Loan refusal statistics: what do they mean? There are two sets of statistics floating around; on one hand you have the banks who claim that they are lending and also that the dema... Continue reading
A Tobin tax worth considering. The Tobin tax was a transaction tax first mooted in the 70's, it was meant to be a tax that would reduce blatant speculation in currenc... Continue reading
Designing a longer term lease. The preference for letting property for 1 year is often suitable for both tenant and landlord alike, however, if we do start to see peo... Continue reading
Interesting Life Assurance statistics This is based on research from the Broker/Life Assurance industry, so put on your filters, but nonetheless it is interesting. 1 in eve... Continue reading
Who’s addicted to Central Bank funding? The Banker has an excellent article on this in their Bank Trends section. A picture speaks a thousand words! Continue reading
European Historical Economics Society 2011 There were some excellent presentations at the EHES this year, where some of the worlds leading historians, economists and economic his... Continue reading
An interesting video on the jobs (debt) you’ll create! One of the great things about the internet is the democratization of opinion (it is perhaps also the downside!), and this piece is an i... Continue reading
Feasta & Smart Taxes Conference: September 22nd & 23rd Feasta and the Smart Taxes Network are holding a conference on the 22nd & 23rd of September in the Mont Clare Hotel in Dublin 2. Th... Continue reading
Debt relief without moral hazard. I put on my thinking caps last week and drafted a paper called 'Designing a Debt Relief programme with minimal moral hazard to address ... Continue reading