Lost and Unfounded
The global trading system is broken says Dr Joe Zammit-Lucia. It is, he says, a politically, socially and economically unsustainable system designed for the 20th century and based on theories …
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Austerity stripped bare
The tightened belt is still in fashion but it’s a style that is transparently thin says Geoff Tily. For years the logic of austerity has governed UK economic policy. In …
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What do you do?
Whether it’s the Duke of Edinburgh or the bride’s mum asking it, not everyone finds the “what do you do” question a comfortable one. It suggests that we are expected …
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Applied Pluralism: The Case of Finance
There has been much recent debate also in the UK around the state of the economics profession. Prospect magazine published a piece by Howard Reed proposing that we need to …
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Backlash: Saving Globalisation from itself
Globalisation. Source of prosperity for billions? Or a driver of increasing inequality, poor labour conditions, unceasing environmental damage, and cultural fracture? Or both? The debate on what people gain and …
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Are Crypto Currencies and Blockchain the answer or a disaster?
Blockchain has been trumped as an amazing innovation with applications everywhere to deal with the ‘trust issue’. Bitcoins, which use blockchain, have become worth 10’s of thousands of dollars each, …
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How Economics Professors can stop failing us – Steven Payson
Steve Payson, an US economics practictioner of long standing, talks about his book ‘How Economics Professors Can Stop Failing us’ which provides an eye-opening expose on economics professors that will …
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How Economics Professors can stop failing us – Ellen Quigley
Steve Payson, an US economics practictioner of long standing, talks about his book ‘How Economics Professors Can Stop Failing us’ which provides an eye-opening expose on economics professors that will …
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How Economics Professors can stop failing us – Discussion
Steve Payson, an US economics practictioner of long standing, talks about his book ‘How Economics Professors Can Stop Failing us’ which provides an eye-opening expose on economics professors that will …
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Property in Ireland: another bridge too far
The bust after the 2007 property price boom in Ireland has left its scars. As a second bubble is swelling Peter Manley warns that people shouldn’t lose out again to …
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