Fantasy Finance Minister: How to start a country and how to fund it
Just over 100 years ago, Ireland became an independent state – in the same year as the Soviet Union was founded. Two very contrasting events, both fac…
Is Ireland full? The Immigration Myth…
Immigration is a huge issue for Ireland. Without migrants, this economy would simply seize up, but with thousands of people coming to Ireland, many ar…
Why the Dollar is Still King
Remember all the crypto, tech-bro talk about the end of the dollar? The Green-back was finished, destroyed by its own creator, the Fed, that was print…
Brics Vs. Nato- The Global Economy Redrawn
The BRICS, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa are home to over half the world’s population, yet their representation at the top table, the…
” What Makes Germany Tick?”
Europe’s biggest economy, yet Germany remains a bit of a mystery. These days you are as likely to hear warnings about Germany’s industrial collapse, a…
Keynes VS Hayek
The two most influential and consequential economists of the 20th century find themselves part of the global battle of ideas in the 21st century. In t…
Economics in the Dock
Long regarded as all-knowing high priests whose models were akin to a religious creed laying out what we believed in, today the reputation of economis…
Led by Donkeys- The Big Con
In the past few years, more and more bits of government have been outsourced to the Big 4 consultancies. So much so that the government has been infan…
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, constit…