EC Autumn 2013 Review

The latest European Commission staff review of the EU/IMF programme is here.

UPDATE: Here is one chart from the review.  There are many others.

Irish Debt Trio Eased the Way to Bailout Exit

This Reuters/NYT article highlights the role of NTMA roadshows in the return to market access – here.

Nick Crafts on debt and the ECB

Here.

ESRI Studies on Taxes and Transfers

Here are links to two studies released through the ESRI this week.  One chart is taken from each but there is much more detail in both particularly the second.

Distributional Impact of Tax, Welfare and Public Service Pay Policies: Budget 2014 and Budgets 2009-2014

   

Social Transfers and Poverty Alleviation in Ireland

Winter 2013 QEO from NERI

Available here.