productivity and Sustainable Industrial Policy,
in Wuppertal, Germany, 17-19
September
2008. See
paper.
Development and Growth in Mineral-Rich Countries
Presentation at
the Sixth ESCB workshop on emerging markets at the Bank of Finland, in
Helsinki, 8-9 May 2008. See
paper.
Democracy and Growth
Public lecture at the The Finnish Economic Assocation, in
Helsinki, 7
May 2008.
Development and Growth in Mineral-Rich Countries
Presentation at a workshop at the United Nations Research Institute for
Social Development in Geneva, 24-25 April 2008. See
paper.
Growing
Apart? Estonia and Georgia
Presentation at the CESifo Area Conference on Macro, Money and
International Finance at CESifo, in Munich, 14-15 March 2008. See
paper.
A Tale of Two
Republics: Estonia and Georgia
Seminar presentation at the
Cambridge University 10 March 2008.
See
paper.
Why Europe Works Less and Grows Taller
Inaugural research seminar at the
Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration, jointly
organized by the Joint Vienna Institute, in Vienna, 3 October
2007.
Keynote Lecture at The Second Pan African Capacity Building Forum, organized by the The African Capacity Building Foundation and held in Maputo, Mozambique, August 1-3, 2007.
Why Europe Works Less and Grows Taller
Presented on my behalf by Ólafur Ísleifsson at The
11th Annual Conference of the International Society for New Institutional
Economics in Reykjavík, 21-23 June
2007.
Economic Governance and
Sustained Growth
Lecture at
60th
Anniversary Conference commemorating of the Harvard Commencement Address of
the Secretary of State, George C. Marshall, on June 4, 1947,
organized by
Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation
and held
at
Amerika
Haus in
Vienna, Austria, 4 June 2007.
Economic Governance and
Sustained Growth
Lecture at The JVI Policy Research Conference
2007 on Economic Governance and Sustained Growth in the Balkans
jointly organized by the DG ECFIN/European Commission and the Joint Vienna
Institute and held at the
JVI in
Vienna, Austria, 15-16 March 2007.
The
International Economics of Natural Resources and Growth
Keynote Lecture at a conference on Sustainable Resource Management in
the European Union organized by the College of Europe and held in Bruges,
6-7 December 2006.
From Democracy to Growth
Seminar presentation at the Department of Economics at the University of
Nottingham, England, 9 October 2006.
Monetary and Fiscal
Management, Finance, and Growth
Presentation at a conference on
Qualitative
and Quantitative Analysis in Social Sciences
held at Brunel University in London, 12-13 June 2006.
Institutions, Human Capital, and
Diversification of Rentier Economies
Presentation at Workshop on the Impact of Oil Boom in the Caspian Basin
held at Paris 1 University in Paris, 2 June 2006.
China and India’s Economic Growth – A
Comparison and Some Lessons for Africa
Lecture at the Third Annual Meeting of the Technical Advisory Panels and
Networks of the The African Capacity Building Foundation at the
Kilimanjaro Hotel
Kempinski in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 6
April 2006. Also presented to the Icelandic-Indian Chamber of Commerce in
Reykjavík 11 May 2006.
From Education to Economic Growth
Presentation at a council meeting of the International Confederation of
Principals in Reykjavík, 4 April 2006.
Growing Together: India and China
Lecture at the Austrian National Bank in Vienna, 10 March 2006.
To Grow or Not to Grow:
Why Institutions Must Make a Difference
Presentation at an OECD Workshop on
Global Conergence Scenarios: Structural and policy issues at the OECD,
Paris, 16 January 2006.
Presentation at a seminar on The Transforming Authoritarian Rentier Economies and Protectorates organized by the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, the German Development Institute, and the German Overseas Institute and held in Bonn, 22-23 September 2005.
Comparative Socio-Economic Development
Strategies: India and China
Presentation at the MEFMI Combined Forum
of
Ministers of Finance and Planning, Treasury Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries for
Finance and Planning, and Central Bank Governors, 17 September 2005,
Bridgetown, Barbados.
Natural Resources and Economic Growth: From
Dependence to Diversification
Presentation at the 2005 Annual Meeting of the Swiss Society of Economics
and Statistics on Resource Economics, Technology, and Sustainable Development in
Zurich, Switzerland, 17-18 March 2005.
Independence and Openness: The Case of
Iceland
Presentation for the Faroese government at the Ministry of Finance in
Tórshavn, 7 March 2005.
From Dependence to Diversification: The Case
of Iceland
Lecture at Offshore Faroes 2005, a conference organized by the Faroe Oil
Industries' Association (Oljuvinnufelagið) at Nordic House in Tórshavn, 18
January 2005.
Economic Diversification
and Structural Challenges
Keynote lecture at a High Level Seminar on Trade and Development —
What Is at Stake for Africa? in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 24-25 November 2004.
Natural Resources and Economic Growth: From
Dependence to Diversification
Friday seminar at the Österreichische Nationalbank in Vienna, Austria, 19 November 2004.
From Health to Wealth
Lecture at a conference on Nordic health care (Nordisk hälso- och
sjukvårdskonferens) organized by the Norwegian Hospital and Health Care
Association (NSO) in Lillehammer, Norway, 15-17 September 2004.
Economic Developments in Iceland since 1945
Lecture at a conference on Economic Affairs in the Danish Commonwealth
organized by the North Atlantic Group in the Danish Parliament in Copenhagen
26 May 2004.
Structural Adjustment, Export Specialization,
and Growth in Diversified Resource Based Economies: The Case of Norway
Presentation at a workshop on Sustainable External Economic
Liberalization and Integration Policy: Options for Eastern Europe and Russia
in Brussels 24-26 April 2004.
Natural Resources and Economic Growth: What
Are the Issues?
Lunch seminar with economists at Norges Bank in Oslo 19 April 2004.
Natural Resources and Economic Growth: The
Role of Investment
Presentation at a research meeting at the Norges Bank in Oslo 19 April 2004.
Also presented at a Conference on Dynamics, Economic Growth and International
Trade (DEGIT IX) in Reykjavík, 11-12 June, 2004.
Three Lectures on Economic Efficiency and
Growth
A
miniseries of lectures held at the Center for
Economic Studies at the University of Munich in October 2003.
The Macroeconomics
of Icelandic Fisheries Management
Presentation at People and the Sea II, a
conference held at MARE -- the
Centre for
Maritime Research in Amsterdam, 4-6 September 2003.
Monetary and Fiscal
Management, Finance, and Growth
NÖG lecture at the
Annual
Meeting of the
Austrian Economic Association in Klagenfurt, 16-17 May 2003. Also
presented at the 17th Scandinavian Academy of Management (NFF) Conference at the
University of Iceland 14-16 August 2003.
Size and Growth: Small
States in the Global Economy
Lecture on globalization at
The Brussels Economic Forum
2003, at the European Commisson, Brussels, 10-11 April 2003.
The Real Exchange
Rate Always Floats
Presentation at the Annual Meetings of the American Economic Association in
Washington, D.C., 2-5 January 2003, as well
as at the 77th Annual Conference of
the Western Economic Association in Seattle, 29 June - 3 July 2002. See
paper.
Small States in the Global Economy: What Are
the Issues?
Presentation at a Conference on Iceland and
the World Economy: Small Island Economies in the Era of Globalization,
Center for International Development, Harvard University, 20 May 2002. See
paper.
Inequality and Economic Growth: Do Natural Resources Matter?
Lecture at an international conference on
Post-Communist
Economic Growth at the Institute for the Economy in Transition, 20-21 March 2002, Moscow. Also presented at the 5th
Conference on Global Economic Analysis in Taipei, 5-7 June 2002. See
paper.
Mother Earth:
Ally or Adversary?
Lecture at an international conference on
Post-Communist
Economic Growth at the Institute for the Economy in Transition, 20-21 March 2002, Moscow.
Also presented at a joint University of Iceland - University of
Manitoba
conference in Reykjavík, 16 March 2002. See
paper.
To Grow or Not to Grow
Lecture at the University of Copenhagen, 29 November 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Natural Resources, Inequality, and Economic
Growth
Seminar presentation the Economic Policy Research Unit
(EPRU) at the University of Copenhagen, 30 November 2001, Copenhagen, Denmark. See
paper.
Natural
Resources and Economic Growth:
Prepared for and presented at an Expert Group Meeting on Economic
Diversification in the Arab World organized by The United Nations Economic and
Social Commission for Western Asia (UN-ESCWA) in cooperation with the Arab
Planning Institute (API) of Kuwait, held in Beirut, Lebanon, 25-27 September
2001. See paper.
Natural Resources and Economic Growth: The
Role of Investment
Presentation at the
16th
Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, 29 August - 1 September 2001, University of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Also presented at seminars at the University of Iceland as well
as at the European University Institute in Florence 17 and 26 October 2001, at a joint Central Bank of Chile-World Bank conference
in Santiago, Chile, 18 January 2002, and at a CESifo Area Conference on Money,
Macro, and International Finance in Munich, 8-9 February 2002. See
paper.
Natural Resources and
Economic Growth: What is the Connection?
Prepared for and presented at International Conference Kiev: The
Factors of Sustainable Economic Growth in Ukraine, organized by the Institute
for Economic Research and Policy Consulting/German Advisory Group on Economic
Reforms with the Ukrainian Government, Kiev, Ukraine, 25-26 June 2001. See
paper.
Education, Social Equality, and Economic
Growth
Presentation at the The Athens Institute for
Education and Research Third International Conference titled 'Education +
Training => Knowledge + Innovation => Economic + Social Growth', in
Athens, Greece, 25-26 May 2001. See
paper.
Lessons from the Dutch Disease: Causes,
Treatment, and Cures
Presentation
at a conference titled Paradox of Plenty organized by Statoil and ECON at Holmenkollen Park Hotell,
7-8 March 2001, Oslo, Norway. See
paper.
Economic Growth Around the World
Lecture at the University of Copenhagen, 17 November 2000, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Natural Resources,
Education, Investment, and Economic Growth
Presentation
at the Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU) at the University of Copenhagen, 1
November 2000, as well as at the Center for Economic Research (CentER) at the
University of Tilburg in the Netherlands, 7 November 2000.
Sources of Economic Growth
Revisited
Presentation at the Second MEFMI Combined Forum
of
Ministers of Finance and Planning, Treasury Secretaries and Permanent Secretaries for
Finance and Planning, and Central Bank Governors, 16 September 2000, Valetta, Malta
Natural Resources,
Education, and Economic Development
Presentation at an invited papers session at the
15th
Annual Congress of the European Economic Association, 30 August - 2 September 2000, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. See
paper.
World Economic Trends and
Eastern and Southern Africa
Presentation at the Fourth MEFMI Central Reserve Bank
Governors Forum, 6-7 June 2000, Vedbæk, Denmark.
Ownership and Growth
Presentation at a seminar at the Trade Union Institute for
Economic Research (FIEF), 12 April 2000, Stockholm, Sweden. See
paper.
Sources of Economic Growth
Presentation at Macroeconomic and Financial Management
Institute (MEFMI) of Eastern and Southern Africa, 17 March 2000, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Natural Resource Abundance
and Economic Growth: Some Lessons from Norway and Iceland
Presentation at a Seminar on the Russian Economy
organized by the Finnish-Russian Working Group for Social Sciences, 4-5 October 1999, University of Helsinki, Finland.
Medium-term Growth Outlook
for Asia
Presentation at Asia Conference 1999: Asia and the
Global Economy in the New Millennium organized by Deutsche Bank, 6 October 1999, Island Shangri-La Hotel, Hong Kong.
Lectures on Various Other Topics
Four lectures given at an IMF Institute/East
AFRITAC Regional Course on Financial
Programming and Policies, 15-26 March 2003, Nairobi, Kenya.
Five
lectures given at an IMF Institute Course on Financial
Programming and Policy at the Joint Africa Institute, 26 January - 6 February 2004,
Tunis, Tunisia.
Two lectures given at an IMF Institute Distance Learning Course on Financial Programming and Policy at the IMF Institute, 29 April - 10 May 2002, Washington, DC, and again 21-31 January 2003.
Five lectures given at an International Monetary Fund seminar on Advanced External Sector Issues at the Joint Vienna Institute, 9-20 September 2002, Vienna, Austria.
Three lectures given at a Macroeconomic & Financial Management Institute workshop on Macroeconomic Analysis for Lesotho officials in the Ministries of Finance and Planning and the Central Bank, 12-23 November 2001, Maseru Sun International Hotel in Maseru, Lesotho.
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