SSISI Symposium, Chartered Accountants House (25 April)

SSISI logo.png

The Statistical & Social Inquiry Society of Ireland [ssisi.ie]

invites you to attend its 2019 Symposium on the following topic:

The Economies on the Island of Ireland

The Symposium will take place in Dublin on Thursday, April 25th, at 5.30pm, in the Achill Room on the 2nd floor of Chartered Accountants House, Pearse Street, Dublin 2. Non-members are welcome to attend and participate in the discussion.

Characterising the Financial Cycle in Ireland

NTMA Chief Economist Rossa White and Lisa Sheenan of Queen’s University Belfast have released a new paper, characterising Ireland’s financial cycle, in the first of a new NTMA Research series. Those interested in learning more can read the full paper here.

19th-century Markets and Fairs as Imperial Economics

Dr. Aine Sheehan will present on “Economics of Empire: Markets and Fairs in 19th-century Ireland” on Friday 5th April at the Military History Archives, Cathal Brugha Barracks.

Dr.Sheehan makes the local global to explore connections between grassroots economics at markets and fairs, local politics and the wider imperial context, to shine new light on Ireland’s place within the British Empire of the 19th century and its everyday impact on Irish producers and consumers.

The talk and screening is free but spaces are limited and should be booked in advance on Eventbrite:https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/economics-of-empire-markets-fairs-in-19th-century-ireland-tickets-59379130578

Economic and Social Review new edition

The Spring edition of the Economic and Social Review is now available here.

It is a bit of a bumper volume with special editions in both the articles section on measuring economic potential and a special policy section focusing on housing.

Articles:

Foreword to Special Edition of The Economic and Social Review by Eddie Casey.

Inside the “Upside Down”: Estimating Ireland’s Output Gap by Eddie Casey

Estimating the Output, Inflation and Unemployment Gaps in Ireland using Bayesian Model Averaging by Michael O’Grady

The Current Account, a Real-Time Signal of Economic Imbalances or 20/20 Hindsight? by Niall Conroy and Eddie Casey

Measuring the Cycle and Structural Shocks by Marta Lopresto and Garry Young

Policy Section Articles

Exploring Affordability in the Irish Housing Market by Eoin Corrigan, Daniel Foley, Kieran McQuinn, Conor O’Toole and Rachel Slaymaker

The Scale and Impact of the Local Authority Rent Subsidy by Eoin Corrigan

Social Housing in the Irish Housing Market by Dorothy Watson and Eoin Corrigan