Year: 2012

ESRI Geary Lecture – Tim Besley, LSE

This year’s Geary Lecture will be delivered by Tim Besley, Professor of Economics and Political Science, LSE. He will speak on

“Making and Breaking Tax Systems: Institutional Foundations of the Fiscal State”

Date: Friday 19th October

Time: 4pm

Venue: ESRI, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay

Booking
Attendance at the event is free but must be pre-booked. There are a limited number of places available and early booking is encouraged. To book a place, please send details of attendee’s name, organisation and contact telephone number by email to geary@esri.ie

How the ECB Turned Activist

This long WSJ article provides an account of how the OMT programme was born – read it here.

Tests of German Resilience

This new IMF working paper by Bonhurst and Mody analyses the structural features of the German economy and highlights some key areas for reform – it is here.

Public Lecture on “1950s Ireland and the Birth of the Modern Economy”

I am delivering a public lecture on this topic in TCD this coming Friday night.  (The date is significant).  The subtitle is “A Tale of Two Liberalisations”.  Details available here.  The talk is open to all but prior registration of interest is encouraged.

External Imbalances in the Euro Area

This important IMF paper is a rich account of how external imbalances emerged in the euro area. A key policy issue it highlights is the importance of the external value of the euro as a key variable.