John FitzGerald: Crucial for North that UK stays in EUDevolved government has brought peace but it has not yet brought economic stabilityTue Dec 15 2015 - 07:30
Education key to rapid fall in long-term jobless rateRecovery such that full employment is now achievable within three yearsTue Dec 08 2015 - 06:30
Pricing a key tool to encourage carbon-neutral energyTackling climate change requires incentivising new technology to produce ‘clean’ energyTue Dec 01 2015 - 07:23
Beware of depending on tax bonus from multinationals ’ exceptional profitabilityWe learned in 2008 how a revenue stream – property tax – could vanish overnightTue Nov 24 2015 - 06:30
Giving developers a free ride on water infrastructure not an answerLandowners have role to play in proper funding of infrastructure for vital servicesTue Nov 17 2015 - 07:30
John FitzGerald: Why longer working lives benefit societyFacilitating the over-65s to stay at work increases productivity and saves on pensionsTue Nov 10 2015 - 06:30
Better public services will inevitably mean higher taxesIreland is one of lowest spenders on public investment among developed economiesTue Nov 03 2015 - 07:30
Tax breaks are no solution for Ireland’s growing housing crisisCutting VAT would benefit land-owners – the losers would be the people of IrelandTue Oct 27 2015 - 13:35
John FitzGerald: Multinationals are not as important as CSO suggestsUsing adjusted figures, MNEs contributed less than 10 per cent of GNP last yearTue Oct 20 2015 - 08:15
John FitzGerald: How do we strengthen public bodies to stand up to pressure?Even independent public servants may find it difficult to resist strong lobbyingTue Oct 13 2015 - 07:30
John FitzGerald: Regulating private and public monopoliesIf competition is introduced in the right way, it can benefit companies and consumersTue Oct 06 2015 - 06:15
John FitzGerald: Economic recovery has some way to goInvestment in Ireland is well below what would be expected in a developed economyTue Sept 29 2015 - 07:30
What’s wrong with the financial services industry here?State policy on attracting financial sector entities needs to be more discriminatingTue Sept 22 2015 - 07:30
John FitzGerald: ‘neutral’ budget seems right for 2016A policy of economic neutrality means keeping the average rate of tax broadly unchangedTue Sept 15 2015 - 07:30
John FitzGerald: Low interest rates are a double-edged swordLow interest rates are affecting retired people but benefitting indebted households with young familiesTue Sept 08 2015 - 07:30
Why is Ireland now more expensive than Germany?Ireland is one of the most expensive countries in the EU, only exceeded by Denmark.Tue Sept 01 2015 - 07:43
John FitzGerald: Revised CSO figures are a dose of reality on deficitNew data show that, instead of a significant surplus in 2014 (as suggested by the unrevised data), Ireland had a very small deficit – exports were lower than importsTue Aug 25 2015 - 07:30
John FitzGerald: The calm after the eruptionIn contrast to Greece, growth is well under way in Ireland, Iceland, Latvia, Estonia, Portugal and SpainTue Jul 28 2015 - 12:18
City economies also need cultureThere is no simple answer to what makes a city attractive to a modern workforce. The one thing that is certain is that making cities good to live in is important economically as well as sociallyTue Jul 21 2015 - 07:30
John FitzGerald: Ireland’s false sense of security over energy supplyGovernment’s failure to build second North-South interconnector creates risksTue Jul 14 2015 - 01:45
China faces challenges in AsiaChina has a short window of opportunity to build the infrastructure it needsTue Jul 07 2015 - 01:45
IFAC questions wisdom of fiscal stimulus in 2016 BudgetDepartment of Finance’s latest medium-term scenario for public finances is ‘unrealistic’Tue Jun 30 2015 - 01:45
ECB has proved itself useful in a crisisWhile ECB interest rate decisions have not always been wise, since EMU began inflation has averaged 1.9 per cent a year; the ECB has met its objectiveTue Jun 23 2015 - 02:00
Globalisation distorts Irish economyGNP remains the best, though still imperfect, measure of economic welfareTue Jun 16 2015 - 11:12
Economic and Monetary Union - learning by doing?Many blame EMU for the great recession, but that ignores the fact that the crisis also seriously affected the UK and the United StatesTue Jun 09 2015 - 01:25
Achieving an educated workforce is a long-term strategyAfter 30 years’ investment in education, more than half of young people go on to third levelTue Jun 02 2015 - 01:45
John FitzGerald: The bigger the population, the greater the housing needNESC report shows how much hard thinking needs to be done on housing policyTue May 26 2015 - 01:45
John Fitzgerald: Paying the right price for energyGerman charging of citizens over industry for renewables not the way to goTue May 19 2015 - 01:45
Promissory note profit hidden in Central Bank footnoteBonus on notes deal won’t offset the cost of what Irish public has been throughTue May 12 2015 - 01:45
Public pay: strive for parity not a premiumPublic pay policy should strive for broad parity with the private sector for equivalent skills, experience and effortTue May 05 2015 - 10:15
Is collaboration or competition best strategy for economists?Irish economists have become more open to learning from other disciplinesTue Apr 28 2015 - 01:45
A fair deal for end-of-life careThe problem with the Fair Deal scheme is that it is underfunded and a waiting list has built upTue Apr 21 2015 - 01:45
Unpopularity of job-friendly taxes makes for policy quandaryMajor reform of tax system would require a strong governmentTue Apr 14 2015 - 10:53
Ireland still among the rich, relativelyIreland’s high standard of living in 2007 coloured the initial reaction to its woes when the recession hit – Greece is experiencing similar comparisons at the other end of the scaleMon Apr 06 2015 - 01:45
John FitzGerald: Time to build on our economic turnaroundIreland may be able to recover about half of the very large sum needed to recapitalise the banksTue Mar 31 2015 - 01:40
Solution to global warming will be found in new technologiesIt is our grandchildren who will benefit from applying the brakes today to bring the momentum of climate change to a slow haltTue Mar 24 2015 - 01:40
How is the economic recovery for you?Most indicators are good, but there are big variations in how different groups are faringTue Mar 17 2015 - 02:00
How our education system affects the economy of the futureCountries that prioritise education see the benefits decades laterTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:45
The pathway to Germany’s low unemploymentReunification came at a significant cost to the German economy in the short termTue Mar 03 2015 - 07:40
Finding out what makes people switch on and offJohn FitzGerald looks at how the best way to approach the Irish Water issue and make savingsTue Feb 24 2015 - 01:45
John FitzGerald: Where did the €30bn in cuts go?Because unemployment trebled in the crisis, the cost of unemployment payments also mushroomedTue Feb 17 2015 - 11:55
Low oil prices will have knock-on effects of deflation and environmental harmIt takes a while for people to react to shifting oil prices but market law prevailsTue Feb 10 2015 - 02:30
Home-grown business is driving the recovery more strongly than multinationalsForeign direct investment is vital to jobs but the real source of growth is indigenousTue Feb 03 2015 - 12:00
John FitzGerald: electricity bills should reflect falling gas priceIf electricity prices do not fall in coming months, the regulator should protect the interests of the consumerTue Jan 27 2015 - 01:45
Counting the cost of election promisesPolitical parties here still not subject to independent costing of election undertakingsTue Jan 20 2015 - 01:25
‘Vital Statistics’ sheds light on inequalities in life expectancyCSO figures show a strong class gradient in health status and life expectancyTue Jan 13 2015 - 01:20
John FitzGerald: What Europe could do about low inflationMario Draghi would like to see a more stimulatory fiscal policy in EuropeMon Jan 05 2015 - 16:55
Recovering economy may make homing pigeons of emigrantsA major change for emigrants has been the dramatic fall in the cost of staying in touchMon Dec 22 2014 - 18:42
Extensive research contradicts Ukip view of immigrationPopular prejudice rather than facts is driving the UK debate on EU migrationTue Dec 16 2014 - 12:19
