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Does research activity decline with age? by Zoega, Gylfi

“…Several economic models predict that effort may decline as retirement approaches. These models are reviewed and data from the University of Iceland used to…”
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Current Account Imbalances after Bretton Woods by Zoega, Gylfi

“…This paper uses principal components analysis to describe the evolution of current account imbalances in a sample of 18 Organization for Economic Cooperation…”
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Financial Crises and Current Account Surpluses by Zoega, Gylfi

“…The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden have had persistent current account surpluses in recent decades. While oil production set Norway…”
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Greece and the Western Financial Crisis by Zoega, Gylfi

“…Greece and the other crisis nations of the Western financial crisis are, to a large extent, victims of a dysfunctional international monetary system that has…”
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Monetary Hegemony and its Implications for Small, Open Economies by Zoega, Gylfi

“…The paper uses historical data on interest rates from 1920 to 2016 to explore whether a world rate of interest exists and whether a monetary hegemon affects…”
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Natural Resources and Economic Growth: The Role of Investment by Gylfason, Thorvaldur, Zoega, Gylfi

“…Is it possible that excessive reliance on natural resources affects saving and investment in a way that retards economic growth? – and thus, in the long run,…”
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Nordic Lessons from Exchange Rate Regimes by Zoega, Gylfi

“…The Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden share common history, culture and institutions. Four, with the exception of Finland, have…”
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European Integration and the Feldstein-Horioka Puzzle by Katsimi, Margarita, Zoega, Gylfi

“…We apply the differences‐in‐differences method to study the effect of the European single market in 1993 and the euro in 1999 on the Feldstein–Horioka equation…”
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Responding to Capital Flows in a Very Small Economy by Zoega, Gylfi

“…Speculative capital inflows raised the exchange rate and stock prices in Iceland in the prelude to the financial turmoil that gripped the country in 2008…”
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Values, institutions and the rise of Eastern Europe by Zoega, Gylfi, Phelps, Edmund S.

“…We study the convergence of output per capita in a sample of 37 European countries to the German real GDP per capita level during the period 1999–2014 with the…”
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Capital Flows and the Real Economy by Raza, Hamid, Zoega, Gylfi

“…The effects of capital inflows on the real exchange rate and the growth of output, consumption and investment were explored using data from Iceland from the…”
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Investment and the long swings of unemployment by Hoon, Hian Teck, Katsimi, Margarita, Zoega, Gylfi

“…We estimate the medium‐term relationship between investment and unemployment over the period 1960–2017 in 20 OECD countries, a period that includes the years…”
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Productivity and Institutions by Zoega, Gylfi

“…Differences in productivity account for differences in output per capita between countries as well as changes in output and the standard of living for each…”
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Addressing Longevity Inequality: How Retirement Age Differentiation Can Be Implemented by Jensen, Svend E Hougaard, Sveinsson, Thorsteinn Sigurdur, Zoega, Gylfi

“…Abstract Differences in life expectancy across socioeconomic groups create a serious problem of inequality within the public part of the pension system. This…”
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Lessons from a collapse of a financial system by Benediktsdottir, Sigridur, Danielsson, Jon, Zoega, Gylfi

“…The paper draws lessons from the collapse of Iceland's banking system in October 2008. The rapid expansion of the banking system following its privatization in…”
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Age structure and the current account by Gudmundsson, Gudmundur S., Zoega, Gylfi

“…We adjust current account surpluses and deficits of 57 countries in the period 2005–2009 for differences in the age structure of their populations and find…”
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Longevity Adjustment of Retirement Age and Intragenerational Inequality by Hougaard Jensen, Svend E., Sigurdur Sveinsson, Thorsteinn, Zoega, Gylfi

“…We find that segments of society that have shorter life expectancy can expect a lower income from their pensions and lifetime utility due to the longevity of…”
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Discrimination in the Housing Market as an Impediment to European Labour Force Integration: the Case of Iceland by Björnsson, Davíð Freyr, Kopsch, Fredrik, Zoega, Gylfi

“…Labour market integration, and the free movement of people, has been a key feature of the European Economic Area (EEA). In fact, the EEA states that the free…”
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Corporatism and job satisfaction by Phelps, Edmund, Zoega, Gylfi

“…► Countries with high output and employment also enjoy greater job satisfaction. ► Institutions of corporatism hamper economics performance. ► Excessive…”
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Values and labor force participation in the Nordic countries by Hall, Axel, Zoega, Gylfi

“…The Nordic countries are known for their success in combining an extensive welfare state with high labor force participation. This is explained by the origins…”
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