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Þórólfur Geir Matthíasson - Professor Emeritus
–
School of Social Sciences
Þórólfur Geir Matthíasson
Íslenska
Professor Emeritus
Labor market economics, public economics, fishery management
Location
Oddi / O-318
Phone
525 - 4530
6910812
Email
totimatt [at] hi.is
Unit
Faculty of Economics
Website
http://~totimatt
ORCID site
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3312-386X
Research portal – Þórólfur Geir Matthíasson
Courses 2024 - 2025
HAG561L - Ph.D. Thesis in Economics
HAG561L - Ph.D. Thesis in Economics
Education
1998
,
Dr.polit.
,
University of Oslo
,
Dr. Polit.
1981
,
cand.oecon
,
University of Oslo,
,
Cand.oecon (MS)
1973
,
Stúdentspróf
,
,
Professional Experience
-
,
Professor,
University of Iceland
1979 -
,
,
1982 -
1989,
Economist,
Ministry of Finance Iceland
1981 -
1982,
Researcher,
University of Iceland
1980 -
1980,
,
Published works
2023
Social Pact on Fisheries Stewardship
2022
Hver er skilgreiningin á almannafé?
Hvers vegna eru stýrivextir hér langt yfir meðaltali í Evrópu?
2021
Arctic economies within the Arctic nations
An un-concentrated effort to clarify the concentration rules in Icelandic fisheries
2020
Splitting the catch, remuneration of Icelandic fishermen in a Sea of change
Marine Policy
2019
Trust and power as determinants of tax compliance across 44 nations
Journal of Economic Psychology
Basic Income—an early Icelandic experiment**
Nordic Tax Journal
2018
The effect of wind energy production on cross-border electricity pricing
Economic Analysis and Policy
Borgaralaun: Fjarstæðukenndur draumur eða raunhæf hugmynd? Lærdómur af íslenskri tilraun frá árinu 1974
Skírnir : tímarit Hins íslenska bókmenntafélags
2017
Profit and resource rent in fisheries
Marine Resource Economics
A long-term analysis studying the effect of changes in the Nordic electricity supply on Danish and Finnish electricity prices
Economic Analysis and Policy
2016
Framleiðni í byggingariðnaði á Íslandi og í Noregi
Samanburður á slátrunar- og vinnslukostnaði landbúnaðarafurða á Íslandi og nágrannalöndunum
Consolidation and distribution of quota holdings in the Icelandic fisheries
Marine Policy
2015
Six myths and few facts, Recovery of the Icelandic economy post October 2008
Nordic Journal of Political Economy
Individual Transferable Quotas Allocation in Icelandic Fisheries: A Community-Oriented Inequality Analysis
Tax Evasion, Tax Avoidance and The Influence of Special Interest Groups: Taxation in Iceland from 1930 to the Present
Nordic Tax Journal
2014
Hrunið og hlutdeild launa í þáttartekjum lands og þjóðar
2013
The Icelandic response to the collapse of the Financial sector in October 2008
Nordic Tax Journal
Verðtrygging, þjóðarsátt og inntak kjarasamninga
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
Indexation, national consent, and collective bargaining agreements
Icelandic Review of Politics & Administration
On Europe, Hong Kong, Canada, London, Brazil, lawyers, Lou Reed
Economist (United Kingdom)
Verðtrygging og inntak kjarasamninga
2012
Geta yfirskuldsett fyrirtæki verið lífvænleg
ITQs in a Rough Water
Comment on Cremer, Pestieau and Ponthiere: The economics of long-term care: A survey
Nordic Economic Policy Review
National Economic Report Iceland
Right based fisheries management and economic and financial crisis
2011
Growth of intangible assets by industry in Iceland 2003-2009
Kostnaður við þekkingarmiðlun og áherslur í skólastarfi
Tímarit um menntarannsóknir
National Economic Report Iceland
2010
Benefits of traceability in fish supply chains - case studies
British Food Journal
Property rights in Icelandic fisheries
Yfirfjárbindingarhætta í eignakvótakerfi
2009
Spinning out of control, Iceland in crisis
Over-Securitization of the Icelandic Fishing Industry
2008
Icelandic Economic National Report
Effects of forshortening of transferred quota in an ITQ market
Giskað á verðbólguspá sveitarstjórnarmanna
Spinning out of control, Iceland in crisis
Nordic Journal of Political Economy
Foreword
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Adapting Budgetmaking to Inflation, Icelandic Municipalities in a Volatile Economic
Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
Rent collection, rent distribution, and cost recovery
Marine Resource Economics
Early discharge and home intervention reduces unit costs after total hip replacement
International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics
Positioning fisheries in a changing world
Marine Policy
2007
Are ITQs the soluton to all our problems?
Foreshortening and the price of quota?
2006
Towards a market-oriented management model for straddling fish stocks
Marine Policy
Fjárhagslegur ávinningur af menntun á Íslandi á árunum 1985-1999
Possible stakeholder conflicts in quota-regulated fisheries
Whom should the rent accrue
2005
Reducing costs after total hip replacement
Possible stakeholder conflicts in quota regulated fisheries?
2003
Closing the open sea
Natural Resources Forum
2001
The Icelandic debate on the case for a fishing fee
Marine Policy
1999
Cost sharing and catch sharing
Journal of Development Economics
1997
Consequences of local government involvement in the icelandic ITQ market
Marine Resource Economics
1996
Why fishing fleets tend to be "Too big"
Marine Resource Economics
1992
Principles for distribution of rent from a 'commons'
Marine Policy
Keywords for Specialisation:
Fishery management
Revenue sharing in fisheries
Creation and distribution of resource rent
Labor Market Economics
Cost- benefit analysis
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