Pierce O’Reilly
@pierceoreilly.bsky.social
Economist. Irish. Head of the Business and International Taxes Unit, Tax Policy Division, OECD. Views own, etc. Reposts are bookmarks
Such important work and important for anyone to know who cares about Ireland's future.
1/9 The Fiscal Council's latest report looks at the prospects for the Irish economy and public finances. It points to an increased reliance on corporation tax, future budgetary pressures and a lack of long-term planning.
November 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Such important work and important for anyone to know who cares about Ireland's future.
OECD Corporate Tax Statistics is out today. A thread of some key – and I think pretty striking – findings coming out of the data.
www.oecd.org/en/about/new...
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Corporate tax revenues rise as global corporate tax rates continue to stabilise, new OECD data show
Corporate tax revenues have increased while statutory corporate tax rates have remained stable, according to new OECD data released today.
www.oecd.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
OECD Corporate Tax Statistics is out today. A thread of some key – and I think pretty striking – findings coming out of the data.
www.oecd.org/en/about/new...
www.oecd.org/en/about/new...
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This is incredible reporting from the ICIJ and a clear sign that both the regulators and the big blockchain analytics firms have clearly dropped the ball
NEW: @icij.org's trailblazing blockchain analysis for its #TheCoinLaundry investigation uncovered how cryptocurrency giants Binance and OKX are key conduits of illicit transactions. Here's how we followed the money: www.icij.org/investigatio...
How ICIJ traced hundreds of millions from Huione Group to major crypto exchanges
ICIJ's trailblazing blockchain analysis has uncovered how cryptocurrency giants Binance and OKX are key conduits of illicit transactions.
www.icij.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:44 PM
This is incredible reporting from the ICIJ and a clear sign that both the regulators and the big blockchain analytics firms have clearly dropped the ball
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🚨New Working Paper!🚨
@ihsaanbassier.bsky.social & I start with simple stylised fact: lower productivity firms pay ~minimum wage, even as productivity increases.
What does this mean for rent sharing/passthrough? Employment? Profits?
Monopsony model + 🇿🇦 admin data = striking conclusions!
@ihsaanbassier.bsky.social & I start with simple stylised fact: lower productivity firms pay ~minimum wage, even as productivity increases.
What does this mean for rent sharing/passthrough? Employment? Profits?
Monopsony model + 🇿🇦 admin data = striking conclusions!
November 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🚨New Working Paper!🚨
@ihsaanbassier.bsky.social & I start with simple stylised fact: lower productivity firms pay ~minimum wage, even as productivity increases.
What does this mean for rent sharing/passthrough? Employment? Profits?
Monopsony model + 🇿🇦 admin data = striking conclusions!
@ihsaanbassier.bsky.social & I start with simple stylised fact: lower productivity firms pay ~minimum wage, even as productivity increases.
What does this mean for rent sharing/passthrough? Employment? Profits?
Monopsony model + 🇿🇦 admin data = striking conclusions!
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A life of wisdom, and the lessons learned along the way - former Irish diplomat, Noel Dorr: ‘To understand the Troubles, you must go back much further’
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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Noel Dorr: ‘To understand the Troubles, you must go back much further’
Forty years after the Anglo-Irish Agreement, the former diplomat still sees Sunningdale as the peace deal that got way
www.irishtimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 AM
A life of wisdom, and the lessons learned along the way - former Irish diplomat, Noel Dorr: ‘To understand the Troubles, you must go back much further’
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
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GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill tax law will increase U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio from 154% three decades after without it to 183% with it, per Auerbach & @billgale.bsky.social.
www.nber.org/papers/w34455
www.nber.org/papers/w34455
November 10, 2025 at 12:28 PM
GOP's One Big Beautiful Bill tax law will increase U.S. debt-to-GDP ratio from 154% three decades after without it to 183% with it, per Auerbach & @billgale.bsky.social.
www.nber.org/papers/w34455
www.nber.org/papers/w34455
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Really interesting by @matejbajgar.bsky.social et al. Tax transparency rules linked to (somewhat) changing levels of market dominance of large firms. Via @taxobservatory.bsky.social
The findings show that tax policy isn’t just about revenue. It also shapes competition & fairness in the marketplace.
Curbing profit-shifting can level the playing field between large multinationals & smaller firms.
📄 For more insights read the full WP: www.taxobservatory.eu/publication/...
Curbing profit-shifting can level the playing field between large multinationals & smaller firms.
📄 For more insights read the full WP: www.taxobservatory.eu/publication/...
Tax Compliance of Multinationals and Industry Concentration in the European Union - Eutax
www.taxobservatory.eu
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Really interesting by @matejbajgar.bsky.social et al. Tax transparency rules linked to (somewhat) changing levels of market dominance of large firms. Via @taxobservatory.bsky.social
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🚨New publication with Kristijan Kotarski:
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
October 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🚨New publication with Kristijan Kotarski:
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
Enduring Structural Power? Assessing the Dominance of the Anglosphere in Global Finance Before the Trump Turn
Includes novel visualizations of global finance (banking, portfolio inv & FDI) showing persistent US centrality
hrcak.srce.hr/clanak/487488
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People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
October 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
People who have come to the United Kingdom legally, played by the rules and made it their home do not need to “go home”. This is their home.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
I've written to Kemi Badenoch to give her the chance to reject these divisive calls from her frontbencher Katie Lam.
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@kclausing.bsky.social and Maurice Obstfeld evaluate #tariffs as a broad tool of fiscal policy and conclude that, combined with the large income tax cuts, Trump’s tariffs will leave most Americans worse off.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
October 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
@kclausing.bsky.social and Maurice Obstfeld evaluate #tariffs as a broad tool of fiscal policy and conclude that, combined with the large income tax cuts, Trump’s tariffs will leave most Americans worse off.
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
cepr.org/voxeu/column...
#EconSky
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Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
October 18, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Proud papa moment: my son J published a letter in the @nytimes.com today (in print tomorrow) on the need to think our definitions of autism.
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We are awarding our President's Medal to 'In Our Time' as it has done so much to showcase humanities & social sciences. We'd decided this before the news of Melvyn Bragg stepping down, but glad we got our timing right & had a chance to celebrate with him!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/renowne...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/renowne...
Renowned BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time receives prestigious British Academy President’s Medal for 2025
The British Academy has awarded its prestigious President’s Medal to the long-running and beloved BBC Radio 4 programme In Our Time. Recognising its outstanding contribution to humanities and social s...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
October 17, 2025 at 8:23 AM
We are awarding our President's Medal to 'In Our Time' as it has done so much to showcase humanities & social sciences. We'd decided this before the news of Melvyn Bragg stepping down, but glad we got our timing right & had a chance to celebrate with him!
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/renowne...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/news/renowne...
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Three years after my husband died, I’m still trying to prove our life together was worth losing his family.
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
The Blurring
What I live with isn't forgetting, it's the blurring. A meditation on grief, memory, and continuing without answers three years after loss.
www.dataandpolitics.net
October 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Three years after my husband died, I’m still trying to prove our life together was worth losing his family.
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
What I live with isn’t forgetting — it’s the blurring of memory.
On the third anniversary, I wrote about grief, memory, and continuing without answers.
www.dataandpolitics.net/the-blurring/
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Seriously, this is amazing.
🧠 Alzheimer’s reversed in mice
A new study found that injecting nanoparticles can 'remind' the blood–brain barrier to function properly again, restoring normal brain activity in mice. Human trials could follow within years.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪
A new study found that injecting nanoparticles can 'remind' the blood–brain barrier to function properly again, restoring normal brain activity in mice. Human trials could follow within years.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm #Alzheimers 🧪
Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy - Rapid amyloid-β clearance and cognitive recovery through multivalent modulation of blood–brain barrier transport
www.nature.com
October 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Seriously, this is amazing.
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Magnificent peroration to Simon Schama’s @financialtimes.com weekend essay on defending freedom of speech in the era of Trump - with help from Milton, Jefferson et al.
on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
October 4, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Magnificent peroration to Simon Schama’s @financialtimes.com weekend essay on defending freedom of speech in the era of Trump - with help from Milton, Jefferson et al.
on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
on.ft.com/4gSqvDw Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty
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Brutal BBC piece on how fast Switzerland’s glaciers are melting.
Drill baby drill. 🎶🎵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drill baby drill. 🎶🎵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
October 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Brutal BBC piece on how fast Switzerland’s glaciers are melting.
Drill baby drill. 🎶🎵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Drill baby drill. 🎶🎵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
This is so important. It is baffling to me there aren't more saying it, and that there isn't more willingness to listen. www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
John FitzGerald: The economy is red hot. Tax cuts in the budget are the last thing it needs
We hear a lot in the media about a cost-of-living crisis. This is seriously at odds with the facts
www.irishtimes.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:11 PM
This is so important. It is baffling to me there aren't more saying it, and that there isn't more willingness to listen. www.irishtimes.com/business/eco...
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1/4 The Council is today publishing a working paper on “VAT rate pass-through: Evidence form the Irish hospitality and tourism industry” by @killiancarroll.bsky.social. The paper looks at the four most recent changes to the VAT rate on hospitality and tourism.
October 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
1/4 The Council is today publishing a working paper on “VAT rate pass-through: Evidence form the Irish hospitality and tourism industry” by @killiancarroll.bsky.social. The paper looks at the four most recent changes to the VAT rate on hospitality and tourism.
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This is a direct result of EU's carbon tariffs. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
India to Spend $570 Million to Help Steel Companies Decarbonize
India plans to roll out a 50 billion rupee ($570 million) program to encourage steel producers to cut emissions, a top government official said.
www.bloomberg.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:36 AM
This is a direct result of EU's carbon tariffs. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I am beyond excited to announce that ggplot2 4.0.0 has just landed on CRAN.
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
It's not every day we have a new major #ggplot2 release but it is a fitting 18 year birthday present for the package.
Get an overview of the release in this blog post and be on the lookout for more in-depth posts #rstats
ggplot2 4.0.0
A new major version of ggplot2 has been released on CRAN. Find out what is new here.
www.tidyverse.org
September 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago
September 7, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Highest level of support since Gallup started asking this question a quarter century ago
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In Paris for a crucial meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on security guarantees.
We have been working on 3 core tasks.
Turning Ukraine into a steel porcupine.
Building a Multinational Force for Ukraine backed by the US.
Reinforcing Europe’s defence posture.
Let’s now move forward.
We have been working on 3 core tasks.
Turning Ukraine into a steel porcupine.
Building a Multinational Force for Ukraine backed by the US.
Reinforcing Europe’s defence posture.
Let’s now move forward.
September 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In Paris for a crucial meeting of the Coalition of the Willing on security guarantees.
We have been working on 3 core tasks.
Turning Ukraine into a steel porcupine.
Building a Multinational Force for Ukraine backed by the US.
Reinforcing Europe’s defence posture.
Let’s now move forward.
We have been working on 3 core tasks.
Turning Ukraine into a steel porcupine.
Building a Multinational Force for Ukraine backed by the US.
Reinforcing Europe’s defence posture.
Let’s now move forward.
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Fascinated that In Our Time is one of the BBC’s most popular podcasts among under 35s. The young people demand three academics and a peer discussing Demosthenes, apparently. And they’re right to do so.
September 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Fascinated that In Our Time is one of the BBC’s most popular podcasts among under 35s. The young people demand three academics and a peer discussing Demosthenes, apparently. And they’re right to do so.
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A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.
Melvyn Bragg decides to step down from presenting In Our Time
After 26 years on the programme, the legendary presenter bids farewell to the series
www.bbc.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
A huge moment -- Melvyn Bragg steps down from In Our Time after over a quarter of a century. What a programme and what a legacy! Just a model for how to make great, clever, engaging radio, and a twenty-seven-year experiment that proves there's a huge global audience for smart, scholarly programming.
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🧵 1/ Over 20% of global banking debt is booked in #TaxHavens. Why do international banks rely so heavily on low-tax jurisdictions with tiny economies?
Our latest Working Paper provides the first global evidence of large-scale debt shifting to avoid taxes 👇
www.taxobservatory.eu/es/publicati...
Our latest Working Paper provides the first global evidence of large-scale debt shifting to avoid taxes 👇
www.taxobservatory.eu/es/publicati...
September 3, 2025 at 9:53 AM
🧵 1/ Over 20% of global banking debt is booked in #TaxHavens. Why do international banks rely so heavily on low-tax jurisdictions with tiny economies?
Our latest Working Paper provides the first global evidence of large-scale debt shifting to avoid taxes 👇
www.taxobservatory.eu/es/publicati...
Our latest Working Paper provides the first global evidence of large-scale debt shifting to avoid taxes 👇
www.taxobservatory.eu/es/publicati...