Author Archives: HHG

AECR Conference and Council Meeting

Posted on 10.05.13

AECR, the Alliance of European conservatives and reformists, holds a conference and council meeting in Iceland 9–12 May 2013. The speakers include Jan Zahradil MEP, AECR President, Czech Republic, Hanna Birna Kristjansdottir MP, Independence Party, Iceland, Rich S. Williamson, fmr. … Continue reading →

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H. H. Gissurarson: Systemic Explanations of Bank Collapse

Posted on 03.05.13

At a conference on social sciences at Bifrost University 3 May 2013, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson gave a lecture on “The International Financial Crisis and the Collapse of the Icelandic Banks”. He rejected four common explanations for the bank collapse: … Continue reading →

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H.H. Gissurarson: Icelandic Bank Collapse, Friday 3 May 13.30

Posted on 29.04.13

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, a member of the RNH academic council and the institute’s academic editor, gives a lecture at a conference on social sciences at Bifrost University Friday 3 May 2013. The title is “The International Financial Crisis and … Continue reading →

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Margaret Thatcher: RIP

Posted on 17.04.13

Mrs. Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Kesteven, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1979–1990, will have a state funeral in London Wednesday 17 April 2013. Thatcher was protector of AECR, the Alliance of European Conservatives and Reformists, which works jointly with … Continue reading →

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Hannes H. Gissurarson: Capitalism Still Alive and Kicking!

Posted on 11.04.13

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, University of Iceland and RNH, gave a paper at the conference Fórum da liberdade in Porto Alegre 9 April 2013. The title of his paper was “Making the Invisible Hand Visible: Reflections on the Political Economy … Continue reading →

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Hannes H. Gissurarson: The Invisible Hand, 9 April

Posted on 07.04.13

Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson, a member of the RNH Academic Council and the centre’s academic director, gives a lecture at the conference Forum da liberdade in Porto Alegre in Brazil 8–9 April 2013. This is an annual conference, organised by … Continue reading →

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