My talk for the social media summit is here.
Every few years the International Monetary Fund publishes a mea culpa, examining its failures to implement reforms across the globe. […]
It was a media circus. The year was 1966. The announcement was totally unexpected. The new Minister of Education’s announcement […]
The phrase ‘cutting off the nose to spite the face’ supposedly comes from a period when women would disfigure themselves […]
If you’re on a tracker mortgage, send the European Central Bank President Mario Draghi flowers. He’s made your life a […]
When all the little economists are being tucked into their beds at night, to ward off bad dreams, their elders […]
Dear Minister of Finance: First, congratulations on a hugely significant day in your political career for both you and your […]
Analysis of their manifestos shows that, in policy terms, Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael could not be closer My grandmother […]
Some call economics the science of self interest. When he was six, my son Cillian wrote Valentine’s Day cards to […]
Government parties are at it again – making spending pledges on uncertain growth All electoral promises are fictions a party […]
Most of the parties want to cut tax and hike spending on ‘fiscal space’ that could quickly vanish I’m going […]
All parties insist their election promises are costed. That’s not quite the full story All elections are filled with promises. […]
The world is falling down...I’m really worried that no one is talking about it here Unemployment is falling. In Ireland. […]
The fall in oil prices is good news for consumers. But the market strife behind it certainly isn’t Imagine two […]
Can we heal the nation's social and infrastructural ills? In 1997, the futurist Kevin Kelly wrote: “Wealth is not gained […]
Here's a paper I've just submitted, the code is here. Abstract Models in economics and finance typically use time series […]
