Author: Philip Lane

The Debt Crisis

The FT articles by Otmar Issing and Ken Rogoff are required reading this morning: here and here.

(The new Vanity Fair article on Germany by Michael Lewis is also recommended but I do not have an online link.)

Eurobonds

Owen Callan of Danske Bank has an op-ed on this topic in the Irish Times: you can read it here.

The Consolations of Philosophy: Reflections in an Economic Downturn

There is a review of this book (featuring essays by members of the TCD Philosophy Department) in Monday’s Irish Times.

Programme Director, Reform & Delivery Office: DPER

The new Department for Public Expenditure and Reform is looking to fill this senior position. Details are here.

Europe’s Plan Won’t Cut Greek Debt: Allen, Eichengreen and Evans

Eichengreen and his collaborators delve into the details of the Greek debt plan in this Bloomberg article.