Statements on the Troika Review Mission to Ireland

The Troika statement is here.

The Department of Finance’s statement is here.

The Flag Theory of Credit Ratings

Courtesy of Broadsheet.ie, this looks convincing.

Job Opportunity at IIEA

Some readers may be interested in this job opportunity at the IIEA. The deadline for applications is this Friday.

Michael Mussa Obituary

Michael Mussa, chief economist of the IMF during the various crises of 1991-2001, died this week.  This WaPo obituary provides a brief but interesting account of his tenure.

Irish Society of New Economists 2012 Conference

The ninth ISNE annual conference is being held in UCC on Thursday 23rd and Friday 24th of August.  This year’s organisers are David Butler, Robbie Butler and Justin Doran.

Researchers wishing to submit their work for consideration are advised to submit an extended abstract (300-400 words) to isne2012@gmail.com. Applicants are asked to include their name, institute or affiliation, current academic status (PhD, Young Professional, Masters) and JEL code(s) for their research on submitting an abstract.

The deadline for the abstract submission is Friday, 1st of June 2012.
Applicants will receive notification by Friday, 22nd June 2012.

There will be two plenary sessions:

  • Professor Geoffrey Hodgson (University of Hertfordshire) Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Institutional Economics, and
  • Professor Bernard Fingleton (University of Cambridge) Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Spatial Economic Analysis and formerly co-editor of the Journal Regional Studies and a Fellow of the Regional Science Association International and the Spatial Econometrics Association.

For more details visit www.isne2012.com