The UK already has a plan that would break the Brexit backstop deadlockJohn FitzGerald: Drive towards making Teesside a free port could offer a way forwardFri Aug 30 2019 - 05:45
No-deal Brexit: a nightmare scenario for farmers in the NorthMany Northern farmers will be unable to continue in businessThu Aug 22 2019 - 17:37
John FitzGerald: Congestion charges may be the fairest way to tax road usersIn the next few years, we will need to commit to a new tax regime for road transportFri Aug 16 2019 - 04:05
Farmers could boost their incomes by switching from beefJohn FitzGerald: The economics of beef are on a knife edge – changing makes senseThu Jul 25 2019 - 15:55
Minimum wage a tool for equality but no panacea for povertyJohn Fitzgerald: Ireland’s lower-paid workers are not always from poorest householdsFri Jul 19 2019 - 03:45
Ireland's high prices are a matter of perspectiveJohn FitzGerald: Price level here is more than compensated for by other factorsFri Jul 12 2019 - 05:34
There is a social gradient in ill health and earlier deaths: Poor people die youngerInequality in life expectancy has received much less attention than income inequalityFri Jul 05 2019 - 05:30
John FitzGerald: Budget 2020 proposals may not be the right answerPumping money into construction will lead to price rises, not increased supplyFri Jun 28 2019 - 05:58
John FitzGerald: What is actually behind Ireland's economic growth?There is still work to be done in separating out multinationals from the rest of the economyFri Jun 21 2019 - 04:15
John FitzGerald: Unpicking global connections will be damaging for allPopulist politicians continue to blame globalisation and foreigners for society’s illsFri Jun 14 2019 - 04:25
John FitzGerald: Measuring the difference child benefit makesResearch found in low-income households benefit spent by mothers on their childrenFri Jun 07 2019 - 05:47
John FitzGerald: €50 each is a small price for EU membershipIrish contributions will increase if UK leaves union but benefits are worth the costFri May 31 2019 - 05:31
Irish economy continues to buck global trendsJohn FitzGerald: New survey shows employment figures set to grow despite threatsFri May 24 2019 - 05:13
John FitzGerald: Climate change and the end of an empireCollapse of Rome shows how failure to adapt can have catastrophic consequencesFri May 17 2019 - 05:51
John FitzGerald: State needs to get better at running the rule over big projectsWhile a sophisticated method for assessing the value of public projects is now applied, this does not guarantee final costs will reflect initial estimatesFri May 10 2019 - 11:10
New Brexit deadline makes next Irish budget hard to get rightJohn FitzGerald: Should Donohoe prepare State for Brexit crash-out or further growth?Fri May 03 2019 - 05:27
John FitzGerald: North's poor education system a recipe for failureIn the North, 21% per cent of 30-34 year olds have not completed their post-primary educationFri Apr 26 2019 - 04:20
Levy property tax on the equity in house not its total valueJohn FitzGerald: The levy is not perfect but it may offer a solution for the housing crisisFri Apr 19 2019 - 05:00
Babysitters’ clubs are not immune to the harsh reality of economicsJohn FitzGerald: Capitol Hill babysitting co-op’s fate offers a lesson on quantitative easingThu Apr 11 2019 - 16:00
Sinn Féin loans Bill may increase the risk of another economic crashJohn FitzGerald: Move on securitisations could hurt consumers and housing supplyFri Apr 05 2019 - 05:55
How Ireland has benefited from our economistsJohn FitzGerald: Government policies have seen better outcomes thanks to domestic expertiseFri Mar 29 2019 - 05:16
Technical change has probably meant loss of more unskilled jobs than globalisationThe long-term solution to loss of unskilled jobs is to ensure that those leaving education have the skills to work in a modern economyFri Mar 22 2019 - 05:20
The Border after Brexit: less a backstop, more a loophole?John FitzGerald: The UK’s proposed ‘honesty box’ approach to NI-British trade raises problemsFri Mar 15 2019 - 06:30
Contrast between US and EU working hours rooted in cultural differenceAbout a third of the difference in working hours can be explained by annual holidaysFri Mar 08 2019 - 05:45
MetroLink: Strength of local lobbies should not determine outcomeJohn FitzGerald: Why has the projected Luas Green Line closure time jumped fourfold?Fri Mar 01 2019 - 05:41
What I’ve learned from my family’s efforts to reduce carbon emissionsBiggest problem for households is cutting fossil fuel energy consumed in home heatingFri Feb 22 2019 - 05:37
Brain drain in Northern Ireland much worse than in the RepublicPermanent migration of graduates has had serious negative impact on North’s economyFri Feb 15 2019 - 05:18
Brexit could be about to overturn a 150-year pattern for IrelandJohn FitzGerald: Britain’s influence over Irish migration and wages may be waningFri Feb 08 2019 - 05:50
John FitzGerald: No-deal Brexit would make Budget 2019 look prescientInstead of fuelling the boom the Government should be saving for future shocksFri Feb 01 2019 - 07:23
How Ireland benefits from our aid work overseasJohn FitzGerald: Irish Aid’s activity boosts our influence and opens doors to tradeFri Jan 25 2019 - 05:25
The ‘backstop’ was a British proposal, not one tabled by Ireland or the EUJohn FitzGerald: One concern about a bad-tempered Brexit is that some of the potential ways of smoothing the economic consequences may be ignoredFri Jan 18 2019 - 05:11
Cost of capital projects often rockets due to lofty notionsChildren’s hospital design another example where the best is the enemy of the goodFri Jan 11 2019 - 05:36
Brexit not the only danger on the horizon for IrelandUnpredictable nature of US trade policy poses a particular danger for super-open economiesFri Jan 04 2019 - 05:15
Ireland can thank Trump for our corporation tax windfallJohn FitzGerald: Surge in revenue from multinationals is a boost but masks realityFri Dec 21 2018 - 05:40
John FitzGerald: Carbon tax must be seen to be fairMitigating effects of carbon tax on those with lowest incomes is essentialFri Dec 14 2018 - 05:30
Medical redress regime is damaging health systemJohn FitzGerald: Claims system adds cost to health service with adverse effectsFri Dec 07 2018 - 04:35
John FitzGerald: Third level education pays – but at a costRecent CSO study shows that workers with degrees earn two-thirds more than othersFri Nov 30 2018 - 05:35
John FitzGerald: Graduate brain drain has potential to damage economyPermanent emigration of people with key skills could be serious loss to Irish economyFri Nov 23 2018 - 10:18
John FitzGerald: Soft borders will mean open season for smugglersThe only way to have a soft border after Brexit is for UK to stay in customs unionFri Nov 16 2018 - 05:12
Ireland’s recovery is partially due to us learning our lessonJohn FitzGerald: State’s progress out of recession is much smoother than in 1980sFri Nov 09 2018 - 05:30
John FitzGerald: Digital tax is a price worth paying to regulate tech monopoliesWhile the services of social media companies may overlap, they each have their distinctive niche which they dominate worldwideFri Nov 02 2018 - 05:16
Republic of Ireland is the last real supporter of the idea of the UKJohn FitzGerald: Britain’s Brexit ‘civil war’ could lead to a disastrous end for the unionFri Oct 26 2018 - 05:43
John FitzGerald: Dublin’s bus network needs major overhaulMost commuters in 2040 will depend on buses not the Luas, Dart or MetroFri Oct 19 2018 - 05:31
Nobel laureate shows failure on carbon tax policy likely to be costlyClimate change specialist William Nordhaus says carbon price needed to achieve targets will rise as policies have been delayedFri Oct 12 2018 - 05:16
John FitzGerald: Budget should tax emissions and property – not incomesThe hospitality sector is booming – it’s time to raise the 9% VAT rateFri Oct 05 2018 - 05:15
Bank crash showed we need EU-wide banking systemJohn FitzGerald: More banks might have survived had more been foreign-ownedFri Sept 28 2018 - 02:45
German reunification delayed the arrival of the Celtic TigerJohn FitzGerald: Germany’s interest rate rise set an indebted Irish economy back three yearsFri Sept 21 2018 - 03:50
State continues to demolish viable housing stock instead of repairing itGovernment should address housing shortages and climate change at the same timeFri Sept 14 2018 - 05:15
New laws needed to preserve public documents in digital ageCentral repository for electronic documents would guard against risk of disappearanceFri Sept 07 2018 - 05:10
Women hold the answer to tightening job squeezeJohn FitzGerald: CSO figures also show rise in participation of workers over the age of 65Fri Aug 31 2018 - 05:19
