The Nordic Countries and the Global Crisis

A distinguished group of economists have written about the implications of the global crisis for the Nordic countries and the ‘Nordic model’  – summary (and link to the full report) available here.

Sweden: The Property Market and Monetary Policy

As reported in the FT Money Supply Blog, the Riksbank has appointed a commission of inquiry to examine risks in the Swedish property market and the implications for Swedish monetary policy: you can read the details here.

Upcoming Events

A couple of reminders:

  • (Self Promotion) “A New Fiscal Framework for Ireland” by Philip Lane (SSISI event at Royal Irish Academy at 6pm; abstract of talk is here.)
  • CSO Administrative Data Seminar on February 22nd at Dublin Castle: details here.

Pro Bono Economics

This new initiative was briefly mentioned in Saturday’s FT: its goal is to provide a mechanism for economists to provide expert advice to charitable organisations; its organisers are extremely good economists.

You can find the details here.

Life as an Academic Economist: US versus Europe

As suggested by one commentator, this article provides an interesting analysis of the relative merits of US versus Europe for academic economists: you can read it here.