Debt Default in a Developed Country

John Dizard writes in the FT on this interesting topic: you can read it here.

Profile of this Blog

Stephen Price has written a profile of this blog in the Culture section of today’s Sunday Times. So far as I can tell, this section is not available online – you will have to go the traditional route of buying the paper in order to read it.

There is also an article by John Burns on blogging in Ireland – that is available here.

Safe and Sound Banking: A Role for Counter-Cyclical Regulatory Requirements?

During the Autumn term, we have had the pleasure of hosting Jerry Caprio as a Fulbright Scholar.  He has written a very interesting paper on this topic: it is available here.

Withdrawal and Expulsion from the EU and EMU

This is an interesting paper from the ECB on the legal dimensions of these scenarios.

Energy Prices In Ireland

The Irish Academy of Engineering has released a new study of energy price competitiveness: you can read it here.