Author: Philip Lane

Upcoming Events

A couple of reminders:

  • (Self Promotion) “A New Fiscal Framework for Ireland” by Philip Lane (SSISI event at Royal Irish Academy at 6pm; abstract of talk is here.)
  • CSO Administrative Data Seminar on February 22nd at Dublin Castle: details here.

Pro Bono Economics

This new initiative was briefly mentioned in Saturday’s FT: its goal is to provide a mechanism for economists to provide expert advice to charitable organisations; its organisers are extremely good economists.

You can find the details here.

The Sovereign Debt of Euro Area Countries

The Economist carries an extensive article on this subject – you can read it here.

Greece: The European Commission’s Recommendations

You can read the newly-released documents here.

The De-Linking of Ireland and the Southern Periphery

John Murray Brown writes in today’s FT on the Irish situation – you can read it here.

Nouriel Roubini and Arnab Das write on the Greek situation and the implications for the euro area: you can read it here.