Dr Emmet Oliver

Tks Richard. Great to see you are on Bluesky 👍

The Long Lens: Dr Emmet Oliver on the lessons to be learned from Ireland’s economic past Dr Emmet Oliver, Lecturer at UCD College of Business, takes a deep dive into the pivotal decades that shaped modern Ireland, drawing on insights from his new book, Irish Nation Building: Government, B...

Wheres the Irish economy heading and what its development path been until now? Thats the subject of this UCD Business School podcast featuring my book on economic nation building. Take a listen 🎧 audioboom.com/posts/878805...

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The monster is rapidly losing its claws
Australia widens teen social media ban to YouTube www.rte.ie/news/world/2...

US setting tariff rates like

It appears the current negotiating tactics of the EU have failed, is a change in tone and strategy on the cards?

Crikey if the Bitcoiners see this....🙃

Apparently PM Meloni of Italy has other ideas, of accepting the 10% baseline for now

Backpages are full of Spurs coverage today. It does roll around every 40 years I guess 💪

Exhibit A: Politicians brought to a shuddering halt by the markets

Thanks to presenter Bobby Kerr featuring my book on Newstalk today & giving airtime to discussing early decades of state formation in Ireland & the development of various strategic industries.An enjoyable conversation and whistlestop tour covering several decades 📻
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Well you (and Prez Trump) appear to have a pipe dream that the U/States can revert to being the manufacturing powerhouse of the pre-WW2 era, when at least a 1/3 of the workforce manufactured items that cld dominate global markets. Unfort the rest of us struggle to believe that - but there you go..

Ha unfort its quite a big factor. Maybe stick to the accounting. Im not sure the 93% of the US workforce will want to go into your factories. But cest la vie..

Why? You think US manufacturing can undercut China, Vietnam, India, S Korea etc on unit labour cost? Ok Rhys.

Yeah go the US electorate in their full employment labour market, where the average wage is almost $67,000 and tell them their future is in making industrial goods for low factory wages, where only 7% currently make anything. Ok Rhys. 🫠

Its actually smaller than 1%. And no trade imbalance is 'permanent'. You really need to read beyond GOP talking points.

In fact its (EU) trade surplus (goods and services) with the US is quite modest, less than 1% of gdp. Several EU countries, such as Spain, actually run a goods deficit with the United States.

Top EU official expects Trump tariff of about 20% Maroš Šefčovič shared assessment after meetings in Washington this week

Replacing indecision and prevarication, comes a big number from the Trump administration- all 27 member states would be hit on.ft.com/43n2EqY

AI’s Rise Rekindles Memories of the Dot-com Bubble Market data as of 05:37 am EST. Market data may be delayed depending on provider agreements.

The dot-com bubble popped 25 years ago today, and echoes of that era are reverberating now in AI stocks

I still struggle to see how pharma and med tech plants (existing ones) shift to the US. For me, a more likely outcome is new capacity goes to the US, and is trumpeted by the firms when announced. But with mid-terms next year I suspect a lot of MNCs will just tread water for a while

True. It may also- positively- bring more balance to the mix between the indigenous and the FDI sector which has been arguably out of whack for while now

Good point Kevin- what does this 'adjustment' look like though? in an ecomomic or industrial policy sense...

🚨 Ive written a book- looking at the Irish economy and business landscape post-independence and in a post colonial setting - more updates later, but early hardback sales are underway 📘... www.amazon.co.uk/Irish-Nation...

and todays lesson....

Maybe stick to the economics Edgar! Your political antenna are less sharp. Trump campaigned in 2016 and 2024 on the return of manufacturing jobs to the United states. I dont even recall him once talking about services. I happen to think hes wrong, but cest la vie

Yes, but this is political, not economic. Trump fetishes manufacturing as you should know. Hence the emphasis on goods/merchandise numbers. Hes interested in US jobs. Talking about services-based royalty payments is unlikely to suddenly shift his view or Navarro etc

Doubt the White House will be interested in the off-setting services numbers- they love goods, manufacturing and 'production' and the jobs associated with same.

Rubio raises US-Ireland ‘trade imbalance’ in phone call with Harris US secretary of state’s comments may indicate Trump will raise issue with Martin during St Patrick’s Day visit

Early warning- the visit of Taoiseach Martin to the White House next week looks set to be extremely uncomfortable www.irishtimes.com/politics/202...

These tariffs are happening says Prez Trump, and markets go...

Has Elon Musk set back Tesla sales (in Europe) with his hyper Trumpian politics? Listen in to NewsTalk's 'Taking Stock' podcast on personal brands and consumers, where I discuss same
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