Sveinn Agnarsson, Professor

Economist
+354 891 8073 - sveinnag@hi.is


CURRICULUM VITAE

Sveinn Agnarsson is professor in economics at the School of Business, University of Iceland. He holds a ekon.dr degree in economics from the  University of Gothenburg and undergraduate degrees in history and business administration from the University of Iceland. He has published more than 40 papers in international peer-reviewed journals and books and taken part in several large international projects on fisheries, aquaculture and climate change.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

PhD
Gothenburg University (1990 - 1998)
Production and labour economic

Cand. econ. in Business administration and economics
University of Iceland (1984 - 1989)

BA in History and Economics
University of Iceland (1978 - 1982)
Production and labour economic

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2024

Stensland, S., Skov, C. Agnarsso, S, Rönnbäck, P., Vehanen, T., Blicharska, M., Olaussen, J.O., Kagervall, A., Hellström, G., Blyth, S., Gundelund, C., and Aas, Ø (2024). A Delphi‐study to identify drivers of future angling participation in five Nordic countries. Fisheries Management and Ecology, e12735.

Oostdijk, M., Baranowska, E., Rybicki, S., Kasper, J.M:, Agnarsson, S., Elvarsson, B.Th., and Woods, P.J. (2024). Ecological and economic predictors of métiers in a mixed fishery. ICES Journal of Marine Science, 81(8), 1499-1511.

Byrne, C., Oostdijk, M., Agnarsson, S., and Davidsdottir, B. (2024). The transitional gains trap in grandfathered individual transferable quota fisheries. Ecological Economics 215, 108013

2023

Thébaud, O., et al. (2023). Integrating economics into fisheries science and advice: progress, needs, and future opportunities. ICES Journal of Marine Science 80(4), 647-663.

Oskarsson, G.K., Agnarsson, S., and Davidsdottir, B. (2023). Waste management in Iceland: Challenges and costs related to achieving the EU municipal solid waste targets. Waste Management 141, 131-141.

Buason, A., Agnarsson, S., and Rickertsen, K. (2023). How often, how much? An analysis of Label Rouge salmon purchases in France. Aquaculturual Economics & Management 27(1), 124-142.

2021

Byrne, C., Agnarsson, S., and Davsdottir, B. (2021). Fuel intensity in Icelandic fisheries and opportunities to reduce emissions. Marine Policy, 127, 104448.

Danielsen, R., Anderson, C. M., and Agnarsson, S. (2021). Trawling for triple bottom line results: Applying the Fishery Performance Indicators in the Faroe Islands. Marine Policy, 125, 104250.



PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

Professor
School of Business, University of Iceland (2012 – )

Associate Researcher
Sjókovin - Blue Resource, Faroe Islands (2020 – )

Director
Institute of Economic Studies, University of Iceland (2010 – 2012)

Senior researcher
Institute of Economic Studies, University of Iceland (1997 – 2010)

SELECTED RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Aquavitae (Horizon2020)

  • Grant agreement ID: 818173 – DOI: 10.3030/818173 (June 2019 – November 2023)

  • Researcher

    NextGenProteins (Horizon 2020)

  • Grant agreement ID: 862704 DOI: 10.3030/862704 (October 2019 – September 2023)

  • Work package leader

FarFish (Horizon2020)

  • Grant agreement ID: 727891 DOI 10.3030/727891 (June 2017 -November 2021)

  • Researcher

ClimeFish (Horizon 2020):

  • Grant agreement ID: 677039 DOI: 10.3030/677039 - (April 2016 – March 2020)

  • Researcher

PrimeFish (Horizon 2020):

  • Grant agreement ID: (2016 - 2019).

  • Work Package leader

MareFrame (EU FP7):

  • Grant agreement ID 613571 (Jan 2014 – December 2017)

  • Researcher


OFFICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND DISTINCTIONS

Chairman of the board of the Icelandic Competition Authority (2021 - )

European Centre for Expertise (ECE) in the field of labour law, employment and labour market policies (2016 -)

Board of Directors of the Icelandic Competition Authority (2017-2021)

Deputy Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Icelandic Central Bank (2017-2018)

Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Business Research, University of Iceland (2016-2018)

Reserve board member of Landsvirkjun (2007-2008)