Author: Philip Lane

Is It Easier On the Outside?

See this post at the Economist’s Free Exchange blog.

Boone, Dooley, O’Hagan and Pisani-Ferry on European Sovereign Debt Crisis

The audio and video recordings from the October 25 event are now available

Also available on iTunes (search for Henry Grattan)

New Idea from Germany

The FT reports that the German economic advisory council advocates a ‘vast euro debt fund‘ (€2.3 trillion) which would be focused on debt redemption.

Update: this expert group has now written a VOX article on the topic.

Third and Fourth Level Education

The challenges facing public universities in the United States have some parallels here –  Pete Orszag has a Bloomberg article here.

This research article highlights that there is a widening earnings gap between primary degree holders and postgraaduate degree holders.

More on Iceland

In view of the frequent comparisons of Iceland and Ireland, it is important to keep up with the nuances of the literature on the Icelandic case.  Additional insights are provided in this new VOX article by Fridik Mar Baldursson.