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Economics

# economics - Sunday 5 May, 2013

Historian Niall Ferguson apologises for ‘stupid’ remarks about Keynes

Harvard historian Niall Ferguson had suggested that Keynes didn’t think enough about what happens to future generations because he had no children and was gay.

Fast fashion, fair wage: What Vietnam can teach Bangladesh

Vietnam – working on improving technology, conditions and pay – is proving more attractive to brands who want to protect their consumer reputation.

# economics - Wednesday 17 April, 2013

From Business ETC Death By Autosum

Leading pro-austerity academic paper may have included fatal Excel error

A 2010 paper by Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff found that growth falls dramatically as debt increases. Or does it?

# economics - Tuesday 9 April, 2013

International students flock to Greece to study crisis

The country has become a case study for those studying economics, political science and journalism.

# economics - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

Column: The ‘vulture fund’ eyeing Argentina – and what it means for other indebted states

A New York court will today influence the economic future of Argentina in a case that will have wide-ranging ramifications for other indebted nations, writes Nessa Ní Chasaide.

# economics - Tuesday 26 February, 2013

From Business ETC China

Chinese ‘Dubai’ turns into deserted island

Phoenix Island was the epitomy of a property boom – now it stands quiet and desolate and unlucky owners are ‘desperate’ to sell.

# economics - Saturday 23 February, 2013

Column: The correct handling of the promissory note savings is vital for Ireland

The knowledge that there is now €1 billion of wiggle room on the table could promote further reluctance to change, writes Aaron McKenna.

# economics - Monday 28 January, 2013

From Business ETC Financial Crisis

Iceland did not need to repay Dutch and UK savers, says court

A European court ruled today that Iceland was entitled to refuse to pay immediate deposit guarantees to savers when a major bank collapsed.

# economics - Wednesday 23 January, 2013

Enda Kenny and Michael Noonan to attend Davos

The Taoiseach and Minister for Finance will join other world leaders at the influential meeting to discuss issues affecting the global economy.

# economics - Sunday 6 January, 2013

Column: Why do we love reading books about the economic crisis?

All these critiques don’t spur us to action, writes Tom Boland, so why do we keep buying them?

# economics - Thursday 27 December, 2012

Nick Leeson: The banks don’t care so we need to look after each other

“As austerity bites to the knuckle, soup kitchens spring up around the country and children are sent to school hungry. It just seems so terribly wrong.”

# economics - Sunday 9 December, 2012

From Business ETC Fiscal Cliff This post contains videos

What’s a fiscal cliff? Let Monty explain…

Mr Burns takes a few minutes to explain the upcoming fiscal cliff.

# economics - Saturday 8 December, 2012

From Business ETC Easy Economics

The 12 things in economics that everybody should know

The 10 concepts – plus two bonus insights – that everybody should know about economics.

# economics - Thursday 6 December, 2012

Budget 2013: Here’s how Twitter reacted

From the cuts in child benefit and respite care to the increase in the price of wine, here’s how people on Twitter reacted to Budget 2013.

# economics - Wednesday 5 December, 2012

Budget 2013 This post contains videos

BUDGET 2013: Here is what happened

TheJournal.ie brings you every detail of the Budget 2013 announcement, all the analysis and all the reaction.

# economics - Saturday 1 December, 2012

Aaron McKenna: Another tough Budget… but do the numbers add up?

With another €3billion in austerity on the way, the Government’s economic forecasts are starting to look more like fairy tales.

# economics - Saturday 10 November, 2012

Aaron McKenna: We need a robust civics education if we want informed citizens

CSPE should educate on how the economy, government and tax fits together, rather than just how proportional representation works, writes Aaron McKenna.

# economics - Wednesday 31 October, 2012

Interview: ‘There will be mass defaults, I guarantee it’ – David McWilliams

The time to take action on tracker mortgages is now or we will see another wave of mortgage defaults says economist David McWilliams.

# economics - Monday 15 October, 2012

The Evening Fix… now with added Law & Order

Here’s the things we learned, shared and loved today.

From Business ETC Game Theory

Nobel prize for economists who worked on matching schools with students

US economists Alvin Roth and Lloyd Shapley share the award for their work in ‘the theory of stable allocations’.

# economics - Thursday 11 October, 2012

‘Cautious optimism’, laughter and Mammynomics promised at Kilkenomics

The five-day festival returns for its third year next month.

# economics - Saturday 6 October, 2012

From Business ETC Red Alert

7 colours that might get you sued in the US

Big business is very territorial about its trademarks – especially in the States…

# economics - Tuesday 11 September, 2012

From Business ETC Media

Business journalist awards call for entries

UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School awards have €1,000 prize for each winner in six categories.

# economics - Monday 10 September, 2012

IMF: We want property tax of 0.5 per cent. Noonan: Nope, not happening.

OH, IT’S ON (well, kind of. It’s all very civil).

The 5 at 5: Monday

5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…

# economics - Wednesday 22 August, 2012

From Business ETC Euro Crisis

Major French bank predicts next moves for Europe

Ahead of crunch talks between major country leaders and 6 September ECB meeting, Société Générale economist has some predictions: including possibly unlimited ECB bond-buying.

# economics - Tuesday 31 July, 2012

France passes budget that taxes business and the wealthy more

The country’s parliament approved the measures, which barely touched spending, earlier today.

# economics - Thursday 26 July, 2012

Column: Ireland has no option but to play hardball. So why aren’t we?

Economic commentator Anthony Phillips paid a visit to the Department of Finance. This is what happened…

# economics - Wednesday 11 July, 2012

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Make an example of bankers. Just do it.

Former trader Nick Leeson says an example was quite rightly made of him when his actions led to the collapse of Barings Bank – why isn’t that happening now?

# economics - Tuesday 10 July, 2012

VIDEO: David McWilliams explains why the world economy is still doomed

In his latest ‘punk economics’ video, the floppy-haired one looks at panic in China and the fading recovery in the US.

# economics - Monday 9 July, 2012

Column: Reasons for making childcare tax-deductible are solid…

…So why is the Department of Finance dragging its heels on figuring out that this policy would be cash-positive for the State, asks independent TD Stephen Donnelly.

# economics - Saturday 7 July, 2012

Home Economics This post contains images

Save money on your grocery bill: YOUR tips

Delicious and inexpensive recipes, clever ways with the shopping list… and some creative uses for household items.

# economics - Monday 25 June, 2012

Cyprus asks for bailout from the eurozone

The Cypriot government confirmed the news this evening, citing the country’s exposure to the Greek economy.

Nick Leeson: On Mick Wallace and his ‘false economy’

The Wexford TD is symptomatic of the move from delayed gratification to credit consumerism which we are still struggling to shake off, writes Nick Leeson.

# economics - Monday 18 June, 2012

From Business ETC Trade

Exports and imports dive in April

The latest data from the CSO shows the lowest seasonally-adjusted monthly export figures since March 2010.

# economics - Saturday 2 June, 2012

Punt Nua? This post contains images

Taking a Punt: Art takes on corruption and recession

New art exhibition explores Ireland’s economic collapse and its shaky future in the euro…

# economics - Wednesday 30 May, 2012

From Business ETC Fiscal Compacted

Referendum roundup: Your last-minute information station

Campaigning on the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ side shut down at 2pm today. As you get your voting card ready for tomorrow’s poll, TheJournal.ie pushes aside the political point-scoring…

Your Say This post contains a poll

Poll: Have you changed your mind in referendum vote?

The ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ campaigns are going to be battling to get their messages across in the last hours before referendum vote. But have either of them managed to get you to switch sides?

# economics - Tuesday 29 May, 2012

From Business ETC Opinion

Column: Low rate of lending to Germany has put them in driving seat

The gap between those who can access the markets and those who can’t continues to wide, writes Nick Leeson…

# economics - Saturday 26 May, 2012

From Business ETC Read Me

Column: My rollercoaster ride to save the family business

Six weeks ago, Ben Peat thought his 70-year-old family electronics business was going under – but public support helped save his company from becoming another footnote in the story of the recession.

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