A Plea for Growth to Europe’s Politicians
This morning I am giving a talk to a meeting in Dublin of the chairpersons of the 27 EU finance […]
Euro Crisis, Fiscal Compact Treaty
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Voting No? Consider Reading this Post
I’m voting Yes to today’s referendum on the Treaty on Stability, Coordination and Governance. I know many people are voting
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What is the One-Twentieth Rule and Does It Imply Additional Austerity?
One of the components of the Treaty on Stability, Co-Ordination and Governance that has received a lot of attention from
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Will this Treaty Imply More Austerity for Ireland?
The debate in the opening week of Ireland’s referendum campaign on the Treaty on Stability, Co-Ordination and Governance has largely
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If Economics of the Treaty are Terrible, Why Vote for It?
John McManus’s rather sad and sneering economist-bashing article today gives another public outing to my now-way-over-exposed sentence “All that said,
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Morning Ireland Appearance on IMF: April 30, 2012
I appeared on RTE’s Morning Ireland earlier today to discuss the possibility of Ireland obtaining a loan from the IMF.
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Ireland and the IMF After a No Vote
The lead story in today’s Irish edition of the Sunday Times was titled “Treaty no bar to IMF bailout.” The
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Presentation on Fiscal Treaty to Labour Party: April 28, 2012
This morning I gave a presentation on the Fiscal Treaty to members of the Labour Party. The slides are available
Euro Crisis, Fiscal Compact Treaty
Presentation on Macro Imbalances to European Parliament ECON Committee: April 24, 2012
The slides from my presentation of macroeconomic imbalances to the European Parliament’s ECON Committee are available here as a PowerPoint
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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