Post-Covid spending boom could fast-track recoveryBuild up of household savings likely to herald major spending increase once conditions permitFri Nov 20 2020 - 05:29
Biden faces challenging task in managing pandemic-hit US economyPersonal income in US is forecast to fall 4% in 2021 even without further lockdownsFri Nov 13 2020 - 04:40
Migration has been a brain gain for Ireland in recent decadesAlmost half of Irish adults aged below the mid-30s have lived abroad for at least a yearFri Nov 06 2020 - 05:40
Tighter regulations for car makers will drive buyers to choose electricForcing auto industry to lower emissions key to reaching EU carbon targetsFri Oct 30 2020 - 05:21
John FitzGerald: North needs reform more than unityNorthern Ireland requires deep economic and social change before any referendumFri Oct 23 2020 - 05:53
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
