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The Gold Standard or Cryptocurrencies?

The Association of Libertarian High School Students organised a seminar on the most efficient monetary order Sunday 8 September 2019, with Professor Edward Stringham and finance expert Peter C. Earle, at Hlidarsmari 19 in Kopavogur. Both Stringham and Earle argued … Continue reading

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Seminar on Frédéric Bastiat

Saturday 7 September 2019, in the afternoon, the American Institute of Economic Research held a seminar at Hlidarsmari 19 in Kopavogur. The speakers, Professor Edward Stringham and financial expert Brad DeVos, talked about the Institute and about French 19th century … Continue reading

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Hannan: Close Ties Between Iceland and the UK

Daniel Hannan, Secretary-General of ACRE, the Alliance of Conservatives and Reformists in Europe, and leader of the UK Conservatives in the European Parliament, gave the keynote speech at a regional conference of Students for Liberty Iceland and the American Institute … Continue reading

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The 2008 Financial Crisis and Its Aftermath

RNH was one of the sponsors of the Students for Liberty conference in Reykjavik 6 September, with the American Institute for Economic Research. In connection with the conference, many scholars visited Iceland, including Economics Professor Edward Stringham and the financial … Continue reading

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Gissurarson: Trade Instead of Prohibitions

The best way of tackling environmental damage is free trade and definition of property rights to natural resources; it is much better than trying to prohibit DDT for example, or whaling, or trade in ivory, Professor Hannes H. Gissurarson argued … Continue reading

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Gissurarson: Small States More Efficient

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

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