Orphanides: the Eurozone crisis is political

Here.

Money quote:

European Institutions also face the risk of political capture by the governments of specific member states that could misuse the crisis for local political gain.

 

IGEES paper: Structural Reform

See here.

Welcome to the Everything Boom, or Maybe the Everything Bubble

Neil Irwin writes in the NYT here.

Irish Times: New Finance chief told junior official to disregard property crash fears

Interesting short article in today’s Irish Times.

 

 

Reminder: Labour Markets During Crises Conference on Wednesday

The Labour Group at NUI Maynooth is holding a one-day conference on Labour Markets During Crises on Wednesday, July 2. Here is a link to updated information that now includes links to all five papers.

All are welcome, but please email if you plan to attend.