Curriculum Vitae

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Education
  • Ph.D. in Economics, Ohio State University, 1972
  • B.A. (honours) in Economic and Social Studies,
  • University of Manchester, 1964
Current/Recent Positions
  • Professor of Economics, University of Iceland, 1980– (lector 1973,
    docent 1978)
  • Adjunct Professor, Hertie School of Governance Berlin, 2011–
  • Global Distinguished Professor of Politics, New York University,
    2005–2010
External Service and Assignment (select)
  • President, International Society for New Institutional Economics, 2007–2008
  • Chair, Board of Trustees, The Leifur Eiríksson Foundation, 2008–2010
  • Co-editor (with Professor Randall Calvert), Political Economy of Institutions and Decisions, Cambridge University Press book series, 1998–2005
Current Research and Interests
  • Politics and Economics of Institutions
  • Economics of Knowledge
  • Law and Economics
  • Economic History
  • Industrial Organization
Honors and Awards
  • Knight, The Icelandic Order of the Falcon, 2006
  • Member Icelandic Academy of Science, 2003–
  • Ása Wright Medal of the Icelandic Academy of Science, 2001