Author: Philip Lane
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The generalised nature of the international slowdown and financial crisis means that it is especially useful to keep track of developments in other economies, in order to learn from the variation in policy choices and economic developments across countries. To this end, the Eurointelligence project is an excellent source of news briefings on the various European economies. It produces a free daily newsbriefing that arrives in your email inbox at the start of each day: you can sign up for it here.
Today’s edition features two especially interesting stories: (a) the sacking of the Greek finance minister (and former economics professor) George Alogoskoufis; and (b) the failure of this week’s German bond auction.
Below are details of a conference on the Irish economic situation. Admission is free, but spaces are limited. Places can be booked by email to stefanie.feicke@ucd.ie, telephone (01) 7168335.
The conference website is here.
Responding to the Crisis
The UCD School of Economics, in association with the Dublin Economics Workshop, has arranged a half-day conference on the current economic crisis at the Royal College of Physicians, 6, Kildare St., Dublin 2, on January 12th. 2009.
Programme
14.15 Introductory Remarks
Rodney Thom (UCD)
14.20 Session 1: Fiscal Consolidation
Chair: John Fitz Gerald (ESRI)
Philip Lane (TCD): Fiscal Policy Options in the Euro Area
Ciaran O’Hagan (SocGen Paris): How Much Can Small Sovereigns Borrow?
Colm McCarthy (UCD): Expenditure Control and Fiscal Consolidation
Discussant: Karl Whelan (UCD)
Coffee at 15.45
16.00 Session 2: The Property Bubble and the Banking Crisis
Chair: Brendan Walsh (UCD)
Patrick Honohan (TCD): Resolving the Banking Crisis
Morgan Kelly (UCD): The Irish Property Bubble and its Consequences
Robbie Kelleher (Davy): Bank Solvency, Basle II and Accounting Standards
Discussant: Alan Ahearne (NUI Galway)
Conference concludes at 17.30.
Always interesting to get the outside view: you can read it here.