Fiscal Policy, Financial Sector Policy and Economic Growth
This conference is jointly organised by the ESRI and Trinity College Dublin in honour of Patrick Honohan's contributions to Irish economic policy.
Date: Friday 27th September 2024
Venue: The Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HH58
Time: 08:45-16:00
Event Schedule
8:45-9:15 - Registration
9:15-9:30 - Opening Remarks by Philip Lane (European Central Bank) and Patrick Guiry (RIA)
9:30-11:00 - Session 1: Fiscal Policy
Paper: Barra Roantree (TCD)(link to PDF)
Panel: Brian Nolan (Oxford), Niamh Moloney (LSE), John McHale (Galway)
Chair: Alan Barrett (ESRI)
11:00-11:30 - Break
11:30-13:00 - Session 2: Financial Sector Policy
Paper: Laura Boyd, Niall McGeever, Tara McIndoe-Calder and Fergal McCann (Central Bank of Ireland) (link to PDF)
Panel: Kevin Cardiff, Sharon Donnery (Central Bank of Ireland), Karl Whelan (UCD)
Chair: Agustin Benetrix (TCD)
13:00-14:00 - Lunch
14:00-15:30 - Session 3: Growth Policy
Paper: "Hare or tortoise? Productivity and growth of Irish domestic firms" Martina Lawless (ESRI and Department of Finance)
Panel: Kevin O'Rourke (Sciences Po), Seán Ó Riain (Maynooth), Frances Ruane (TCD and ESRI)
Chair: Rowena Pecchenino (Maynooth)
15:30-16:00 - Remarks from John FitzGerald and closing by Patrick Honohan