Eoin McLaughlin
@eoinaldo.bsky.social
Econ Prof at Heriot-Watt University, interested in #econhist, #landreform, #microfinance, #sustainabledevelopment, #health, #nufc & #Seinfeld (not necessarily in that order)
www.eoinmclaughlin.ie
www.eoinmclaughlin.ie
Although original Grinch story is about finding the true meaning of Christmas, so not anti Christmas but more anti commercialisation of Christmas
January 8, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Although original Grinch story is about finding the true meaning of Christmas, so not anti Christmas but more anti commercialisation of Christmas
I wrote this before Christmas, it's relative decline ("British disease 2.0")
theconversation.com/whether-its-...
theconversation.com/whether-its-...
Whether it’s a ‘productivity puzzle’ or the ‘British disease’, the UK economy has been underperforming for decades
Economists have argued for decades about the best treatment for the UK’s persistent economic malaise.
theconversation.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:26 PM
I wrote this before Christmas, it's relative decline ("British disease 2.0")
theconversation.com/whether-its-...
theconversation.com/whether-its-...
It was very good, read through over the summer
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
It was very good, read through over the summer
Reposted by Eoin McLaughlin
@seanekh.bsky.social’s @ucc.ie paper presents a new improved Quarterly Irish GDP series from 1950, written with @rebstuart.bsky.social, as part of this @researchireland.ie pathways project on “External Shocks and Fiscal Sustainability”
October 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
@seanekh.bsky.social’s @ucc.ie paper presents a new improved Quarterly Irish GDP series from 1950, written with @rebstuart.bsky.social, as part of this @researchireland.ie pathways project on “External Shocks and Fiscal Sustainability”