Soccernomics
Soccer, the biggest sport in the world, plaything of dodgy sheiks and corrupt oligarchs, is in crisis. Have sponsorship, television rights, outrageous salaries, and ticket... Read More
Spending Ireland’s Tax Bonanza
Ireland has lucked out! We have more money than we know what to do with it. The fiscal surpluses, stemming from huge corporation tax receipts,... Read More
Start Up Wake: Killing Start-Ups Humanely to Save the World: A Flounder’s Presentation
Beachhut PR CEO Paul Hayes sees more value in learning from failure than marveling at the success of others, and this is where he came... Read More
Why Countries Get Rich
The essential question in all development economics: why are some countries rich and others poor? Can countries catch up? And, once prosperous, can a country... Read More
The Economics of Energy
Economics is about energy. No energy, no economy. The war in Ukraine was a warning shot underscoring how dependent we are on cheap energy. From... Read More
The People Vs The Elite
Tom Frank, the brilliant award-winning American commentator and journalist, insists that populism, far from being the problem of our time, is the cure for most... Read More
The 2020s – New World Order
Nearly 100 years ago, Sean O’Casey’s Juno and the Paycock was staged in Dublin with the immortal line from Captain Boyle: “The whole world is... Read More
I CAN’T BELIEVE ITS NOT IRELAND
Imagine this. It’s 2032 and Ireland is a new country. There’s a new flag. A new anthem. As Unionists holiday in the south for the... Read More
Start Up Ireland
Ireland has been hugely successful at attracting foreign direct investment, particularly from the US, as its companies seek an English-speaking foothold in EU markets. But... Read More
Inside Ukraine
Former Ukrainian Minister of the Economy and now head of the Kyiv School of Economics, Timofey explains how Ukraine has managed to keep going, why... Read More