F&D and the Euro

Finance & Development also give a lot of attention to Europe and the euro in its most recent edition: see here.

The Economist on the euro area

This week’s Economist magazine has a special report on the adjustment challenges for members of the euro area: you can read it here.

Fiscal Implications of the Global Crisis

The IMF has released a new staff position note which focuses on the fiscal implications of the global crisis.  It provides very useful comparative data on various dimensions of fiscal interventions, including the costs of banking sector policies.  You can download it here.

IMF on bank restructuring

There is a new overview of  the economics of bank restructuring in the IMF staff position note series: you can read it here.

The structure of Irish economic activity during the boom

The CSO has just released a detailed description of sectoral gross output and value added for the years 2002-2006: you can download it here.

By the way, the CSO is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a conference today: the programme is here.