Vífill Karlsson

Regional Development Office of West-Iceland

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Agriculture?

FisheriesAgriculture

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0,96

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7,0%

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1987-1991

1992-1996Note: Green color for positive net migration

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1997-2001

2002-2006

Note: Green color for positive net migration

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-5,3%

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15%

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Municipalities, West-region Empl.

Akranes -2,4%

Skorradalshreppur

Hvalfjarðarsveit

Borgarbyggð -5,3%

Grundarfjarðarbær -2,6%

Helgafellssveit

Stykkishólmsbær -3,5%

Eyja- og Miklaholtshreppur

Snæfellsbær -1,3%

Dalabyggð

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y = 0,9374x + 0,0029R² = 0,8912

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Akranes

y = 0,7766x + 0,0041R² = 0,6338

y = 0,7616x + 0,0016R² = 0,6754

y = 0,8974x + 0,0028R² = 0,616

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Grundarfjörður Stykkishólmur Snæfellsbær

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y = 1,0876x + 0,0031R² = 0,9536

y = 1,0406x + 0,0056R² = 0,828

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Borgarbyggð Dalabyggð

y = 1,0019x + 0,0061R² = 0,6954

y = 1,2033x + 0,0013R² = 0,3644

y = 0,8742x + 0,019R² = 0,3253

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Hvalfjarðarsveit Helgafellssveit KEM

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y = 1,052x + 0,0056R² = 0,9727

y = 1,0527x + 0,0062R² = 0,9699

y = 0,9854x + 0,0087R² = 0,9102

y = 1,0719x + 0,0064R² = 0,9505

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R² = 0,9614y = 1,2449x + 0,0014

R² = 0,8817

y = 1,0016x + 0,0031R² = 0,969

y = 1,0759x + 0,0121R² = 0,4489

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Wages and origin 80% not problems with dept

◦ 3-5% huge problems

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VRIO-model Comparative advantages Porter’s Diamond Weber-Moses triangle Land-rent: Von-Thünen Housing prices: Bid-rent curve

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1. Leisure industries

2. Nature-Tourism

3. Sagas-Tourism

4. Spas

5. Universities, incubation centers , industries.

6. Alþjóðlegur björgunarskóli

7. Kona Evrópu

8. Sjávarföll í Hvammsfirði – óvirkjuð orka

9. Breiðafjörður – uppspretta tækifæra

10. Jarðfræði svæðisins – öll jarðsaga Íslands

11. Grunnafjörður – Votlendi Mýranna (dulúð)

12. Deildartunguhver – vatnsmesti hver Evrópu

13. Snæfellsjökull/þjóðgarðurinn/þjóðsagan

14. Griðungurinn - ímynd Vesturlands

15. Matarkistan Vesturland

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Leisure industries◦ Spas, health, sagas, nature

Chest of food◦ Cod, seaweed (dulse and Scurvyworth),

whalemeat, goat, Vedgeable, mineral water, shellfish, salmon

Universities, incubation centers, industries

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