Author: Philip Lane

The Fiscal Situation Elsewhere

The FT carries interesting articles on:

Greece (and a broader discussion of  the euro area)

UK

Resolving Ireland’s Fiscal Crisis

Reminder: the SSISI event is tomorrow evening, details are here.  Contributors: Dr Niamh Hardiman (UCD), Mr Blair Horan (CPSU), Mr Colm McCarthy (UCD) and Mr David Croughan (IBEC).

The paper by Niamh Hardiman is already online here.

No Green Growth Without Innovation

Bruegel has published a new briefing note on the role for policy in encouraging ‘green’ innovation: you can read it here.

The World Cup and the Economy

Question for the readership:  has Thierry Henry provided a boost to the Irish economy, by ensuring that the Irish football team (and the travelling band of supporters) will not be in South Africa next summer?

Large Changes in Fiscal Policy: Taxes versus Spending

Alberto Alesina and Silvia Ardagna have a new research paper on this topic: you can download it here.