Presentation on EU Economic Policy

Here are the slides from a presentation I gave at a workshop on ‘Surviving the Economic and Financial Crisis’ held recently in UCC.

Six-Pack, Two-Pack and the Fiscal Compact

Presentation to Social Media Conference

The European Commission Representation in Ireland organised a conference for social media practitioners on ‘The Economic Challenges Facing Ireland’ that was held in NUIG on Saturday.  Here are the slides used for a presentation on Ireland’s Public Debt Crisis (pdf here).

Presentation to Social Media Conference

UPDATE: A video of the presentation can be viewed here.

Presentation on Fiscal Compact

Here are the slides from a presentation I gave yesterday in UCC on the fiscal compact.  I hope to post the audio at some stage during the week which will provide more of an explanation of the simplifying assumptions used.

Fiscal treaty

Croke Park Presentation

Here is a screencapture video of a presentation I gave at a conference that was held in Croke Park last Friday.  The presentation looked at investment in the Irish national accounts data and the breakdown between current and capital expenditure in the government accounts.

The conference was a Dublin Economic Workshop meetings held in collaboration with the UCD Geary Institute and UL.  Liam Delaney, Colm Harmon and Stephen Kinsella were the organisers.  The full programme can be seen here while audio podcasts and copies of the slides used in all of the presentations can be accessed here.

There is a thread on www.irisheconomy.ie that looks at some of the issues raised in the talk here and the site also has threads open on some of the other sessions held that day.

Presentation to UCC MBA Class

Last Friday I gave a session to UCC’s MBA class which looked at some recent data on the Irish Economy.  The session was built around the Y = C + I + G + (X – M) representation of the economy.  Here are the slides.

MBA

Presentation – Ireland’s Public Debt Crisis

Here are the slides I used for a presentation in UCC on Ireland’s Public Debt Crisis.

Ireland's Public Debt Crisis

Prospects for an “Export-Led Recovery”

Here are the slides I used in a seminar today to the Faculty of Commerce in UCC on the prospects of an export-led recovery in Ireland.

Prospects of an Export Led Recovery

Slideshare seems to have thrown a few of the graphs out of whack and the vertical axis labels are missing on all the graphs.  Bar the area plots most of fine with the line charts largely unaffected.

Anyway the presentation had 30 slides to keep me going for the hour and has some interesting bits and pieces on Irish exports and imports of goods and services, but the crux of the matter can be gleaned from just four.

1. Net exports are surging ahead.

2. Our trade surplus is generated by our merchandise exports.

3.  Until recently this was because imports were falling rather than exports rising.

4.  Take away Chemicals and the balance you’re left with is …

Presentation to UCC Economics Society

Last Thursday night I gave a presentation to a UCC Economics Society event on the Irish Budget Deficit.  My task was to consider some of the issues on the expenditure side of the debate.  Here are the slides I used.

Government spending

CSO Data September

There have been a number of releases from the CSO this week.  These include.

• Quarterly National Accounts Q2 2010
• Quarterly National Household Survey Q2 2010
• External Trade July 2010

Here is an update of a series of graph we put together for similar statistical releases by in March.

CSO Data September 2010

CSO Data from last week

The CSO were busy last week with a lot of key economic data released.  The data published included

• Quarterly National Accounts (Q4 2009)
• External Trade (Jan 2010)
• Balance of Payments (Q4 2009)
• Quarterly National Household Survey (Q4 2009)
• Construction Output Index (Q4 2009)

Below is a set of slides on some key indicators using the updated data series.  I may add commentary on some of the patterns at a late date but for the moment I will allow the reader to draw their own conclusions.

CSO Data March 2010

Presentation to the Cork Society of Chartered Accountants

Last week I gave a presentation to the CSCA Annual Practice Day.  The presentation followed the ‘turning the corner’ theme that has been a feature here.  The slides used in the presentation are given below.

Practice Day Presentation 2010

The Irish Economy going into 2010

These are the slides from a seminar I gave to the Faculty of Commerce in UCC on Monday 11th of January.

The Irish Economy going into 2010

Presentation on Irish Economy

Business Planning Seminar

Presentation on Private Health Insurance

Community Rating In The Market For Private Health Insurance

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