Author: Philip Lane

The chair of the CEA will speak at the IIEA next Wednesday: details here.

“A nationalist state has carved itself out of the UK before. It was a disaster” writes Kevin Toolis in the FT: article here.

All are welcome at the Dublin launch of Philippe Legrain’s “European Spring: Why Our Economies and Politics are in a Mess – and How to Put Them Right” on Tuesday 6 May at 1800h, the launch to be by Senator Sean Barrett at the Long Room Hub in TCD.

For a flavour of Philippe’s book, read his article on the eurozone’s flawed crisis response in the international edition of the New York Times.

The Independent has also published an exclusive extract from the book.

European Spring is available on Kindle for £2.99  and for £10.16 in paperback.

I generally agree with the main point made by Philippe Legrain in this FT article and I can also recommend his new book.  At the same time, it is unfortunate that he focuses on the recent GDP numbers for Ireland, given the well-flagged interpretation issues with the recent GDP data.

The WSJ provides a long-form account of the barriers to economic growth in Italy – here.