It's business as usual as the State keeps doling out sweeties
Seek Rent, and Ye Shall Find.
The future of the arts in Limerick
Here are the slides from my talk as part of the Limerick experiment.
Bitcoin: Experts clash over the crypto-currency.
Fundamentally there's nothing new to bitcoin: it's just a cashless transfer mechanism plus induced rampant speculation. I hope everyone who holds and sells it on gets rich doing so, but I've been around long enough to know these things really don't work that way.
Once bitten twice shy, so stay away from Ponzi-like Bitcoins
Don't get me wrong, I've no problem with people speculating on this stuff. Just spare me the money 2.0 rubbish. It's a bubble, by design.
Ranting all over the place
I'm speaking @kilkenomics this weekend, @Irishtimes Innovation workshop on Tuesday, @Cambridge next week. http://www.postkeynesian.net/index.html. Fun times 
Our so-called economic truths are often based on faith, not evidence
Unexamined truths can be damaging, especially when they are the foundation for State-wide policies.
With 2013 looking very much like 1958, we need the vision of a Whitaker
Hero worship aside, we need supply side reforms based on real detail.
Why the head must rule the heart on State policy
There are loads of ways to make policy. Using evidence helps, I find.
Budget 2014 columns
IWE Guest Lecture
You can find my IWE guest lecture notes here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/1484382/IWE_Kinsella_14102013_LectureSlides.pdf
Post Doctoral Fellowships at Ancona/UL
This is an opportunity to work on the development of agent based foundations for stock flow consistent models, supervised by myself and Prof. Mauro Gallegati. Apply here.
Sugary-drink tax is not a bad idea, providing it is done the right way
It's all about design, really.
DEW 2014
In the Castletroy Park Hotel, 18-20 of October, for Msc students this will be very interesting and you should think about heading along. Check out the programme here. Booking is here.