This NYT article provides an interesting account of the careers and research choices of Carmen Reinhart and Ken Rogoff.
Month: July 2010
It wasn’t incompetent economists after all, it was the GAA that did it — see SIndo
The OECD Innovation Strategy brings together the results of a three-year analysis of innovation and innovation policies.
The Executive Summary of the analytical study can be found here and the Key Findings here. A Compendium of Indicators to measure innovation and monitor the implementation of the strategy can be found here.
An Expert Advisory Group including experts nominated by the governments of member states and other selected governments has provided advice and feedback on the project. As far as I can see in this Expert Advisory Group Ireland is not represented.
More on PoolBeg in today’s Indo.
The article repeats some of the arguments I have been making for a while.
Worryingly, Covanta’s shareholders have began to take notice that Ireland no longer seems so business-friendly. Presumably, Covanta’s shareholders also hold shares in other companies that consider investing in Ireland.