Presentation on Prediction Markets and their Future
I gave a presentation on prediction markets on Friday at NYU Stern’s Fintech conference, Betting on the Future. The first […]
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Discussion of “The state-dependent impact of changes in bank capital requirements”
I attended a conference on “Financial stability policies in a changing lending landscape” at the Central Bank of Ireland on
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Comments on “Distinctive Features of the Irish Banking Crisis” by Patrick Honohan”
A few weeks ago, I was a discussant for a very interesting paper by Patrick Honohan reviewing Ireland’s banking crisis.
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New Teaching Material
Prior to the Covid pandemic, I always posted my teaching materials on this website. For various reasons, I switched to
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On the UK’s Fiscal Black Hole
This Thursday, the UK government will introduce a budget with significant tax increases and spending cuts. The UK press are
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#ItsNotUCDItsTheGovernment
The students union at my university are staging a protest tomorrow against the university’s management. It being Valentine’s day, the
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Are Central Banks Storing Up a Future Fiscal Problem?
In the past week, I’ve come across two different pieces (one by the BIS and one by the UK’s Office
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Thoughts on Online Education
I see that many UK universities are announcing they are staying mainly online for 2021-22, with only small group teaching
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Presentation on “Do Central Banks Control the Price Level?”
A few weeks ago, I was invited to speak on “Do Central Banks Control the Price Level?” by the Forum
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Presentation on ECB: Monetary Financing, Helicopter Money etc.
PublicPolicy.ie held its second online conference today on “Ireland’s COVID19 Crisis Response: Perspectives from Social Science.” I gave a talk
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Briefing Papers on Draghi’s Term and on a Strategy Review for ECB
I have written two new briefing papers for the European Parliament on ECB-related issues. The first focuses on assessing Mario
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Paper on “The Euro at 20”
On Friday June 7, I presented a paper at the EUROFRAME conference hosted by ESRI in Dublin. I presented “The
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Brexit: One Clarification and One Concession the EU Could Offer the UK
After a chaotic two months in British politics and with little time remaining before the UK is set to leave
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The UK’s £39 Billion Brexit Bill
A few points on the £39 billion payment which the UK government has agreed to pay the EU as part
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Briefing Paper and Presentation on Growth in Europe
I spent November 2018 in Sydney visiting the University of Sydney. While there, I competed my latest briefing paper for
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Briefing Paper: Should central banks be concerned about virtual currencies?
My latest briefing paper for the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs committee is titled “Should central banks be concerned
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Presentation: “The Lender of Last Resort in the Euro Area: Where Do We Stand?”
Here is a presentation titled “The Lender of Last Resort in the Euro Area: Where Do We Stand?” which I gave
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Briefing Paper on TARGET2 Balances
The Eurosystem’s often-misunderstood TARGET2 balances have again become a topic featured in op-eds and bank briefing documents. I’m posting this
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The EU’s Backstop is a Great Opportunity for Northern Ireland
The past week has been the most fraught yet in the Brexit negotiations. The EU and UK have not agreed
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Brexit and the Irish Border: Let Northern Ireland Decide?
Seventeen months on from the Brexit vote, the UK government has largely avoided setting out clear and realistic positions on
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Slides on Brexit: AEA meetings
Today, I participated in a panel titled “Brexit: Six Months Later” at the American Economics Association meetings in Chicago (a
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