John FitzGerald: Budget 2018 contains missed opportunitiesAction on carbon tax and tourism VAT rate would have resulted in a more effective budgetFri Oct 13 2017 - 05:50
Budget windfall from Central Bank profits drying upJohn FitzGerald: Government cannot rely for much longer on bank as a major source of incomeFri Oct 06 2017 - 05:57
Is Ireland heading for full employment?John FitzGerald: Employers will have to work hard to hold on to staffFri Sept 29 2017 - 06:00
Sterling shock: what will it mean for Irish manufacturers?John Fitzgerald: In the long term there is likely to be a permanent loss for exporters to the UKFri Sept 22 2017 - 06:00
John FitzGerald: Why road-pricing reforms are essentialProperly calibrated charges on all roads could address several transport issuesFri Sept 15 2017 - 06:00
John FitzGerald: Tackling the housing crisis requires economic sacrificesHousebuilding needs to be ramped up, which means steps must be taken to prevent overheatingFri Sept 08 2017 - 06:00
John FitzGerald: A fair legal framework is crucial for businessFirms setting up in Ireland know under what laws they will operateFri Sept 01 2017 - 04:58
If UK leaves Customs Union a customs border is inevitableJohn FitzGerald: locating customs barrier in Irish Sea takes no account of North’s economyFri Aug 11 2017 - 06:00
Working with the troika was mortifying, but it turned Ireland aroundJohn FitzGerald: As well as overhauling banking, the EU has treated Ireland fairlyFri Aug 04 2017 - 05:32
Pay now, be rewarded later – the political hot potato of climate changeJohn FitzGerald: National Mitigation Plan has many ideas for action but very few decisionsFri Jul 28 2017 - 06:12
John FitzGerald: Still fumbling in the dark on growth dataIrish economy: Figure which seems ‘just right’ would be growth of just over 5%Fri Jul 21 2017 - 06:00
Why it pays to charge for waste by weightJohn FitzGerald: For even bigger savings, we should rethink how waste firms competeFri Jul 14 2017 - 05:00
John FitzGerald: Tax on hoarding land would incentivise buildingFinancial incentives just translate into higher values for potential development sitesFri Jul 07 2017 - 07:46
Electric cars a game changer for motor-tax revenueUp to €5 billion of Government revenue derived from motor transport activityFri Jun 30 2017 - 05:51
Cost of hard Brexit to Ireland between 7% fall in GNP and 1% gainImpact of Brexit will be wide, and could take two decades to fully play outMon Jun 26 2017 - 01:00
Perception of low corruption levels key to Ireland’s successClear laws and public scrutiny create economic culture for transparent commerceFri Jun 23 2017 - 09:46
Groundhog Day beckons for economy in danger of overheatingRaising taxes would be best way to cut demand in order to make room for investmentFri Jun 09 2017 - 05:22
John FitzGerald: The benefits of renewable electricityNecessary investments will be expensive but in the long run they will be cost effectiveFri Jun 02 2017 - 05:29
Getting a fix on multinational input to Irish economyDomestic firms, not multinationals, behind bulk of growth in economy in recent yearsFri May 26 2017 - 05:35
Balkanisation of the UK could leave NI badly exposedEconomic shock and a cut in Westminster transfers could blight living standardsFri May 19 2017 - 05:54
Will Brexit break old patterns of Anglo-Irish migration?Ireland and Britain have been a common labour market for decades. That may changeFri May 12 2017 - 05:13
Understanding why homes are vacant can help solve housing crisisCensus figures on homes broadly consistent with housing completionsFri May 05 2017 - 06:00
John FitzGerald: Low rate of inflation brings its own problemsJohn FitzGerald: one dark side of low inflation is the erosion of monetary policy powerFri Apr 28 2017 - 05:58
Finding a fair way to compare public and private pay ratesRepricing Ireland: Public service pay rises should track increases in the private sectorFri Apr 21 2017 - 05:53
Irish and Spanish recoveries took rather different routesWhile Madrid’s banks were sound, its economy was hampered by high unemploymentThu Apr 20 2017 - 16:40
Higher taxes may be price of necessary investmentBuilding the homes we need in a fast-growing economy can run the risk of overheatingFri Apr 07 2017 - 06:15
Resource transfer to Ireland’s poorer regions is vitalRegional solidarity backed by economic funding is key to national cohesivenessFri Mar 31 2017 - 06:43
In Ireland, free education has more than proved its worthUp to half of growth in the 20 years to 2010 came from higher educational attainmentFri Mar 24 2017 - 05:00
Scotland’s independence not economically viable this time aroundCrucial commercial relationship with UK ‘rump’ would be risked by messy divorceFri Mar 17 2017 - 15:54
Secret of success for satellite towns such as DroghedaHinterlands of Dublin and other cities can benefit economically from that proximityFri Mar 10 2017 - 05:39
John FitzGerald: Research to shape public policy is hard to measure – and fundR&D attracts many funding models, but value for money can be difficult to measureFri Mar 03 2017 - 05:42
Let’s follow the Dutch and fact check party policies before votingIndependent economic analysis of policy platforms is a useful public serviceFri Feb 24 2017 - 07:00
John FitzGerald: Irish effects of sterling-euro exchange-rate changes always short-termEffects of weaker sterling if sustained will gradually be eroded by higher inflation in UKFri Feb 17 2017 - 06:30
John FitzGerald: Time to fix the problem of our leprechaun economics dataThe revision of the international standard for national accounts is imperfectFri Feb 10 2017 - 06:48
John FitzGerald: attractive urban centre key to regional developmentSkilled professionals can only to be lured to locations which offer careers with lifestylesFri Feb 03 2017 - 06:44
John FitzGerald: Expanding capacity of building sector takes timeLikely to be 2019 or 2020 before output of houses approaches a satisfactory levelFri Jan 27 2017 - 05:55
Ireland will pay price of Britain leaving customs unionCustoms decision will have an economic cost and create border between North and SouthFri Jan 20 2017 - 16:12
John FitzGerald: What to expect from long-term Brexit effectsPolicies of protectionism helped to ensure Ireland was a backwater for 50 yearsFri Jan 13 2017 - 09:33
Debate about second electricity interconnector needs to get realNew interconnector would cut prices and greenhouse gasesFri Jan 06 2017 - 14:17
The economics of Christmas: Why Santa Claus could be on to a loserConversation can be more important than the commercial value of any presentsFri Dec 23 2016 - 07:15
John FitzGerald: Economic forecasters must factor in surpriseWe need to plan for range of post-Brexit possibilities, from unfavourable to positiveFri Dec 16 2016 - 05:40
Be wary of constitutional ban on water network privatisationDespite much to rue about recent water policy, one clear success is Irish WaterFri Dec 09 2016 - 05:57
If history repeats itself Trump will be a high-spending, big-borrowing presidentRepublican fiscal profligacy has fuelled damaging boom and bust cycles in USFri Dec 02 2016 - 05:00
Vietnam’s vulnerability to climate change has lessons for IrelandHanoi conference examines links between growth and greenhouse-gas emissionsFri Nov 25 2016 - 06:32
John FitzGerald: Long way to go in fight against climate changeNational Mitigation Plan must tackle dependence on fossil fuels as matter of urgencyFri Nov 18 2016 - 06:00
Problems of US working class not rooted in globalisationIncreased automation in manufacturing has eliminated many ‘traditional’ jobsFri Nov 11 2016 - 07:00
Invention and prohibition essential to meet Paris climate targetsRoad to emission reduction starts with peat burning ban and investment supportFri Nov 11 2016 - 06:56
Disruption to hit shops if UK leaves customs unionChange in trade arrangements will cause a fracture in retail sector supply chainFri Nov 04 2016 - 07:06
John FitzGerald: Public pay ‘restoration’ must be gradualState must be wary of again widening pay gap between public and private-sector workersFri Oct 28 2016 - 11:36
