Thordur Fridjonsson (2 January 1952 – 8 February 2011) was an

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ic economist and institutional leader.

Career

Thordur Fridjonsson was chief executive of the

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from 2002. Previous positions included being the

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of the National Economic Institute from 1987 and

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of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (1998–1999). On Iceland’s behalf, Fridjonsson was a member of the Economic Policy Committee at OECD, an Alternate Governor at IMF and EBRD and Chairman of the

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. Prior to this he was an economic advisor to Prime Minister's

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(1980–1983) and Steingrimur Hermannsson (1983–1986), lecturer at the Economic Department of the

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(1982–1987) and economist to the Association of Icelandic Manufacturers (Félag íslenskra iðnrekenda) (1978–1980).

Education

Fridjonsson received the MA degree in economics from Queen's University in Canada in 1978 and the

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degree from the University of Iceland in 1977.Viðskipta og hagfræðingatal III, Þjóðsaga, 1997 (in Icelandic).

Publications

Fridjonsson contributed articles on a range of contemporary economic issues in Iceland and edited The Icelandic economy explained (Íslensk haglýsing), 1986, AB, Reykjavík.

References

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