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The economist who told you so," an Irish Times profile was published in November 2008. Thankfully, they printed only the nice comments.
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A Tail of Two Countries" (with Juan Delgado and Jakob von Weizsäcker), Bruegel Policy Brief 2008/04, June 2008 (182 KB, PDF).
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The outlook for two of the euro area’s best performing economies to date, Ireland and Spain, has darkened dramatically recently amid severe downturns in housing markets. What do these countries’ experiences tell us about the functioning of EMU? Bruegel’s new policy brief ‘A Tail of Two Countries’ examines the behaviour of housing markets in Ireland and Spain during EMU and considers what features and policies may have facilitated the overheating of housing markets in these countries. It also discusses the role of large migration flows in spurring growth in housing.
Coming of age: Report on the euro area January 2008.
- With the euro approaching its tenth anniversary and with more countries joining, the time is right to look back and assess whether EMU is equipped to face a less favourable economic situation. This report surveys the economic performance of the euro area and gives recommendations about six policy challenges of major importance for the future of EMU: monetary policy, fiscal policy, structural reforms, financial stability, enlargement of the euro area, and external representation.
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I also write a column on property for the
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Latest Media Contributions
Sunday Independent column on property:
Fight for financial survival, Prime Time, 26 February 2009
Anglo Irish Bank crisis, This Week, RTE, 22 February 2009
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It's time to decide what kind of banking system we really want," Irish Independent, 12 February 2009
Questions and Answers, RTE, 9 February 2009
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Penniless 'PIGS' give us a bad name," Sunday Independent, 8 February 2009
Public sector pension levy, Morning Ireland, RTE, 4 February 2009
Crisis in the State's finances, News at One, RTE, 27 January 2009
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Income tax rates will need to rise," Irish Times, 27 January 2009
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Winding up Anglo would not put deposits or borrowing in danger," Irish Independent, 22 January 2009
Anglo Irish nationalisation, Morning Ireland, RTE, 20 January 2009
Nationalisation of Anglo, Drivetime, RTE, 16 January 2009
ECB interest rate cuts, Morning Ireland, RTE, 15 January 2009
Frontline: Economy Special, Prime Time, RTE, 14 January 2009
Is the IMF coming?,
The Last Word with Matt Cooper, Today FM, 14 January 2009
Economic situation in Ireland,
The Wide Angle, Newstalk, 11 January 2009
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Ireland's painful adjustment" EMU Monitor, 6 January 2009
Worst yet to come? This Week, RTE, 4 January 2009
Latest Research
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The EU and the Governance of Globalisation" (with André Sapir, Jean Pisani-Ferry and Nicolas Véron),
International Journal of Public Policy (forthcoming). (284 KB PDF)
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A Tail of Two Countries" (with Juan Delgado and Jakob von Weizsäcker), Bruegel Policy Brief 2008/04, June 2008. (182 KB, PDF)
Coming of age: Report on the euro area Bruegel Blueprint January 2008.
"European and Asian Perspectives on Global Imbalances" Edited by Alan Ahearne, August 2007.
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Europe’s External Monetary and Financial Relations since the Euro: A Review and a Proposal" (with Barry Eichengreen) in "
Fragmented Power: Europe and the Global Economy" Edited by André Sapir, July 2007. (250 KB PDF)
"Global Imbalances: The Risks for The World Economy,"
Field Day Review, 3, 2007.
Miscellaneous
Submission to the U.K. House of Lords on issues relating to the euro area (with Jean Pisani-Ferry and André Sapir), 10 April 2007. (76 KB, PDF)
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