Mr Draghi, The Vicious Circle And The Stress Tests
I was in Brussels on Monday and attended the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee for its latest meeting […]
Banking, Central Banks, Euro Crisis
Euro Crisis, Irish Economy, Politics
Are the EU and IMF Bullying Ireland?
Back to blogging again after a rare bit of time off over the summer, here are some comments on the
Politics
Polls, Pundits And Nate Silver: It’s The Electoral College, Not Rocket Science
I’ve always loved Nate Silver’s 538 blog going back to before it was hosted by the New York Times. Still
Banking, Irish Economy
The Anglo Tapes, The Guarantee And Ireland’s Economic Crisis
Probably the biggest economic story in Europe this week has been the release of recorded phone calls from 2008 between executives of
Central Banks, Euro Crisis
Time For ECB To Agree A New Plan For Cyprus
Some thoughts on where things stand in Cyprus including the parallels between Ireland’s treatment of Anglo’s debts and the current
Economic Growth
China’s Threat to a Crucial Pro-Business Project
Many of my students will know that I’m a big fan of the World Bank’s Doing Business program. The recent
Euro Crisis
Sorry Olli, the IMF Were Being Nice About Europe’s Role in Greece
Olli Rehn thinks the IMF were being mean to the euro area’s leaders in last week’s report on the Greek
Euro Crisis
IMF on Greece: We Screwed Up But It’s Really the Eurozone’s Fault
The IMF’s apologia, er, review on its Greek programme makes for very interesting reading. Some quick comments here.
Central Banks
When Nassim Taleb Attacks
A report on my bizarre Twitter mauling at the hands of none other than Nassim Nicholas Taleb.
Banking, Central Banks, Euro Crisis
Has Cyprus Already Left the Euro?
In the presentation I gave last month on potential euro breakup scenarios, I flagged the introduction of capital controls in