Author Archives: HHG

Small states tend to be more efficient and flexible than big ones, RNH Academic Director, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, argued in a lecture 19 August 2019 at a seminar on small states at the Summer University on Political Economy in … Continue reading →

At Freedomfest in Las Vegas in July 2019, RNH academic director Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson was asked to be a commentator on a paper by Professor James Gwartney on increased global income equality. Gwartney used data from the Angus Maddison … Continue reading →

Every summer American conservatives and libertarians hold an annual meeting or festival, Freedomfest, for a few days in Las Vegas, presenting books and ideas and watching films and documentaries relevant to liberty. Organised by the prolific author, commentator and investor … Continue reading →

Four internationally renowned fisheries economists spoke at a conference held by the School of Social Sciences at the University, RNH and others in honour of Professor Ragnar Arnason 14 June 2019 on “Offshore Fisheries of the World: Towards a Sustainable … Continue reading →

RNH Academic Director, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, criticised the theories of John Rawls and Thomas Piketty in a lecture to the Free Summer School, conducted by the Association of Libertarian High School Students, in Reykjavik 1 June 2019. His lecture … Continue reading →