Author: Philip Lane

Spring 2014 Issue of ESR

Post author By Philip Lane
Post date April 1, 2014

Vol 45, No 1, Spring (2014): with Policy Papers from ‘Future Directions of the Irish Economy’ Conference, 10 January 2014

Articles

The Influence of Family Structure on Child Outcomes: Evidence for Ireland	PDF
Carmel Hannan, Brendan Halpin	1-24

Socio-economic Inequalities in Child Health in Ireland	PDF
Anne Nolan, Richard Layte	25-64

Minority Status, Social Welfare Status and their Association with Child Participation in Sporting, Cultural and Community Activities	PDF
Bryan Coughlan, Edel Doherty, Ciaran O’Neill, Brian E. McGuire	65-85

Policy Section Articles

Ireland’s Medium-Term Growth Prospects: a Phoenix Rising?	PDF
Nicholas Crafts	87-112

Ireland’s Banking System – Looking Forward	PDF
Thorsten Beck	113-134

Ireland’s Fiscal Framework: Options for the Future	PDF
George Kopits	135-158

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Thomas Piketty: Capital in the 21st Century

Post author By Philip Lane
Post date March 23, 2014

I got the chance to read this book over the last few days – it is definitely a “must read” and a major achievement. The Free Exchange blog is running a “book club” for this book – the various entries are here.

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Financing Infrastructure

Post author By Philip Lane
Post date March 23, 2014

A G20 priority for this year is to identify policies that can boost global growth. One priority area is to address barriers to the financing of infrastructure projects. The Reserve Bank of Australia’s annual conference was dedicated to this theme: the papers (including my own contribution) are available here.

This week’s edition of the Economist also has an article on this topic here.