Get progressive on waste! Sometimes I see ideas that just instantly impress me, a solar powered trash compactor which can be used in a city and hold five times t... Continue reading
NAMA pricing, and why we’ll over-pay The 'haircuts' we are hearing about in the papers of late are not 'bobs','mullets' or 'short back n' sides', it is all about the pricin... Continue reading
What did bankers do wrong exactly? Sometimes I have to wonder where the blame-game changed course and the organisations with no commitment to societal well-being were bur... Continue reading
A phone call with Bob Frank, author of ‘The Economic Naturalist’ One of my favourite things to do is to talk to the people who write the books I love, often they are hard to reach, others are surprisi... Continue reading
Irrational banking, non-competition creating profits unexpectedly. That banking in Ireland is a little irrational at present is a given, however, there are occurrences in the market which will change pr... Continue reading
The Economic Naturalist, Robert H. Frank (book review) Robert H. Frank of Cornell University wrote a great book called 'The Economic Naturalist, why economics explains almost everything', it... Continue reading
Twitter tested on commercial viability Today I will tweet something that (if you clicked on a link that brought you here) has been on my mind for a while, namely - will peopl... Continue reading
Why removing the state guarantee is a bad idea I was really disappointed to hear that Jack O'Connor of SIPTU and Sean Sherlock of the Labour party had brought the idea of 'removing t... Continue reading
Robert H. Frank – finding economic opportunities amid the wrekage This is a fascinating talk by Robert H. Frank, author of the 'Economic Naturalist', the talk covers some exciting topics, including tha... Continue reading
Understanding why mortgage rates MUST rise. We have been saying for some time that interest rates on mortgages must rise, you can look at supply and demand, or you can look at the... Continue reading