By Hansjörg Blöchliger Rather small, rather remote, and prone to volcanic shocks — Iceland might not seem predestined for economic… Read More »Iceland: Starting the reform engine to maintain high living standards
by Hansjoerg Bloechliger Iceland’s economy is riding high. Since the pandemic, the country’s growth has been one of the fastest… Read More »Iceland: taming the inflation spectre
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by Hansjörg Blöchliger, Vassiliki Koutsogeorgopoulou , Iceland Desk, OECD Economics Department Over the years Iceland caught up rapidly with the… Read More »A rapid downturn is exposing Iceland’s structural weaknesses
Mr. Jon Pareliussen, Economist, Sweden/Finland desk, Economics Department The Nordics are rightly renowned for being inclusive societies with low inequality compared to… Read More »A balancing act: Why inequality increased in the Nordics
by Urban Sila, Iceland Desk, OECD Economics Department Icelandic labour market is flexible with high labour market participation, low unemployment,… Read More »Collective bargaining in Iceland: sharing the spoils without spoiling the shares