Research interests
Economic growth and development since 1870: historical national accounting, economic crises, and economic policy
Consumption history, food history in particular
Icelandic trade history and the European integration after 1945
History of the welfare state
Current research projects
The pillars of rural society: Family and household economy in early eighteenth century Iceland. An interdisciplinary research project at the University of Iceland analysing the social and economic structures of rural society in early 18th century Iceland.
Food and famine in pre-industrial Iceland. Book project.