Tomorrow I’ll be giving this talk with Finbarr Bradley, sponsored by ISKS at UL. Here’s the press release:
Confronting the Crisis: Vision of Ireland in 2050
A Conversation between Stephen Kinsella
and Finbarr Bradley
Tuesday, February 9th, 4:00-6:00
Venue: East Room, Plassey House, University of Limerick
Debate about our options amid the crisis that Irish society is undergoing is [...]
Tomorrow Fintan O’Toole, Irish Times Deputy Editor, Author, Angry chap, and all-around ledge-bag will be giving a seminar from 4.30 to 6 in GL1-01 in the Library. Everyone interested in Irish public policy and public life should head along, it will be well worth it.
Update: A recording of the seminar is here.
For the locals, Apple’s CIO John O’Connor will be visiting UL on August 20 in CSG-01, from 11-12. Details about Mr O’Connor are below the fold. I can’t go, but those who want to go should email Catherine.fitzgerald@lero.ie soon. I’d say this seminar will fill right up. Business students should seriously contemplate attending, as should [...]
I’m thinking about next semester’s seminar series today, and came across this fascinating exchange on Brad DeLong’s blog about academic cultures regarding interruptions during a talk. At UL, we have a very sympathetic culture to the speakers who come here, and we’re keen to engage their ideas without necessarily being overly critical. When I studied [...]
The penultimate lecture takes students right up to the cutting edge of behavioural finance: neurofinance.
Neurofinance is a fusion of behavioural economics and neuroeconomics.
I know that’s not too helpful yet. Behavioural economics in its modern incarnation looks at persistent deviations from the basic description of the hyper rational homo economicus. Proponents of the theory argue that [...]
WE NEED reform, not another rescue package. The mood among Government politicians following Tuesday’s Supplementary Budget is similar to that during the many previous dramatic episodes in Ireland’s credit crisis – self-congratulation that tough talk and apparently bold action have saved the day, and blustering assurance that the worst is over and the recovery is [...]
Tagged GeneralToday the Public Policy, Governance, & Sustainability Seminar presents Professor EJ Nell and Dr Karim Errouaki, in KB 1-11 at 2-3pm. All are welcome. The professors will speak about their new book:
“Reinventing Globalisation after the crash”
Here is the paper
Here is the video of the talk:
Public Policy Governance & Sustainability Seminar: Prof. EJ Nell & Dr [...]
Here’s a presentation myself and Dr Dermot McCarthy are giving today in UL on our new minor option.
Minor Pres Global Economics
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Here’s Prof. Joost Platje’s talk, which he gave yesterday at UL in our departmental seminar series.
Joost Platje Talk at UL, Jane 28, 2009 from Stephen Kinsella on Vimeo.
Dr. Teresa Curtin has a weblog, you can look at it here. Let’s see what she does with it!