Here’s a presentation I’m giving as a keynote for the International Women’s Day Conference here at UL on Monday, March 8th. I’m speaking at 10am. The talk is based in part on my book, and a few blog posts.
“However, pouring billions down the drain to keep zombie banks alive, while the vulnerable and the blameless bear the brunt of fiscal restructuring, is paradigmatically amoral.”
Link, via Mark Little.
Busy today folks, but in reply to a perceptive email asking: where are the Irish world beaters were, I wrote:
Lots of Irish firms are world leaders–four come straight to mind that aren’t ryanair. First is Powervation, these guys have gotten more VC funding than any Irish firm ever, and have revolutionised an industry, and second is Stokes Bio . These [...]
In my book, during speaking gigs, during conferences, and in the press, I’ve been ranting solidly about indigenous job creation: the only way to break the cycle of requiring FDI for growth and watching the jobs created from FDI disappear when macroeconomic conditions worsen, (Ferenka/Krups/Dell in Limerick, for example) is to build those jobs here.
Normally, during recessions, creating those [...]
Here are some notes (google doc) from the talk I gave at NUI, Galway, yesterday. Thanks to the Lit and Deb society for inviting me down, and to Senator Boyle for the chance to debate with him. I learned a lot, I won, and it was a laugh. Of course I based a fair amount of [...]
Tagged Add new tag, Debate, Galway, Ireland, National University of Ireland Galway, NUI, Public Speaking, Social Sciences, SpeechAnyone interested in funded postgrads in economics should take a look at the PhD scholarship UL has begun in economics, along with the Irish Times, in memory of Paul Tansey. Please do email me if you’re interested in putting a proposal together-and be aware of the deadline for applications also.
Paul Tansey Economics Postgraduate Research Scholarship [...]
This headline from the Irish Times, for some reason, gives me images of grannies in camouflage with AK47s and grenades storming the Dáil. The subject is ageing, and the effect an older population will have on economics, politics, and society. The UN Population Division has issued a report showing just how trends in the average [...]
Tagged Add new tag, Economic, Health care, Ireland, Pharmaceutical industry, Politics, Population, Research and development, United StatesHere’s a great article by Emma Kennedy on psychology and economics, well worth reading.
Contrary to popular belief, investing is not rocket science. It boils down to a simple concept: buy when the price is low and sell when the price is high to make a profit. Even the most complex investment product or structure comes [...]
Ronan Lyons uses data–I know! Data!–to skewer Mayor Kiely’s remarks on foreign nationals in Ireland, while also highlighting a disturbing trend amongst this new population.
Did you know, for example, that an average of 43,000 people from the new EU member states signed on during the third quarter of the year? Sure, this may be nothing, [...]
Couldn’t agree more. This is a popularisation of a new wave of economics called algorithmic game theory. It’s very, very cool stuff. Read more below.
Computer scientists have spent decades developing techniques for answering a single question: How long does a given calculation take to perform? Constantinos Daskalakis, an assistant professor in MIT’s Computer Science and [...]