Karl Whelan

Economist, University College Dublin

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Monthly Archives: February 2015

Presentation: Economics After the Crash

Posted on February 25, 2015 by kwhelan

I am giving a presentation at today’s Irish Economy conference that is roughly based on my recent blog post on teaching economics. The slides are here.

Posted in Education, Teaching | Tagged Teaching Economics

Can QE Be Bad For Taxpayers?

Posted on February 25, 2015 by kwhelan

Some new thoughts on the “can you make losses printing money” theme, this time with a Hans-Werner Sinn angle.

Posted in Central Banks, Euro Crisis | Tagged Central Bank Balance Sheets, ECB, QE

So What Did ECB Just Do To Greece?

Posted on February 5, 2015 by kwhelan

The situation in Greece continues to tick over. An explanation of the ECB’s decision tonight to cut off various Greek assets from its eligible collateral list.

Posted in Banking, Central Banks, Euro Crisis | Tagged ECB, ELA, Greece

What’s Going On with Greece and the ECB?

Posted on February 2, 2015 by kwhelan

It’s complicated. But it’s got nothing to do with technocratic ECB rules.

Posted in Banking, Central Banks, Euro Crisis | Tagged ECB, ELA, Greece

Recent Posts

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  • #ItsNotUCDItsTheGovernment
  • Are Central Banks Storing Up a Future Fiscal Problem?
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  • Presentation on “Do Central Banks Control the Price Level?”
  • Presentation on ECB: Monetary Financing, Helicopter Money etc.
  • Briefing Papers on Draghi’s Term and on a Strategy Review for ECB
  • Paper on “The Euro at 20”
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