Contact Details:
Rm. 7.15, Sir William Duncan Building
TEL: +44 (0) 141 548 3956 (EXT. 3956)
E: kristinn.hermannsson@strath.ac.uk
Biographical Information
Education and Previous Experience:
PhD student, University of Strathclyde, 2008 - present
MSc Economic Management & Policy (with distinction), University of Strathclyde 2005-2006
MSc International Economic Studies, University of Maastricht, 2004-2005
BSc Business 1998-2001, Reykjavík University
Research assistant, Fraser of Allander Institute (funded by the Centre for Public Policy for Regions) 2007-2008
Economist, Icelandic National Audit Office, 2006-2007
Journalist, bb.is - Westfjords regional news Iceland, 2002-2004
Prior to postgraduate studies he has been employed for shorter or longer periods in various corners of his native Icelandic economy, interned in an investment bank and a manufacturer of fish processing machinery, dealt with the finances of a film company and worked as a secretary in a music school. School holidays were spent working in the fishing industry and forestry. Furthermore he served as an elected council member in Ísafjarðarbær from 1996-1998.
Research Interests:
Multisectoral modelling, urban & regional economies, regional adjustment & development, peripheral economies, overall impact of public policy, economic development
PhD Subject:
Computable general equilibrium modelling of the overall regional impact of higher education institutions on the Southwest of Scotland (with funding from the ESRC and funding council backed Overall Impact of higher education institutions on regional economies initiative).
Supervisor: Professors Kim Swales and Professor Peter McGregor
