Should We Listen to Economists Anymore?
The dawning realisation that conventional economic thinking, that did not foresee the crisis, cannot help solve the problems we now face means that we must be open to exploring new economic ideas.
It is time to move beyond criticizing the clear shortcomings of our country’s economists and politicians and consider – [...]

Dear Editor,
Having followed the ongoing public debate on Ireland’s massive debt crisis, I welcomed Michael Casey’s recent opinion piece “Increasing money supply can halt deflationary cycle” published in the Irish Times (14/4/11). His proposal that greater monetary autonomy could be exercised by the Irish Central Bank makes an important new contribution to that debate.
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