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David McWilliams: If you want to work smarter, quit your smartphone

David McWilliams: If you want to work smarter, quit your smartphone

Without the distractions of the ‘attention economy’, I can focus and be more creative

Sat Feb 03 2018 - 06:30
David McWilliams: Rising house prices suit too many people

David McWilliams: Rising house prices suit too many people

The latest help-to-buy scheme will do the opposite of what it’s supposed to achieve

Sat Jan 27 2018 - 06:00
David McWilliams: Ireland needs a new friend in Europe. But who?

David McWilliams: Ireland needs a new friend in Europe. But who?

France and Germany, or Austria and Poland? It’s a major national decision

Sat Jan 20 2018 - 06:00
David McWilliams: Ireland is at risk of ‘Dutch disease’

David McWilliams: Ireland is at risk of ‘Dutch disease’

We need the tech companies, but we must not let their interests supersede all others

Sat Jan 13 2018 - 05:00
David McWilliams: The crash was foreseeable. The rapid recovery wasn’t

David McWilliams: The crash was foreseeable. The rapid recovery wasn’t

The Crash – 10 years on: This was part of a classic cycle. The recovery came as a bit of a shock

Sat Jan 06 2018 - 06:00
David McWilliams: What the Pint of Guinness Index tells us

David McWilliams: What the Pint of Guinness Index tells us

Shopping in the North could make you 30% richer. It is economic self-harm not to do so

Sat Dec 30 2017 - 05:00
David McWilliams: There’s an economic star in the east

David McWilliams: There’s an economic star in the east

Today, wise men know that the world’s economic future isn’t in the west. It’s in China

Sat Dec 23 2017 - 05:00
David McWilliams: Why Ireland's growing economy isn’t making you richer

David McWilliams: Why Ireland's growing economy isn’t making you richer

We’ve grown far more productive, but global competition is keeping wages low

Sat Dec 16 2017 - 05:00
David McWilliams on four very expensive words: ‘This time it’s different’

David McWilliams on four very expensive words: ‘This time it’s different’

Bitcoin and financial markets are rising disturbingly fast. Let’s not forget our history

Sat Dec 09 2017 - 06:00
Northern Ireland and the TripAdvisor index of economic vibrancy

Northern Ireland and the TripAdvisor index of economic vibrancy

David McWilliams: Economically and socially, North and South are different countries

Sat Dec 02 2017 - 06:00
David McWilliams: Want to fix the housing crisis? Tax land

David McWilliams: Want to fix the housing crisis? Tax land

Ireland needs to follow radical example of Japan’s 19th-century ‘Meiji Restoration’

Sat Nov 25 2017 - 06:00
David McWilliams: A new economic plan for Ireland

David McWilliams: A new economic plan for Ireland

If we redefine our relationship with multinationals, Ireland can be a global leader

Sat Nov 18 2017 - 06:00

Irish economy mirrors Asia's before the bust

The very disturbing aspect of the Asian crisis which is still threatening to engulf the entire global financial system is that…

Fri Jan 16 1998 - 00:00

Keep the moths away from that hairshirt

THE year is 2005. Ireland, after 18 years of economic growth is beginning to feel the first chill of recession

Fri Dec 27 1996 - 00:00

Dame Street's last stand heralds an era of doubt

IT is ironic that all the recent muscle flexing by the Central Bank comes at a time when a key report, which signals the demise…

Fri Aug 16 1996 - 01:00

EU plots the path to EMU on Irish economic model

GROWTH will remain very sluggish this year, but conditions will improve dramatic economy in 1997

Fri May 24 1996 - 01:00

Ireland enjoys a free lunch courtesy of Germany's woes

THE most significant economic development in Ireland in recent years has been the free lunch on interest rates

Fri Feb 09 1996 - 00:00
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