Today in Selective Quotations: Sinn Fein Fiscal Treaty Edition
Someone has just shown me a leaflet distributed by Sinn Fein promoting the case for a No vote on the […]
Fiscal Compact Treaty
Central Banks, Irish Economy
No Mr. Noonan, NAMA Does Not Borrow From the ECB
One of the great myths about the Irish economy that has circulated in recent years is the idea that the
Central Banks
CESIfo Embarrasses Itself Again
CESIfo Group, the research Institute of which Hans-Werner Sinn is president, has developed a fondness for issuing anonymous press releases
Banking, Euro Crisis
Richard Koo’s Euro Crisis Non-Solution
I’d like to endorse Felix Salmon’s comments on Richard Koo’s idea that banning Euro area governments from selling sovereign bonds
Banking, Central Banks
SME Credit and Deleveraging Targets
A number of people have asked me since I wrote this post about AIB and Bank of Ireland failing to
Banking, Irish Economy
Irish Banks Are Not Meeting Their SME Lending Commitments
During my appearance on the Vincent Browne show a few weeks ago, government TD Damien English told me that the
Euro Crisis
New Briefing Paper: Macroeconomic Imbalances in the Euro Area
Earlier today, I completed my latest briefing paper (titled “Macroeconomic Imbalances in the Euro Area”) for the European Parliament’s Committee
Central Banks, Irish Economy
Morning Ireland Interview on Promissory Notes: April 4
I was interviewed on Morning Ireland earlier today about the prospect of a deal with the EU on Ireland’s promissory
Central Banks, Irish Economy
Promissory Note Arrangement an Exercise in Political Optics
From a public relations point of view, the revised promissory note arrangement has been a great success for the Irish
Fiscal Compact Treaty, Irish Economy
Business and Finance Article: Second Bailout Ahead
Here‘s an article I wrote for this month’s Business and Finance. After the excessive focus on the relatively unimportant issue