Ireland can cope with borrowing for historic stimulus budgetVAT cut for hospitality and help for first-time buyers ‘wasteful or ineffective’Fri Oct 16 2020 - 05:10
Covid-19 State borrowing is being countered by private savingsJohn FitzGerald: By late 2021, excess savings will hit €20bn or 20% of total consumptionFri Oct 09 2020 - 05:11
John FitzGerald: Climate change measures must make economic sensePeople, firms and farmers need incentives to modify transport and heating behaviourFri Oct 02 2020 - 05:09
Ireland is in danger of losing the woods for the trees on emissions reductionJohn FitzGerald: Licensing system cripples planting efforts and inhibits climate effortsFri Sept 25 2020 - 06:00
How Ireland managed to green the White HouseBiden would be latest president to claim Irish heritage but influence may be on waneFri Sept 18 2020 - 05:04
John FitzGerald: Economy shows resilience in teeth of pandemicIreland’s tradeable sector is mainly untouched by crisis and will drive recoveryFri Sept 11 2020 - 05:18
Why this recession will not be as enduring as the lastJohn FitzGerald: Covid-19 vaccine could rapidly boost consumer confidenceFri Sept 04 2020 - 05:00
John FitzGerald: Exchange rate control no panacea for economic crisisRecovery can be driven by outward-looking economies with educated workforcesFri Aug 14 2020 - 10:52
How your country’s history affects the way you thinkThe experience of German integration holds lessons for IrelandFri Aug 07 2020 - 05:26
Some parts of July stimulus package make little senseJohn FitzGerald: Expansion of help-to-buy and bike-to-work schemes are poor uses of fundsFri Jul 31 2020 - 04:20
Why the Covid-19 crisis may push up house pricesJohn FitzGerald: Government faces obstacles to boosting housing supply amid pandemicFri Jul 24 2020 - 05:21
Ireland faces a strategic decision on tax in the wake of Apple victoryJohn FitzGerald: Supporting OECD on taxing digital giants could be a small price to payFri Jul 17 2020 - 05:48
Water supply problems are not of Irish Water’s makingUtility differs from energy sector in that it has no power to ensure it is financedFri Jul 10 2020 - 05:35
John FitzGerald: Civil Service expertise key to Government policySpecific management focus might beat generalism in serving portfolio recalibrationFri Jul 03 2020 - 05:34
Ireland’s economic recovery is dependent on effective public health measuresJohn FitzGerald: Fiscal stimulus to encourage consumption this summer is doomed to failureFri Jun 26 2020 - 07:07
Slow progress on women’s rights across the worldWomen enjoy three-quarters of the legal rights of men, study showsFri Jun 19 2020 - 04:15
John FitzGerald: EU aid must not dig up competitive playing pitchesBrussels has to formulate state assistance framework with clear principles of fairnessFri Jun 12 2020 - 05:00
John FitzGerald: Backing EU tax plan could be politically wiseFinancial transaction fee may be ‘pawn’ to help protect Ireland’s corporation tax regimeFri Jun 05 2020 - 03:45
Ireland stands to benefit in a big way from investing in public transportJohn FitzGerald: Good public transport improves quality of life and lowers greenhouse gasesFri May 29 2020 - 05:02
Landlords should shoulder their share of the coronavirus recession painJohn FitzGerald: SME support conditional on reaching deal with landlord to cut rentFri May 22 2020 - 04:00
Covid-19: Why heavy borrowing is different now than during the crashJohn FitzGerald: Borrowing is an appropriate response to pandemic for several reasonsFri May 15 2020 - 04:15
What will people do with their lockdown savings?By the end of this year households will have up to €15bn extra in their bank accountsFri May 08 2020 - 05:02
John FitzGerald: Accelerate action on climate change during recoveryDelay means more expensive to get to net zero emissions by 2050Fri May 01 2020 - 04:31
Coronavirus: forgotten lessons of the Spanish flu pandemicThere’s a ‘collective amnesia’ in Ireland around the deadly outbreak of 1918-19Fri Apr 24 2020 - 05:29
EU may pay the price for unreasonable Dutch stance on Covid-19 fundingJohn FitzGerald: There are advantages to a pooled approach to borrowing across the euro zoneFri Apr 17 2020 - 05:24
Covid-19 will limit next government’s ability to tackle housing and climate changeJohn FitzGerald: New administration must underpromise in programme for governmentFri Apr 10 2020 - 08:32
Economy could have relatively rapid recovery from Covid-19Government borrowing could end up being a quarter of what it was in the financial crisisFri Apr 03 2020 - 04:50
Big world economies must rebalance relative price of renewables and fossil fuelsJohn FitzGerald: Oil price fall reflects the long-term changes in the world market for oilFri Mar 27 2020 - 05:14
Coronavirus: Three things Government must do to save the economyAfter crisis passes, there will be very limited resources to carry out pre-election promisesFri Mar 20 2020 - 03:45
Coronavirus will create multiple challenges for the next governmentThe significant economic costs will become more obvious over the next six monthsFri Mar 13 2020 - 05:30
John FitzGerald: Challenges to the Irish labour marketShortage of workers and houses means drawing from inactive groups already hereFri Mar 06 2020 - 04:32
We have little chance of building enough homes to meet election promisesJohn FitzGerald: Urgent action is not enough to deliver required new homesFri Feb 28 2020 - 05:00
Irish cultural exports helped pave the way for economic growthMore active strategy to harness economic value of Irish culture could reap rewardsFri Feb 21 2020 - 05:20
John FitzGerald: Increasing economic activity best way to move forwardCutting taxes on income or property would damage ability to redistribute wealthFri Feb 14 2020 - 04:43
Public service reshuffles risk obstructing much-needed changeJohn FitzGerald: Reorganisation can be successful but requires a targeted planFri Feb 07 2020 - 05:45
Election 2020: In the scale of campaigning priorities, climate change is the loserJohn FitzGerald: It’s much easier in election mode to offer more cash for health or housing than to try to save the planetFri Jan 31 2020 - 03:15
Election proposals may make the housing crisis worseJohn FitzGerald: Parties’ plans could exacerbate things without solving underlying issuesFri Jan 24 2020 - 07:36
Climate apathy in Northern Ireland could impact on the RepublicJohn FitzGerald: Co-ordinated North-South action is needed to tackle the issue effectivelyFri Jan 17 2020 - 05:20
John FitzGerald: The shift from specialist to generalist skills in public service is a mistakeDowngrading of specialist skills has contributed to policy failures in the 2000sFri Jan 10 2020 - 07:24
US is paying the heavy cost of Trump’s tariffs against ChinaJohn FitzGerald: New protectionist regime is good for neither US nor the rest of the worldFri Jan 03 2020 - 05:15
The Irish economy looks strong when the data fog of globalisation is liftedJohn FitzGerald: It is only after much CSO work that we are beginning to see what is really going onFri Dec 20 2019 - 06:04
Germany needs to walk away from its fear of hyperinflationJohn FitzGerald: A euro zone fiscal stimulus is the only way to effectively revitalise the economyFri Dec 13 2019 - 05:57
John FitzGerald: Tackling climate change a high-wire actPolicy changes could help shift the behaviour of businesses and householdsFri Dec 06 2019 - 02:47
John FitzGerald: Our challenge is to repeat the US success storyImmigrants to Ireland from a non-English-speaking country typically experience some disadvantageFri Nov 29 2019 - 05:32
There are no magic solutions to the State’s poverty problemsThe policy mix needed to deal with inequity is complex, not something easily fixed by changes to the welfare or tax systemsFri Nov 22 2019 - 05:15
Brexit could see our ham sandwiches confiscated at the Border againJohn FitzGerald: Boris Johnson’s unrealistic timetable for trade deal could bring us back to dark daysFri Nov 15 2019 - 03:15
Germany offers lessons for those who want a united IrelandBreaking up a country is relatively easy but, as the Germans discovered, putting it together again is much more challengingFri Nov 08 2019 - 06:18
North’s economy is facing serious consequences from English nationalismJohn FitzGerald: A sharp fall in vital transfers to Northern Ireland after Brexit is likelyFri Nov 01 2019 - 05:30
The relentless downward spiral of BrexitWith checks between the North and Britain adding to the costs for businesses, it’s no wonder the DUP is crossFri Oct 25 2019 - 05:19
