On a red light - Iceland's financial crisis and the Nordic experience

• Published in: Tímarit um viðskipti og efnahagsmál
• Main Authors: Mixa, Már Wolfgang, Sigurjónsson, Þröstur Olaf
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Icelandic
• Published: Institute of Business Research 2010
• Subjects: Financial crisis; behavioral finance; regulation; G010; Hrun; kreppur; fjármál; fjármálakreppur; regluverk; Kreppa; Merki; Varpa; Iceland
• Online Access: http://www.efnahagsmal.is/article/view/a.2010.7.1.2; https://doi.org/10.24122/tve.a.2010.7.1.2

Academics have in recent years compared financial crises in order to gain a better understanding of preceding circumstances. This paper explores whether Icelanders were oblivious to historical warning signals preceding the financial crisis in 2008. A specific focus is on whether Icelanders should ha...