‘Austerity’ should not be confused with pragmatism

Patrick Honohan has an op-ed in today’s Irish Times here.

Conference at UL: Reform in the Aftermath of the Crisis

Reform in the Aftermath of the Crisis:

Exploring Agenda for Health, Political and Financial Reform

Admission is free, but spaces are limited. We hope to see you there on the day.  If you can make it please RSVP to Niamh.OSullivan@ul.ie

Date: 19 September 2013

Venue:      Pavilion, University of Limerick

Time:        0930 – 16h30

09h30

10h00

Registration & Coffee

Welcome by Professor Paul McCutcheon

Vice President Academic and Registrar , University of Limerick

10h15

Seminar 1: Political and Health Care Reform

Chair: Dr. Maura Adshead, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick

Dr. Colin Doherty, Consultant Neurologist

St. James’s Hospital and Trinity College Dublin

11h00

11h45

Professor David Farrell, School of Politics and International Relations, University College Dublin

Audience Contribution and Discussion led by Dr. Chris McInerney, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick

12h45

Complimentary lunch Served at the Pavilion

14h00

14h00

14h45

15h30

Seminar 2: Economic and Financial Reform

Chair: Professor Helena Lenihan, Department of Economics, Kemmy Business School , University of Limerick

Professor Stephan Gerlach

Deputy Governor, The Central Bank of Ireland

Fiona Muldoon

Head of Banking and Insurance Regulation, The Central Bank of Ireland

Audience Contribution and Discussion led by Ross Maguire, co-founder of New Beginnings ‘A movement of mortgage holders’

16h30

Close and Thanks

Reminder re conference on The Developmental Origins of Health

The Developmental Origins of Health Conference

Keynote Address by Professor James J Heckman


9.00 am-3.30 pm Thursday 10th October 2013

Royal College of Physicians of Ireland, No 6, Kildare St, Dublin 2

On Thursday October 10th, 2013, UCD Geary Institute will host a conference entitledThe Developmental Origins of Health. This conference presents the mid-term results emerging from a major European Research Council Advanced Investigator project led by Professor James Heckman at the University College Dublin, in partnership with the University of Bristol and the University of Essex.

Understanding the origins and the evolution of health inequalities is key to developing policies to promote human development. The conference highlights the work of aninterdisciplinary team of researchers who are active at the frontier of their disciplines ineconomics and epidemiology. This team is working together to create an integrated developmental approach to health which will allow us to understand the socio-biological determinants of health.  The conference presents innovative findings on the role of cognition, personality, genes, and the environment on health across the life course and across generations. Speakers will include Professor Frank Windmeijer(University of Bristol), Dr. Neil Davies (University of Bristol), Professor Steve Pudney (University of Essex), Dr. Orla Doyle (University College Dublin). The keynote address will be given by Professor James Heckman (University College Dublin & University of Chicago).

To register for the conference, please email: Carol Ellis atgeary@ucd.ie. Advance registration is essential for attendance at the conference, as numbers are strictly limited. There is no charge for the conference. Tea/Coffee and lunch will be provided.The deadline for registration is Friday 20 September 2013. For further details see UCD Geary Institute Website

ISNE conference

I had posted on this a number of times but just a brief note to say the Irish Society of New Economists event is on today and tomorrow. This year the organising team is from NUI Maynooth, specifically Anita Suurlaht, Lena Golubovskaja and Adele Whelan. They have put together a remarkable programme. Congratulations to them.

One-day conference on economics and psychology

The sixth annual one day conference on Economics and Psychology will be held on November 25th in NUI Maynooth. The purpose of these sessions is to develop the link between Economics, Psychology and cognate disciplines in Ireland. A special theme of these events is the implications of behavioural economics for public policy though we welcome submissions across all areas of intersection of Economics and Psychology. We welcome submissions from PhD students as well as faculty and also welcome suggestions for sessions on policy and industry relevance of behavioural economics. Programmes from the previous five are here. Abstracts (200-500 words) should be submitted before September 30th. Suggestions or questions please send to Liam.Delaney@stir.ac.uk