Austerity Conference and Keynote Lecture
25 February 2016The Social Science Committee held a conference on 29th and 30th October 2015, entitled Debating Austerity.
The conference was opened with a keynote lecture by Simon Wren-Lewis with a discussion chaired by Patrick Honohan MRIA, then Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland.
Listen to the keynote lecture and view the conference speakers’ presentations.
Press:
The Independent, 29th October 2015
'If we are going to debate global austerity, let's at least involve all sides'. opinion piece by Dan O'Brien
The Irish Times, 30th October 2015
‘ECB to blame for Irish austerity, says UK Labour adviser’ Mark Paul
The Irish Times, 31st October 2015
‘Central Bank governor warns Government over growth’, Eoin Burke Kennedy and Gordon Deegan
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