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March 29th, 2010

It's going to cost how much?

The This Week in Ireland weekly podcast on this week's news, and what to look forward to, is here. I'd […]

March 28th, 2010

Super Tuesday

The world and its mother will be looking towards Dublin and the Central Bank/Department of Finance/Financial Regulator/NAMA fun fest, wherein […]

March 27th, 2010

Herbert Simon Lectures

I've just finished giving the Herbert Simon lectures at the AIECON center at National Chengchi University inTaipei, Taiwan, with K. Vela Velupillai. […]

March 27th, 2010

When Professors write rap songs

It's a pretty sure bet the end of the world is nigh. I, for one, welcome our new econo-overlords.

March 26th, 2010

Sustainable Development Student Bloggery

Click the links below the fold to check out our students in Sustainable Development, and the projects they submitted for […]

March 25th, 2010

Fantastic Podcast on Trade

EC6012 and EC4024 students, have a listen to Prof. Russell Roberts' podcast on trade. This is a really deep, scholarly, […]

March 25th, 2010

There's something about Taiwan

Taiwan is an interesting case study in economic management. Like us, Taiwan's growth strategy is export-led, with the main drivers […]

March 25th, 2010

When ordering matters

First I read this, then this, then this. Then I thought, my God, they are doing this. Orderings really do […]

March 24th, 2010

Mathematica as a Foundation for Economic Analysis

Lecture notes for the Mathematica Course for the Newschool are here in mathematica notebook format and in .pdf format.  The main set of notes is in .nb, as people may need access to some of the code I've written in the appendices for other things they might like to do.

March 23rd, 2010

Greatest Irish People: No Economists?

I'm shocked-shocked!-that no economists made the greatest Irish people evar list. But they decided to leave out Hamilton and Walton, […]

March 23rd, 2010

Some unpleasant educational arithmetic

The love doctor himself, Kevin Denny, has some unpleasant educational arithmetic: Given the major pressures on the public finances and […]

March 22nd, 2010

Just Sayin'

Edward who? (ht DataViz)

March 21st, 2010

The 'That's Capitalism' Argument

It seems that everyone has decided what capitalism is. Capitalism, apparently, is the ability to let stuff fail. NAMA and, […]

March 18th, 2010

Economics and Finance Majors, Take Heart

From one of the world's best experimental economists, here's an excellent summary of just why economics is so useful to […]

March 18th, 2010

This is brilliant. Watch immediately: A Vision of Students Today

Oddly reminiscent of a Prezi presentation, below is a short video summarising some of the most important characteristics of students […]

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